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France, one of the main favorites to win the 2026 World Cup, takes to the field tonight for the first match of the direct elimination, where they will face Sweden. After 10 goals scored in the group stage, the "Roosters" are considered clear favorites by experts, although the Swedes have some quality players in their composition.
Even Swedish football legend, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, does not believe in his national team's chances against France.
Before the challenge, he said that "he doesn't see any national team that can eliminate France", while adding that "Sweden will find it impossible to keep a clean sheet".
For this round of 16 match, France will once again have coach Didier Deschamps on the bench, who was absent from the match against Norway due to a family emergency.
In the pre-match press conference, Deschamps admitted that his team enters the field as favorites and stressed that they will not change their playing philosophy.
He stated that "The Roosters have a lot of capacity in attack and will continue this in the duel against Sweden."
France arrive at this stage as one of three teams to finish the group stage with full points, while Sweden qualified as the third-placed team in the group. The Nordics are coming off a heavy 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands, a result that left many question marks over their form.
The team that triumphs in this match will face Paraguay in the round of 16 of the World Cup.
Meanwhile, the next round of 16 match between Mexico and Ecuador will take place at 03:00. The match will be played at the "Azteca" stadium, where the hosts are considered easy favorites, after finishing the group stage with the maximum number of points.
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