Will Mbappé feature? France's official line-up for the Turkey clash revealed
Zinedine Zidane, the France manager, has announced his side's official line-up for tonight's clash with Turkey, on Sunday evening.
France host Turkey today, Sunday, in the sixth round of the 2026/2027 UEFA Nations League.
Les Bleus line up at home in a 4-3-3,
with Kylian Mbappé leading the attack, supported by Michael Olise and Bradley Barcola.
Turkey, meanwhile, set up in a 3-5-2 with Arda Güler operating in the attacking line.
The official line-ups for the match were as follows:
France: Maignan, Koundé, Jacquié, Konaté, Diouf, Cherki, Da Cunha, Rabiot, Olise, Mbappé and Barcola.
Turkey: Özer, Demiral, Bardakci, Toptas, Çelik, Yüksek, Çalhanoglu, Özcan, Elmali, Güler and Gül.
Mbappé returns for France
France have been handed a major boost. Kylian Mbappé is back in the squad, rejoining team training two days before the decisive clash against Turkey that will determine who qualifies for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League.
According to Spanish newspaper "AS", the Real Madrid star took part in France's evening session at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, the standout development in Les Bleus' preparations for the big night.
Back working alongside his team-mates, the French forward showed a marked improvement in his physical condition after the hamstring pains that forced him out of Thursday's match against Italy at the San Siro.
Zidane struck a confident tone after Friday's 3-1 defeat, insisting Mbappé could feature in the next match. Resting him against Italy, he explained, had been part of the plan all along.
Asked at his press conference about the fitness of the Real Madrid star, Zidane said: "I hope he will be ready on Sunday. That was the plan, as he was supposed to be rested because he was suffering from some pains, while keeping open the possibility of his participation."
Getting the France captain back matters enormously for this encounter. The two-time world champions missed him badly during Friday's defeat to Italy at the San Siro.
France have reached a decisive stage of their UEFA Nations League campaign. Defeat to Italy threw their Group One calculations in League A into disarray and ended coach Zinédine Zidane's unbeaten run since he took technical charge of Les Bleus last July.
Zidane's arrival drew huge attention. One of the most prominent names in the history of French football, he succeeded Didier Deschamps amid hopes of returning the national team to the trophy podium, with a rich blend of experienced players and young talents at his disposal.
His official journey began with a 1-0 win away to Turkey on 25 September, Kylian Mbappé scoring the winner before suffering a knee injury in that same match, which ruled him out of the rest of the national team's fixtures in the previous international break.
