France v Ukraine Live Streaming : French need win to avoid World Cup heartbreak
France are slated as 2/5 favourite to pick up an essential win against Ukraine, with live streaming also available as Les Bleus look to avoid missing out on the World Cup for the first time in 20 years (KO 19:45GMT).
After being stunned by Ukraine in Kiev on Friday night, France knows they will need to give everything if they are to turnaround a 2-0 deficit in the second of the World Cup playoffs.
The French have become a major part of the headlines in the last few World Cup finals and the 1998 champions know they will have to give everything if they are to make it to Brazil next year.
After performing poorly on Friday night, Laurent Blanc is likely to drop Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny and give Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho a place alongside Eric Abidal.
There will also be a starting place for Karim Benzema who is likely to join Olivier Giroud and Franck Ribery in what is expected to be a very strong attacking line-up for the French.
It comes as Les Bleus look to avoid being the only major footballing powerhouse to not feature in the World Cup next year.
France |
4/9 |
Draw  |
7/2 |
Ukraine |
9/1 |
, they face a confident Ukraine side who know that their fate rests in their hands ahead of their trip to Paris on Tuesday night.
Goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Zozulya proved to be enough for Ukraine to pick up a win at home and put themselves in a very good position of qualifying for the World Cup.
Ukraine coach Mykhaylo Fomenko will be forced to make one change in his squad as defender Olekdsandr Kucher is suspended for the tie meaning that Shakhtar defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy is likely to start in his place.
Aside from that, it looks like Fomenko will stick with the same side that won in Kiev with experienced figures such as Andriy Pyatov and Anatoliy Tymoschuk likely to lead the squad at the Stade de France.
Ukraine are on an exceptional run of form having remained unbeaten in the last 12 games and will be dreaming of showing the same quality of play that saw them reach the quarter finals of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
France know that the pressure is really on for them to deliver on Tuesday night and they know that any mistakes could mean that Ukraine will be celebrating a place in Brazil and leaving Les Bleus firmly in the shadow of their local neighbours.
