Juventus’” data-scaytid=”1″>Juventus’ Paul Pogba will start in midfield as France to take on Nigeria for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Les Bleus’ play the African nation in Brasilia this afternoon, with the winner playing either Germany or Algeria at the weekend.
Juventus’ Paul Pogba will start in midfield as France to take on Nigeria for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Les Bleus’ play the African nation in Brasilia this afternoon, with the winner playing either Germany or Algeria at the weekend.
And Didier Deschamps has called upon the Bianconeri youngster, who plays in a midfield three alongside Blaise Matuidi and Yohan Cabaye.
Olivier Giroud has been preferred to Real Sociedad’s Antoine Griezmann out wide, as he supports Karim Benzema and Fiorentina target Mathieu Valbuena in attack.
Raphael Varane is at centre-back with Hugo Lloris captaining the team from between the posts.
Lazio’s Ogenyi Onazi starts for Stephen Keshi’s men.
France: Lloris (c), Debuchy, Evra, Varane, Cabaye, Valbuena, Giroud, Benzema, Matuidi, Pogba, Koscielny
Nigeria: Enyeama, Yobo (c), Ambrose, Musa, Odemwingie, Emenike, Mikel, Moses, Oshaniwa, Onazi, Omeruo