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France vs. Poland: Defending Champs Are Ready to Dig In

France has reverted to its first-choice team after making a host of changes in its last game, when progress to the knockouts had already been assured.

That means a front line of Kylian Mbappé (tied for the tournament scoring lead with three goals), Olivier Giroud (France’s co-leader for career goals) and Ousmane Dembélé (a strike partner of Poland’s Robert Lewandowski at Barcelona).

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ties Lilian Thuram for the most appearances for France with No. 142 today, and Giroud will look to break a tie with Thierry Henry at the top of France’s scoring list. Both currently have 51.