Overview
- Kickoff is 21:00 local time in Baku (18:00 in France, 12:00 in Peru) at Tofiq Bəhramov Stadium, which holds about 31,200 spectators.
- Live coverage is available on Disney+ Premium across much of Latin America and on Sky Sports in Mexico, with additional options listed for the United States including Fox Sports 2, ViX and fuboTV.
- France has already clinched a place at the 2026 World Cup, and Azerbaijan has no path to qualification in this closing Group D fixture.
- Major sportsbooks make France a heavy favorite, pricing a win near 1.11 across several betting houses.
- Pre‑match reports list provisional lineups that include Mike Maignan for France and Aydin Bayramov for Azerbaijan, and the previous meeting on October 10 ended 3–0 to France with goals from Kylian Mbappé, Adrien Rabiot and Florian Thauvin.