Overview
- Kick-off is Friday at 7:45pm local time (19:45 GMT), with UK coverage on Amazon Prime.
- Ukraine are without injured goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, so Anatoliy Trubin is set to start, and defender Oleksandr Tymchyk is also out.
- France lose William Saliba to a muscle injury and Rayan Cherki has withdrawn, with Hugo Ekitike called up, while Ousmane Dembélé is expected to be available despite a thigh issue.
- The teams begin play in a condensed four-team Group D with Iceland and Azerbaijan, a format shaped by Nations League scheduling that sends group winners directly to the finals and runners-up to playoffs.
- This campaign marks the final stretch for Didier Deschamps as France manager before his planned departure after the 2026 World Cup.