Overview
- Group D matchday 3 is scheduled for Friday, October 10 at Parc des Princes in Paris, which holds 48,583 spectators.
- France enters with a perfect qualifying start, while Azerbaijan has one point and seeks a result to stay in the race.
- Mbappé remains in the France squad after an ankle issue, with the coach expressing confidence in using his captain.
- Disney+ carries the match across much of South America, with U.S. coverage on FOX Sports, fuboTV, Prime Video and ViX, and Sky Sports in Mexico.
- Previews list probable XIs, with Mbappé leading a France lineup featuring Maignan, Koundé, Saliba, Upamecano and Theo Hernández, and Mahammadaliyev starting in goal for Azerbaijan.