Overview
- A win at the Parc des Princes would seal France’s place at the 2026 World Cup, while any other result leaves qualification to a final trip to Azerbaijan on Sunday.
- Upamecano says he has gained maturity and reliability, crediting family support and coaching for erasing the concentration lapses that once hurt his game.
- Fresh off stifling PSG in Bayern’s 2-1 Champions League victory last week, he returns to the same stadium and describes the qualifier as a final.
- Ukraine sit three points behind France in the group, and Upamecano anchored a 2-0 French win in the away meeting played in Wroclaw.
- Asked about transfer talk as his contract runs to next June, he dismissed speculation — including links to PSG — and said he is focused on Bayern and the national team.