France: It was revealed that Antoine Griezmann picked up a slight knock to his ankle before the game against Australia and was playing through the pain, but there are not expected to be any new problems for Griezmann or any other of the France squad heading into this game.
Peru: Having overcome a drugs ban to be at the World Cup, Paolo Guerrero began the tournament on the bench against Denmark struggling for fitness. Aside from the striker, there are no new concerns for Peru.
Didier Deschamps: I saw many teams who would've liked to have the same difficulties as us and the same result. "We will see tomorrow [who will play]. The problem with Olivier, he plays alone. He isn't the same as others but when he's not there, we realise how useful he is. He is capable of starting.
Ricardo Gareca: Of course we respect France, but no matter the circumstances, we are used to being the underdogs, we are used to living on the edge. We can beat any team, we have the tools to win and we know how to handle ourselves in this type of extreme situation. I do not know if we will be on the same level anywhere, to be honest.But we are continually improving and want to adapt to this high level as soon as possible. But something very important is that we stay true to ourselves and our style, and we believe that we can be a tough nut to crack for any team. We will not let France push us around.
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Did you know?
France and Peru's only previous encounter was a friendly in April 1982. The South American side won 1-0.
The last South American team to beat France at the World Cup were Argentina in 1978.
Score prediction: 2-0
France possible XI: Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez, Kante, Pogba, Matuidi, Mbappe, Griezmann, Giroud
Peru possible XI: Gallese, Advincula, Ramos, Rodriguez, Trauco, Tapia, Yotun, Carillo, Cueva, Flores, Farfan