FILE PHOTO: France soccer team goalkeeper Hugo Lloris speaks during a news conference at the city hall in Nice, after their victory in the 2018 Russia Soccer World Cup, France, July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - France will return to the football pitch for the first time since being crowned World Cup champions without their captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris when they face a Germany team looking to recover from their humiliating early exit in Russia.
France coach Didier Deschamps said the injured Lloris would be replaced on Thursday by Montpellier's Benjamin Lecomte.
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