Soccer-France reshuffle left flank against Sweden, Digne and Barcola start


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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, ⁠June 30 (Reuters) - France coach Didier ⁠Deschamps reshuffled his left flank for ‌France's World Cup last-32 clash with Sweden on Wednesday, handing full back Lucas Digne and ​forward Bradley Barcola spots in ⁠the starting lineup.

• ⁠Digne comes in for Theo Hernandez and ⁠Barcola ‌starts in place of Paris St Germain teammate Desire ⁠Doue.

• William Saliba returns at centre back ​after ‌being rested against Norway.

• Adrien Rabiot ⁠reclaims starting ​place in midfield alongside Aurelien Tchouameni as Manu Kone returns to the bench.

• ⁠Sweden's Lucas Bergvall starts ​in midfield, with Victor Lindelof dropping back into central defence.

Teams:

France: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, ⁠Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola; Kylian Mbappe (captain).

Sweden: Jacob ​Widell Zetterstrom; Gustaf ⁠Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelof (captain), Gabriel Gudmundsson; Daniel Svensson, ​Lucas Bergvall, Yasin Ayari, ‌Elliot Stroud; Anthony Elanga, ​Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot, editing by Ed Osmond)

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