The French National team may not be able to capture the top spot in Group I of European World Cup qualifying but with plenty to play for heading into the final match, France is well aware that a win would add another level of confidence since they've already qualified for a playoff berth at the very least. A team that is led by international star Franck Ribery, Olivier Giroud and Yohan Cabaye, the French nationals are certainly capable of stringing together a series of victories and if they're able to start the process in their upcoming match against Finland, The Blues could very well wind up in the 2014 World Cup riding a tremendous hot streak.
Currently sitting three points behind group leader Spain, France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris knows the probability of Spain falling in a big way to Georgia is not likely and even though he understands his side won't take the group's top spot, the Tottenham keeper is fully confident in his team's ability to win in the playoff round and beyond, noting that other clubs will be fearful of France if they see them during the next round or possibly at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
"The plan remains qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil,'' Lloris said. "Spain have already done the job on Friday and we're not expecting any mistakes from them tomorrow. It would be nice to end this international break with a second win and then we can think about the play-offs."
Projected Lineup - France
Hugo Lloris - Patrice Evra - Éric Abidal - Raphaël Varane - Mathieu Debuchy - Paul Pogba - Yohan Cabaye - Franck Ribéry - Samir Nasri - Loïc Rémy - Olivier Giroud
Projected Lineup - Finland
Niki Mäenpää - Kari Arkivuo - Juhani Ojala - Niklas Moisander - Veli Lampi - Teemu Tainio - Përparim Hetemaj - Kasper Hämäläinen - Alexander Ring - Roman Eremenko - Teemu Pukki
France vs. Finland: DATE, TIME & TV INFO
DATE: Tuesday, October 15
TIME: 3:00pm, ET
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