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Newcastle United pair Mathieu Debuchy and Loic Remy start for France tonight in their World Cup playoff match against Ukraine.
France's team includes the likes Franck Ribery, Samir Nasri and Olivier Giroud, while Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is between the sticks.
Ukraine manager Mikhail Fomenko has opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation with 34-year-old Anatoliy Tymoschuk at the heart of midfield.
Roman Zozulya is the lone frontman, but he will be supported by winger Andriy Yarmolenko. Yevhen Konoplyanka, Yarmolenko's club teammate, also starts.
Ukraine: Pyatov; Fedetskyi, Khacheridi, Rakitskyi, Shevchuk; Tymoschuk, Rotan, Yarmolenko, Edmar, Konoplyanka; Zozulya
France: Lloris; Debuchy, Koscielny, Abidal, Evra; Pogba, Matuidi, Remy, Nasri, Ribery; Giroud
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