However, their European Championship story has been one of heartbreak over recent years, bested on home soil by Portugal in extra time of the 2016 final before then being stunned by Switzerland on penalties in the last 16 three years ago. Didier Deschamps’ side will be eager to make an early statement of intent this evening, with Kylian Mbappe fit to start and captain France despite a flu virus that has swept through the French camp this week.
