Match PreviewPreview: France vs Senegal
A heavyweight opener: the 2022 finalists against the 2021 African champions.
A heavyweight opener: 2022 finalists France against the African champions of 2021, Senegal. France arrive among the favourites, blessed with Kylian Mbappé and a squad that has reached the last two World Cup finals.
Senegal, the Lions of Teranga, are Africa's standard-bearers — powerful, well-organised and full of belief. This is the marquee fixture of Group I, and a Senegal result would announce them as genuine contenders.
France's firepower against Senegal's strength and structure is a contest to set an alarm for. Kick-off is 22:00 in Kenya time. Back your team and make your score call on the match page.
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