France's Kone in for injured Tchouameni for Paraguay World Cup clash

France coach Didier Deschamps has made one alteration to the squad that secured a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the previous round. Manu Kone will step into the midfield for Saturday's World Cup last-16 clash against Paraguay, replacing the injured Aurelien Tchouameni. French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Friday that Tchouameni is sidelined with a thigh injury. Kone is expected to form a midfield partnership with Adrien Rabiot, providing support for France's potent four-pronged attack. Paraguay is anticipated to adopt a highly defensive 5-4-1 formation for the match. The winner of this encounter will advance to face Morocco in Boston on July 9. The starting lineups are as follows: Paraguay will field Orlando Gill in goal, with Juan Jose Caceres, Gustavo Gomez (captain), Gustavo Velazquez, Omar Alderete, and Junior Alonso forming the defense. The midfield will consist of Miguel Almiron, Diego Gomez, Andres Cubas, and Matias Galarza, with Julio Enciso leading the attack. For France, Mike Maignan will be in goal, protected by a defense of Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, and Lucas Digne. Manu Kone and Adrien Rabiot will anchor the midfield, while Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola, and Kylian Mbappe (captain) will spearhead the attack.