#FIFAWorldCup LIVE France v/s Honduras: Former world champions France favoured to win against Honduras: LIVE UPDATES: * The match between France and Honduras is to begin shortly Group E contains France, Honduras, Ecuador and Switzerland. France is the strongest team in this group, although Switzerland just played a fantastic match, putting up one hell of a fight. Read more about the match - Switzerland v/s Ecuador: Switzerland score second goal in 93rd minute to defeat Ecuador 2-1 Barring any extraordinary events, former World Cup champions France seem like the obvious winners tonight. Tweets about #FRAvsHON Les Blues supporters were left with heartbreak when coach Didier Deschamps announced the Bayern Munich star would not feature in Brazil. As did his team-mates, with defender Laurent Koscielny highlighting the winger’s participation on building up dressing room atmosphere. He’s very important in the dressing room; he communicates well with everyone. His passion is crucial. But other players have come in and the atmosphere has remained very good, even though we still have to deal with those absences. France bounced back with confidence and went to Brazil with an 8-0 thrashing over Jamaica. Back then, Deschamps gave a hint on what his backup plan would be like, with marksman Karim Benzema being moved to the left to make room for Olivier Giroud. It wouldn’t be a surprise, however, if the Arsenal man exits the starting XI so Benzema can return to the centre, with Antoine Grizmann opposing Mathieu Valbuena on the left wing. Another doubt for the French boss lies in defence, as Debuchy and Sagna fight for the right flank spot, though the latter should be line up after the Newcastle man missed some training ahead of this encounter. Read the full preview of France v/s Honduras. Read Also: France will look to overcome their own unpredictability Although, France might be at a disadvantage as winger Franck Ribery will miss the 2014 World Cup due to a back injury. This news was confirmed by Didier Deschamps, the head coach of France, during a press conference on Friday afternoon. Read More. It will be a tough World Cup for the French national team as their main man, Franck Ribery will miss the tournament due to injury. To make matters worse, the head coach Didier Deschamps dropped their Premier League winner Samir Nasri from the squad. Heres the full France team profile. Also Read: FIFA World Cup Brazinga 2014: Cup Star Karim Benzema CommentaryFIFA World Cup 2014SportAndre BorgesDNA WebdeskMumbaiFIFA World Cup 2014FranceHondurasFootballFranck RiberyDidier DeschampsBayern MunichBrazilWeb ExclusivespecialMonday, 16 June 2014 - 12:08amMonday, 16 June 2014 - 12:08am dnai.in/cfi3 dnaindia/sport/fifa-world-cup-2014/commentary-fifaworldcup-live-france-vs-honduras-former-world-champions-france-favoured-to-win-against-honduras-1995781
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