France vs USA
Fifa Women's World Cup 2019: Quarter-final
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Date: Friday, 28 June
Kick-off time: 8pm BST
World Cup holders USA take on hosts France in what is set to be a heated quarter-final clash in Paris on Friday night.
Dubbed 'the final before the final', Friday's last-eight clash could end up being the defining match of the tournament with the two favourites meeting at Parc des Princes.
Temperatures are expected to soar in the French capital with all-time temperature records for June being broken across Europe as the continent feels the effects of the 'Saharan' heat bubble.
With such extreme conditions expected, Friday's knockout game could well come down to game management and keeping a cool head under pressure.
Here's what you need to know ahead of the quarter-final...
Team news and predicted line-ups
France coach Corinne Diacre feels that Eugenie Le Sommer can still deliver despite playing at "80 per cent" so far in the tournament.
USWNT coach Jill Ellis has no fresh injury concerns to worry about.
France XI: Bouhaddi, Torrent, Mbock Bathy, Renard, Majri, Asseyi, Henry, Bussaglia, Le Sommer, Diani, Gauvin
USA XI: Naeher, O'Hara, Dahlkemper, Sauerbrunn, Dunn, Lavelle, Ertz, Mewis, Heath, Morgan, Rapinoe
Prediction: France 1-2 USA
France have won all four of their games at the tournament and knocked Brazil out with a 2-1 win to lay down a marker for the rest of the competition.
Predictably, the USA were in fearsome form in the group stages as they put 13 past Thailand, qualifying with three wins and no goals conceded.
Spain gave the USWNT a real scare at the last-16 stage, but two Megan Rapinoe penalties saw them progress with a 2-1 victory.
While France will fancy their chances after watching some careless defending from the holders, Ellis' side have the experience at this stage and should have enough about them to reach the semi-finals. Expect a tense first half, with the US to likely score a winner in the final third of the match.
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Match odds
- France to qualify: 6/5
- USA to qualify: 13/20
First goalscorer odds
- Alex Morgan: 4/1
- Tobin Heath: 5/1
- Megan Rapinoe: 5/1
- Eugenie Le Sommer: 6/1
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TV channel and live stream information
BBC Sport has live coverage of every match on television, via the red button and through the BBC Sport website.
Norway vs England will be broadcast live on BBC One with live coverage beginning from 7:30pm, and streamed online via the BBC iPlayer.
Standard Sport will have full coverage of the match via our LIVE blog.
