Saturday, July 2, 2016

France coach Deschamps must choose either Umtiti or Mangala (The Associated Press)

France coach Didier Deschamps, center, attends a training session of the national soccer team of France at the Clairefontaine training center, outside Paris, France, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. France will face Iceland in a Euro 2016 quarter final soccer match in Saint-Denis on Sunday, July 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) -- France coach Didier Deschamps has a dilemma in defense for the European Championship quarterfinal against Iceland on Sunday. With Adil Rami being suspended, he must pick either untested Samuel Umtiti or the out of form Eliaquim Mangala to partner Laurent Koscielny at center half. Umtiti has never played for France, while Mangala did not feature in any pre-tournament warmup matches and he has looked low on confidence in training.


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