Julian Menz emails: “I’m sat here in the middle of Sweden with a bunch of heavily fortified Swedes. The mood is what it must have felt like when the aristocrats were queuing up for the Guillotine.

”Hope springs eternal though!”

Matan emails: “Do you give Sweden a prayer today? France could be got at defensively, but I fear Potter’s side will be crushed by the attacking force of Les Bleus.”

I suspect they will get beaten well but they do have an exciting front three. I fear, however, France will give them the runaround at the other end.

I once shook Lucas Digne’s hand at a Michael Jackson tribute night. That’s my only link to tonight’s match.

Wrap your eyeballs around Football Daily.

France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba; Digne; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Barcola, Olies; Mbappe

Subs: Samba, Risser, Gusto, Konate, T Hernandez, L Hernandez, Lacroix, Kone, Kante, Zaire-Emery, Cherki, Akliouche, Thuram, Doue, Mateta

Sweden (3-4-3): Zetterstrom; Lagerbielke, Lindelof, Gundmundsson; Svensson, Stroud, Bergvall, Ayari; Isak, Gyokeres Elanga,

Subs: V Johansson, Nordfeldt, H Johansson, Ekdal, Starfelt, Smith, Bernardsson, Nygren, Sema, Karlstrom, Svanberg, Zeneli, Nilsson, Ali

I wonder if Elanga will get a start tonight as Potter may consider the extra pace and trying to give the French full-backs somthing to think about.

Sweden coach Graham Potter has said his team would have to produce something special to beat France.

“They have quality all over... They have won the World Cup before and they have a fantastic manager,” Potter said. “An exciting challenge awaits us, and we will have to play the game of our lives, clearly.”

Elsewhere … Jonathan Wilson was in Dallas to see Norway defeat Cote d’Ivoire and set up a clash with Brazil.

Alexander Isak is in attendance.

Mbappe has been impressive thus far but he still has a couple more gears. Will he show them in this match?

This is ruddy impressive from our creative genius Jonny Weeks.

Pre-match reading.