Tunisia vs. France: How do both squads compare ahead of World Cup clash?

Having already made it through to the knockout stage of football's biggest tournament, Didier Deschamps's men set out to confirm the place as winners of Group D.

On the other hand, Jalel Kadri's men remain in with a shout to qualify alongside France, although they would need to beat the world champions and hope results elsewhere go their way.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squads of Tunisia and France stack up against each other ahead of the contest.

TUNISIA

Most valuable player:

Ellyes Skhiri (£11.3m)

Overall squad value:

£54.1m

Most capped player:

Youssef Msakni (90)

Leading goalscorer:

Wahbi Khazri (24)

Total caps:

1016

Total goals:

105

Oldest player:

Aymen Balbouli (38)

Youngest player:

Hannibal Mejbri (19)

Average age:

27.8

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Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (Sfax), Bechir Ben Said (Monastir), Aymen Balbouli (Etoile du Sahel), Mouez Hassan (Club Africain)

Defenders: Mohamed Drager (Luzern), Wajdi Kechrida (Atromitos), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Dylan Bronn (Salernitana), Nade Ghandri (Club Africain), Yassine Meriah (ES Tunis), Bilel Ifa (Al-Kuwait), Ali Maaloul (Al-Ahly), Ali Abdi (Caen)

Midfielders: Aissa Laidouni (Ferencvaros), Ellis Skhiri (FC Cologne), Ghaylen Chaaleli (ES Tunis), Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (ES Tunis), Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City), Ferjani Sassi (Al-Duhail), Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby)

Forwards: Naim Sliti (Ettifaq), Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), Saifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek), Yassine Khenissi (Al-Kuwait), Youssef Msakni (Al-Arabi), Issam Jebali (Odense)

FRANCE

Most valuable player:

Kylian Mbappe (£137.8m)

Overall squad value:

£859.1m

Most capped player:

Hugo Lloris (141)

Leading goalscorer:

Olivier Giroud (51)

Total caps:

826

Total goals:

148

Oldest player:

Steve Mandanda (37)

Youngest player:

Eduardo Camavinga (20)

Average age:

26.2

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Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes)

Defenders: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Axel Disasi (Monaco), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Marseille)

Forwards: Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach)

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