What happened: Roma midfielder Manu Koné is in line to start for France in Saturday's World Cup round-of-16 match against Paraguay in Philadelphia, with Real Madrid's Aurélien Tchouaméni ruled out after picking up a thigh injury in France's most recent training session, per L'Équipe and RMC. Didier Deschamps has rotated Koné, Tchouaméni and Adrien Rabiot in his midfield double pivot throughout the tournament, and Koné is the expected replacement alongside Rabiot.

Why it matters: France arrive as one of the tournament favourites with a perfect record through five matches, and the loss of Tchouaméni to the thigh issue confirmed earlier Saturday forces Deschamps to reshuffle the platform behind his front four of Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué and Kylian Mbappé. Koné already has two starts at this World Cup — alongside Rabiot against Iraq and alongside Tchouaméni against Norway — so the drop-off in familiarity should be limited.

What to watch: Kickoff in Philadelphia is set for 22:00 BST on Saturday evening. Watch Deschamps' final team sheet to confirm the Koné-Rabiot pivot and any further response to the heat conditions in Philadelphia.