Our France vs Sweden Bet Builder tips take centre stage on Tuesday evening, with a certain Kylian Mbappe featuring in our 15/2 double. The game will take place in New Jersey, with kick-off set for 10:00pm (UK time). Find our selections and reasoning for this round of 32 clash below.
Les Bleus eased into the last 32 by winning every group match, underlining their status as genuine title contenders. Sweden took a far more difficult route, relying on their third-placed finish to keep their World Cup campaign alive.
Mbappe to turn provider
It may seem obvious to want to back Kylian Mbappe to get on the scoresheet on Tuesday evening, but with his odds to score anytime as short as just 1/2 with some bookmakers, the juice doesn’t look worth the squeeze. Instead, we like the look of his price to record an assist in the match at 14/8 at the time of writing. Mbappe set up two of Ousmane Dembele’s three goals in the game against Norway last Friday and it with six of Sweden’s last seven internationals have produced over 3.5 goals, we are expecting a high-scoring contest with Mbappe creating numerous chances.
Gudmundsson to be carded
France repeatedly targeted Norway’s left flank in the first half of their final group game, with Ousmane Dembele constantly stretching Fredrik Bjorkan before Norway replaced him at the break. France are likely to use a similar approach against Sweden, with Mbappe and Dembele combining to attack Gudmundsson’s side of the pitch.
Gudmundsson collected five yellow cards in the Premier League for Leeds last season and now faces one of the toughest assignments of the tournament. If France continue to overload his flank, he could easily resort to a tactical foul to stop Mbappe or Dembele, making him a strong candidate to go into the book and bring home our France vs Sweden bet builder tips.
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