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France's midfielder Paul Pogba drinks before a training session in Clairefontaine en Yvelines on August 28, 2017, as part of the team's preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying football match against The Netherlands and Luxembourg. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

France will host the Netherlands at Stade de France today in a potentially crucial World Cup 2018 qualifier.

The two countries sit second and third in Group A behind Sweden, with Les Bleus ahead of the Dutch by three points.

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