France vs Honduras live scores, odds, results – Soccer, Football FIFA World Cup 2014

With Franck Ribery absent from the French squad, the goalscoring hopes of the nation may rest upon the shoulders of Olivier Giroud, who has been in fine form during the build-up. Deschamps may still opt to leave him on the bench though. Los Catrachos have a dangerous attacking option in one Carlos Costly, who recently recovered from an injury scare and has been back in regular training for the last few days.

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Honduras will be hopeful of getting some kind of result tonight, following France’s wobbly recent World Cup form, and if pushed, would probably take a point if it was offered. Honduras impressed against England, with a no-nonsense approach that exposed England’s flaws at the back time and time again. France will not ignore this and may opt for a typical defensive line-up in anticipation of the expected onslaught.

France was seen as a team in chaos during the 2012 European Cup, which surprisingly saw Les Bleus reach the quarter finals, however in the World Cup 2010, they bowed out miserably in the first round, after having bagged one measly point. They will be hoping to banish these ghosts though with a stronger and more unified approach this time around. This could be difficult though, given France’s recent injury problems. The squad has been been plagued by them with Samir Nasri, Clement Grenier and Franck Ribery all out of the squad.

It isn’t all misery and woe for Les Bleus however, with some top household names in Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi and Yohan Cabaye all fit and available to play, not to mention Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Valbuena all raring to go. France will need strength and unity in great measure for this tournament, both to reinforce the team and to broadcast a message of solidarity to the world.

On the Honduran team sheet, there are also some top household names including the indomitable quartet of Wilson Palacios, Emilio Izaguirre, Roger Espinosa and Maynor Figueroa, all of whom have extensive experience of big occasions as well as having played regular football in the world’s toughest league, the English Premier League. This is the Hondurans third appearance in the World Cup, where they have failed to produce a win thus far, having collected just one point.

Thi will be an interesting game, and is likely to come down to the age old question of “Who wants it more?” and its quite possible that tactics will go out of the window in favour of blood and guts football. There will be full-blooded tackling and a lot of “balls over the top” in this encounter, with France likely to play a high line and Honduras, with nothing to lose, more likely to play an attacking 4-3-3.

The French for their part, are likely to play fast, counter attacking football, with some extremely pacy players to call on, however Honduras will not roll over, as proved in their gutsy display against England in the friendlies. France’s defence will definitely be put to the test, however they won’t mind the opportunity of a counter-attack that will provide.

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