Missing XI #40: answer and hints
Monday, 2 November 2026 · Easy day
Uruguay 0-2 France, FIFA World Cup 2018 Quarter-finals (2018-07-06). Name the France XI.
Stuck? Open one hint at a time. The answer is at the bottom.
Hints
Hint 1
Formation: 4-2-3-1.Hint 2
The keeper was Hugo Lloris.Hint 3
Also in the side: Benjamin Pavard, Raphaël Varane, Samuel Umtiti.Answer
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France XI
- Hugo Lloris (Goalkeeper)
- Benjamin Pavard (Right Back)
- Raphaël Varane (Right Center Back)
- Samuel Umtiti (Left Center Back)
- Lucas Hernandez (Left Back)
- N'Golo Kanté (Right Center Midfield)
- Paul Pogba (Left Center Midfield)
- Kylian Mbappé (Right Wing)
- Antoine Griezmann (Center Attacking Midfield)
- Corentin Tolisso (Left Wing)
- Olivier Giroud (Center Forward)
How Missing XI works
One team, one match, eleven blank shirts. Name the starting XI. You get the formation and every player's position. Type names in any order. 5 wrong names and the whistle goes. Find 7 or more to keep your streak. Matches: World Cup and Euro knockouts, Champions League finals, the Invincibles, Barcelona's La Liga years and more. Line-ups from StatsBomb open data.
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