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Patrice Evra predicted that France will beat England, although he warned his compatriots to focus on Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden as the dangerous men.

"I feel confident, but not arrogant. I'm happy with what France are doing at the moment, but I'm also happy with what England are doing at the moment," he told Betfair.

"I think it's going to be an interesting game, but while I think England will have to worry about players like Kylian Mbappe, France also have to worry about players like Saka and Foden. France have concerns for the England team.

"You can tell me that Kyle Walker is going to block Mbappe, he did it very well against Neymar in the Champions League, but I know that Mbappe will go through the middle and he will come up against John Stones and Harry Maguire, and it will be difficult for them to stop him.

"It's a big mix, I feel like France are going to crush England, but England can also beat France, so I go into the game confident but I could also be surprised. "