France’s Hernandez unfazed by Hazard threat

Hernandez is likely to again be joined in a settled back four by Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane and Samuel Umtiti, although there is a slight knee concern over the latter.

Varane, scorer of France’s opening goal against Uruguay, believes a collective effort will be needed to keep Belgium’s attacking aces under wraps.

“Hazard is a player with great talent, with much pace and big quality,” he said.

“There are no miracle solutions against him. You have to leave him little space.

“Lukaku can make it difficult for any team because of his physique. He has good players around him, but we have those too. We can hurt them up front.”

Hernandez is likely to again be joined in a settled back four by Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane and Samuel Umtiti, although there is a slight knee concern over the latter.

Varane, scorer of France’s opening goal against Uruguay, believes a collective effort will be needed to keep Belgium’s attacking aces under wraps.

“Hazard is a player with great talent, with much pace and big quality,” he said.

“There are no miracle solutions against him. You have to leave him little space.

“Lukaku can make it difficult for any team because of his physique. He has good players around him, but we have those too. We can hurt them up front.”

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