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Nov 19, 2013 at 8pm UK
 
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Didier Deschamps expects Raphael Varane return

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France boss Didier Deschamps reveals that Raphael Varane should be fit to return to the side for the World Cup qualifying play-off second leg against Ukraine.

France coach Didier Deschamps has revealed that he expects Raphael Varane to be fit for the World Cup qualifying play-off second leg against Ukraine on Tuesday.

Varane watched from the sidelines in Kiev as France fell to a 2-0 defeat, leaving their World Cup hopes in the balance.

The Real Madrid defender missed the game due to an inflammation in his knee, but he is expected to return and replace Laurent Koscielny, who was sent off in Ukraine for an off-the-ball incident.

"He has made a gradual recovery," Deschamps told reporters. "Today everything leads me to believe he is available."

France must overturn the two-goal deficit to avoid failing to qualify for the first time since 1994.

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France's forward Olivier Giroud reacts next to midfielder Samir Nasri after Ukraine scored a goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off first leg football match between Ukraine and France at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on November 15, 2013
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