A grimace breaks out on the weary face of Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda, someone must have whispered the news from Manaus in his ear. It is not well-received.

Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Kilbane
MOTD

"He was not closed down and he fully exploited the space he was given. What a goal, outstanding finish. Brilliant, quite brilliant."

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What a start for Swiss. The Alpine Messi scores a goal that Lionel Messi would be proud of. Xherdan Shaqiri is allowed far too much space on the edge of the Honduran box before rifling a pearler into the top corner. Advantage Switzerland.

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Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Kilbane
MOTD

"Honduras have looked uncomfortable in possession and have been sloppy early on. That is a great opportunity for Josip Drmic but the goalkeeper does well."

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Chance! And it falls to the Swiss. Josip Drmic tears a huge hole in the right side of the Honduran defence and pulls back to Xherdan Shaqiri, whose shot is smothered. No luck for the man known as the Alpine Messi (yes, really).

Former England captain Alan Shearer
MOTD analyst

"France striker Karim Benzema is a threat. He likes to run in behind defences. He didn't have his best game in the Champions League final for Real Madrid but given chances he will score goals.

"He is benefitting from a side that is playing positive, attacking football and he is doing the business for them.

"With the changes France have made it will be interesting to see how they do and how strong their squad is."

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Early running from France, who can't get a shot on target to trouble Ecuador keeper Alexander Dominguez.

These two referees are like Swiss watches - clockwork. Both games kick off right on the nose.

Right, that's all the paperwork done. Sit back and get ready - it's almost crunch time in Group E.

Ecuador: Dominguez, Paredes, Guagua, Erazo, Walter Ayovi, Antonio Valencia, Minda, Noboa, Montero, Arroyo, Enner Valencia. Subs: Banguera, Ibarra, Mendez, Rojas, Caicedo, Jaime Ayovi, Bagui, Saritama, Martinez, Achilier, Gruezo, Bone.

France: Lloris, Sagna, Koscielny, Sakho, Digne, Griezmann, Pogba, Schneiderlin, Matuidi, Sissoko, Benzema. Subs: Ruffier, Debuchy, Evra, Varane, Cabaye, Cabella, Valbuena, Giroud, Mavuba, Mangala, Remy, Landreau.

Referee: Noumandiez Doue (Ivory Coast)

Honduras: Valladares, Beckeles, Bernardez, Figueroa, Juan Garcia, Oscar Garcia, Wilson Palacios, Claros, Espinoza, Bengtson, Costly. Subs: Lopez, Osman Chavez, Montes, Izaguirre, Jerry Palacios, Mario Martinez, Delgado, Rony Martinez, Najar, Garrido, Marvin Chavez, Escober.

Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Djourou, Schar, Rodriguez, Behrami, Inler, Shaqiri, Xhaka, Mehmedi, Drmic. Subs: Sommer, Ziegler, Senderos, von Bergen, Lang, Barnetta, Seferovic, Stocker, Dzemaili, Fernandes, Gavranovic, Burki.

Referee: Nestor Pitana (Argentina)

David Ornstein
BBC Sport at the Maracana

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"Spotted in and amongst the Ecuador supporters is a poster emblazoned with the face of the late Christian Benitez. The former Birmingham striker would surely have been involved in this competition were it not for his tragic death. Capably filling his boots is Enner Valencia and when his name was read out as the South Americans warmed up, the yellow-clad fans raised the roof."

Quiet at the back please - it's anthem time. The Ecuadorians turn to their right to belt out 'Salve, Oh Patria!', before their opponents give a vocal blast to the memorable chimes of 'La Marseillaise'. That is now officially the best European national anthem left in the World Cup.

Reporter: "Clubber, do you have a prediction?"

Clubber Lang: "I predict gooooooals."

OK, fearsome Rocky III villain Clubber did not predict goals for his fight against Balboa. But if he had a prediction for this game then it would be goals, based on these statistics.

Former England captain Alan Shearer
MOTD analyst

"It was only a few months ago that France got beat in the first leg of their play-off against Ukraine and French media were asking if it was the worst French team ever. They won the second leg to qualify for Brazil and have been a different team since then.

"I don't think it is a particularly strong group but that's not their fault, and the amount of goals they have scored shows how they are going to play."

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These Ecuadorian fans are ready.

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So is this mob.

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Are you? Ten minutes to go until kick-off. Enough time for you to get another cup of tea and fill up that bowl of cashew nuts.

If France beat Ecuador, it will be only the second time they have won all of their World Cup group matches. The first? That came on home soil in 1998. And we all know what happened then....

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Arsene Wenger is showing his colours inside the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The Arsenal manager is on media duties in Brazil and will be hoping France can join Netherlands, Colombia and Argentina by finishing the group stage with three wins out of three.

Garry McCammon:, external France have been great so far, albeit in a comfortable group. Nigeria in the round of 16 is negotiable. Then who knows...

Lee Parker:, external I think the Ecuador vs France will be a close one..France narrow win.

Former England midfielder Danny Murphy
MOTD analyst

"France are in a great position because they have scored so many goals and that is largely down to Karim Benzema. Defensively they have not quite got enough to win it, they may struggle when they come up against real quality.

"Ecuador though have pace and have to go for it, which makes for an exciting game."

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