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France boss Didier Deschamps said he is looking forward to taking on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in qualification for Euro 2016. Les Blues will take on Portugal, Denmark, Serbia, Armenia, Albania in Group I after the draw in Nice, France, on Sunday. France are the first hosts to participate in qualifying after a rule change, although no points will rest on their Group I fixtures. Deschamps' men will play in the finals whatever the outcome of their games.

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SOUNDBITE (French) Didier Deschamps, France boss:

"It's true that playing Portugal in France with Cristiano Ronaldo is a very good thing. But beyond Portugal, we have good opponents with the other teams, two away games a bit further away with Albania and Armenia. And Denmark and Serbia are two European teams that play good football, so that will allow us to have good games during this preparation phase."