Wecome to live coverage of the World Cup Group I qualifier between Spain and France in Madrid.

Another Spain corner as Iniesta threads the needle playing in Pedro – good block by Debuchy.

Pedro pulls his shot just wide having cut in dangerously from the left – France appear unable to contain the home side down the left flank, with Cazorla pinning himself to the touchline and stretching the defence.

The goal had been coming – but Deschamps will not be happy with how his side defended the set-piece, beaten twice to the ball, and Lloris again looking unconvincing.

GOAL!! Sergio Ramos stabs home from close range, on his second attempt - having crashed the right post with a header - after Lloris was unable to clear Pedro's rebound.

Off the resulting corner Spain opt to play the ball short, but Iniesta miscues and France are able to release the pressure.

The Arsenal man is called into action on defence coming up with a strong sliding tackle to deny Iniesta as he seemed to find himself in space inside the France penalty box.

Koscielny leads a France breakout, but tackled well on the right wing by Ramos and Spain once again regain possession.

France – who had just 40% possession when the sides met in the Euro 2012 quarter finals – continue to give Xavi time to pick his passes in the middle of the field and control the tempo.

Cazorla fires off another speculative effort under pressure, this time from a wide angle, saved comfortably by the Tottenham keeper.

Las Rojas having some joy down the left – Cazorla and Alba linking up dangerously as Spain continue to dominate possession.

Santi Cazorla – on for Silva - gives Lloris his first touch, a tame shot from 15 yards, but Spain are beginning to build pressure.

Spain wins a corner after a darting Iniesta run into the box leads to a Xavi shot scrambled wide

France break into the Spanish box for the first time – Evra offering himself well on the overlap, but the move comes to nothing

France appear content to allow Spain to stroke the ball around their backline – opting not to press the world number ones too aggressively

Spain may have to shuffle their front-line early – Manchester City’s Silva down with a knock.

Both sides have injury concerns at the back – Ramos returns for Spain, but they are without Pique and talismanic leader Puyol. While Sakho was the only available French centre-back to partner Koscielny.

Del Bosque opts again to start without a traditional number nine – both Torres and Soldado start on the bench – looking to Friday’s hat-trick man Pedro to provide their primary goal-threat.

Spain control the early possession, moving the ball around the midfield with trademark precision

SPAIN: Casillas; Arbeloa, Busquets, Ramos, Alba; Xavi, Alonso, Iniesta; Silva, Fabregas, Pedro... Subs: Valdes, Reina, Albiol, Martinez, Juanfran, Villa,Torres, Benat, Soldado, Cazorla, Navas. /// France: Lloris; Debuchy, Koscielny, Sakho, Evra; Gonalons, Matuidi, Cabaye; Ribery, Benzema, Menez.... Subs: Mandanda, Landreau, Rami, Valbuena, Giroud, Jallet, Gomis, Capoue, Clichy

This Spain side continues to set records with their home form - unbeaten on Spanish soil since 2003, and in their last 9 matches at the Vicente Calderon Stadium.

Didier Deschamps will be looking to bounce back from his first loss in charge of Les Bleus – a 1-0 home defeat to Japan on Friday.