Coach Didier Deschamps (57 years old), at the last final tournament with the French national team, announced today the list of 26 players called up for the World Cup, a competition that starts on June 11. The 48 participants have until June 2 to announce their lots.
A surprise is the non-call of a player from Real Madrid, Eduardo Camavinga. “Will Camavinga not be part of the World Cup squad? He went through a difficult season, where he did not play much and suffered numerous injuries. He is still young. I have to make some decisions, establish a structure for the batch“, Deschamps explained his decision.
France, the en-titre world runner-up, will play in Group I of the World Cup, alongside Iraq, Senegal and Norway. After the final tournament, Didier Deschamps’ place in the national team would be taken by Zinedine Zidane (53 years old).
Goalkeepers
Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
Robin Risser (Lens)
Brice Samba (Rennes)
defense
Lucas Digne (Aston Villa)
Malo Gusto (Chelsea)
Lucas Hernandez (PSG)
Theo Hernandez (Al-Hilal)
Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona)
Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace)
William Saliba (Arsenal)
Dayot Upamecano (Bayern)
midfielders
N’Golo Kanté (Fenerbahçe)
Manu Koné (AS Roma)
Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan)
Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG)
Strikers
Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco)
Bradley Barcola (PSG)
Ryan Cherki (Manchester City)
Ousmane Dembele (PSG)
Désiré Doué (PSG)
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)
Michael Olise (Bayern)
Marcus Thuram (Inter)