This Wednesday, November 9, Didier Deschamps, the coach of the France team, unveiled the list of 25 players summoned to play in the World Cup in Qatar (November 20 – December 18). Giroud and Mandanda are among the elected, like Veretout, Saliba or Konaté. Maignan, Clauss, Diaby, Thuram, Digne, Lafont or Ben Yedder will not be there. As a reminder, Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté are injured and forfeited.
Goalkeepers (3)
Alphonse Areola (West Ham/ENG)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham/ENG)
Steve Mandanda (reindeer)
Defenders (9)
Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich/GER)
Theo Hernandez (AC Milan/ITA)
Presnel Kimpembe (Paris-SG)
Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool/ENG)
Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona / ESP)
Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich/GER)
William Saliba (Arsenal/ENG)
Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/GER)
Raphael Varane (Manchester United/ENG)
Midfielders (6)
Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid/ESP)
Youssouf Fofana (monaco)
Matteo Guendouzi (Marseilles)
Adrien Rabiot (Juventus/ITA)
Aurelien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid/ESP)
Jordan Veretout (Marseilles)
Striker (7)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/ESP)
Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich/GER)
Ousmane Dembélé (FC Barcelona/ESP)
Olivier Giroud (AC Milan/ITA)
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid/ESP)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris-SG)
Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig/GER)