The lucky winners are now known. Didier Deschamps announced the selection of 25 players for the World Cup in Qatar, Wednesday, November 9, on the set of 20 hours of TF1. Franceinfo: sport analyzed, in figures, the choices made by the French coach.
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Here is the list of the 25 players selected by Didier Deschamps for the World Cup in Qatar. pic.twitter.com/dN5L6zSjoL
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Most used player: Antoine Griezmann, 110 caps
If Hugo Lloris is the one who has played the most minutes in Blue since Didier Deschamps took office after Euro 2012 (9240 minutes), it is Antoine Griezmann who has the most international caps over the last ten seasons. . Since March 2014, the date of his first selection, the Madrid native has been used 110 times by the French coach. He is even on an impressive streak since he has not missed any of the last 67 games for the France team. Enough to forget that he has not scored under the blue tunic since November 13, 2021 (nine meetings).
Top scorer: Olivier Giroud, 49 goals
At 36, the AC Milan player is the top scorer for the France team selected for this World Cup ahead of Antoine Griezmann (42 goals), Karim Benzema (37 goals) and Kylian Mbappé (28 goals). Currently second in the number of achievements in the history of the Blues, Olivier Giroud can even aim for Thierry Henry’s record in Qatar. A bar set at 51 goals.
Oldest: Steve Mandanda, 37
The Rennes goalkeeper will take part in his third World Cup after those of 2010 and 2018. If he has never played international competition in the shoes of a holder in the tricolor goals, Steve Mandanda is one of the executives of the France team at the height of his 37 years.
36 – Steve Mandanda (37 years and 226 days) and Olivier Giroud (36 years and 40 days) are the first 2 players over 36 called up for a World Cup with the French team. Experience. pic.twitter.com/ASfs65N9mN
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The youngest : Eduardo Camavinga, 20 years old
A nice birthday present for anyone celebrating their 20th birthday on Thursday 10 November. Eduardo Camavinga is the youngest player on this list. Selected three times in 2020, the Real Madrid midfielder had found the Blues at the last rally in September.
Average number of caps per player: 36.9
Didier Deschamps trusted a more experienced group than during the 2018 world title. In Russia, the 23 world champions averaged only 26.3 caps on the clock. Note that three centenarians – Hugo Lloris (139 selections), Olivier Giroud (114) and Antoine Griezmann (110) – are part of the team sent to Qatar. The young Ibrahima Konaté and Youssouf Fofana only have two.
Novices: 10 neophytes
Theo Hernandez, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konate, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Youssouf Fofana, Mattéo Guendouzi, Jordan Veretout, Eduardo Camavinga and Christopher Nkunku have never played a major international competition (Euro or World Cup) with the France team before this World Cup. A relatively stable figure compared to previous tournaments, but which can worry in the middle. In the absence of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté, packages, only Adrien Rabiot participated in such an event.