Authorized to summon 26 players for the World Cup, Didier Deschamps had only called 25 last Wednesday, when his squad for Qatar was announced.
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The first day of the French team gathering in Clairefontaine, eight days before the first match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar against Australia, will be 26. While Didier Deschamps had only selected 25 players on Wednesday last, he decided to call a 26th, Monday, November 14, in the person of Marcus Thuram. The FFF tweeted this information around 8:30 a.m., before quickly withdrawing it, but a source close to the Blues confirmed this visit to franceinfo. The Borussia M’Gladbach striker will therefore join the Yvelines to start the week of preparation.
At 25, the former Guingamp player, son of Lilian, has four selections for the France team. His last match dates back to June 28, 2021, with the defeat on penalties of the Blues against Switzerland in the round of 16 of the Euro. He came into play in the last 17 minutes of this meeting.
Marcus Thuram is therefore the 8th striker for the France team for the World Cup, alongside Karim Benzema, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Christopher Nkunku, Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembélé, Kingsley Coman. This season, he has already scored 10 goals and provided three assists in 15 games with his club, which is ranked 8th in the Bundesliga.