The World Cup is fast approaching. Didier Deschamps announced, Thursday, September 15, from the headquarters of the French Football Federation (FFF), the list of 23 players summoned for the last gathering before the World Cup in Qatar (from November 20 to December 18). At the end of September, the Blues will host Austria (September 22) before moving to Denmark (September 25) for the last two days of the League of Nations.
Faced with a wave of absences (Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté), Didier Deschamps called on three novices. The former Nantes, now in Frankfurt, Randal Kolo Muani, as well as the Monegasques Benoît Badiashile and Youssouf Fofana will discover Clairefontaine for the first time. Not selected in June, Olivier Giroud made his return to the Blues.
Guardians: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
Defenders: Raphaël Varane (Manchester United), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Jules Koundé (Barcelona), Benoît Badiashile (Monaco), Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal ), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
Environments : Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
Forwards: Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico de Madrid), Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig).