French national announced the team for World Cup 2022. There are no surprises from the names of the Bleus team.
France were plagued by injury storms before the World Cup kicked off on 20 November. Two great midfielders Paul Pogba And N’Golo Kante – The best of N’Golo Kante confirmed absent because he did not recover.
Although both were key players when France became world champion in Russia 2018. Not to mention, several key players like Raphael Varane, Lucas Hernandez and Presnel Kimpembe are also not in shape.
However, the three are still included in the list of 26 players that coach Didier Deschamps brought to Qatar. The surprise came when Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate was called up alongside William Saliba.
Four years ago there were only Lucas, Kimpembe, Varane and Benjamin Pavard left. Edouardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni are called up in midfield.
In between, only Adrien Rabiot has international experience with France. On the front lines, Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann will be relying on scoring goals.
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The French national team announces the squad of the 2022 World Cup Photo: AFP via Getty Images / FRANK FIFE
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Ousmane Dembele, Christophe Nkunku and Kingsley Coman will play their first World Cup. French will face Australia in their opening Group D match on 22 November.
After that, they will face Denmark (November 26) and Tunisia (November 30). France are in the spotlight for having won only one of their last six games and not having qualified for the semi-finals of the 2023 UEFA Nations League.
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Kiper: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes).
Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Presnel Kimpembe (PSG), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Monaco), Raphael Varane (Manchester United).
Gelandang: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) ). ).
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