Coach Didier Deschamps has announced France’s first call-up since losing the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, which did not feature Karim Benzema. and said that he was “part of the past.”
“I have already talked about what happened (at the last World Cup), this is a closed case that belongs to the past. For me the main future These are the two games we have ahead of us with these 23 players,” the coach said during the presentation of his first squad this year.
Benzema and Deschamps were at odds after various statements and alleged rumors that the French coaching staff He did not want a Real Madrid striker and that is why he was suspended from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Among them stands out the young Chefren Thuram, 21, son of Lilian, the 1998 world champion.and Marcus’ brother, who is also on the squad’s roster. They will be the second brothers to recently split the team, after Lucas and Theo Hernandez.
Play the Netherlands and Ireland in two EuroCup of the Year qualifiers Deschamps then called on Madrid players Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Chuameni, Barcelona player Jules Kunde and Atlético Madrid player Antoine Griezmann.
Another important point is that Camavinga will be a defender and left back, but not a midfielder., a position in which he plays for Real Madrid. Camavinga was used in this position against Switzerland in the 2022 Qatar group stage.
The coach included in his eleven Olivier Giroud, who after the departure of Steve Mandanda At 36, he becomes the oldest in the group and praises his good performances with Milan and his good physical shape despite his age.
The composition of the Deschamps squad:
. Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham, England), Mike Meignan (Milan, Italy), Brice Samba (Lance, France).
Defenders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid, Spain), Wesley Fofana (Chelsea, England), Theo Hernandez (Milan, Italy), Ibrahima Conate (Liverpool, England), Jules Kunde (Barcelona, Spain), Benjamin Pavard (Bavaria, Munich). ), William Saliba (Arsenal/England), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/ALE)
Midfielders: Youssouf Fofana (Monaco/France), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus Turin/Italy), Aurelien Chuameni (Real Madrid/Spain), Chefren Thuram (Nice/France), Jordan Veretout (Marseille/France).
Forwards: Kingsley Coman (Bayern/ALE), Moussa Diaby (Leverkusen/ALE), Olivier Giroud (Milan/Italy), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/Spain), Randal Colo Muani (Frankfurt) /ALE), Kylian Mbappé (PSG) /FRA), Marcus Thuram (Mönchengladbach/ALE).
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Source: La Opinion
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