Romain Rouillard
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07:06, November 10, 2022
The next deadline for the Blues will be next Monday. The 25 players selected are summoned to Clairefontaine before taking off for Qatar two days later, on November 16.
The main information
- Didier Deschamps has announced the list of players who will compete in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
- Injured, Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kanté, packages for the competition were not called by Didier Deschamps.
- Olivier Giroud has indeed been called, as have Raphaël Varane and Presnel Kimpembe, an uncertain time.
The Blues react on social networks
Kylian Mbappé also went there with his tweet, recalling the good memories of 2018.
Always a dream to play the biggest competition with my country. @French teampic.twitter.com/X7hXr5d42P
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) November 9, 2022
The players summoned by Didier Deschamps do not hesitate to share their joy and their pride on social networks, like Jules Koundé, Presnel Kimpembe, Olivier Giroud or Eduardo Camavinga. “The path is long, the pride is immense”, also tweets Benjamin Pavard.
Very proud and honored to be part of this list to defend the blue jersey during this World Cup
— Jules Kounde (@jkeey4) November 9, 2022
A list announced on TF1
of the 2️⃣5️⃣ Blues selected for
#ProudToBeBluespic.twitter.com/RpQ0ddN3he— French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) November 9, 2022
The 25 players selected by Didier Deschamps:
Guardians : Hugo Lloris, Alphonse Areola, Steve Mandanda
Defenders : Raphaël Varane, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konate, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Koundé
Environments : Aurélien Tchouaméni, Adrien Rabiot, Youssouf Fofana, Eduardo Camavinga, Matteo Guendouzi, Jordan Veretout
Attackers : Kylian Mbappé, Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud, Kingsley Coman, Chrisopher Nkunku, Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann
Pogba and Kanté already out of the race
Prior to the announcement of this list, cases of Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kanté had been sealed for several days. Injured, the two players will not be able to defend their title of world champion. True pillars of the tricolor collective in 2018, they do not appear in Didier Deschamps’ list.