Today, November 6, the head coach of the French national team Didier Deschamps announced the squad for the November qualifying matches for the World Cup against Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
The coach of the French team called up 24 players for these matches.
France national team squad
- Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan («Milan», Italy), Lucas Chevalier («PSG»), Brice Samba («Rennes»).
- Defenders: Lucas Digne («Aston Villa», England), Malo Gusto («Chelsea», England), Theo Hernandez («Al-Hilal», Saudi Arabia), Ibrahima Konate («Liverpool», England), Jules Kounde («Barcelona», Spain), William Saliba («Arsenal», England), Dayot Upamecano («Bayern Munich», Germany), Lucas Hernandez («PSG»).
- Midfielders: Manu Kone («Roma», Italy), Eduardo Camavinga («Real», Spain), Michael Olise («Bayern Munich», Germany), N'Golo Kante («Al-Ittihad», Saudi Arabia), Warren Zaire-Emery («PSG»).
- Forwards: Magnus Akliush («Monaco»), Ryan Cherki («Manchester City», England), Kylian Mbappe («Real», Spain), Hugo Ekitike («Liverpool», England), Randal Kolo Muani («Tottenham», England), Jean-Philippe Mateta («Crystal Palace», England), Christopher Nkunku («Milan», Italy), Bradley Barcola («PSG»).
Compared to the squad for the first match against Ukraine, which took place on September 5 in Wroclaw, Didier Deschamps called up midfielders Eduardo Camavinga from Spanish «Real», N'Golo Kante from Saudi «Al-Ittihad», and Warren Zaire-Emery from «PSG», as well as forwards Hugo Ekitike from English «Liverpool», Randal Kolo Muani from English «Tottenham», Jean-Philippe Mateta from English «Crystal Palace», and Christopher Nkunku from Italian «Milan».
At the same time, the French coach refused the services of midfielders Aurelien Tchouameni from «Real», Khéphren Thuram from Italian «Juventus», Désiré Doué from «PSG», and Adrien Rabiot from «Marseille». He also did not call up forwards Marcus Thuram from Italian «Inter» and Ousmane Dembélé from «PSG».
It should be noted that the match of the 5th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between the national teams of France and Ukraine will take place on November 13 at the «Parc des Princes» stadium in Paris.
As reported by «Glavkom», the Ukrainian national team achieved an important victory over Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers.
World Cup Qualification. Group D
Iceland – Ukraine 3:5 (1:3)
Goals: Ellertsson, 35, Gudmundsson, 59, 75 – Malinovsky, 14, 45+5, Hutsulyak, 45, Kalyuzhny, 85, Ocheretko, 89
In the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualification, the Ukrainian national football team drew with Azerbaijan – 1:1.
World Cup Qualification. Group D
Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).
Goals: Mahmuddov (72, pen.) – Sudakov (51).
Earlier, the Ukrainian national team suffered a loss against France with a score of 0:2 in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. The match took place at the stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.
Moreover, during the important qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup between the national teams of Ukraine and France, Ukrainian fans displayed their support for the national team by unfolding a huge banner with the phrase «Fortress of Europe».