On Thursday evening, French national team coach Didier Deschamps unveiled his 26-man Les Bleus squad, who will try to win back the World Cup this summer in North America.
Robin Risser is the big and only new face in this selection.
He was voted best goalkeeper of the season, and the Lens player gets on board at the expense of Lucas Chevalier, who has dropped down the pecking order at Paris Saint-Germain.
Under pressure in Madrid, Eduardo Camavinga is the big loser in this squad.
Corentin Tolisso, Florian Thauvin and Christopher Nkunku have been left behind as France seeks to win the Mundial for a third time.
The other notable omission is Estéban Lepaul who was Ligue 1’s top scorer with 20 goals.
The Rennes striker does not benefit from Hugo Ekitike’s injury withdrawal.
That privilege goes to Jean-Philippe Mateta: the Crystal Palace target man who was preferred to Randal Kolo Muani.
France will begin their World Cup campaign on June 16 against Senegal in a Group I encounter in New York City.
On June 22, they will play Iraq in Philadelphia before ending their group stage campaign on June 26 against Norway at the Foxborough Stadium in Massachusetts.
France will look to advance to the knockout stages of the competition as they seek to win a third Mundial.
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