Expected for several months, Christopher Nkunku and Jonathan Clauss will discover the France team during the two friendly matches scheduled for the end of March.
The attacking midfielder from Leipzig and the right defender from Lens are the two main surprises on the list of Didier Deschamps, who has called up 23 players for the meetings against Côte d'Ivoire (March 26, in Marseille) and Africa du Sud (March 29, in Lille), replacing the friendly tournament initially planned in Qatar.
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For his two meetings, which will precede the return of the League of Nations, where the Blues will challenge their title acquired last October, the tricolor coach also trusts a framework which is taking shape more clearly eight months from the start. sending the 2022 World Cup to Qatar (November 21-December 18).
Thus, strikers Kylian Mbappé, Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann are naturally present, as are midfielders Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kanté.
In defense, Raphaël Varane will frame a defense where Kurt Zouma, in turmoil since a video where he rapes his cat, has been dismissed.
Goalkeepers
: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Alphonse Areola (West Ham)
Defenders
: Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Théo Hernandez (AC Milan), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Raphaël Varane (Manchester United), Presnel Kimpembe (PSG), Jules Koundé (Sevilla)
Midfielders
: Paul Pogba (Manchester United), N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Aurélien Tchouaméni (AS Monaco), Mattéo Guendouzi (OM), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus)
Forwards
: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid), Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) )
