This is the penultimate list before that of the 23 who will represent France in Qatar, for the World Cup next November.
In view of the friendly matches against Côte d'Ivoire (Friday March 25 in Marseille) and South Africa (Tuesday March 29 in Lille), Didier Deschamps has called up a team that includes two newcomers, Christopher Nkunku and Jonathan Clauss .
For the former Parisian, it's not really a surprise, as he is progressing from season to season with his club in Leipzig, Germany.
For the second, on the other hand, it is more surprising.
The 29-year-old Lens side had a chaotic journey before appearing in Ligue 1 last season.
He is the first Lens player called up in blue since Alou Diarra in 2004.
For the rest of his list, Didier Deschamps has done the most usual: Paul Pogba and Raphaël Varane, absent at the last rally, are returning and will be expected at Clairefontaine on Monday.
This will also be the case for Karim Benzema, whose knee injury contracted with Real Madrid does not worry the staff of the France team that much.
Kurt Zouma, victim of his "catgate" as much as of competition in central defense, is absent from the list.
The 23 Blues
: Lloris, Maignan, Areola - Pavard, Clauss, Varane, Kimpembe, Koundé, L. Hernandez, T. Hernandez, Digne - Kanté, Pogba, Guendouzi, Tchouaméni, Rabiot - Ben Yedder, Mbappé, Benzema, Griezmann, Diaby , Nkunku, Coman