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World champion coach Didier Deschamps
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Defending champions France will start with a total of five players from the Bundesliga at the World Cup in Qatar.
On Wednesday, national coach Didier Deschamps called up Lucas Hernandez, Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano and Kingsley Coman from FC Bayern, and Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) was also included in the star-studded 25-man squad.
Olivier Giroud made the squad for the finals in the desert states (20 November to 18 December) aged 36, while the injured Raphael Varane, Presnel Kimpembe and Karim Benzema are also on the list.
World champions Paul Pogba and N'golo Kanté are missing through injury.
The Equipe Tricolore meets Australia (November 22nd), Denmark (26th) and Tunisia (30th) in Group D.
France's World Cup squad:
Goals:
Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Stade Rennes)
Defense:
Lucas Hernandez, Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano (all Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris St. Germain), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool FC), Jules Kounde (FC Barcelona), William Saliba (FC Arsenal), Raphael Varane (Manchester United
Midfield:
Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni (both Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (AS Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi, Jordan Veretout (both Olympique Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus Turin)
Attack:
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (FC Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Sr. Germain), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
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