There was Wissam Ben Yedder, Moussa Diaby, Anthony Martial and even Martin Terrier.
All these players were certainly waiting for the phone to ring on this Sunday morning.
Nothing will happen.
While Karim Benzema, injured in the left quadriceps and forfeited for the World Cup, flew back on Sunday, Didier Deschamps announced on Téléfoot that the Madrid striker would not be replaced.
To the question "why did you decide not to replace Karim Benzema?"
“, Didier Deschamps held to a frank answer: “Because I decided it.
“Before returning more specifically to the sequence which led to the injury of KB9.
“It wasn't in opposition, it was in the game, everything was under control.
He went one step further.
It wasn't even on an acceleration or a strike.
It can happen, everything has been done,” said the coach of the Blues, disappointed but far from resigned.
After Christopher Nkunku's package, that of Karim Benzema weighs down the France group a little more, but Didier Deschamps wants to remain optimistic, assuring that it is not "the apocalypse".
"Already, we had lost Chris and everyone was sad, but we have a goal and the group knows very well what awaits us," concluded the coach.
Didier Deschamps technically had until Monday evening to announce the arrival of a new player to complete the squad.
But the France group will therefore remain at 25 players.
From now on, the Blues can turn to their first match, Tuesday against Australia (8 p.m. French time).
Hoping that the list of injured does not grow longer by then.