Palmarès, goals, selections: these figures which show that Raphaël Varane is a legend of the Blues

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Raphaël Varane is one of the French who have won a World Cup.

It was in 2018, France-Croatia: the goals and the summary of the final of the 2018 World Cup on video.

He had been one of the Blues' leaders throughout the competition, both on and off the field.

He did not go far from lifting a second, since he lost in the final against Argentina in Qatar (3-3, 4-2 on penalties), in December 2022.

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With the Blues, the defender trained at RC Lens lifted two trophies.

In addition to the 2018 World Cup, he won the 2020-2021 Nations League with success against Spain (1-2).

He also started in the center of a three-man defense.

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During his many selections, the current Manchester United defender has been very clean in his interventions.

As proof, he only received three small warnings.

Remarkable for a player in the defensive sector who has played many matches against big teams.

Moreover, he has never been excluded with the Blues.

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Throughout his (almost) ten years with the France team, Raphaël Varane participated in four final stages of major competitions.

He reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup, won the 2018 World Cup, was a runner-up in the 2022 World Cup and was eliminated in the round of 16 of Euro 2020, played in 2021.

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If he has established himself as one of the best defenders in the history of the France team, the ex-Real Madrid player has also been decisive on the offensive level.

Indeed, he has 5 goals with the tricolor jersey.

The most memorable is undoubtedly the one he scored in the quarter-final of the 2018 World Cup against Uruguay (0-2).

Interesting fact: all his achievements were marked with the head;

it's better than Marcel Desailly (4/4).

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The central defender has played in eighteen World Cup matches, in three different editions (2014, 2018, 2022).

He won thirteen times and had three draws and two losses.

Impressive.

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It was at the age of 19 years, 10 months and 25 days that Raphaël Varane honored his first selection.

It was March 22, 2013 against Georgia (3-1 victory), during the 2014 World Cup

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If Hugo Lloris was the official captain of Didier Deschamps, Raphaël Varane still wore the armband twenty times – including sixteen times from the kick-off.

Which ranks him ahead of players like Lilian Thuram and Laurent Blanc.

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Between 2013 and 2022, the 29-year-old player was established 90 times in the France team.

A real basic man from Didier Deschamps.

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Raphaël Varane has had 93 selections with the France team since 2013. This ranks him thirteenth in the ranking of players who have played the greatest number of matches with the Blues.

Legend.