Euro 2024: the list of 25 of the French team

There is revenge in the air among our Blues. After having difficulty digesting the defeat against Argentina in the final of the 2022 World Cup, Didier Deschamps’ gang also wants to redeem themselves from their poor performance at the last Euro. Eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland, while leading 3-1, the Blues hope to rectify the situation. But there is still a long way to go.

Opposed to Poland, the Netherlands and Austria in Group D, Kylian Mbappé’s partners know that they will not have a healthy path to get out of the groups. Nevertheless, France remains one of the big favorites of the competition, even if Didier Deschamps had to face adverse events such as the injuries of Aurélien Tchouameni, Mike Maignan and Kingsley Coman. Without forgetting the act of Lucas Hernandez, hit in the knee.

First for Barcola, return of Kanté and Mendy

Which did not prevent the coach from composing a list of 25 names without too many surprises. If no major physical problem is to be reported by then, DD will rely on a group of which 80% were already present in Qatar in 2022. Small new developments should still be noted such as the presence of Jonathan Clauss, who had was excluded from the 2022 World Cup at the last moment. We also think of the young Parisian talent Warren Zaire-Emery, as well as his teammate at PSG, Bradley Barcola.

Author of 5 goals and 9 assists with the capital club, the former Lyonnais proved to the French staff that he had what it took to be on the trip, even if he never joined the A group. Finally, and this is perhaps the big surprise of the evening, N’Golo Kanté makes his return in blue, just like Merengue Ferland Mendy. The 33-year-old Al-Ittihad player has not played for the national team since June 2022.

France’s full list for Euro 2024:

Guardians: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (Lens), Alphonse Areola (West Ham)

Defenders: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), Benjamin Pavard (Inter), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Jonathan Clauss (OM), Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich) )

Environments : Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid), Aurélien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), N’Golo Kanté (Al-ittihad )

Attackers: Bradley Barcola (PSG), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Marcus Thuram (Inter), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Ousmane Dembélé (PSG), Randal Kolo Muani (PSG)