Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has survived an damage scare to be named in Didier Deschamps’ France squad for the 2022 World Cup.
12 gamers who had been in Russia to assist Les Bleus win the match in 2018 haven’t been included.
N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, and Corentin Tolisso have missed out by means of damage.
In the meantime, Thomas Lemar, Blaise Matuidi, Benjamin Mendy, Steven Nzonzi, Adil Rami, Djibril Sidibe, Samuel Umtiti, and Florian Thauvin have all did not earn a call-up after lifting the trophy 4 years in the past.
Varane was a doubt for the match in Qatar with a hamstring damage sustained throughout United’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea on October 22.
However France boss Deschamps has gambled on the 29-year-old’s health and included him in his 25-man celebration.
United teammate Anthony Martial has unsurprisingly missed out, as has Aston Villa left-back Lucas Digne.
Deschamps stated: “To be completely sincere, this has not been the best choice.
“It’s the identical for all the opposite nationwide crew managers. Gamers recovering from damage, gamers who received injured final night time, who may get injured tonight.”
There are 5 Premier League gamers within the squad; two goalkeepers and three defenders.
Varane is joined by Arsenal’s William Saliba, Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, West Ham United’s Alphonse Areola and Tottenham Hotspur’s Hugo Lloris – who’s France captain.
Probably the most notable omission from the squad is Actual Madrid left-back Ferland Mendy – who helped Los Blancos win the Champions League and La Liga final season.
There are 5 Premier League gamers within the squad, six La Liga, six Ligue 1, 5 Bundesliga and three from Serie A.
There may be not a pure right-wing-back within the squad, indicating that Deschamps will abandon the 3-4-1-2 he utilized in Euro 2020 and revert to the 4-2-3-1 he gained the 2018 World Cup with.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes).
Defenders: Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), Jules Koundé (Barcelona), Raphaël Varane (Manchester United), Presnel Kimpembe (PSG), William Saliba (Arsenal), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Théo Hernandez (Milan), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders: Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurélien Tchouaméni (Actual Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille), Jordan Veretout (Marseille), Eduardo Camavinga (Actual Madrid)
Attackers: Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain), Karim Benzema (Actual Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
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