France coach Didier Deschamps reveals team list for upcoming friendlies

Here are the players picked by Didier Deschamps for the friendlies in March 2026.
Text: Javier Escribano
Published 2026-03-19

France coach Didier Deschamps has released the last squad list for France before World Cup, ahead of the two friendlies France will play against Brazil and Colombia on March 26 and 29 in the United States.

The list of 26 players includes staples like Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Dayot Upamecano, and Ibrahima Konaté. One of the most surprising inclusions is Randal Kolo Muani, from Tottenham, benefitting from Bradley Barcola's absence due to injury, as well as Olympic silver medallist Maghnes Akliouche.

Another notable inclusion is Lucas Chevalier, PSG goalkeeper who lost the role of starting goalkeeper to Matvei Safonov, but has been chosen over Robin Risser from Lens and Jean Butez from Como.

Here's the full list of picks by Didier Deschamps for the friendlies in March. He will announce the squad for World Cup on May 13.

France squad list for friendlies March 2026

Goalkeepers


Mike Maignan
Brice Samba
Lucas Chevalier


Defenders


Ibrahima Konaté
William Saliba
Dayot Upamecano
Malo Gusto
Lucas Digne
Lucas Hernandez
Théo Hernandez
Pierre Kalulu


Midfielders


Eduardo Camavinga
N'Golo Kanté
Manu Koné
Adrien Rabiot
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Warren Zaïre-Emery


Forwards


Maghnes Akliouche
Rayan Cherki
Ousmane Dembélé
Désiré Doué
Hugo Ekitike
Randal Kolo Muani
Kylian Mbappé
Michael Olise
Marcus Thuram

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