France has announced the final list for World Cup 2026, featuring 26 players. France aims to reach their third final in a row, and have a list of stars that include Ballon d'Or Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappe, rising star Desiré Doué, Michael Olise, and Ryan Cherki, making his debut for 'les Bleus' after a standout season with Manchester City.
However, there have been a few notable absences, including Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga, still punished by his mistake in the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern, and Tottenham's Randal Kolo Muani, with Deschamps preferring to call-up Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace. Another notable absence is PSG's goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, who lost importance with his club and is still injured.
France's squad for World Cup 2026
Goalkeepers
Mike Maignan
Brice Samba
Robin Risse
Defenders
Jules Koundé
Lucas Digne
William Saliba
Dayot Upamecano
Malo Gusto
Ibrahima Konaté
Théo Hernandez
Lucas Hernandez
Maxence Lacroix
Midfielders
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Adrien Rabiot
Manu Koné
Warren Zaïre-Emery
N'Golo Kanté
Attackers
Kylian Mbappé
Ousmane Dembélé
Désiré Doué
Michael Olise
Rayan Cherki
Maghnes Akliouche
Marcus Thuram
Bradley Barcola
Jean-Philippe Mateta
France has been one of the first countries to announce their squad for World Cup, but other countries may wait until their domestic leagues end. In any case, there is still time to make changes in case one of them gets injured, but only from the preliminary list already submitted to FIFA (and its secret).