Aston Villa’s Lucas Digne has been named in Didier Deschamps’ 26-man squad for the World Cup.
France Announce World Cup Squad
Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele will lead France’s attack. Deschamps has announced his squad for this summer’s World Cup.
Digne is among the defenders selected for the tournament. Lucas Hernandez also features in the squad.
There was no place in the squad for Eduardo Camavinga or Randal Kolo Muani.
Digne Part of World Cup Winners
Lucas Hernandez, N’Golo Kante, Mbappe and Dembele are the only survivors from France’s 2018 World Cup-winning group. Deschamps has made some surprise calls ahead of his final major tournament as head coach.
PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier also misses out, with uncapped Lens goalkeeper Robin Risser joining Brice Samba as back-up to Mike Maignan.
France’s Group Stage Matches
France will begin their campaign against Senegal in New Jersey on 16 June. Group I matches against Iraq (22 June) and Norway (26 June) will follow.
France’s confirmed squad is as follows:
- Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Robin Risser (Lens), Brice Samba (Rennes)
- Defenders: Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Lucas Hernandez (Paris St-Germain), Theo Hernandez (Al Hilal), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamenaco (Bayern Munich)
- Midfielders: N’Golo Kante (Fenerbache), Manu Kone (Roma), Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris St-Germain)
- Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), Bradley Barcola (Paris St-Germain), Rayan Cherki (Man City), Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain), Desire Doue (Paris St-Germain), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Jean-Phillipe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan)
“It’s a squad. Not necessarily the 26 best players. It’s about balance and how the team comes together,” Deschamps told French TV channel TF1.