Didier Deschamps on Thursday reminded Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda (34 years) for the next qualifying matches of the Blues at Euro-2020, Iceland and against Turkey on October 11 and 14, after setting aside for both previous rallies.
Without Pogba, but with Mbappé
The coach of the France team is deprived on injury of Paul Pogba for these two summits of group H, but he can count on Kylian Mbappé, recovered from an injury to a thigh and absent from the selection retained in September. Jonathan Ikoné of Lille, a substitute and striker against Albania (4-1) and then holder and decisive passer against Andorra (3-0) in September for his first rally, is summoned for the second time in a row.
His team mate Mike Maignan, however, is the cost of returning to form Mandanda with OM since the beginning of the season. No newcomer appears in the list unveiled by Deschamps Thursday from the headquarters of the Federation in Paris. The Parisian Presnel Kimpembe, operated by a pubalgie in May, is back in the defense. N'Golo Kanté and Tanguy Ndombélé, injured in September, also return to midfield.
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In attack, Olivier Giroud is again called despite playing almost no game with Chelsea. Monegasque Wissam Ben Yedder will be his direct rival for a titular spot in Iceland on October 11 and for Turkey's reception on October 14 at the Stade de France.