China News Service, May 19th. On Tuesday evening local time, the French football team announced the list of 26 people to participate in the European Cup this summer.
Benzema returned to the team after a lapse of nearly 6 years. The list also includes stars such as Mbappe, Pogba and Varane.
The last time the 33-year-old Real Madrid head scorer Benzema was selected for the French national team squad was on October 8, 2015.
In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Benzema regretted not being able to raise the Hercules Cup with his teammates.
Coach Deschamps said: "We met and had a long talk, and after very serious thinking, I made this decision... As the national team coach, I always put national team affairs above my personal feelings. I The responsibility is very important, but the national team’s affairs are higher than mine."
Benzema posted on his personal social media platform, expressing his pride in returning to the French team: "I am very proud to be able to return to the French team. They have given me trust. Thank you my family, friends, the club and you, thank those who have been People who support me and give me strength every day."
In this European Cup, France will form a dead group with Germany, Portugal and Hungary.
Attached to the French team list:
Goalkeepers: Lori (Tottenham), Meignan (Lille), Mandanda (Marseille)
Defenders: Digne (Everton), Dubois (Lyon), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern), Kim Pembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Comte (Sevilla), Lange Leigh (Barcelona), Pawar (Bayern), Varane (Real Madrid), Zuma (Chelsea)
Midfielders: Kanter (Chelsea), Lemar (Atletico), Pogba (Manchester United), Rabio (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), Toliso (Bayern)
Forwards: Ben Yeder (Monaco), Benzema (Real Madrid), Koeman (Bayern), Dembele (Barcelona), Giroud (Chelsea), Griezmann (Barcelona), Mbappe (Paris Saint German), Marcus Thuram (Monchengladbach)