And a new Blue on the flank, one.

Four days before the announcement of his last list before the World Cup in Qatar, Didier Deschamps can only see that he will have to do without many executives.

Injured at the end of the match against Brest on Saturday with PSG, Presnel Kimpembe suffered from a muscle injury.

The exams taken this Sunday did not reveal anything reassuring, according to

L'Equipe

, and the central defender will have to remain immobilized for a month.


Kimpembe thus joins the long list of players unavailable or very uncertain for the next two matches of the French team, on September 22 against Austria then on September 25 against Denmark.

Paul Pogba has just had knee surgery and must hope for a miracle to return before the World Cup.

N'Golo Kanté, who has had multiple injuries since last year, has been absent for a month now, and if he could return next week, his state of form seems too uncertain to summon him.

And in addition, the Griezmann case

In front, the presence of Karim Benzema is also dotted.

Injured in the middle of the week, the captain of Real Madrid must be absent between three and four weeks.

He will not be able to play with the Blues if he is not fit for the Madrid derby on September 18, warned his coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Victim of a tear in the back of the thigh Friday in training with Bayern Munich, Kingsley Coman will not be able to be there either.

His absence is estimated at three or four weeks.

To these hard knocks is added the worrying situation of Antoine Griezmann at Atlético Madrid, where the Frenchman only plays 30 minutes per match because of a dispute to be settled between his club and Barça.

Didier Deschamps would have done well without all these worries for the final rehearsal before Qatar, especially with preparation reduced to its bare minimum before this competition disputed in the middle of the season. 

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  • France football team

  • Didier Deschamps

  • Presnel Kimpembe

  • Karim Benzema

  • Paul Pogba

  • N'Golo Kante