World Cup 2022: Giroud called up, Minnian excluded from France squad
French coach Didier Deschamps called up veteran AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud, 36, to a squad of 25 players to participate in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, while his Lombard colleague, goalkeeper Mike Minnen, was excluded.
The squad, led by Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema, the best player in the world this year, included 11 players who won the world title in the last edition in Russia 2018, led by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and his replacement Steve Mandanda, Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane and Presnel Kimpembe.
The numerous injuries in the defense line forced Deschamps to call up nine players, world champions Benjamin Bavar and Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich) and his brother Theo (Milan, Italy), Jules Conde (Barcelona, Spain), William Saliba (Arsenal, England), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool, England). And Dayo Upamecano (Bayern Munich), while Jonathan Klaus, Ferlan Mendy and Lucas Digne are absent.
Deschamps chose a midfield without winning the world title after the absence of the World Cup makers in Russia, Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante due to injury. He included Adrien Rabiot (Juventus, Italy), Aurelian Chuamini, Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssef Fofana, Matteo Guendouzi and Jordan Veretto.
In the attack, Giroud, Griezmann, Mbappe and Benzema included the wingers Kingsley Coman and Ousmane Dembele, in addition to the best player in the German league, Christopher Nkunku, while he excluded Wissam Ben Yedder, Marcos Thuram, Moussa Diaby and Randal Kolo Mwani.
The French national team players will enter a training camp next Monday at Clairefontaine Training Center, two days before they travel to Qatar, where they will play their first match in the global wedding on November 22 against Australia in Group C, which includes Denmark and Tunisia.
The lineup:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, England), Alphonse Areola (West Ham, England), Steve Mandanda (Rennes)
, Defense: Lucas Hernandez, Benjamin Pavar, Dayo Upamecano (Bayern Munich, Germany), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris). Saint-Germain, Jules Conde (Barcelona, Spain), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool, England), Raphael Varane (Manchester United, England), William Saliba (Arsenal, England),
midfield: Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelian Chuamini (Real Madrid), Youssef Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi and Jordan Veretto (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus, Italy)
Attack: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona, Spain), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Christopher Nkunku (German Leipzig)
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