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France announce squad for the World Cup, attacking options are insane
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Updated 19:53 9 Nov 2022 GMTPublished 19:44 9 Nov 2022 GMT

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France announce squad for the World Cup, attacking options are insane

France head to Qatar with a star-studded squad.

Nasir Jabbar

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France have announced their squad for the World Cup, with Didier Deschamps boasting a star-studded attack.

Paris Saint-Germain phenom Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid ace Karim Benzema are among the stars named by Deschamps for this winter's tournament.

The France boss has also included Premier League talent in the shape of Hugo Lloris, Raphael Varane, William Saliba and Ibrahima Konate.

The World Cup holders' squad also includes Christopher Nkunku, Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud, to name but a few

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Here is France's World Cup squad in full:

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— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) November 9, 2022

Goalkeepers: Lloris, Areola, Mandanda.

Defenders: Pavard, Kounde, Varane, Kimpembe, Saliba, L.Hernandez, T.Hernandez, Konate, Upamecano.

Midfielders: Rabiot, Tchouameni, Y.Fofana, Guendouzi, Veretout, Camavinga

Forwards: Coman, Mbappe, Benzema, Giroud, Griezmann, O.Dembele, Nkunku

Speaking about his squad selection, Deschamps said: "To be totally honest, this has not been the easiest selection.

"It is the same for all the other national team managers. Players recovering from injury, players who got injured last night, who could get injured tonight."

France begin their World Cup campaign on November 22 against Australia, before facing Denmark on November 26 and Tunisia on November 30.

Les Bleus are among the favourites to lift the trophy in Qatar, with Rio Ferdinand calling them one of the 'stand-out' teams at the World Cup.

"I worry about [England] defensively, the injuries and players not playing enough for their clubs," he said.

"It's going to be difficult. France, Brazil and Argentina are the stand-out teams, the depth of their squads, especially the French and Brazilian, is crazy.

"I don’t think we have that. We’ve got to have the perfect run physically [no injuries] to get anywhere near it."

Featured Image Credit: Alamy/FFF

Topics: France, Football, FIFA Club World Cup

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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