the list for Israel and Italy, Mbappé absent, Knight rewarded

Last stand of honor for the Blues. This Thursday, November 7, the coach of the France team Didier Deschamps revealed his list for the November gathering, the last of the year 2024. For the occasion, the Tricolores will conclude the group stage of the Ligue des Nations by the return matches against Israel (14/11) at the Stade de France and against Italy (17/11) at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Second in the group, the vice-world champion selection is on track to qualify for the next stage, namely the quarter-finals in March. Mike Maignan's partners can even consider first place, which would allow them to be seeded at the time of the draw. While waiting to get there, a look at the group selected for the last two matches, with the big premiere of LOSC goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, rewarded for his performances with the Mastiffs, and the returns of N' Golo Kanté, package in October, and Adrien Rabiot, not seen since Euro 2024. On the other hand, new absence for Kylian Mbappé. Already withdrawn from the previous meeting, the Real Madrid striker does not appear in the list revealed by the coach. The same goes for his Madrid teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni, injured and out for a month.

The list for Israel and Italy

– Guardians: Lucas Chevalier, Mike Maignan, Brice Samba;

– Defenders: Jonathan Clauss, Lucas Digne, Wesley Fofana, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahim Conate, Jules Koundé, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano;

– Environments: Eduardo Camavinga, Matteo Guendouzi, N'Golo Kanté, Manu Koné, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaïre-Emery ;

– Attackers : Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé, Randal Kolomuani, Christopher Nkunku, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram.