On Thursday France coach Didier Deschamps announced his list for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Finland, making sure to include in-form Ligue 1 Uber Eats midfielders Mattéo Geundouzi (OM) and Aurélien Tchouaméni (AS Monaco).
France coach Didier Deschamps has announced his 23-man squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers - the final two games of the campaign that could see Group D leaders France clinch direct qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The first match, on Saturday 13 November, see Les Bleus take on bottom side Kazakhstan at the Parc des Princes in Paris before travelling to take on third-placed Finland on Tuesday 16 November.
Ligue 1 Uber Eats contingent
Deschamps' squad includes no fewer than six Ligue 1 Uber Eats players. AS Monaco has two representatives - Wissam Ben Yedder and Aurélien Tchouaméni - while Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Léo Dubois (OL), Mattéo Guendouzi (OM) and Benoît Costil (Bordeaux) will fly their clubs' colours as Les Bleus look to continue their unbeaten run of three wins and three draws.
The full squad:
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (Fulham, ENG), Benoit Costil (Girondins de Bordeaux), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, ENG)
Defenders: Lucas Digne (Everton, ENG), Léo Dubois (Olympique Lyonnais), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich, GER), Théo Hernandez (AC Milan, ITA), Clément Lenglet (FC Barcelona, ESP), Jules Koundé (Sevilla FC, ESP), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich, GER), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich, GER), Kurt Zouma (West Ham, ENG)
Midfielders: Mattéo Guendouzi (Olympique de Marseille), N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea, ENG), Paul Pogba (Manchester United, ENG), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus, ITA), Aurélien Tchouaméni (AS Monaco)
Forwards: Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, ESP), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich, GER), Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
