FIFA World Cup 2018 Official squad: Group C – Team 11 – France

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Russia from 14th June to 15th July. All teams have qualified for the tournament and these teams are required to register a squad of 23 players, which includes three goalkeepers. Only players from this squad can play in the tournament.

The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams each – Group A to Group H. The four teams in Group C are: Australia, Denmark, France and Peru.

France topped Europe Group A to book a spot in the World Cup. France has qualified for all World Cups since 1994. Their FIFA ranking is 7. Let’s look at France’s official squad for FIFA World Cup, 2018.

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Players:

1. Hugo Lloris (captain) - Goalkeeper - 31 years old - 97 caps
2. Benjamin Pavard - Defender - 22 years old - 5 caps
3. Presnel Kimpembe - Defender - 22 years old - 2 caps
4. Raphaël Varane - Defender - 25 years old - 41 caps
5. Samuel Umtiti - Defender - 24 years old - 18 caps
6. Paul Pogba - Midfielder - 25 years old - 53 caps
7. Antoine Griezmann - Forward - 27 years old - 53 caps
8. Thomas Lemar - Forward - 22 years old - 11 caps
9. Olivier Giroud - Forward - 31 years old - 73 caps
10. Kylian Mbappé - Forward - 19 years old - 14 caps
11. Ousmane Dembélé - Forward - 21 years old - 11 caps
12. Corentin Tolisso - Midfielder - 23 years old - 8 caps
13. N'Golo Kanté - Midfielder - 27 years old - 23 caps
14. Blaise Matuidi - Midfielder - 31 years old - 66 caps
15. Steven Nzonzi - Midfielder - 29 years old - 4 caps
16. Steve Mandanda - Goalkeeper - 33 years old - 27 caps
17. Adil Rami - Defender - 32 years old - 35 caps
18. Nabil Fekir - Forward - 24 years old - 11 caps
19. Djibril Sidibé - Defender - 25 years old - 16 caps
20. Florian Thauvin - Forward - 25 years old - 4 caps
21. Lucas Hernández - Defender - 22 years old - 4 caps
22. Benjamin Mendy - Defender - 23 years old - 6 caps
23. Alphonse Areola - Goalkeeper - 25 years old - 0 caps