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