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France squad for 2026 World Cup: All players, captain, shirt numbers and Didier Deschamp's coaching staff
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France head into the 2026 World Cup as one of the favourites for the tournament and looking to make a third final appearance in a row.
In what will be the last finals for Didier Deschamps, the manager who led them to glory in 2018, has named an impressive-looking squad for the trip to North America.
The 2026 World Cup, from June 11 to July 19, is an expanded format with 48 national teams now competing, originally divided into 12 groups.
France will play Senegal, Norway and Iraq in Group I, with their first game against Senegal taking place on Tuesday, June 16.
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France squad for the 2026 World Cup
All squads are provisional until FIFA announces the final list of 26 players, following the submission of applications by the participating teams on June 2.
Didier Deschamps announced his final squad on May 14.
| Shirt Number | Position | Player |
| 16 | Goalkeeper | Mike Maignan (AC Milan) |
| 23 | Goalkeeper | Robin Risser (Lens) |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Brice Samba (Rennes) |
| 3 | Defender | Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) |
| 2 | Defender | Malo Gusto (Chelsea) |
| 21 | Defender | Lucas Hernandez (Paris St-Germain) |
| 19 | Defender | Theo Hernandez (Al Hilal) |
| 15 | Defender | Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool) |
| 26 | Defender | Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) |
| 5 | Defender | Jules Kounde (Barcelona) |
| 17 | Defender | William Saliba (Arsenal) |
| 4 | Defender | Dayot Upamenaco (Bayern Munich) |
| 13 | Midfielder | N'Golo Kante (Fenerbache) |
| 6 | Midfielder | Manu Kone (Roma) |
| 14 | Midfielder | Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) |
| 8 | Midfielder | Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid) |
| 18 | Midfielder | Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris St-Germain) |
| 25 | Forward | Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) |
| 12 | Forward | Bradley Barcola (Paris St-Germain) |
| 24 | Forward | Rayan Cherki (Man City) |
| 7 | Forward | Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain) |
| 20 | Forward | Desire Doue (Paris St-Germain) |
| 11 | Forward | Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) |
| 10 | Forward | Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) |
| 22 | Forward | Jean-Phillipe Mateta (Crystal Palace) |
| 9 | Forward | Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) |
France coaching staff for 2026 World Cup
This is the France coaching staff for the 2026 World Cup:
| Name | Role |
| Didier Deschamps | Head Coach |
| Guy Stephan | Assistant Coach |
| Philippe Brocherieux | Team Manager |
| Cyril Moine | Fitness Coach |
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