France announces 25-man squad for the European Championship: Mbappe leads! The champion iron waist is back after 2 years

Nian Zhou

2024-05-17 02:35Posted in Shandong Premier League commentator, Tencent Football Special Writer, creator in the field of sports

On May 17, Beijing time, the head coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, announced the list of 25 players to participate in this year's European Championship, led by Mbappe, and the 2018 World Cup champion N'Golo Kante returned after a two-year absence.

France has won the European Championship twice, in 1984 and 2000, and was runner-up in the 2016 European Championship, while in Euro 2020, the Gallic Rooster lost to Switzerland on penalties in the 1/8 finals and missed the quarterfinals.

France are in Group D with Poland, the Netherlands and Austria, with the top two teams in each group and the best four finishing groups finishing third. For Didier Deschamps' side, qualifying for the knockout rounds is basically no problem, and their goal is to win the title!

In the early hours of this morning, the French team announced the European Championship roster, with AC Milan's Maignan in the goalkeeper position, and on the back line, Liverpool's Konat, Arsenal's Saliba, Barcelona's Kounde, AC Milan's Te'o and others were all selected, but Lucas was absent due to injury.

In midfield, N'Golo Kante, who has already gone to play in Saudi Arabia, is back! His last appearance for France was on 4 June 2022 and he missed the last World Cup due to injury. Real Madrid duo Camavinga and Tchouameni are in the list, as well as Parisian teenager Unai Emery, and the core of the attack is Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann.

The forward line is full of talent, led by Mbappe, as well as Giroud, Dembele, Koeman, Marcus Thuram and other big players.

France squad of 25 men

Goalkeepers: Maignan (AC Milan), Samba (Lens), Areola (West Ham)

Defenders: Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Saliba (Arsenal), Ibraham Konate (Liverpool), Upamecano (Bayern), Te'o (AC Milan), Klaus (Marseille), Edouard Mendy (Real Madrid), Pavard (Inter)

Midfielders: N'Golo Kante (Jeddah United), Camavinga (Real Madrid), Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Rabiot (Juve), Youssef Fofana (Monaco), Unai Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Coman (Bayern), Marcus Thuram (Inter), Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), Giroud (Los Angeles FC), Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain)

France team schedule

June 18, 3 p.m.: Austria vs. France

June 22, 3 p.m.: Netherlands vs. France

June 26 0:00: France vs Poland

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