About France Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022 – The defending world champion France is one of the favorite teams who can easily win the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This will be the French national team’s 16 appearances in the World Cup. They have won the world’s most prestigious trophy 2 times (1998, 2018).
To grab the golden trophy for the 3rd time, they must beat other teams in group D ( Austria, Denmark, and Tunisia) to qualify for the knockouts. French national team’s veteran coach Didier Deschamps wants to build a successful squad. The scariest thing about France’s party is that they have very skilled players on the team and all of the players are very young. He will try to understand his team’s weaknesses before stepping on Qatar soil for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. So, without wasting any time let’s know about France’s entire squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Coach
The French national side has a legendary coach like Didier Deschamps. The well-experienced coach has the probability to make the French national team grab the trophy for 3rd time being. His cold temper and game-understanding mentality can strike fear into opposing teams.
Goalkeepers
One of the greatest goalkeepers in the world and also a French captain Hugo Lloris can easily beat any opponent’s forward. So, he is the main goalkeeper for the French national side. But Lloris has a big injury. So there is doubt whether he can play in Qatar. As a football fan, I am hopeful that he will play.
Mike Maignan and Alphonse Areola are the other goalkeepers in the 2022 World Cup squad. AC Milan’s young goalkeeper Mike Maignan Going through the good form now. So if Lloris does not play, he will man the goalpost for the French national team.
Player name | Club name |
Hugo Lloris (captain) | Tottenham Hostpur |
Mike Maignan | West Ham |
Alphonse Areola | AC Milan |
Defenders
France’s national team has the world’s best defensive side. Veteran defenders like Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, and Theo Hernandez may cause fear factors for the opposing forwards. There’s William Saliba of Arsenal, Raphael Varane of Manchester United, Presnel Kimpembe of PSG, Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool, Dayot Upamecano, and Lucas Hernandez of Bayern Munich are the star defenders for the French team.
On the other side, Benjamin Pavard will be the x-factor for the French side. The French team has so many good and experienced defenders that the French coach has to analyze a lot of hairs on who to leave and who to play.
Player name | Club name |
Benjamin Pavard | Bayern Munich |
Raphael Varane | Manchester United |
Dayot Upamecano | Bayern Munich |
Theo Hernandez | AC Milan |
William Saliba | Arsenal |
Lucas Hernandez | Bayern Munich |
Presnel Kimpembe | Paris Saint-Germain |
Ibrahima Konate | Liverpool |
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Midfielders
Paul Pogba is fighting with himself to play and be fit for the World Cup. As he is expected to be sidelined for 40 to 60 days following surgery on a meniscus injury, veteran midfielder and playmaker N’Golo Kante has been ruled out of the national team entirely with a hamstring injury.
These 2 main key midfielders should not play for the French team in Qatar. But there is still hope because Matteo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Boubacar Kamara, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Jordan Veretout are the other midfielders who can give a promising start to the France national side.
Player name | Club name |
N’Golo Kante | Chelsea |
Matteo Guendouzi | Marseille |
Adrien Rabiot | Juventas |
Boubacar Kamara | Aston Villa |
Aurelien Tchouameni | Real Madrid |
Jordan Veretout | Marseille |
Forwards
The scariest thing about France’s party is that they have very skilled and great forwards on the team. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner veteran Frenchman Karim Benzema will lead the attacking side of his country. Other strikers Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, and Antoine Griezmann are the trump cards for Didier Deschamps’s side.
While Wissam Ben Yedder, Kingsley Coman, Moussa Diaby, and Christopher Nkunku are those forwards Who can turn the game at any moment with their counter-attacking strategies.
Player name | Club name |
Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
Kylian Mbappe | Paris Saint-Germain |
Ousmane Dembele | Barcelona |
Olivier Giroud | AC Milan |
Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid |
Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco |
Kingsley Coman | Bayern Munich |
Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen |
Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig |
Conclusion
Many experienced players of the France team are out due to injuries. Despite the odds, they should remember that they are the winners of the last World Cup in Russia. The X-factor on the field of play for the France national team could be their confidence. And coach Didier Deschamps will want to use this confidence and youth to win the 2022 World Cup.
FAQ
When did France win their 1st World cup and this time who was the captain of them?
The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998. The tournament was played on home soil and France fulfilled their dream of winning the World Cup by defeating Brazil 3-0 in the final. Didier Deschamps captained France’s World Cup-winning team in 1998.
Name all the members of the World Cup-winning team of France in 1998
All the members of the World Cup-winning team France in 1998 are-
GK Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 19 Christian Karembeu
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc’h
Substitutes:
MF 14 Alain Boghossian
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry
MF 4 Patrick Vieira
Did any player win the Golden Boot for the French national side?
Just Louis Fontaine is the only player who win the Golden Boot for the French national side in 1958.