French team: Dembélé, Hernandez, Saliba, Kroupi… In pictures, the big ones missing from Zidane's list
23 players called up for matches against Italy and Turkey in the Nations League
Quick Look
- Zinédine Zidane unveiled his second French team coach list on Friday in Paris, with 23 players.
- Kylian Mbappé and Aurélien Tchouaméni return, while Pablo Pagis is called up for the first time.
- The Blues face Italy next Thursday then Turkey three days later in the Nations League.
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Why It Matters
This is Zinédine Zidane's second list as coach of the France team. The matches are against Italy next Thursday and Turkey three days later in the Nations League.
This is the lot of every list: there are good and bad surprises for everyone. In this case, Zinédine Zidane unveiled, this Friday, in Paris, his second list as coach of the France team. List of 23 players, including the returns of Kylian Mbappé and Aurélien Tchouaméni, but also the big premiere of Pablo Pagis.
The big absentees? There are many of them. There are the injured and the others, all those that “ZZ” has chosen not to invite for his second internship at the head of the France team for the matches in Italy next Thursday and against Turkey, three days later, in the League of Nations. In pictures, here are the main absentees from this second list of the Zinédine Zidane era.
Open Questions
- Who are the full 23 players called up?
- Who are the main absentees and the reasons for their absences?
- Where exactly are the matches against Italy and Turkey taking place?
