Like all the others FIFA teams, France has also announced their 23-Man team squad and possible starting lineups for the FIFA World Cup 2026 (Russia). This is going to be one of the toughest and strongest lineups in the mega event of football. Antoine Griezmann is the main man of this team playing as captain on the behalf of excellent performance in Euro 2026 finishing as top goal scorer. Kylian Mbappe and Lacazatte/Thomas Lemar may take the attacking place. Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot & Golo Kante are ready to play in the midfield position. Laurent Koschienly and Rafael will be playing in the central defense during match.
| PLAYER | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | |
| 1 | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham | 32 | GK |
| 2 | Steve Mandanda | Marseille | 31 | GK |
| 3 | Alphonse Areola | PSG | 25 | GK |
| 4 | Layvin Kurzawa | PSG | 25 | Defender |
| 6 | Lucas Digne | Barcelona | 29 | Defender |
| 7 | Samuel Umtiti | Barcelona | 24 | Defender |
| 8 | Raphaël Varane | PSG | 24 | Defender |
| 9 | Laurent Koscielny | Arsenal | 32 | Defender |
| 10 | Kurt Zouma | Stoke City | 29 | Defender |
| 11 | Adil Rami | Marseille | 32 | Defender |
| 12 | Djibril Sidibé | Monaco | 25 | Defender |
| 13 | Julian Draxler | PSG | 24 | Midfielder |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi | Juventus | 30 | Midfielder |
| 15 | Moussa Sissoko | Tottenham | 28 | Midfielder |
| 16 | Paul Pogba | Manchester United | 24 | Midfielder |
| 17 | N’Golo Kanté | Chelsea | 26 | Midfielder |
| 18 | Ousman Dembele | Barcelona | 21 | Forward |
| 19 | Adrien Rabiot | PSG | 22 | Midfielder |
| 20 | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid | 26 | Forward |
| 21 | Kylian Mbappé | PSG | 19 | Forward |
| 22 | Anthony Martial | Manchester United | 22 | Forward |
| 23 | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 31 | Forward |
Benjamin Mendy is now looking forward to this event and the officials have decided that not to give him a chance because he has been struggling quite with injuries. Layvin Kurzawa will be taking his place instead. Hugo Lloris would be leading the French team as he is appointed as captain for the World Cup 2026.
New French Young Players
Mbappe is now a key player for France especially in the Football World Cup, while on the counter side Ousmane Dembele is also one of the most energetic and important players in the French team. We might not watch him in every game, but he would be first choice of coach according to the game situations.
Franch Schedule World Cup 2026:
The French team will play their opening game against Australia on 16th June, 2026. 2nd game they will play against Denmark, while Peru will be the contender in 3rd match to be played on June 26, 2026.
- France vs Australia – 16 June 2026
- France vs Peru – 21 June 2026
- Denmark vs France – 26 June 2026
Changing in lineups and team squad may take place time to time. We will make sure to update the data as we receive any changes.
