Overview
- Didier Deschamps unveiled the 26-player list Thursday, with star captain Kylian Mbappé set to lead France in North America.
- Lens keeper Robin Risser earned a first call-up as the only uncapped pick, and Maxence Lacroix made the cut, while Eduardo Camavinga and Lucas Chevalier were left out.
- Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta returned to cover for Hugo Ekitiké, who ruptured his Achilles in April and will miss the tournament.
- France will play June friendlies against Ivory Coast in Nantes and Northern Ireland in Lille before opening Group I on June 16 against Senegal, then Iraq and Norway.
- Deschamps stressed squad balance over reputations and urged focus on early tests, even as France enter as title favorites and he approaches his last World Cup in charge.