Overview
- Adrien Rabiot is included despite being sidelined at Marseille, with Didier Deschamps saying the midfielder’s club situation will be clarified when he reports to camp on Monday.
- Maghnes Akliouche earns a first senior call-up as the only newcomer in an otherwise settled forward group built around Kylian Mbappé.
- Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba and Jules Koundé return to reinforce a defense that also features Lucas and Théo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konaté, Malo Gusto and Lucas Digne, with Mike Maignan, Lucas Chevalier and Brice Samba as the goalkeepers.
- Randal Kolo Muani, Hugo Ekitike and Warren Zaïre-Emery are omitted due to a lack of recent game time, while Benjamin Pavard and N’Golo Kanté are also absent.
- France face Ukraine in Wroclaw on 5 September and Iceland at the Parc des Princes on 9 September, with Deschamps emphasizing results over experimentation to secure 2026 qualification.