France Recall Florian Thauvin After Barcola Injury, With Matches-Missed Record in Sight

Research by Chroniques Bleues, echoed by L'Équipe, supports that one appearance this window would set the matches-missed mark.

Overview

France confirmed Bradley Barcola's withdrawal with a chronic right hamstring lesion from a Champions League match against Atalanta, naming Florian Thauvin as his replacement after more than six years away and on the back of strong form at RC Lens.
If Thauvin plays on October 10 against Azerbaijan or on October 13 in Iceland, he would reach 77 or 78 France matches missed between caps and take the record.
Surpassing Vikash Dhorasoo's benchmark of 73 missed matches would also put him ahead of Karim Benzema (71) and Rio Mavuba (69) in this category.
Thauvin's last France appearance was on June 11, 2019 in Andorra, where he scored his only senior international goal.
The potential mark concerns matches missed between selections rather than elapsed time, with Larbi Ben Barek still holding the longest gap by duration.