the France team without Giroud or Pogba but with Kamara for the first time

A newcomer to the Blues. Boubacar Kamara, Olympique de Marseille midfielder, was called up for the first time by his coach Didier Deschamps. He takes advantage of the absence of Paul Pogba “in the recovery phase” after an injury. AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud has not been called up. The France team will play four Nations League matches in June.

Here is the list of Blues called for the next 4️⃣ matches, with a 1st call for @Brothers_Girl

The calendar of this big gathering
03 juin : vs
06 juin : vs
10 juin : vs
13 juin : vs #FiersdetreBleuspic.twitter.com/ubGPL3Uo8n

— Team France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) May 19, 2022

Courted according to the press by Senegal, his father’s country, Boubacar Kamara (22), passed by all the French selections among young people, is summoned for the first time by the coach of the Blues, six months from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar . In a list slightly extended to 24 days against the usual 23, the OM player was therefore preferred in particular to Eduardo Camavinga (19), author of a promising first season at Real Madrid. In the middle, there is also the Monegasque Aurélien Tchouaméni, the Chelsea player N’golo Kanté, that of Juventus Turin, Adrien Rabiot and another Marseille, in this case Mattéo Guendouzi.

Benzema back, Nkunku, Saliba and Clauss selected again

Karim Benzema is back with the France group two months after being forced into a package. Giroud, called in as reinforcements in March, bears the brunt of this return to a line of attack where Christopher Nkunku, a novice during the previous course, maintains. Defenders William Saliba and Jonathan Clauss, who also became internationals in March, will also be there. Among the goalkeepers, Deschamps renewed his March trio with Mike Maignan (number 2) and Alphonse Areola (number 3) behind captain Hugo Lloris.