Didier Deschamps World Cup hopeful Benjamin Pavard, a defender at Bundesliga side Stuttgart, is willing to play anywhere for Les Bleus.

Lucas Fernández After sending Manchester United out of the Champions League, Sevilla striker Wissam Ben Yedder has earned his first France call-up.

Neymar Cristiano Ronaldo avoided being upstaged by Mohamed Salah and Brazil won without Neymar as preparations for the World Cup began in earnest.

Pep Guardiola Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been sidelined since September but that has not affected his ambitions with club and country.

Didier Deschamps France coach Didier Deschamps has offered words of encouragement for Benjamin Mendy in his battle to be fit for the World Cup in Russia.

Dimitri Payet Such is their depth, France left out the likes of Anthony Martial and Alexandre Lacazette from their World Cup squad.

Zinedine Zidane France coach Didier Deschamps feels his former international team-mate Zinedine Zidane will lead the national team one day.

Olivier Giroud Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir found the net as France beat Republic of Ireland 2-0 in a pre-World Cup friendly.

Didier Deschamps Being named as a standby option for France's World Cup squad was not sufficient to keep Adrien Rabiot happy, frustrating Didier Deschamps.

Mario Balotelli Although Leonardo Bonucci was on target for Italy, France ran out 3-1 winners in a heavyweight European friendly clash in Nice.