The France Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, as the two-time winners look towards the next major tournament.
Les Bleus have been one of the dominant forces in world football for the best part of a decade, winning the 2018 World Cup and very nearly retaining it in 2022 – but they've not been European champions since 2000, losing the Euro 2016 final as hosts.
As expected given their kind-looking Euro 2024 qualifying group, the French cruised to the finals and Didier Deschamps, Kylian Mbappe and co. can safely assume they will be among the favourites in Germany this summer. They've been drawn alongside the Netherlands and Austria in Group D, with the winner of the play-off final between Wales and Poland to complete the line-up.
Losing 2-0 at home to Germany in a friendly during the latest international break wasn't exactly ideal, but we know full well by now just how teeming with world-class quality this French team is. They are not to be taken lightly.
Just as with every team at the tournament, FourFourTwo will bring you all the latest on France as we report live from the European Championship.
France's squad
France Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the March friendlies against Germany and Chile
GK: Brice Samba (Lens)
GK: Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
GK: Alphonse Areola (West Ham))
DF: Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
DF: William Saliba (Arsenal)
DF: Jules Kounde (Barcelona)
DF: Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
DF: Jonathan Clauss (Marseille)
DF: Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan)
DF: Lucas Hernandez (PSG)
DF: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan)
MF: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
MF: Adrien Rabiot (Juventus)
MF: Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG)
MF: Youssouf Fofana (Monaco)
MF: Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid)
FW: Olivier Giroud (AC Milan)
FW: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
FW: Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
FW: Ousmane Dembele (PSG)
FW: Randal Kolo Muani (PSG)
FW: Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan)
FW: Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa)
France Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
France manager: Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps is one of just three men to have won the World Cup as a player and manager (Image credit: Getty Images)
The third longest-serving manager of a European nation, Didier Deschamps has been in charge of France since the summer of 2012 – and it's fair to say he's not done a bad job...
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In 2018, Les Bleus' 1998 World Cup-winning captain joined Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and Brazil's Mario Zagallo as a select group of men to lift football's ultimate prize as both a player and manager.
He couldn't follow it up in 2022 as France lost to Argentina in arguably the greatest World Cup final of all time, but his coaching record speaks for itself.
France's star player
Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe succeeded Hugo Lloris as France captain (Image credit: Getty Images)
Who else but Kylian Mbappe? France are blessed with the devastating attacking talent of one of the very best players on the planet right now.
The PSG superstar now captains his country – who he inspired to victory at the 2018 World Cup aged just 19.
If not for a certain Lionel Messi, he'd have made the 2022 World Cup his own too – and there's every chance he'll do just that at Euro 2024.
FAQs
How many players are France allowed to take to Euro 2024?
UEFA confirmed in February that each competing nation will be able to name a final squad of 23 players in their Euro 2024 squads, including a mandatory three goalkeepers.
After a couple of tournaments featuring 26-player teams, UEFA have now reverted from the expanded squad.
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to 2021's European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fixture congestion, the expanded squads returned for the World Cup. Without those same issues, 23-player squads have made a return.
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
