Stoke City defender Kurt Zouma has been called up by France boss Didier Deschamps to replace the injured Raphael Varane.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane lobbied for Varane's withdrawal and an adductor complaint has ruled the 24-year-old out of the World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Zouma, on loan at Stoke from Premier League champions Chelsea, will instead join Samuel Umtiti, Laurent Koscielny and Presnel Kimpembe as Deschamps' options in central-defence.
The 22-year-old debuted for Les Bleus against Denmark in 2015, one of two international appearances in his career to date.
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