The Fédération Française de Football (FFF) has just release the list of players for the World Cup 2018 team, and I am very pleased with it. Here is the breakdown:
Coach: Didier Deschamps
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Hugo Lloris(captain) | 26 December 1986 (aged 31) | 96 | 0 |  Tottenham Hotspur |
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| GK | Steve Mandanda | 28 March 1985 (aged 33) | 26 | 0 |  Marseille |
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| GK | Alphonse Areola | 27 February 1993 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| DF | Adil Rami | 27 December 1985 (aged 32) | 33 | 1 | Marseille |
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| DF | Presnel Kimpembe | 13 August 1995 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| DF | Raphaël Varane | 25 April 1993 (aged 25) | 41 | 2 |  Real Madrid |
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| DF | Samuel Umtiti | 14 November 1993 (aged 24) | 16 | 1 | Barcelona |
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| DF | Benjamin Pavard | 28 March 1996 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 |  VfB Stuttgart |
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| DF | Djibril Sidibé | 29 July 1992 (aged 25) | 15 | 1 | Monaco |
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| DF | Benjamin Mendy | 17 July 1994 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Manchester City |
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| DF | Lucas Hernández | 14 February 1996 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
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| MF | Blaise Matuidi | 9 April 1987 (aged 31) | 64 | 9 |  Juventus |
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| MF | N’Golo Kanté | 29 March 1991 (aged 27) | 22 | 1 | Chelsea |
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| MF | Steven Nzonzi | 15 December 1988 (aged 29) | 2 | 0 | Sevilla |
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| MF | Paul Pogba | 15 March 1993 (aged 25) | 51 | 9 | Manchester United |
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| MF | Corentin Tolisso | 3 August 1994 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
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| FW | Kylian Mbappé | 20 December 1998 (aged 19) | 12 | 3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| FW | Antoine Griezmann | 21 March 1991 (aged 27) | 51 | 19 | Atlético Madrid |
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| FW | Olivier Giroud | 30 September 1986 (aged 31) | 71 | 30 | Chelsea |
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| FW | Thomas Lemar | 12 November 1995 (aged 22) | 10 | 3 | Monaco |
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| FW | Nabil Fekir | 18 July 1993 (aged 24) | 10 | 1 | Lyon |
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| FW | Ousmane Dembélé | 15 May 1997 (aged 21) | 9 | 1 | Barcelona |
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| FW | Florian Thauvin | 26 January 1993 (aged 25) | 3 | 0 | Marseille |
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I am very excited about the world cup this year, even though it will be in Russia. The team is looking incredibly strong, and I hope that they will continue to deliver.
#FiersDetreBleus
