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France
Group I · 1st seed FIFA #2

France
Les Bleus.

Deschamps' third World Cup and third shot at the trophy: after 2018 (victory) and 2022 (final defeat on penalties). France arrives in the United States as favorites. The campaign kicks off on June 16 in New York against Senegal.

Route · Group I
Tue · 16 JUNFrance — Senegal — · —New York / NJ · 15:00 Mon · 22 JUNFrance — Iraq — · —Philadelphia · 17:00 Fri · 26 JUNNorway — France — · —Boston · 15:00
Thu 2 JULRound of 16 · I vs ?Los Angeles
Wed 8 JULRound of 16 (forecast)Philadelphia
National anthem
La Marseillaise
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
16 JUN · TUE · 15:00
vs Senegal
New York / NJ · MetLife Stadium
Matchday 2
22 JUN · MON · 17:00
vs Iraq
Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field
Matchday 3
26 JUN · FRI · 15:00
away at Norway
Boston · "Gillette Stadium"
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

17
Tournaments in history
2 ★
Champion · 1998, 2018
#3
FIFA Ranking
8.50
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Deschamps —
thirteenth season.

Didier Deschamps

Didier Deschamps

Head Coach · France · since 2012

One of three men in history to win the World Cup as both a player and a coach. He has led Les Bleus since 2012 — a record for France — and extended his contract through 2026. Skeptics say the cycle has dragged on, but he answers with medals: 2022 World Cup final, 2025 Nations League bronze.

★ World Cup 1998 (as captain) ★ World Cup 2018 (as coach) 157 matches · 95 wins
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

Forward · № 10 · 27 years old

Captain and main star (€180M). Real Madrid's attack leader — scored in two World Cup finals, main favorite for the Golden Boot.

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Ousman Dembélé

Ousman Dembélé

Forward · № 7 · 28 years old

2025 Ballon d'Or winner. After returning to PSG, he is experiencing the best period of his career.

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William Saliba

William Saliba

Defender · № 17 · 25 years old

Arsenal's defensive backbone (€80M). Modern center-back standard — power, speed, passing.

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Mike Maignan

Mike Maignan

Goalkeeper · № 1 · 30 years old

Undisputed No. 1 since 2022. Milan's leader and one of the world's best goalkeepers with his feet.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Mike Maignan Milan 30 years old · 191 cm · €25M
16
Brice Samba Rennes 31 years old · 188 cm · €12M
23
Luca Chevalier PSG 24 years old · 189 cm · €40M

Defenders

2
Malu Gusto Chelsea 22 years old · 184 cm · €38M
3
Lucas Hernández PSG 30 years old · 184 cm · €20M
4
Dayot Upamecano Bayern Munich 27 years old · 186 cm · €60M
5
Jules Koundé Barcelona 27 years old · 178 cm · €60M
15
Ibrahima Konaté Liverpool 26 years old · 194 cm · €50M
17
William Saliba Arsenal 25 years old · 192 cm · €80M
21
Théo Hernández Al-Hilal 28 years old · 184 cm · €25M
24
Pierre Kalulu Juventus 25 years old · 182 cm · €28M

Midfielders

6
Eduardo Kamavinga Real Madrid 23 years old · 182 cm · €70M
8
Aurélien Tchouaméni Real Madrid 26 years old · 188 cm · €75M
13
N'Golo Kanté Al-Ittihad 35 years old · 168 cm · €8.0M
14
Adrien Rabiot Milan 30 years old · 188 cm · €20M
18
Manu Koné Roma 24 years old · 185 cm · €45M
25
Warren Zaïre-Emery PSG 20 years old · 178 cm · €70M
19
Manes Akliush Monaco 24 years old · 185 cm · €45M
22
Ryan Cherki Manchester City 22 years old · 176 cm · €55M

Forwards

7
Ousman Dembélé PSG 28 years old · 178 cm · €70M
9
Marquinhos Tuiram Inter 28 years old · 192 cm · €60M
10
Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid 27 years old · 178 cm · €180M
11
Hugo Ekitike Liverpool 23 years old · 189 cm · €70M
12
Randal Kolo Muani Tottenham 27 years old · 187 cm · €40M
20
Desire Doue PSG 20 years old · 181 cm · €90M
26
Michael Olise Bayern Munich 24 years old · 183 cm · €90M
History

At every World Cup
since 1930.

Two stars.

17 tournaments, two titles — Zidane in 1998 and Pogba in 2018. Since 2018, Les Bleus have reached the final and semifinal consecutively: one of three possible tournaments in the USA could bring them a third star.

1998 ★ 2018 ★
2022FinalistsArgentina — on penalties, LusailFinal
2018 ★ChampionsCroatia 4:2 in the final, MoscowChampions
2014QuarterfinalsGermany 0:1, MaracanãQuarterfinals
2010GroupScandal in Knysna, last placeGroup
2006FinalistsItaly — on penalties, BerlinFinal
2002Group0 goals, 0 wins — eliminated firstGroup
1998 ★ChampionsBrazil 3:0 in the final, Saint-DenisChampions
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Allez les Bleus
Allez les Bleus, allez les Bleus
[Allez les Bleus, allez les Bleus]
Come on, blues!

Basic French chant since the 1970s. At the 1998 World Cup the "blues" picked it up and made it official.

I Will Survive (Goldman version)
Et y va y'aller / On va gagner
[Eh il va yaller / Il va gagner]
And we will go / We will win

A cover of Gloria Gaynor's hit that became the anthem of France's championship in 1998.