Deschamps has named a fairly good French side to fly to Brazil for next month's World Cup. Tottenham's Hugo Lloris, Newcastle's Debuchy and Sissoko and Arsenal's Oliver Giroud are some of the players from the Premier League that Deschamps has decided to take.
Before the World Cup eventually starts, Deschamps will have to cut down his 30 man squad into a 23. Players like Griezmann have been given the chance to show what they have. However, Players like Debuchy who have been in a team who have struggled throughout a season will have to show the France boss what they can bring to his side.
France will feel they have a strong chance of progressing through the group stages of this year's competition. They start off their competition with a fixture against Honduras, a team they feel they should be able to beat. They will also come up against competition with Switzerland and Ecuador also in thier group. Four years ago, the French national team failed to train, something which widely made the news. This all came about because Anelka was dismissed from the side. Following this, France finished bottom of the group getting 1 point from 3 games. Something they will no doubt be looking to improve on this time around.
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille) and Mickael Landreau (Bastia)
Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle United), Lucas Digne (Paris St Germain), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto) Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Paris St Germain), Clement Grenier (Lyon), Blaise Matuidi (Paris St Germain), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)
Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Loic Remy (Newcastle United)
