France 2022 World Cup Shirt Numbers Announced
France have joined England and Germany in announcing their list of World Cup squad numbers.
France World Cup Shirt Numbers Announced
As is the case with many national teams, there are a number of players in the France squad who have established themselves as key men and made a number their own. Raphael Varane (4), Lucas Hernandez (21) and brother Théo (22), Antoine Griezmann (7) and Olivier Giroud (9) fit into this category and Paul Pogba, Presnel Kimpembe and N'Golo Kanté would also be amongst them if it wasn't for injuries.
Instead, Axel Disasi gets Kimpembe's usual number 3, Jules Koundé will wear 5 in Kanté's absence and Matteo Guendouzi will take Pogba's number 6 shirt. Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema receives the same number 19 jersey that he wore at last year's Euros on his return from a 6 year international hiatus.
Konaté, Camavinga and Thuram will be France's first wearers of the numbers 24, 25 and 26 respectively, while the in-form Christopher Nkunku gets the number 12 most commonly associated with Thierry Henry. Check out the full list below.
France 2022 World Cup Squad Numbers
1 Hugo Lloris
2 Benjamin Pavard
3 Axel Disasi
4 Raphaël Varane
5 Jules Koundé
6 Mattéo Guendouzi
7 Antoine Griezmann
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
9 Olivier Giroud
10 Kylian Mbappé
11 Ousmane Dembélé
12 Christopher Nkunku
13 Youssouf Fofana
14 Adrien Rabiot
15 Jordan Veretout
16 Steve Mandanda
17 William Saliba
18 Dayot Upamecano
19 Karim Benzema
20 Kingsley Coman
21 Lucas Hernandez
22 Théo Hernandez
23 Alphonse Areola
24 Ibrahima Konaté
25 Eduardo Camavinga
26 Marcus Thuram
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