Zidane Springs a Surprise France Call-up for Striker Pagis Amid Injury Crunch
Mbappe returns after a knee injury, and France call up Pagis for the first time as Zidane reshapes the attack and defense.
- On Friday, France coach Zinedine Zidane announced his squad for this month's international matches, featuring the return of Real Madrid superstar Mbappe following his knee injury.
- France currently leads Nations League Group A1 with 10 points from four outings, having secured two victories against Belgium and a draw against Italy during the last international window.
- Attacker Marcus Thuram of Inter Milan joins the squad alongside 23-year-old Pagis, who earns his first call-up, while Aurelien Tchouameni, Leny Yoro, and Malo Gusto bolster the defensive rotation.
- Zidane's side travels to Milan to face Italy next Thursday, November 12, and then hosts Turkey in Bordeaux three days later to complete their final group-stage fixtures.
- The top two teams in the group advance to the finals in March, and France holds a three-point advantage over Italy as they head into these deciding matches.
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UEFA Nations League 2026-27: Mbappe returns to Zidane’s France squad; Pagis earns maiden call-up
Kylian Mbappe returns after recovering from a knee injury, while Paris FC’s Pablo Pagis receives his first France call-up for the upcoming Nations League matches against Italy and Turkey.
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Mbappe headlines Zidane's France squad, Pagis gets call-up
Real Madrid superstar Mbappe, the France captain, scored the winner in Zidane's first match in charge of Les Bleus away to Turkey on September 25, but suffered a knee injury in the same game that ruled him out of the team's three remaining fixtures of the last international window. Without him, France won twice against Belgium, in Brussels and then at home, and drew in between against Italy. Mbappe has since returned to action for his club, scor…
Pablo Pagis has been selected for the French national team for the first time, which will be without profiles such as Ousmane Dembele and Manu Koné.
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dna.frZinédine Zidane, the French football team's coach, unveiled Friday at 6 p.m., at the headquarters of the French Football Federation (FFF) in Paris, the list of players selected for the next Blue matches in the League of Nations against Italy (12 Nov.) and Turkey (15 Nov.) and try to win the quarter finals. Relive the announcement.
The new breeder announced on Friday the 23 players convened for this gathering of two League of Nations matches next week.
Team of France: Return of Mbappé and Chuameni, First for Pagis... Zidane's List for Italy and Turkey
The new player of the French team unveiled, this Friday, at the Paris headquarters of the FFF, his list of 23 players for the two League of Nations matches in Italy next Thursday and against Turkey three days later.
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