Zidane Springs a Surprise France Call-up for Striker Pagis Amid Injury Crunch
Pablo Pagis earned his first senior France call-up after Maghnes Akliouche's calf injury opened a spot in a 23-man squad.
- France defender Pierre Kalulu will miss upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Turkey after sustaining a left hamstring tear, with the national team confirming Monday he will remain in Turin for treatment.
- During Sunday's Serie A match, Kalulu sustained the injury while playing right-back for Juventus against Fiorentina; medical scans later revealed a tear in his left hamstring despite him completing all 90 minutes.
- Uncapped right-back Saël Kumbedi of Wolfsburg joins the squad as Kalulu's replacement, marking his first national team call-up ahead of the international break.
- Coach Zinedine Zidane's squad currently leads its UEFA Nations League group with three wins in four matches and faces Italy in Milan on Thursday before hosting Turkey in Bordeaux on Sunday.
- France needs just one more victory against Italy or Turkey to secure a UEFA Nations League quarterfinal berth, though Kalulu will miss these matches and the chance to add to his international cap count.
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The national team coach has given his international call-up to 21-year-old Wolfsburg defender Sael Koubedi.
France coach Zinedine Zidane has called up Wolfsburg defender Sael Koumbedi for the final two group stage matches of the Nations League in November. The 21-year-old right-back will replace the injured Pierre Kalulu from Juventus. Kalulu suffered a hamstring injury in his club's match against Fiorentina. Although he finished the match, subsequent medical tests revealed a lesion. "Following the match and the tests carried out in close collaboratio…
Zinedine Zidane has been surprised by his latest change in France’s call for the second stopover. For the first time, the coach has called Saël Kumbedi, a 21-year-old right-hand wing member of the Wolfsburg team currently competing in the Second German Division. The young defender, who was initially quoted with the sub-21 team, will jump directly to the absolute combination to join the concentration of the bleus in the face of his next two leagu…
Zedane surprised the Croat community with the decision to call a player active in the German Second League to France, to compensate for the absence of a defender for the injury.
The coach and legend of French football Zinedine Zidane surprised to call a player who acts in the second division of German football to defend the selection of France. The chosen one was the 21-year-old side-right Saël Kumbedi, called on Monday to replace Pierre Kalulu of Juventus, who suffered an injury and had to be cut. The decision of "Zizou" draws attention because it is the first time since 2007 that a player from a lower division is call…
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