Zinédine Zidane unveiled, on Friday, the new list of players for the French team who will play the matches to reach the quarter-finals of the Nations League, against Turkey and Italy. We find there in particular Kylian Mbappé and Aurélien Tchouaméni, recovered from their injuries. Pablo Pagis, Paris FC striker, was called up for the first time.

Published on: 06/11/2026 - 18:40 Modified on: 06/11/2026 - 19:17

They are making their comeback. Captain Kylian Mbappé, midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni and defender Ibrahima Konaté, recovered from their injuries, as well as striker Marcus Thuram, are returning to the France team, according to the list disclosed on Friday November 6 by coach Zinédine Zidane. Striker Pablo Pagis is called up for the first time.

Pablo Pagis, the son of former Ligue 1 striker Mickaël Pagis, will discover the French team at the age of 23. He notably benefited from the injury absences of Ousmane Dembélé, Maghnes Akliouche and Esteban Lepaul.

“Pablo Pagis is selected this evening because we had a little problem with Akliouche, who is a little affected,” admitted Zinédine Zidane at a press conference. “Pablo was in the extended list, he’s a player I want to see, an interesting player, different,” he added.

Expected returns

Mbappé, top scorer in the history of the Blues (107 caps, 67 goals), returns after being injured in the knee on September 25 in Türkiye (1-0). Since his return to the pitch, he has scored eight goals in seven games with Real Madrid.

Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni returns to the Blues even though he was not called up by “Zizou” during his first list. Called up during the previous meeting before having to leave the group due to injury, Ibrahima Konaté also returns for the first time since the World Cup, like right back Malo Gusto, midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery and striker Marcus Thuram.

Midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery, defender Malo Gusto and goalkeeper Robin Risser are also recalled after missing the first rally of the Zidane era, the Parisian and the Lens goalkeeper having withdrawn due to physical problems while the Chelsea right-back, present at the 2026 World Cup, had not been selected.

On the other hand, the coach must do without the services of several executives (Ousmane Dembélé, William Saliba, Manu Koné, Jules Koundé, Maxence Lacroix) and the injured attackers Maghnes Akliouche and Estéban Lepaul.

France will face Italy in Milan and Turkey in Bordeaux on November 12 and 15 in the Nations League. The Tricolores, at the top of their group with three wins and a draw, are only missing one point to qualify for the quarter-finals. “We have two matches to win and we will try to win them,” warned Zinédine Zidane.

The complete list communicated by Zinédine Zidane

With AFP

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