France debuted in the Euro: how many players repeated from the Qatar 2022 final :: Olé

547 days have passed, almost a year and a half now, but it is difficult to forget it. This is the time that passed between the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup and France’s debut at Euro 2024, this Monday against Austria (1-0 French victory). And if Argentina presented a list without five world champions for the Copa América that begins this Thursday, the French had four different players in the starting 11 from one game to the next.

Always with that emblem that is Didier Deschamps as coach, the world runners-up had few changes in their names and physiognomy. In any case, there are variants due to the withdrawals from the selection of Hugo Lloris and Raphael Varane and the return to official competition of N’Golo Kanté (injured prior to the World Cup).

For this match in Düsseldorf for Group D of the Euro, Deschamps put Maignan; Koundé, Upamecano, Saliba, Theo Hernández; Kanté, Rabiot; Dembelé, Griezmann, Mbappé and Thuram. Of this initial formation, those who did not repeat on December 18, 2022 were Lloris, Varane, Tchouameni and Giroud (this Monday he entered towards the end).

With Lloris and Varane already out of the national team, Giroud announced that this will be his last tournament dressed in Blue while Tchouameni arrived with just enough due to a broken toe that prevented him from being available with Real Madrid for the Champions League final. .

The differences between the final with Argentina and this premiere against Austria were goalkeeper Mike Maignan, defender William Saliba, Kanté and center forward Marcus Thuram. Maignan had not been in Qatar, while Saliba was on the bench in the final and Thuram came on in the 41st minute for Giroud.

Time and time again, Randal Kolo Muani, Eduardo Camavinga and Youssouf Fofana were substitutes and came on later.

Hugo Lloris; Koundé, Varane, Upamecano, Theo Hernández; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Griezmann, Dembelé, Mbappé and Giroud. There were 11 in Doha. Kolo Muani and Thuram for Giroud and Dembelé, Camavinga for Hernández and Coman for Griezmann, Fofana for Rabiot, Konaté for Varane and Disasi for Koundé.