Euro 2024: Deschamps unveils France squad

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00:00 It's one of the biggest surprises of Didier Deschamps' announcement.

00:04 After being transferred last year in the Saudi-owned Al-Itihab club, N'Golo Kanté was given a

00:09 shock recall to the French squad ahead of the Euro this summer.

00:13 "I took this decision because I consider that the French team will be stronger with

00:20 him.

00:24 He was able to regain all his football and athletic abilities by playing a lot of matches."

00:30 He'll be playing alongside the newcomer Bradley Barcola, who also made the squad after a glowing

00:35 Ligue 1 season with the Paris Saint-Germain.

00:37 "What he had done was very interesting and he has done other things since then.

00:44 He has that ability to create differences and score goals."

00:50 Apart from these changes, the core of the team remains unchanged.

00:54 Despite an injury, goalkeeper Mike Mignon should keep his spot between the posts.

00:58 Same for Aurelien Tramény, who also recently hurt his left foot.

01:03 The much-awaited star attacker Kylian Mbappé was also included in the squad, as were Antoine

01:08 Griezmann and Olivier Giroud.

01:10 The aim is of course to bring the trophy home for the third time, but the coach remains

01:14 cautious.

01:15 "First of all, let's think about the knockout stages.

01:20 Winning those is the first objective.

01:22 That would be a good sign.

01:23 Then we'll see."

01:25 France will be playing two friendly matches against Luxembourg and Canada before travelling

01:30 to Germany for the tournament, where they'll face Austria on June 17.

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