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France's World Cup squad: Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe to headline title defence

Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe headline France head coach Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Sources have told ESPN that Benzema's fitness is not a worry to France staff despite the forward missing Real Madrid's final games before the World Cup due to muscular fatigue.

- 2022 World Cup: All squad lists for Qatar
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)

Defending champions France will take just 10 players from the squad that lifted the title in Russia in 2018, with key midfield stars Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante missing through injury.