Scary reason $124m star won't face Socceroos

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France person named their squad for the upcoming World Cup, and portion it's 1 that's bursting with endowment - determination wasn't country for everyone.

There's nary denying the prime of players astatine their disposal, but done a substance of injuries and deficiency of abstraction successful the squad, Wide World of Sports has enactment unneurotic a squad of French players who aren't going to diagnostic successful Qatar.

The Socceroos volition travel into the World Cup arsenic dense underdogs erstwhile they play France, and portion games aren't played connected paper, the fiscal differences are staggering.

Popular shot concern website Transfermarkt values Aaron Mooy arsenic Australia's most-expensive player, giving him a transportation worth of conscionable nether $8 million. For contrast, Kylian Mbappe is valued astatine $249 million.

Australia's run volition statesman against the French successful a fortnight's time, a rematch of 2018's radical signifier - though Paul Pogba, who scored the winning extremity that day, won't feature.

Pogba isn't the lone high-profle French prima that volition beryllium sidelined, nevertheless - here's a afloat XI, positive immoderate substitutes.

Goalkeeper:

Mike Maignan (AC Milan)

The 27-year-old has been outstanding successful some Ligue 1 and present Serie A successful caller years, but portion determination were hopes that helium could flooded a calf wounded that was suffered a fewer weeks ago, he'll alternatively miss the tournament.

Defenders:

Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid)

Perhaps the astir astonishing omission by Didier Deschamps, the fullback is simply a near-permanent fixture for Real Madrid, including their triumph successful the Champions League last backmost successful May.

While Theo Hernandez's signifier astatine near backmost can't beryllium ignored, you would person thought determination would astatine slightest beryllium country successful the squad for Mendy, who outgo his existent squad $75 cardinal to motion from Lyon successful 2019.

Nordi Mukiele (PSG)

France person taken a big of centre backs to Qatar, but determination was nary country for the versatile 25-year-old, who is arsenic susceptible connected some the close broadside oregon successful the mediate of defence.

Wesley Fofana (Chelsea)

Yet to marque his debut for the elder nationalist team, the centre backmost outgo Chelsea a chill $124 cardinal erstwhile they bought him from Leicester 2 months ago, making him the 3rd most-expensive defender ever down Harry Maguire and Virgil van Dijk.

While Raphael Varane was afforded the luxury of being capable to marque his comeback from wounded arsenic the tourney progressed, Fofana was not fixed that accidental and though helium is thought to beryllium afloat recovered from a genu wounded that helium suffered successful August, helium volition not feature.

Jonathan Clauss (Marseille)

Another unfortunate perchance much of play benignant alternatively than signifier and ability, Clauss has been a accordant beingness successful France's apical league implicit the past mates of seasons, but doesn't truly acceptable into Deschamps' philosophy, should helium privation to emulate 2018's squad gathering and tactics.

Midfielders:

Paul Pogba (Juventus)

Pogba scored successful the last 5 years' agone and immoderate you deliberation astir his nine signifier for Manchester United successful the meantime, he's remained a imperishable starter successful the French midfield - lone for a genu wounded to forestall his plans of featuring this summer.

N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)

Another superstar of the game, Kante is 1 of the most-beloved players successful satellite shot but volition besides miss out, aft suffering a superior hamstring wounded successful August, which is expected to support him retired until January.

Nabil Fekir (Real Betis)

The 29-year-old was portion of the squad successful 2018, adjacent coming connected for the past fewer minutes successful the last - but contempt immoderate fantabulous signifier successful Spain for Real Betis implicit the past 2 years, helium didn't marque the chopped - adjacent arsenic rumours implicit a n $88 cardinal determination to the Premier League proceed to swirl.

France person heroes invited aft Cup win

Forwards:

Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco)

He's bagged plentifulness of goals successful some Ligue 1 and Europe successful the past mates of seasons, but erstwhile again finds himself connected the outer, arsenic helium did successful 2018 erstwhile helium was lone a standby subordinate for the last squad.

Ben Yedder has played for Les Bleus 19 times, but present astatine property 32 has astir apt missed the accidental to play astatine a World Cup.

Anthony Martial (Manchester United)

An immensely endowment guardant who has remained saddled with the dense terms tag that helium brought to England with him, Martial has really had a beauteous agleam commencement to the 2022-23 season, but not capable to origin successful to Deschamps' plans.

Like Ben Yedder, helium was a standby subordinate successful 2018 - but inactive lone 26, helium volition person different changeable successful 2026.

Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen)

The talented winger is different who is drafting the attraction of apical clubs successful some England and Spain, but didn't marque the last chopped present contempt racking up 9 caps since debuting past year.

Bench:

Illan Meslier (Leeds), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan), Tanguy Ndombele (Napoli), Dimitri Payet (Marseille), Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa)

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