In less than three weeks, the World Cup, organized jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, will begin. The Blues now all know what number they will wear during this competition.
Looking at the list, there are no big surprises. The last minute call-up, goalkeeper Robin Risser, will wear number 23. The starting goalkeeper, Mike Maignan, will wear number 16, while his understudy Brice Samba inherits number 1.
The captain of the France team, Kylian Mbappé, obviously keeps the 10. The number he has worn with the national team since the 2018 World Cup in Russia and with his club Real Madrid since the start of the 2025-2026 financial year.
World Cup 2026, the numbers of the Blues
1 : Brice Samba (Rennes)
2 : Malo Gusto (Chelsea)
3 : Lucas Digne (Aston Villa)
4 : Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
5 : Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona)
6 : Manu Koné (AS Roma)
7 : Ousmane Dembélé (PSG)
8 : Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid)
9 : Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan)
10 : Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)
11 : Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
12 : Bradley Barcola (PSG)
13 : N’Golo Kanté (Fenerbahçe)
14 : Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan)
15 : Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool)
16 : Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
17 : William Saliba (Arsenal)
18 : Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG)
19 : Théo Hernandez (Al Hilal)
20 : Désiré Doué (PSG)
21 : Lucas Hernandez (PSG)
22 : Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)
23 : Robin Risser (Lens)
24 : Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)
25 : Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco)
26 : Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace)
Note that the Ballon d’Or Ousmane Dembélé no longer wears the same number as during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In the national team, the Paris Saint-Germain player went from 11 to 7 during last season.
