The France team plays its first match of the 2026 World Cup in exactly two weeks. For now, the twenty-six players selected by Didier Deschamps on May 14 are all operational. But the situation could change this Monday concerning a French defense framework. William Saliba is not at his best physically.
According to information revealed this Monday by Foot Mercato, the Arsenal defender who played and lost the Champions League final on Saturday against PSG (1-1, 4-3 tab) was injured during the game. More precisely, it would have aggravated an injury contracted beforehand.
The player chose to play with the Gunners, even if it meant putting his health at risk and obviously, it took him badly. However, nothing has been decided yet and the medical verdict will not come straight away. William Saliba must undergo more in-depth examinations this Monday to find out the exact nature of his physical problem.
Big concern for the French team
Still according to the media, an absence of “several weeks” is to be feared, which would then raise questions about the international’s participation in the World Cup. The staff of the French team is in any case on time and would not hide a “real concern”.
Alternative solutions exist, notably with Maxence Lacroix, or even Lucas Hernandez, but after a season of high quality, William Saliba was (and still is for the moment) an indisputable starter within the central hinge of the Blues.
