D-44 before the start of the 2026 World Cup. For national coaches, it will soon be time to unveil their lists for the competition organized jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada. As for France, Didier Deschamps plans to speak on May 14 on TF1 news to give the names of the players he will take with him for his last tournament at the head of the national team. While most of the names are more or less already known, there are still some uncertainties regarding certain elements. At the goalkeeper position, Mike Maignan will be there. Brice Samba should be his understudy and Lucas Chevalier, downgraded to third position in the hierarchy, was selected during the last gathering in March.
But his situation at PSG has not changed, since he is still relegated to the bench by Luis Enrique who prefers Matvey Safonov. Threatened by Robin Risser or even Jean Butez before the March list, Chevalier had retained the confidence of the staff. Will it be the same with a competitor named Hugo Lloris? Last night, The Team dropped a little bombshell. The sports daily revealed that the former captain of the France team, who retired internationally at the start of 2023 after 145 caps and several years of good and loyal service, is open to the idea of returning to the rooster jersey. Author of a great season with Los Angeles FC, the former OL goalkeeper (14 matches, 8 goals conceded and 9 clean sheets) has ants in his legs.
DD and his teams are clear for Lloris
The Teamwho spoke with his entourage, clarified that he will not campaign because he does not want to be the one who steals the place of others. But he would not say no if called up by DD, even to the position of goalkeeper number 3 in order to support the new generation. Information that inevitably causes a lot of noise. In France, the media widely reported the news. 20 Minutes evoked “a totally unexpected comeback” while World Eleven speaks of a “unlikely scenario”. For his part, the Dauphiné-Libéré questions himself, wondering if it is “a crazy idea or a real hypothesis? » Still in France, Le Figaro writing : “the idea still seemed preposterous a few days ago. It is no longer so after this information revealed by L’Équipe: Hugo Lloris, who retired internationally in January 2023, would be open to a return to the French team, with a view to competing in the 2026 World Cup.
This information also caused a reaction abroad. In the Netherlands, International Voetbal is surprised. “Surprising news from France: Lloris, retired, suddenly mentioned as an option for the World Cup”. But what is it really? This Tuesday, RMC Sport confirms that the 39-year-old goalkeeper is open to a comeback. But Didier Deschamps and the French staff have no intention of recalling the goalkeeper. This is not a subject at the moment, we assure the Blues. Information which is also that of West Francewhich specifies that the question of a return of Lloris is not current for the staff. But in the past, DD and his teams had already reserved some surprises with the returns of Karim Benzema or N’Golo Kanté. To be continued…
