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France include Coman in squad

Bundesliga new boy Kingsley Coman will face World cup winners Germany. French national coach Didier Deschamps has named his squad for the international friendlies against Germany and England to be held next week, Coman being the only French representative in the Bundesliga selected. This is his first call-up for the senior team after eight appearances for the U21s.

The French squad:

Goalkeepers: Benoit Costil (Stade Rennes), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)

Defenders: Lucas Digne (AS Roma), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Christophe Jallet (Olympique Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala, Bacary Sagna (both Manchester City), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Lassana Diarra (Olympique Marseille), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)

Strikers: Hatem Ben Arfa (OGC Nice), Kingsley Coman (Bayern München), André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Anthony Martial (Manchester United)

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Bundesliga new boy Kingsley Coman will face World cup winners Germany. French national coach Didier Deschamps has named his squad for the international friendlies against Germany and England to be held next week, Coman being the only French representative in the Bundesliga selected. This is his first call-up for the senior team after eight appearances for the U21s.

The French squad:

Goalkeepers: Benoit Costil (Stade Rennes), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)

Defenders: Lucas Digne (AS Roma), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Christophe Jallet (Olympique Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala, Bacary Sagna (both Manchester City), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Lassana Diarra (Olympique Marseille), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)

Strikers: Hatem Ben Arfa (OGC Nice), Kingsley Coman (Bayern München), André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Anthony Martial (Manchester United)