Deschamps said he will only be working with the 24 players currently in the squad
The Real Madrid striker was forced to withdraw from the France squad on the eve of the tournament in Qatar due to a thigh injury.
Illness has spread through the France camp in the days leading up to the final but , full-back Lucas Hernandez having been injured in the group-stage win over Australia. “They are the players at my disposal. So I don’t think it is fair to those players to ask about players who aren’t here.
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