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Mbappe and Dembele lead France World Cup squad
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Mbappe and Dembele lead France World Cup squad

BBC Sport · May 14, 2026, 8:27 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Mbappe needs two goals to become France's leading men's goalscorer
  • Kylian Mbappe and Ballon d'Or holder Ousmane Dembele will lead a star-studded France attack after Didier Deschamps announced his 26-man squad for this summer's World Cup.
  • Only Olivier Giroud (57) has scored more than Mbappe's 56 goals for France, with the Real Madrid forward expected to captain his country despite recent struggles with a thigh injury.

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Mbappe needs two goals to become France's leading men's goalscorer

Kylian Mbappe and Ballon d'Or holder Ousmane Dembele will lead a star-studded France attack after Didier Deschamps announced his 26-man squad for this summer's World Cup.

Only Olivier Giroud (57) has scored more than Mbappe's 56 goals for France, with the Real Madrid forward expected to captain his country despite recent struggles with a thigh injury.

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