JAKARTA - Hugo Ekitike was rejected by the manager of the French National Team (Timnas), Didier Deschamps, for the 2026 World Cup Qualification match against Ukraine and Iceland despite his brilliant performance with Liverpool.
Ekitike, after being signed in from Eintracht Frankfurt for 69 million, has scored in the first three games for his new club - once on Community Shield against Crystal Palace and then in a Premier League win over Bournemouth and Newcastle United.
However, the 23-year-old still had to wait for his first call to the French national team after being once again ignored by Deschamps in the squad's announcement on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, local time.
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France has given its first call to Monaco midfielder Maghnes Aklizzeo, who will join players like Kylian Mbappe in the squad.
France will face Ukraine on September 5, 2025 before hosting Iceland on September 9, 2025 in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the European Zone.
French national team squad
Goalkeeper: Lucas Chevalier, Mike Maignan, Brice Samba
Defenders: Lucas Digne, Malo Gusto, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konate, Jules Kunde, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano
Midfielder: Matteo Guendouzi, Manu Kone, Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Khephren Thuram
Striker: Maghnes AkliOKe, Bradley Barcola, Rayan Cherki, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram
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