Didier Deschamps wants N’golo Kante, Raphael Varane and Paul Pogba to prove they can contribute at Qatar 2022 after announcing he will not be taking any injured players to the World Cup.
The France manager said everyone who travels to the finals, where Les Bleus will be defending the title they won in Russia, must be able to contribute immediately.
Manchester United centre-back Varane is not expected to play any club football until the Qatar 2022 finals get underway, after suffering a leg injury.
Pogba is back in training with Juventus after knee surgery, but he will not be rushed back to action.
“It’s absolutely clear,” Deschamps said. “I’ve never embarked on a big competition with an injured player, even if there are some who can come up with examples from 2018 with our full-backs who were Benjamin Mendy and Djibril Sidibe.
“They were healed. After that, it’s about athletic conditions. And between the time I made the list and what…
