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World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi reveals the forwards he would choose to lead France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.


With so much attacking talent available, selecting Les Bleus' front line is no easy task. From established stars to emerging talents, Matuidi shares his choices and explains which players he believes can make the difference on football's biggest stage.


Do you agree with his selections?

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00:00If you're the French manager, you can only pick three players, right? You know what I'm going to ask.
00:05So you have Douai, you have Bartola, you have Thuron, and then you have Mbappé,
00:09you have Olisse, and you also have Dembélé, but you can only pick three.
00:17The song, the song, Amener la Coupe à la Maison.
00:20It's a beautiful, beautiful song. This summer, we hear it all the time.
00:37What was that feeling like when you first heard that song, and how does it mean to you now?
00:41How has that gone forward in the part of French history? Because your name is French history.
00:44What does that mean?
00:45Thank you. I am proud. I'm proud. You know, that's mean a lot.
00:49That's mean that's what I was doing in the field. You know, people are recognized.
00:54And for me, it's a victory.
00:58You know, I just wanted to give my best on the field, and you have one singer that recognized that,
01:04and then the fan that saw what I was doing, so I am proud.
01:09If you're the French manager, you can only pick three players, right? You know what I'm going to ask.
01:14So you have Douai, you have Bartola, you have Thuron, and then you have Mbappé, you have Olisse,
01:19and you also have Dembélé, but you can only pick three.
01:22That's why I cannot be the manager.
01:25Oh, exactly.
01:27No, no, no, but look, they are all fantastic.
01:30They are all fantastic, and you know, the coach will make the best choice.
01:34They all can give something during the competition, and the competition will be long,
01:39so we will need, they will need, you know, France will need everybody.
01:46We'll be back.
01:50We'll be back.
01:53We'll be back.
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