Zinedine Zidane has unveiled his inaugural squad as the new coach of the France national team, succeeding Didier Deschamps. This first selection is for four upcoming Nations League fixtures, which include away games against Turkey and Belgium, followed by home matches against Italy and Belgium. The squad features established talents such as Dayot Upamecano, Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembélé, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaire-Emery, and Eduardo Camavinga. Several new faces have earned call-ups, including Jérémy Jacquet from Liverpool, Guillaume Restes of Toulouse, Lucas Da Cunha from Como, Estéban Lepaul representing Rennes, and Andy Diouf from Inter Milan. Adrien Truffert also makes a return after a five-year absence. Key players like William Saliba, Tchouameni, Lucas Digne, and the Hernandez brothers are notably absent from this initial list.
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