This Friday evening, the French national team will face Ukraine in Poland as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (kick-off at 8:45 p.m., broadcast on TF1). The match will involve five Paris Saint-Germain players: Lucas Chevalier, Lucas Hernandez, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, and Ousmane Dembélé. While the latter is expected to be out, L’Equipe has suggested that a Parisian teammate will be selected in his place.
“Of the 23 players selected, only Ousmane Dembélé was absent from the field. Suffering from a hamstring injury during the Toulouse-PSG match, the Parisian striker has continued his recovery program with fitness coach Cyril Moine and may not be fully operational.
And it’s likely that Désiré Doué will benefit from this. At the end of training, the coach spoke for a few minutes with the young Parisian, who was particularly inspired and in great form during the match.
We’re remaining cautious; nothing is certain here. There are two days of training left, a lot can happen, and the sports newspaper’s information seems a bit meager. Not to mention that Doué has been included as a midfielder in the list by coach Didier Deschamps, although that could change quickly.
It’s worth noting that Dembélé is expected to be only slightly absent for this match, which is very encouraging for the future. Although we’ll have to be careful after this minor scare.
