The Liverpool center-back will be part of Didier Deschamps’ 25-man group for the tournament in Germany, which begins next month.
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Les Bleus are in Group D and will face Austria (June 17), the Netherlands (June 21) – for whom fellow Reds Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van Dijk have been named in a provisional squad – and Poland (June 25).
France has friendlies scheduled against Luxembourg and Canada before the Euros begin.
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France are arguably stronger now than they were in Qatar. They’ve since lost a couple of friendlies – both to Germany – but qualified for the Euros undefeated despite being in arguably the toughest group. Didier Deschamps’ side also beat the Netherlands home and away, with their performance in Paris particularly impressive.
Olivier Giroud is getting on a bit. Still, the veteran AC Milan striker will be surrounded by a wonderful array of attacking talent, including Kylian Mbappe, the best player in the world, and the all-round genius Antoine Griezmann.
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