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Over the past ten years, no international team has commanded respect quite like France. Les Bleus have always been a force on the world stage, but the level of quality they have possessed in the previous decade has been truly peerless. <\/strong><\/p>\n Their era of dominance is showing no signs of ending any time soon. France have some excellent young stars who could have a role to play at the 2026 World Cup \u2013 here are five of the very best.<\/p>\n With Brice Samba, Lucas Chevalier and Mike Maignan being France\u2019s main trio of goalkeepers, the World Cup may come too soon for Guillaume Restes. However, if any of these three suffer an injury, he has an excellent chance of being included in the squad. <\/p>\n At 21 years of age, Restes has started in every Ligue 1 game for Toulouse this season. He has kept an impressive nine clean sheets along the way \u2013 stats such as these are sure to turn Didier Deschamps\u2019 head somewhat. <\/p>\n Restes has won 19 caps for France\u2019s U21 team, but hasn\u2019t been handed a senior cap yet \u2013 this will surely come sooner, rather than later. <\/p>\n A fearless midfielder who loves a meaty tackle, Mamadou Coulibaly is a bit of a throwback \u2013 he resembles the battling central midfielders of the 1980s and early 1990s, rather than fitting into the modern mould. <\/p>\n This isn\u2019t a bad thing \u2013 far from it. He will have to ameliorate his disciplinary record, though, having missed three games this season due to suspension. <\/p>\n His explosivity in the middle of the park is effective at both ends of the pitch \u2013 he has scored three goals this season, alongside three assists.<\/p>\n The youngest player in the list at just 18 years of age, Ayyoub Bouaddi is amongst the most mature midfield starlets in world football today. <\/p>\n He is team captain of France U21s, despite being almost four years younger than some of his teammates. If that isn\u2019t leadership material, we don\u2019t know what is.<\/p>\n A defensive midfielder by trade, he\u2019s also very comfortable playing a bit further up as a central midfielder. A composed player who\u2019s very strong in the tackle, we\u2019re expecting this young man to have incredibly bright future. <\/p>\n Desire Doue is one of two players in this list who\u2019ve already been handed a senior France cap. When you look at his stats over the last pair of seasons, it isn\u2019t too difficult to see why. <\/p>\n We\u2019d like to highlight his performance in the Champions League this season \u2013 he has scored four goals and has two assists in Europe\u2019s top competition this season, despite making just eight appearances in the tournament.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll almsot certainly have a part to play at the World Cup \u2013 he has already scored two goals for his country, over the course of six appearances on the international stage. <\/p>\n One of the most impressive wonderkids in world football, Warren Zaire-Emery swiftly established himself as a top star upon his promotion to PSG\u2019s senior team. <\/p>\n Receiving his first call-up to the France national team in 2023, Zaire-Emery became the youngest player to win a cap for Les Bleus since Maurice Gastiger all the way back in 1914.<\/p>\n An energetic midfielder with magical ability on the ball, Zaire-Emery will be France\u2019s star player for years to come. <\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the past ten years, no international team has commanded respect quite like France. 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Mamadou\u00a0Coulibaly<\/h2>\n
Ayyoub\u00a0Bouaddi<\/h2>\n
Desire Doue<\/h2>\n
Warren Zaire-Emery<\/h2>\n