Deschamps emphasized that the competition for attacking positions in the French team is very strong. He mentioned that Ekitike's performance at Liverpool is impressive, but there are other players who also have the potential to play for France.

Deschamps has called up several forwards, including Maghnes Akliouche, Bradley Barcola, and Kylian Mbappe, to join the team. The French team will face Ukraine on September 5th in Wroclaw, Poland, and then play against Iceland four days later.

The full squad list includes:

Goalkeepers: Lucas Chevalier (Paris St Germain), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (Rennes).

Defenders: Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Lucas Hernandez (Paris St Germain), Theo Hernandez (Al Hilal), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).

Midfielders: Desire Doue (Paris St Germain), Manu Kone (AS Roma), Adrien Rabiot (Olympique de Marseille), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Khephren Thuram (Juventus).

Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche (AS Monaco), Bradley Barcola (Paris St Germain), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Ousmane Dembele (Paris St Germain), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).