Thursday, 2nd October, 2014
France coach Didier Deschamps intends to field goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for just one of the country's two forthcoming friendly matches as he looks to give another custodian playing time ahead of Euro 2016.
France are due to host Euro 2016 and lock horns with Portugal on 11th October and Armenia on 14th October in friendly matches as Les Bleus continue their preparations.
Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris is Deschamps' number one, but the France boss will only field him in one of the two friendly matches.
That means an opportunity for one of the other two goalkeepers included in the squad, Marseille's Steve Mandanda and Saint-Etienne's Stephane Ruffier.
France Squad To Face Portugal And Armenia
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Etienne)
Defenders: Lucas Digne (PSG), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Christophe Jallet (Lyon), Laurent Kosicleny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (PSG), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle)
Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Remy Cabella (Newcastle), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Marseille), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Dimitri Payet (Marseille), Loic Remy (Chelsea), Mathieu Valbuena (Dynamo Moscow)
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