⏪ What did the last France squad with Thauvin look like 👀

Back to the past.

This Monday, Florian Thauvin officially made his return to the French team, replacing an injured Bradley Barcola.

This is the first selection for the Lens player since his last one in June 2019 for a friendly against Bolivia and the Euro 2020 qualification matches against Andorra and Turkey.

According to StatsduFoot, if he plays on Friday, the former Marseille player will break the record for the largest gap between two selections in the French team, with 77 missed matches since the one against Andorra on June 11, 2019. On this occasion, Thauvin had even scored his only goal in Blue, with an acrobatic overhead kick.

For the occasion, OneFootball has therefore decided to look at Deschamps' list during the last gathering of the Blues in which the Lens striker was part. And you will see, the group has changed a lot.

In this list we can see some retirees such as Blaise Matuidi and Raphaël Varane. Some have also officially said goodbye to the French team, like Antoine Griezmann, Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud.

There are also some names that now seem far from a selection in Blue, notably Léo Dubois, Tanguy Ndombélé, Thomas Lemar or even Kurt Zouma. But if Florian Thauvin has proven one thing, it's that you should never definitively write off any player.

Which player would you like to see make a comeback in Blue? Let us know in the comments.

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