Pogba left out of France squad after testing positive for Covid-19
“I had to make a last-minute change to this list because Paul Pogba was planned to be in this list,” Deschamps told reporters
France midfielder Paul Pogba has been left out of their squad for next month's Nations League matches after testing positive for Covid-19, manager Didier Deschamps said on Thursday.
Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga was called up as a late replacement for Manchester United's Pogba.
"I had to make a last-minute change to this list because Paul Pogba was planned to be in this list," Deschamps told reporters.
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"But unfortunately for him, he took a test (for Covid-19) yesterday which turned out to be positive today, so at the last minute he was replaced by Eduardo Camavinga."
France are set to visit Sweden on Sept. 5 and host Croatia three days later.
France squad
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Mike Maignan, Steve Mandanda
Defenders: Lucas Digne, Leo Dubois, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Clement Lenglet, Ferland Mendy, Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Varane
Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, N'Golo Kante, Steven Nzonzi, Adrien Rabiot, Moussa Sissoko
Forwards: Houssem Aouar, Wissam Ben Yedder, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Jonathan Ikone, Anthony Martial, Kylian Mbappe
