Azerbaijan/France – Deschamps makes a bold decision!

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·14 November 2025

Azerbaijan/France – Deschamps makes a bold decision!

This Sunday, the French National Team will play in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan at 6:00 PM at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium. A match involving 4 Paris Saint-Germain players, all French: Lucas Chevalier, Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, and Bradley Barcola. RMC Sport announced this Friday that Chevalier is expected to experience his first selection.

“It was already in the coach's mind even before the Blues' qualification, as revealed by RMC Sport this week. Now that the French team is certain to participate in the 2026 World Cup (June 11 - July 19), after their large victory against Ukraine on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes (4-0), Lucas Chevalier should guard the French goal this Sunday against Azerbaijan (6:00 PM), the last match of 2025 for Didier Deschamps' squad.”

We can hope that the sports media is not being so assertive by chance and that Deschamps indeed plans to allow Chevalier to experience his baptism by fire. An important step, even if the stakes are lower and the opponent quite modest. It is an opportunity to showcase himself and set aside his mixed start to the season at PSG. It is also a way to acclimate in view of possibly more decisive future selections.