Marseille defender Benjamin Pavard withdrew from the French national team for the 2026 Emergency Cycle match against Iceland. The press service of the national team informs about this.

The reshuffled national team has Didier Deschamps Pavard replace Ibrahim Konate, who was injured in the Liverpool warehouse during the Premier League match.

France national team player Pavard has played 55 matches, scoring five goals and providing three assists.

After three rounds, France scored nine points and is still in the lead in the Viktor group, ahead of Ukraine by five points. Iceland is in third place - three points, and Azerbaijan - one point.

Guess what, the match between Iceland and France will take place on Monday, October 13, at 21:45 outside Kiev.

It is also possible that Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe was lost to France due to injury..