Russia 2018: France contributes to the Global 30 players playing with other countries

Last update 6 April, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

Incredible but true, and is that France, brings more players to other teams than his own team. Nothing more and nothing less than to 30 players born on French soil play in this World Cup Russia 2018 with other countries while Bleus own do 20 and other features 3 not born on French territory. 

Tunisia (9), Morocco (9), Senegal (8), Portugal (3) and Argentina (1), are the countries hosting these 30 French who chose to play with in most cases with the country of their parents or ancestors. Cases like Argentine Higuain Pipita, who she was born in Brest when his father played in French football. What makes total and counting the French selected, a total of 50 players born in France.

These are the 30 French playing in Russia with other countries:

Mehdi Benatia (Morocco)
Romain Saïss (Morocco)
Manuel da Costa (Morocco)
Youssef Ait-Bennasser (Morocco)
Younes Belhanda (Morocco)
Fayçal fajr (Morocco)
Amine harit (Morocco)
Khalid Boutaib (Morocco)
Raphael Warrior (Portugal)
Anthony Lopes (Portugal)
Adrian Silva (Portugal)
Wahbi khazri (Tunisia)
Mouez Hassen (Tunisia)
Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia)
Dylan Bronn (Tunisia)
Ellyes skyi (Tunisia)
Anise Badri (Tunisia)
Saifeddine Khaoui (Tunisia)
Naim Slit (Tunisia)
Moussa Sow (Senegal)
Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal)
kalidou koulibaly (Senegal)
Lamine Gassama (Senegal)
Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal)
Salif Sane (Senegal)
Alfred N’Diaye (Senegal)
M'Baye Niang (Senegal)
Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina)