maybe there won't be enough interest to make a separate post for the leadup but I figure with all the squad selections and random friendlies to come in the next month, we've got more than enough to tide us over.

Here's the France list:

Goalkeepers: Benoît Costil (Rennes), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille).

Defenders: Lucas Digne (Roma), Patrice Évra (Juventus), Christophe Jallet (Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City), Jérémy Mathieu (Barcelona), Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid).

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Lassana Diarra (Marseille), N'Golo Kanté (Leicester City), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United).

Forwards: Kingsley Coman (Bayern München), André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Dimitri Payet (West Ham United).

Stand-by list: Alphonse Aréola (goalkeeper, Villarreal), Hatem Ben Arfa (forward, Nice), Kévin Gameiro (forward, Sevilla), Alexandre Lacazette (forward, Lyon), Adrien Rabiot (midfielder, Paris Saint-Germain), Morgan Schneiderlin (midfielder, Manchester United), Djibril Sidibé (midfielder, Lille), Samuel Umtiti (defender, Lyon).

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For the record, my teams:
MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets