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France Train with Full Squad Before World Cup Opener as Mike Maignan Works Separately
Marcus Ellroy | June 16, 2026 8:14 PM CST

According to L'Équipe, France trained with the full squad on Saturday as they continued preparations for their World Cup opener against Senegal on Tuesday at 21:00, although Mike Maignan worked on a stationary bike and returned to the dressing room before his teammates.​
Théo Hernandez, William Saliba, and Aurélien Tchouameni had been held back during Friday's open training session attended by 400 invited supporters. All three participated in Saturday's closed training session.​
Adrien Rabiot, who missed Thursday's small-sided games and instead completed running exercises with fitness coach Cyril Moine, also took part.​
Saliba's workload will continue to be carefully managed ahead of Tuesday's match, with the defender having been monitored in recent months for back pain at both club and international level.​
Since the beginning of the preparation period, both his representatives and France's coaching staff have remained confident about the Arsenal player's readiness for the match.


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