France, May 15 -- Deschamps, who will leave his post as head coach after the tournament, revealed the 26 players headed to the tournament during the evening news on French broadcaster TF1.

Mbappe, 27, will lead a group which includes his Madrid teammate Aurelien Tchouameni as well as Paris Saint-Germain stars Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Bradley Barcola and Warren Zaire-Emery.

Bayern Munich's Michael Olise, Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram and Monaco's rising star Maghnes Akliouche join Mbappe in the front line, along with surprise choice Jean-Philippe Mateta from the English Premier League outfit Crystal Palace.

"He's a player we've been tracking all season," Deschamps told presenter Gilles Bouleau. "Mateta also had the opportunity to joi...