Raphael Varane announced his retirement from international football: Raphael Varane, a defender for France who spent ten years playing for Les Bleus and won the World Cup in 2018 and finished as runner-up four years later, has announced his retirement from international football. The 29-year-old, who has 93 caps after making his debut in 2013, also helped Didier Deschamps’s side win the UEFA Nations League in the 2020-21 season.
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Varane made his debut for France in a March 2013 match against Georgia. He remained a starter for Les Bleus all the way up till their 4-2 victory over Croatia in the 2022 World Cup final. He has been a reliable option for Didier Deschamps over recent years, but is ready to focus solely on events at Manchester United.
At the under-18, under-20, and under-21 levels, Varane represented France. He was part of France’s FIFA World Cup squad in 2014, when he was nominated for the Best Young Player award, in 2018, when he played every minute of every game as France went on to win the competition, and in 2022, when France finished as runners-up. After 93 caps and 5 goals, he declared his retirement from international football in 2023.
