Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano
France
Age
27
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano
Named in Didier Deschamps's final 26, Dayot Upamecano heads to the 2026 World Cup as a centre-back for France. The Bayern Munich defender is 27 at kick-off, a former France youth international valued at around EUR 70.00m. France were drawn in Group I alongside Senegal, Iraq and Norway. They open against Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 16 June, then face Iraq at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 22 June before meeting Norway at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. France reached the finals by winning UEFA Group D, qualifying on 13 November 2025. The group stage runs through June as Didier Deschamps's side look to reach the knockout rounds.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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Interceptions
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Playing Style
A quick, physically dominant centre-back, Upamecano is known for his pace, strength in duels, ball-carrying out of defence and recovery speed, all suited to a high defensive line. He stands 1.88 m and is right-footed, and has played 810 minutes this season. At 27 he is part of Didier Deschamps's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Dayot Upamecano's second. He was part of France's squad at the 2022 finals, and Didier Deschamps has named the defender once more for 2026. Upamecano arrives with 36 senior caps for France, a pacey presence at the back for the group stage.
National Team
France
Tier 1
£32m
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Goal Rush Impact
France carry Upamecano on the card, where they land at Tier 1 for £32m. He has 36 caps and 2 goals for France, with 1 goal in 11 club games this season. The £32m price on the card frames France as a unit for the finals, a Tier 1 squad figure this summer that belongs to the side as a whole rather than to Upamecano or one centre-back, the slot a collective reading as the group stage gets under way.
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Upamecano at the 2026 World Cup
Upamecano is a confirmed centre-back in Didier Deschamps's 26-man France squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the France side opening their Group I campaign in June.
Picking France in Goal Rush
France are a Tier 1 side on the card at £32m, drawn into Group I with Senegal first up in the group.
Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano World Cup 2026 FAQs
France are billed in Tier 1 at £32m and were drawn into Group I, so the Goal Rush line weighs France collectively rather than singling out Upamecano as one player at the 2026 finals this summer.
Upamecano lines up as a centre-back for France and plays his club football at Bayern Munich. He sits in Didier Deschamps's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with France drawn together in Group I for the group stage.
Yes. The Bayern Munich centre-back played for France at the 2022 finals, so 2026 will be Upamecano's second appearance after Didier Deschamps named him in the 26 once again for the finals this summer.
Upamecano's club side is Bayern Munich. Didier Deschamps includes him in France's final 26 as one of the centre-backs, ahead of a Group I opener against Senegal in mid-June at the 2026 World Cup finals this summer.
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