Ibrahima Konate
France
DEF
Age
27
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Ibrahima Konate
Ibrahima Konate takes a place in France's confirmed 26 for the 2026 World Cup, lining up as a centre-back. The Liverpool defender is 27 at kick-off, a former France youth international valued at around EUR 45.00m and a powerful presence at the back. 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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Playing Style
A tall, powerful and quick centre-back, Konate pairs aerial dominance and physical strength with recovery pace, comfortable defending a high line and stepping out with the ball. He stands 1.94 m and is right-footed, and has played 258 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 Ibrahima Konate's second. He was part of France's squad at the 2022 finals, and Didier Deschamps has named the defender once more for 2026. Konate arrives with 27 senior caps for France, a physical option in central defence this summer.
National Team
France
Tier 1
£32m
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Goal Rush Impact
Konate features in the France selection, rated a Tier 1 pick at £32m on the card. He has 27 caps for France and 3 club games this season, and his pedigree runs deep: he joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig in 2021 and won the 2024-25 Premier League title, scored in the Champions League quarter-final against Benfica during Liverpool's run to the 2022 final, and was a 2022 FIFA World Cup runner-up with France, all behind France's Tier 1 billing.
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Konate at the 2026 World Cup
Konate 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.
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France are a Tier 1 side on the card at £32m, drawn into Group I with Senegal first up in the group.
Ibrahima Konate World Cup 2026 FAQs
The card lists France in Tier 1 at £32m, and with Senegal to open Group I the reading is France as a team rather than Konate as a lone name at the tournament in the summer of 2026.
For France, Konate plays as a centre-back, his club football with Liverpool. Didier Deschamps has included him in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where France feature in Group I during the group stage.
Yes, he has. The Liverpool centre-back was in France's squad at the 2022 finals, so 2026 makes Konate's second appearance after Didier Deschamps named him in the 26 once more for the tournament.
For his club, Konate plays at Liverpool. He sits among France's centre-backs in Didier Deschamps's 26 for the 2026 finals, and France begin Group I against Senegal in mid-June at the World Cup this summer.
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