Lucas Francois Bernard Hernandez
France
DEF
Age
30
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Lucas Francois Bernard Hernandez
For the 2026 World Cup, Lucas Hernandez is among Didier Deschamps's confirmed names, a left-back on the France teamsheet. The Paris Saint-Germain defender is 30 at kick-off, a former France youth international valued at around EUR 18.00m. 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
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
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Playing Style
A versatile, aggressive defender who plays primarily at left-back but is equally at home at centre-back, Hernandez is left-footed, strong in the tackle and physically robust with good recovery pace. He stands 1.84 m and is left-footed, and has played 1,747 minutes this season, part of Didier Deschamps's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Lucas Hernandez's third. He was part of France's squads at the 2018 and 2022 finals, and Didier Deschamps has named the defender once more for 2026. Hernandez arrives with 41 senior caps for France, an experienced option across the back line.
National Team
France
Tier 1
£32m
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Goal Rush Impact
France's Goal Rush squad includes Hernandez, with France a Tier 1 side at £32m on the card. He has 41 caps for France and 25 club games this season. For France that Tier 1 price of £32m reads as a team figure first, a measure of the side as a whole for the finals this summer, the slot owned by the squad rather than resting on Hernandez or one left-back as the group stage gets under way.
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Hernandez at the 2026 World Cup
Hernandez is a confirmed left-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.
Lucas Francois Bernard Hernandez World Cup 2026 FAQs
On the Goal Rush card France are a Tier 1 side at £32m, drawn into Group I, so the number speaks for France jointly rather than for Hernandez as any one player among the squad at the finals.
On the pitch Hernandez is a left-back for France, his club football at Paris Saint-Germain. He is part of Didier Deschamps's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with France drawn into Group I for the group stage this summer.
He has indeed. The Paris Saint-Germain left-back was in France's squads at the 2018 and 2022 finals, so the 2026 finals are Hernandez's third after Didier Deschamps named him in the 26 once again for the group stage.
For his club football Hernandez is at Paris Saint-Germain, named among France's defenders in Didier Deschamps's final 26, ahead of France's Group I opener against Senegal in mid-June at the 2026 World Cup finals.
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