Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has pulled out of France's squad ahead of their March international friendlies due to an ankle injury.

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• Griezmann pulled out of France's squad
• Suffered an ankle injury
• 84-game streak comes to an end

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Atletico Madrid star had appeared in a world record 84 consecutive games for Les Bleus. But the streak has now come to an end after he pulled out of Didier Deschamps' squad ahead of their international friendlies against Germany and Chile, according to .

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Former Arsenal midfielder and current Lazio star Matteo Guendouzi has replaced the 32-year-old in the French squad. Guendouzi has performed consistently in the current season and has regularly featured for the Eagles in Serie A. In 41 games across all competitions, the 24-year-old has scored three goals and provided as many assists.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Nike has launched France's new home and away kits for 2024. On Monday, the new kits were unveiled by NBA star Victor Wembanyama.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR FRANCE?

  The 2018 World Cup winners will face the Germans on March 23 before taking on Chile three days later. This will be the last time that European teams will be in action before they compete at Euro 2024, which is due to kick off in June.

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