Lloris will equal Thuram as the player with the most caps for France

The goalkeeper and captain of France Hugo Lloris will become on Sunday, if he plays the round of 16 match against Poland, the footballer who has played the most games with the ‘Bleus’, equaled to another French football legend like Lilian Thuram (142).

Lloris, who except injury will be in the starting team, iIt will also equal another record, the one currently held by Henry himself and another legendary goalkeeper, Fabien Barthez, as the French footballers with the most appearances in World Cups (17).

“I am proud of these figures, although on the eve of a match in the round of 16 of the World Cup remains in the background”, declared the Tottenham goalkeeper this Saturday at a press conference.

“Now I focus all my energy on (the game) tomorrow (…) It is something that I will appreciate more when the competition is over…hoping it ends in the best way”, he joked, referring to the possibility of retaining the title achieved four years ago in Russia.

“All records have a meaning and this, the number of caps, represents years and years” of work, highlighted the coach Didier Deschamps.

– Classification of the French footballers with the most caps as internationals:

1. Lilian Thuram (142 caps between 1994-2008)

2. Hugo Lloris (141 since 2008)

3. Thierry Henry (123, from 1997 to 2010)

4. Marcel Desailly (116, from 1993 to 2004)

. Olivier Giroud (116 since 2011)

6. Antoine Griezmann (113 since 2014)

7. Zinédine Zidane (108, from 1994 to 2006)

8. Patrick Vieira (107, from 1997 to 2009)

9. Didier Deschamps (103, from 1989 to 2000)

10. Laurent Blanc (97, from 1989 to 2000)