Mendy, who has nine caps for his country, has not played for France for more than a year and his recall is another positive step forward after a frustrating run of injuries for the powerful left-back.
Les 23 joueurs sélectionnés par Didier Deschamps pour les 2 derniers matchs de qualifications à l’EURO 2020 ! 🇫🇷 #FiersdetreBleus
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) November 7, 2019
France🆚Moldavie (Jeudi 14/11 à 20h45)
Albanie🆚France (Dimanche 17/11 à 20h45) pic.twitter.com/NeJhoGty1a
Meanwhile, John Stones joins Raheem Sterling in the England squad name on Thursday afternoon.
Stones hasn’t played for his country since the summer but has 38 caps to date.
Sterling has been on blistering form for England and has so far scored eight goals during 2019.
Here it is: your #ThreeLions squad for the #EURO2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo!https://t.co/wsv3qjndm2
— England (@England) November 7, 2019
England will look to seal qualification for next summer’s tournament when they take on Montenegro and Kosovo later this month.