MX23RW : Tuesday, November 26 16:38:38| >> :120:16339:16339:

Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa hopeful of France recall

Newcastle United defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa says that he is hoping to impress France manager Didier Deschamps, in order to earn a recall to the national side.

Newcastle United defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa has said that he is hopeful of being named in the France squad for next year's World Cup finals.

The 24-year old has won three caps for his country, but was not called up for their recent World Cup playoff meetings against Ukraine.

Yanga-Mbiwa has admitted that he is unsure whether Didier Deschamps will recall him in time for next year's tournament in Brazil, but has been made aware that the French manager has been watching Newcastle's recent performances.

"I don't know - I try to do well and I know the gaffer of the France team watched the [Norwich] game," he told nufcTV.

"We won and at the end of the day it's for him to decide if he calls me or not.

"The French team qualified and all the players are happy, and trying to do well to help themselves go to the World Cup."

Newcastle host West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday.

ID:121046: cacheID:121046:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1835:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Loic Remy of Newcastle celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Barclay's Premier League match against Norwich City on November 23, 2013
Read Next:
Yanga-Mbiwa: 'France success can aid Newcastle'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Ravens
30-23
Chargers
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Fulham125341717018
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle125341313018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham124351519-415
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!