France's Top Scorer Misses Out on World Cup

Esteban Lepol, the striker from Renn, has been awarded the top scorer prize in the French championship. The French forward scored 21 goals in the 2025-2026 season, leaving his competitors, Argentine Joaquin Panichelli (16 goals) and Englishman Mason Greenwood (16 goals), behind.

Despite being the top scorer in Liga 1, 26-year-old Esteban Lepol has been left out of the French national team for the 2026 World Cup.

There has been much debate in recent weeks about the skilled forward's potential call-up to the French national team.

However, in the end, head coach Didier Deschamps opted for more experienced strikers, such as Marcus Thuram and Jean-Philippe Mateta, instead.