He is part of the new conscripts by Didier Deschamps to the France team.

Eliaquim Mangala will wear for the first time the blue tunic of the selection A of France. The Franco-Congolese flies on June 1 with the Blues to South America for a tour. France will deliver two friendlies against Uruguay and Brazil, respectively on 5 and 9 June.
For the central defender of FC Porto, his invitation is the fruit of the objectives he has set. Mangala wants to continue to grow in order to get imposed in France. Like any football player, the Congolese dreams of playing the World Cup.

“The selection has always been one of my goals. The opportunity arrives today, but it could be later. I am very grateful to FC Porto, which helped me a lot for this meeting. The club has a high profile in the world. The 2014 World Cup? It is only at the end of next season. So many things can happen between now and then. One should meet many requirements in order to participate in a World Cup. First, I have to get to know all the players selected, because I do not know them. Then we’ll see. With calm, all is possible. Of course, any footballer dreams of playing the World Cup in his career. It’s a possibility, but I do not want to put too much pressure either. This is the first time I go into a selection. We’ll see what will happen, “said the FIFA website.