Football powerhouse France is aiming to win its second consecutive World Cup. Let's look at the partners and passionate souls supporting and motivating the players to lift the nation's third World Cup trophy.
Here are some of the hottest WAGS (wives and girlfriends) of players in one of the World Cup's biggest teams, featuring models and social media influencers.
Kylian Mbappe — Rose Bertram, Ines Rau, Alicia Aylies
While it remains unclear who Kylian Mbappe is dating, he is rumored to be romantically linked with 27-year-old model Rose Bertram.
The 23-year-old superstar met Bertram during one of his ambassador roles for the Parisian fashion house Dior. The Belgian-born model has nearly a million Instagram followers of her own, with stints for globally renowned brands H & M and Loreal. The supermodel is the ex-wife of Dutch international and former PSG player Gregory Van Der Wiel, with whom she shares two kids.
Mbappe was also recently rumored to be dating famous trans model Ines Rau. In November 2017, she became the first transgender model to appear on the cover of Playboy as “Playmate of the Month.”
The two were seen together at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022, followed by images of the couple on a nearby yacht.
32-year-old Rau has over 1 million Instagram followers and an autobiography entitled Woman, where she addressed her gender reassignment surgery as a teen.
Four years ago, the World Cup champion Mbappe was seen dating French singer and model Alicia Aylies. The former “Miss France 2017” attended games in Russia to support her man.
All eyes are on the future Ballon d'Or and potential double-World Cup winner on whom he will date next.
Olivier Giroud — Jennifer Giroud
One thing is sure: you can never count out Olivier Giroud despite his so-called “go-kart” status, as Benzema once belittled him. The French striker is France's top all-time scoring leader and looks to add a second World Cup title in Qatar to his trophy vault.
But who is his wife of 11 years, Jennifer Giroud? 38-year-old Jennifer stuck by her man even as he was caught with his pants down with model Celia Kay in a hotel room in 2014, one night before an Arsenal match.
Olivier met Jennifer at the start of his club career at Ligue 1's Montpellier HSC. The couple enjoys vacations with their four young children: Jade, Evan, Aaron, and Aria.
Ousmane Dembélé — Rima Edbouche
While a string of injuries at Barcelona has hampered winger Ousmane Dembélé over the years, the two-footed dribbler is off to a promising injury-free start this year.
Many fans credit his Moroccan wife, Rima Edbouche, for stabilizing the winger's career. The two wed in Dec 2021 after dating for years while Dembele built his career at Rennes, Dortmund, and Barcelona. The two welcome a baby girl in September 2022.
Edbouche is a private person, although she once led one of the more popular accounts on Tik Tok for a while, with thousands of followers.