France head coach Didier Deschamps said William Saliba is “fine”, after fears the Arsenal defender’s World Cup was at risk due to injury.Saliba played the full 120 minutes of Arsenal’s Champions League final defeat by Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.The centre-back was named in France’s 26-man World Cup squad on May 14, ahead of Didier Deschamps’ side’s opening match of the tournament against Senegal on June 16.But reports from France suggested that Saliba was dealing with an injury upon his arrival at the national team camp on Tuesday, which could have impacted his tournament.“William is fine and will be managed,” Deschamps said on Wednesday, via AFP. “If he had needed to play tomorrow, he would have played.“I will manage the six players involved in the Champions League, even more so those who started, given what lies ahead.”Saliba arrived late to the France camp alongside PSG’s five Champions League winners — Bradley Barcola, Lucas Hernandez, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Warren Zaire-Emery, then travelling with the squad to Nantes on Wednesday, where they will face Ivory Coast in a friendly. France will then play Northern Ireland in Lille on Monday before heading to North America.The 25-year-old made 50 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal during the 2025-26 campaign. He played an integral role as the north London side won their first Premier League title in 22 years, and was part of a backline that kept a league-high 19 clean sheets.