Tignes – France coach Raymond Domenech has already got 23 names who will be brought to the World Cup. William Gallas certainly fit and was taken but Domenech did not find a substitute Lassana Diarra was absent in South Africa.

A number of players that Domenech was brought on exercises in Tignes for a week and will likely be the final squad announcement Domenech during the upcoming June 1st.

“We believe the 23 players who are here,” said Domenech in a news conference, Tuesday (05/25/2010) pm dawn, quoted by Reuters.

Domenech actually carrying 24 players in anticipation if Gallas who suffers calf injury since March and did not show growth to recover. But the Arsenal defender was apparently able to heal quickly and certainly a relief to Doenech.

For graduate degrees Astrology coach had just lost Diarra. Les Blues mainstay Gelandan survive it must bury his dream of competing in the first World Cup due to problems with his intestines. Domenech admitted disappointed but did not plan to seek a replacement.

“To become complicated when one has to come out and it happened to us because Lassana Diarra has a serious problem (in the stomach),” said Domenech.

“Then we've got 23 players now so we do not need to search anymore because the players today have shown they can be trusted,” fully convinced that the controversial coach.

France will play its first warm-up game contra Costa Rica, Wednesday (26 / 5) and the other two matches remaining. Before their departure to South Africa to carry out opening match June 11 contra Uruguay.

France squad

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille), Cedric Carrasso (Girondins Bordeaux)

Bek: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), William Gallas (Arsenal), Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla), Marc Planus (Girondins Bordeaux), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Anthony Reveillere (Olympique Lyon)

Midfielders: Alou Diarra (Girondins Bordeaux), Jeremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Yoann Gourcuff (Girondins Bordeaux), Abou Diaby (Arsenal)

Forwards: Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)
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