France coach Raymond Domenech has elected to keep uncapped rookies Marc Planus and Mathieu Valbuena in his squad for the World Cup, though he will have to cut one further player from his roster before submitting his final list.
After naming a panel of 30 players last Tuesday night, Domenech has now trimmed his squad to 24, with the fitness of Arsenal centre-back William Gallas still in serious doubt due to a calf problem.
Planus, who has been a cornerstone of Bordeaux’s rise to prominence in Ligue 1 over the last three years, has been given the nod as back-up ahead of Lille’s Adil Rami, who had previously appeared in several squads.
Rami is one of six players cut, along with Lille goalkeeper Mickael Landreau, Marseille winger Hatem Ben Arfa and the Stade Rennais trio of Rod Fanni, Yann M’Vila and Jimmy Briand.
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille), Cédric Carrasso (Girondins Bordeaux)
Defenders: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), William Gallas (Arsenal), Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla), Marc Planus (Girondins Bordeaux), Gaël 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 Ribéry (Bayern Munich), Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)
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