Tuesday, May 13, 2014

France release 32-man provisional World Cup squad list

Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy have not been included in Didier Deschamp's World Cup squad, despite starring in Manchester City's Premier League triumph.

Southampton's uncapped midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin makes the standby list, while there are several other Premier League players involved.

France are in Group E at the World Cup this summer, and kick off their tournament against Honduras on June 15.

FRANCE WORLD CUP SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Lloris (Tottenham), Mandanda (Marseille), Landreau (Bordeaux).

Defenders: Debuchy (Newcastle), Sagna (Arsenal), Koscielny (Arsenal), Sakho (Liverpool), Varane (Real Madrid), Mangala (Porto), Evra (Manchester United), Digne (PSG)

Midfielders: Cabaye (PSG), Grenier (Lyon), Matuidi (PSG), Mavuba (Lille), Pogba (Juventus), Sissoko (Newcastle), Valbuena (Marseille).

Strikers: Benzema (Real Madrid), Giroud (Arsenal), Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Ribery (Bayern Munich), Remy (QPR).

Standby: Remy Cabella (Montpellier), Maxime Gonalons (Lyon), Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), Loic Perrin (Saint-Ettienne), Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Ettienne), Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton), Benoit Tremoulinas (Bordeaux).

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