France coach Domenech names World Cup squad

Arsenal defender William Gallas has managed to be included in the squad despite fears about his fitness.

Lassana Diarra will miss the World Cup due to a stomach injury.

“It’s complicated to take somebody out and we’ve had Lassana Diarra, who’s had a real problem,” Domenech told the French Football Federation website.

“Then we found ourselves with 23 players so we no longer needed to make a choice because that group here keeps showing us that we can trust them.

“Those 23 players will take us all the way.”

France squad:

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

Defenders: 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), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)

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