The France World Cup Squad: It’s finally here!

By Ulysse Pasquier

Or is it? World Cup managers are really giving us our share of surprises recently, and Raymond Domenech did not disappoint. As the French coach sat there, on the set of the 8pm news, hearing of Gordon Brown’s resignation (he must have sympathized…with all the rumors going on about his own job status), we were all expecting to see the final 23-player World Cup squad.

Domenech is cleverer than that, he wants to keep us on our toes and be ready for any nonsense he might pull off in the future. More seriously, Domenech announced that the list would be only provisional and composed of 30 players instead of 23.

The lack of explanation for this change suggests he must have had real trouble with his selection, and to be fair, the choices were not easy ones to make.

The deadline for the final squad is June 1st.