Midfielder Samir Nasri has been left out of France's World Cup squad, two days after helping Manchester City win the Premier League title. City team-mate Gael Clichy has also missed out on Didier Deschamps's squad.Nine of the 23-man squad play in England, including QPR striker Loic Remy, who has been on loan at Newcastle this season.France's first Group E match is against Honduras on 15 June and they also face Switzerland and Ecuador.Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Newcastle's Mathieu Debuchy and Moussa Sissoko, Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra and Liverpool centre-back Mamadou Sakho are all included.Play mediaZinedine Zidane scores for France in the 1998 World Cup finalWorld Cup 1998 - Zinedine Zidane leads France to titleArsenal trio Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna and Olivier Giroud complete the Premier League contingent for the 1998 winners.Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is on the seven-man standby list.Nasri, who was given a three-match international ban for his behaviour during Euro 2012, predicted his exclusion from the squad earlier this week.He said: "Sadly it's not going to happen, but that's fine. I am just happy I won the league and a cup this year. If that is not enough, it is not enough."I missed a World Cup in 2010 and I am still alive and stronger than ever. I am going to watch it on TV while I am on holiday and I will be fine."City boss Manuel Pellegrini said: "It will be an important mistake if he doesn't play in the World Cup."Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Mickael Landreau (Bastia).Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle), Lucas Digne (Paris St-Germain) Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna (both Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye, Blaise Matuidi (both Paris St-Germain), Clement Grenier (Lyon), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille).Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Loic Remy (QPR - on loan at Newcastle), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Stephane Ruffier (Monaco).Standby: Loic Perrin (St Etienne), Maxime Gonalons, Alexandre Lacazette (both Lyon), Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton), Benoit Tremoulinas (Dynamo Kiev), Remy Cabella (Montpellier)(BBC)
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