France World Cup Roster

The following is the preliminary roster for France's 2010 World Cup soccer team that will take the pitch in South Africa. Countries can currently have up to 30 players on the roster, but will have to submit their final 23-player rosters to FIFA by June 4. (The World Cup starts on June 11.)

Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the rosters for all 32 teams. And be sure to stay with FanHouse for complete coverage from South Africa, as columnist Kevin Blackistone and soccer editor Brian Straus will be on location in Africa for the duration of the tournament.

France World Cup Roster

Player	Date of Birth	Club
Cedric Carraso (GK)	30.12.1981	Bordeaux (FRA)
Mickael Landreau (GK)	14.05.1979	Lille (FRA)
Hugo Lloris (GK)	22.12.1986	Lyon (FRA)
Steve Mandanda	28.03.1985	Marseille (FRA)
Eric Abidal	11.09.1979	Barcelona (ESP)
Nicolas Anelka	14.03.1979	Chelsea (ENG)
Hatem Ben Arfa	07.03.1987	Marseille (FRA)
Jimmy Briand	02.08.1985	Rennes (FRA)
Djibril Cisse	12.08.1981	Panathinaikos (GRE)
Gael Clichy	26.07.1985	Arsenal (ENG)
Abou Diaby	11.05.1986	Arsenal (ENG)
Alou Diarra	15.07.1981	Bordeaux (FRA)
Lassana Diarra	10.03.1985	Real Madrid (ESP)
Patrice Evra	15.05.1981	Manchester United (ENG)
Rod Fanni	06.12.1981	Rennes (FRA)
William Gallas	17.08.1977	Arsenal (ENG)
Andre-Pierre Gignac	05.12.1985	Toulouse (FRA)
Yoann Gourcuff	11.07.1986	Bordeaux (FRA)
Sidney Govou	27.07.1979	Lyon (FRA)
Thierry Henry	17.08.1977	Arsenal (ENG)
Florent Malouda	13.06.1980	Chelsea (ENG)
Yann Mvila	29.06.1990	Rennes (FRA)
Marc Planus	07.03.1982	Bordeaux (FRA)
Adil Rami	27.12.1985	Lille (FRA)
Anthony Reveilerre	10.11.1979	Lyon (FRA)
Franck Ribery	07.04.1983	Arsenal (ENG)
Bakari Sagna	14.02.1983	Arsenal (ENG)
Sebastian Squillaci	11..08.1980	Sevilla (ESP)
Jeremy Toulalan	10.09.1983	Lyon (FRA)
Mathieu Valbuena	28.09.1984	Marseille (FRA)