Injured Ribery forced out of France's final 23-man World Cup squad

1998 World Cup champions, France, who are grouped with Honduras, Ecuador, and Switzerland, have released the names of the 23 players that will be playing in Brazil, come June.

The elite squad consists of Bundesliga champions, Ligue 1 winners, Serie A conquerers, and Champions League finalists, as the likes of Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery (forced out through injury on June 6), Paris Saint-Germain's Blaise Matuidi and Yohan Cabaye, Juventus' Paul Pogba, and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema make the list.

However, two 2013-2014 English Premier League medal holders failed to make the list as Manchester City star Samir Nasri didn't receive a booked ticket to Brazil.

He was joined by fellow Citizens teammate Gael Clichy, veteran Monaco defender Eric Abidal, and Newcastle ace Hatem Ben Arfa on the list of notable exclusions.

OFFICIAL: Here is France's 23-man 2014 World Cup squad (plus the 7 reserves)

Did Didier Deschamps make the right decision by leaving Nasri? Stats prove he didn't 

Samir Nasri created 91 chances this season, more than any other player in France's World Cup squad. pic.twitter.com/TLWrP2jVhC

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Will France regret ditching Nasri and Clichy?

Arsenal defensive pair Laurent Koscielny and Bacary Sagna, alongside attacker Olivier Giroud, book their tickets, as they are joined by Red Devils' Patrice Evra, Newcastle's Mathieu Debuchy and Moussa Sissoko, and Tottenham shot-stopper Hugo Lloris.

Arsenal's French trio of Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny, and Bacary Sagna are all headed to Brazil

HUMOR: Except for poor Yaya Sanogo: 

We can also confirm that Yaya Sanogo has not been included in the 23-man France squad. pic.twitter.com/QZXpwP0ZKZ

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Real Madrid's Raphael Varana, Porto's Eliaquim Mangala, Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho, Newcastle loanee Loic Remy, Real Sociedad starlet Antoine Griezmann, and Marseille's Mathieu Valbuena complete Les Bleus' 23-man list.

Young defensive starlet Raphael Varane accompanies Karim Benzema on his way to the 2014 World Cup

Newcastle's French stars make it, as Remy, Debuchy, and Sissoko all get the nod

Didier Deschamps announced France's final 23-man World Cup squad on June 2. The players who made the cut are listed as follows:

*Note: Ribery and Clement Grenier were replaced with Morgan Schneiderlin and Rémy Cabella on Friday, June 6.