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Zinedine Zidane(after
1 year announcing his international retirement), Lilian Thuram and
Claude Makelele return for France, who face a struggle to qualify for
Germany 2006.
Newly promted Ligue 1
club Le Mans midfielder Christian Koffi Ndri was the only new face as
Ivory Coast coach Henri Michel named a 22-man squad. Former captain
Tchiressoa Guel has been dropped. There are 13 French-based players in
the squad for the match
Ivory Coast : coach Henri Michel
Goalkeepers:
Gerard Gnanhouan (Montpellier, France), Jean-Jacques Tizie (Esperance,
Tunisia)
Defenders:
Arthur Boka (Racing Strasbourg, France), Cyril Domoraud (Creteil,
France), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal, England), Blaise Koffi Kouassi (Troyes,
France), Abdoulaye Meite (Olympique Marseille, France), Kolo Toure
(Arsenal, England), Marc Kpolo Zoro (Messina, Italy).
Midfielders:
Guy Demel (Hamburg SV, Germany), Emerse Fae (Nantes, France),
Bonaventure Kalou (Paris St Germain, France), Arouna Kone (Roda JC
Kerkrade, Netherlands), Christian Koffi Ndri (Le Mans, France), Siaka
Tiene (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Gneri Yaya Toure (Olympiakos,
Greece), Didier Zokora (St Etienne, France).
Forwards:
Kanga Akale (AJ Auxerre, France), Aruna Dindane (Racing Lens, France),
Didier Drogba (Chelsea, England), Bakari Kone (Nice, France), Gilles
Yapi Yapo (Nantes, France).
Probable lineup:
France - Gregory Coupet; Willy Sagnol,
Lilian Thuram, Jean-Alain Boumsong, William Gallas; Patrick Vieira,
Claude Makelele, Vikash Dhorasoo, Zinedine Zidane; Sylvain Wiltord,
Thierry Henry
Ivory Coast - Jean-Jacques Tizie; Marc Zoro, Cyril Domoraud, Kolo
Toure, Arthur Boka, Emerse Fae, Didier Zokora, Bonaventure Kalou, Siaka
Tiene; Didier Drogba, Aruna Dindane
Referee - Paolo Bertini (Italy)
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