Anthony Martial, Alexandre Lacazette and Dimitri Payet have all been left out of the France squad for the World Cup
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Anthony Martial, Alexandre Lacazette and Dimitri Payet have all been left out of the France squad for the World Cup. Manchester United forward Martial and Arsenal striker Lacazette had to be content with a place on the standby list, having failed to make it into the 23-man group announced by the French Football Federation.
Payet, the former West Ham midfielder now at Marseille, will miss this summer's tournament in Russia after aggravating a muscle injury during his side's Europa League final defeat to Atletico Madrid.
France coach Didier Deschamps said Payet, who was in tears as he limped out of Wednesday night's game, would likely have made the squad had it not been for his injury, which made his selection too big a gamble.
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