Zinedine Zidane will be back for France when they play their crucial World Cup match against Denmark on Tuesday.

DAVID TREZEGUET has hit back at criticism from Marcel Desailly after the France captain reacted angrily to the striker’s claim that he had been starved of service in the 1-0 defeat to Senegal.

Zinedine Zidane has a chance of being fit for France’s vital Group A clash with Uruguay in Busan on Thursday.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE could miss all of France’s first round matches in their defence of the World Cup and has been put under intensive treatment, the team doctor said yesterday.

France coach Roger Lemerre thinks veteran Bolton schemer Youri Djorkaeff is a ready-made replacement for playmaker Zinedine Zidane who has been ruled out of their World Cup opener against Senegal on Friday.

World Cup holders France are anxiously awaiting the results of a scan on Zinedine Zidane's thigh injury.

Arsenal striker Sylvain Wiltord has pulled out of the France squad for tonight’s friendly against Russia with a thigh injury.

Fabien Barthez is a slight doubt for France's friendly with Russia after sustaining a slight knee injury.

Arsene Wenger says Robert Pires will wait three weeks before deciding whether to have an operation on his knee - but will still be ruled out of the World Cup.

Injured Arsenal and France winger Robert Pires today conceded his World Cup hopes are dead and buried.

France and Arsenal winger Robert Pires may play in the World Cup finals after all.

FIFA may force Australia and France to abide by a restriction on which players they can pick for next month’s controversial friendly in Melbourne.