Pires absent for France

France coach Raymond Domenech has again left Robert Pires out of his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and the Republic of Ireland.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2005 - 11:35

France coach Raymond Domenech has again left Robert Pires out of his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and the Republic of Ireland.

Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makelele and Lilian Thuram are all included for their first competitive matches for Les Bleus since Euro 2004.

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