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PARIS, May 2 -- FrancecoachCorinneDiacreonThursdayannouncedthe 23-playerlistfortheupcomingFIFAWomen'sWorldCupontheirhomesoilwithouttheFrenchleague'stopscorerMarie-AntoinetteKatoto.
DiacreannouncedthesquadinaprimetimenewsshowintheTF1 channel, justashermen'scounterpartDidierDeschampsdidlastyearaheadoftheWorldCupinRussia.
Despitescoring 22 leaguegoalsinthecampaign, Katotowasleftoutduetoherbelow-parperformanceinthewomen'sChampionsLeaguethisseason.
"Itwasatoughchoice," admittedDiacre. "Marie-Antoinettehashugepotential. She'syoung, butshewasjustmissingalittlesomethingforme, whileothersshowedalittlemore."
Theall-conqueringoutfitLyonunsurprisinglytookupthemostspotswithsevenplayersfeaturinginthenationalsquad. LyonhavesecuredtheleaguetitleandwilltakeonBarcelonaintheChampionsLeaguefinallaterthismonth.
FranceareplacedinGroupAwithSouthKorea, NorwayandNigeriaatthetournamentfromJune 7 toJuly 7. TheywillfaceSouthKoreainthetournamentopenerattheParcdesPrincesinParis.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: SarahBouhaddi (Lyon), SoleneDurand (Guingamp), PaulinePeyraud-Magnin (Arsenal)
Defenders: JulieDebever (Guingamp), SakinaKarchaoui (Montpellier), AmelMajri (Lyon), GriedgeMbockBathy (Lyon), EvePerisset (ParisSaint-Germain), WendieRenard (Lyon), MarionTorrent (Montpellier), AissatouTounkara (AtleticoMadrid)
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