Vieira excluded from Raymond's squad !

Inter Milan's Patrick Vieira has been excluded from Raymond Domenech's squad for the upcoming World Cup 2010 qualification games against Lithuania on 28/03/09 and 01/04/09.

The reason for this exclusion is Vieira's injuries in the past two seasons and the small number of appearances with Inter Milan in all competitions this season, where he only made 17 appearances.

Below is Raymond Domenech's full squad for the upcoming matches:

Goalkeepers:

1. Steve Mandanda
2. Hugo Lloris
3. Cedric Carrasso

Defenders:

1. Adil Rami
2. Bacary Sagna
3. Rod Fanni
4. William Gallas
5. Philippe Mexes
6. Sebastien Squillaci
7. Gael Clichy
8. Patrice Evra

Midfielders:

1. Abou Diaby
2. Alou Diarra
3. Jeremy Toulalan
4. Lassana Diarra
5. Franck Ribery
6. Yoann Gourcuff
7. Samir Nasri

Strikers:

1. Andre-Pierre Gignac
2. Karim Benzema
3. Thierry Henry
4. Nicolas Anelka
5. Jimmy Briand