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Debuchy withdraws from France squad

March 18, 2013
By ESPN staff
Mathieu Debuchy is set to miss France's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Spain due to a thigh muscle injury picked up in Newcastle's defeat to Wigan on Sunday.

France coach Didier Deschamps said on Monday that tests revealed Debuchy "has a thigh muscle tear". The former Marseille boss also confirmed that he had called up Rod Fanni as his replacement.

Deschamps has had a number of injury concerns of late, with Franck Ribery recovering from an ankle ligament ...

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