France 2006 World Cup squad
France's 2006 World Cup squad, rated player by player. The standouts: Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira. Here's the full 23-man squad — then build your own all-time World Cup XI.
| Player | Position | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Zinedine Zidane | MID | 96 |
| Thierry Henry | FWD | 92 |
| Patrick Vieira | MID | 88 |
| Lilian Thuram | DEF | 88 |
| William Gallas | DEF | 86 |
| Willy Sagnol | DEF | 86 |
| Franck Ribéry | MID | 86 |
| Fabien Barthez | GK | 85 |
| Eric Abidal | DEF | 84 |
| Claude Makélélé | MID | 80 |
| Florent Malouda | MID | 79 |
| Mikaël Silvestre | DEF | 77 |
| Mickaël Landreau | GK | 76 |
| Grégory Coupet | GK | 76 |
| Jean-Alain Boumsong | DEF | 75 |
| Gaël Givet | DEF | 75 |
| Pascal Chimbonda | DEF | 75 |
| Vikash Dhorasoo | MID | 74 |
| Alou Diarra | MID | 74 |
| Sylvain Wiltord | FWD | 73 |
| Sidney Govou | FWD | 71 |
| Louis Saha | FWD | 70 |
| David Trezeguet | FWD | 70 |
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