PARIS: Women's World Cup hosts France left out Paris St Germain striker and league top scorer Marie-Antoinette Katoto from a 23-strong squad announced by coach Corinne Diacre on Thursday.
"The French team is going to have amazing experiences in the years to come. In my opinion, she was lacking something, and others showed a little bit more . And so I made a hard choice, I know."France play the opening game of the nine-city tournament against South Korea at PSG's home Parc des Princes stadium.French champions Lyon, who face Barcelona in the women's Champions League final on May 18, provided the most players with seven of the 23.
Current captain and midfielder Amandine Henry returns along with fellow midfielder Gaetane Thiney, the second-highest French goalscorer in the 2015 World Cup held in Canada. The national men's team won the World Cup for the second time in Russia last year. The women are fourth in the FIFA rankings, behind champions the United States, Germany and England.
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