| # | Pos. | Player | Date of Birth (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 23 | GK | Cédric Carrasso | 30 December 1981 (age 30) | 1 | 0 |  Bordeaux |
| 1 | GK | Hugo Lloris (captain) | 26 December 1986 (age 25) | 31 | 0 | Lyon |
| 16 | GK | Steve Mandanda | 28 March 1985 (age 27) | 15 | 0 | Marseille |
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| 22 | DF | Gaël Clichy | 26 July 1985 (age 26) | 11 | 0 |  Manchester City |
| 2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | 28 July 1985 (age 26) | 4 | 1 | Lille |
| 3 | DF | Patrice Evra | 15 May 1981 (age 31) | 40 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 21 | DF | Laurent Koscielny | 10 September 1985 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 5 | DF | Philippe Mexès | 30 March 1982 (age 30) | 24 | 1 |  Milan |
| 4 | DF | Adil Rami | 27 December 1985 (age 26) | 18 | 1 |  Valencia |
| 13 | DF | Anthony Réveillère | 10 November 1979 (age 32) | 16 | 1 | Lyon |
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| 14 | MF | Hatem Ben Arfa | 7 March 1987 (age 25) | 9 | 2 | Newcastle United |
| 6 | MF | Yohan Cabaye | 14 January 1986 (age 26) | 11 | 0 | Newcastle United |
| 18 | MF | Alou Diarra | 15 July 1981 (age 30) | 39 | 0 | Marseille |
| 17 | MF | Yann M'Vila | 29 June 1990 (age 21) | 18 | 1 | Rennes |
| 15 | MF | Florent Malouda | 13 June 1980 (age 31) | 75 | 8 | Chelsea |
| 20 | MF | Marvin Martin | 10 January 1988 (age 24) | 10 | 2 | Sochaux |
| 12 | MF | Blaise Matuidi | 9 April 1987 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 11 | MF | Samir Nasri | 27 June 1987 (age 24) | 29 | 3 | Manchester City |
| 7 | MF | Franck Ribéry | 7 April 1983 (age 29) | 58 | 8 |  Bayern Munich |
| 8 | MF | Mathieu Valbuena | 28 September 1984 (age 27) | 11 | 2 | Marseille |
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| 10 | FW | Karim Benzema | 19 December 1987 (age 24) | 43 | 13 | Real Madrid |
| 9 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 30 September 1986 (age 25) | 4 | 1 | Montpellier |
| 19 | FW | Jérémy Ménez | 7 May 1987 (age 25) | 11 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
