Soccer-Injured Payet misses out on World Cup, Lacazette omitted

Soccer Football - Europa League Final - Olympique de Marseille vs Atletico Madrid - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - May 16, 2018 Marseille's Dimitri Payet is consoled by Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Morgan Sanson as he leaves the pitch in tears after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

PARIS (Reuters) - France must cope without in-form Dimitri Payet at the World Cup after the forward was ruled out of due to injury on Thursday and Alexandre Lacazette was omitted from the squad.

Arsenal striker Lacazette, who scored 14 goals in 32 Premier League appearances this season, features in a list of 11 players on stand-by should one of the 23 men selected by Deschamps get injured before the coach hands his list to FIFA on June 4, 10 days before the start of the tournament in Russia.