France coach Raymond Domenech to test William Gallas and Thierry Henry

William Gallas has been struggling with injury recently
10 April 2012

Having finally decided which players to take to the World Cup, France coach Raymond Domenech can test the form and fitness of defender William Gallas and striker Thierry Henry in Wednesday's friendly against Costa Rica.

While Gallas is recovering well from the calf injury that saw him miss the last few weeks of Arsenal's season, Henry played sporadically for Spanish champion Barcelona in a hugely disappointing season.

Domenech said Tuesday that Gallas "will play a part tomorrow" against Costa Rica in Lens.

Henry started less than half of Barca's league games, scoring just four league goals. The 32-year-old striker has not played the full 90 minutes of any game since January, and he's scored just five goals in the last 30 games for club and country.

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