Adrien Rabiot made a "huge mistake" by asking to be taken off the list of reserve players for the World Cup, France coach Didier Deschamps said Wednesday. The biggest surprise in Deschamps' list came with the inclusion of Sevilla holding midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who was preferred to Rabiot. When unveiling his list, Deschamps justified his decision to not include Rabiot because of the 23-year-old player's mediocre performance with the national team. France, the runner-up at Euro 2016, opens its World Cup campaign against Australia on June 16. The players selected by Deschamps for the tournament in Russia arrived Wednesday at Clarefontaine, the national team training center.

Source: ABC News May 23, 2018 09:32 UTC