Desailly benched

France captain Marcel Desailly will start on the bench for the Euro 2004 showdown against England in Lisbon on Sunday, says coach Jacques Santini. Desailly, who is recovering from a knee injury sustained during the 0-0 draw against Brazil last month in Pa

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"Marcel will not start tomorrow," he said. "The tests he took showed that he is still far from the physical shape required to play for 90 minutes."

Playmaker Zinedine Zidane will be captain.