Initially the France coach had named 27 players but Olympique de Marseille’s Loic Remy dropped out last week because of a thigh problem sustained at the end of the Ligue 1 season along with Tottenham centre-back Younes Kaboul (knee).

Speculation was rife as to the identities of the other two players, but Gourcuff was always considered to be a likely player to drop out after a difficult campaign with Olympique Lyonnais.

 He was given the chance to impress in Sunday’s 3-2 friendly win over Iceland in Valenciennes, but clearly did not do enough in Blanc’s eyes to justify his selection.

Yanga-Mbiwa, meanwhile, was one of four centre-backs named in the initial squad, but the uncapped Montpellier player will not travel to Ukraine, with his lack of experience probably a key factor in the coach's decision making.

France meet Serbia on Thursday and then face Estonia on June 5 in their final warm-up matches. They will meet England, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine in Group D of Euro 2012.

France squad: Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris    (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux).

Defenders: Gael Clichy (Manchester City), Mathieu Debuchy (Lille), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Philippe Mexes (AC Milan), Adil Rami (Valencia), Anthony Reveillere (Lyon).

Midfielders: Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye (both Newcastle), Alou Diarra (Marseille), Yann M'Vila (Rennes), Marvin Martin (Sochaux), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Samir Nasri (Manchester City), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich).

Strikers: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Montpellier), Jeremy Menez (PSG), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille).