A former French international skipper on Sunday slammed the French Football Federation for their handling of the fallout from the country's disastrous World Cup campaign.

New coach Laurent Blanc promptly dropped the whole World Cup squad after a humiliating first-round exit made worse by a refusal to train during the event in protest at the sending home of Nicolas Anelka after the striker abused former coach Raymond Domenech over his tactics.

As a result of their indscipline none of the 23 players will feature against Norway in Wednesday's friendly.

But former skipper Jean-Michel Larque told Sud Ouest Dimanche weekly newspaper he thought it "scandalous" that it had fallen to Blanc to take disciplinary measures.

"He was the last person to have to sanction those for whom he was not responsible at the time of the incriminating events," observed Larque, who after winning 14 caps went on to commentate for broadcaster TF1.

He estimated the situation "underlines the incompetence of the federal council" of the Federation.

Aside from Blanc's mass dropping of the squad, the Federation has ordered five players including Anelka to appear before its disciplinary commission to explain the team's training ground strike at the World Cup.

Anelka, along with captain Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal and Jeremy Toulalan, have been ordered to explain their roles in the team's refusal to train after the Chelsea forward's bust-up with Domenech.

They will appear before Federation officials on August 17.

Evra is being called in as the captain, Ribery as vice-captain, Anelka for insulting Domenech, Abidal for his refusal to play France's final World Cup match against South Africa and Toulalan for writing a statement issued by the players announcing their intention to strike.

Larque, who played for Saint Etienne during their glory years of the 1970s, meanwhile slammed the squad as "the worst delegation (to represent France) in the history of the World Cup."

He added the team lacked solidarity and respect.

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