Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda has warned his France teammates not to look after their own interests at the World Cup.

Malouda has called on the French players to sacrifice their own interests for the national cause.

"I am more of a left midfielder with Chelsea but that does not stop me going to the right. When that happens, a team-mate must take my place on the left side," he said.

"You have to create links between players, be interested in others. Not think 'I'm an attacker so I attack and I'm not interested in what the others do'. We are not there to say 'I want to play on the right or in the middle'.

"We are going to be ridiculous if, like at Euro 2008, each player stays in his comfort zone aiming for good marks from the media to the detriment of the team.

"The manager does not necessarily have all the answers. That is what experienced players are in the squad for."