Ribery and Lyon midfielder Clement Grenier have both been forced to pull out of the squad.
Bayern Munich winger Ribery has been struggling to recover from a back injury and had only been able to follow an individual fitness programme until he joined the squad for training today.
The 80-cap winger is an integral member of Deschamps' side and he will be sorely missed at the World Cup.
Uncapped Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin and Montpellier winger Remy Cabella, who has one cap, have been called up to the reserve list as cover.
Deschamps admitted Ribery's absence is a major setback, with the winger having scored 16 international goals. Only Karim Benzema with 19 has reached double figures in goals for France in the squad.
He said:'(Ribery) stopped with a strong pain.
'He had tests early in the afternoon which unfortunately confirmed the severity of the situation, that he will be unavailable for several weeks.
'We know what Franck is capable of. With Franck Ribery at 100 per cent, we are better.
'But we have to be ambitious and we will continue to be.'
Ribery, Grenier and the rest of the French squad were at the Clairefontaine national academy near Paris for training and for their official World Cup photo.
However, Grenier limped out of training on Thursday, forcing him to pull out.
Source:DailyMail
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