France will play three friendly matches on home soil before departing for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, it was confirmed on Monday.

The French Football Federation said that Les Bleus will play games at the Stade de France on May 27, in Nice on June 1 and in Lille on June 8.

The names of their opponents will be revealed early in the New Year.

Didier Deschamps's squad will get together on May 19 at the national team training centre in Clairefontaine near Paris as they prepare to face Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras in Group E.

Their opening game in Brazil will be against Honduras in the southern city of Porto Alegre on June 15.