CONCACAF used FIFA 's eligibility guidelines which meant Florent Malouda could only play for France .
In June 2017 , he was named to the preliminary French Guiana squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup and made his debut against Barbados in a friendly.  He was , however , ruled ineligible for the Gold Cup ; CONCACAF rules for the tournament use FIFA eligibility guidelines and Malouda remains cap-tied to France .
Florent Malouda