The only concern in the squad Lievremont announced Tuesday was over scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili, who was replaced early in the second half of the 19-12 quarterfinal win over England.

Yachvili has deep bruising to his thigh and will be rested from training early this week, with utility back Jean-Marc Doussain on standby to join the squad if needed.

Yachvili “will be rested until at least Thursday, but he will play,” Lievremont said. “I would not have hesitated to change the team if I thought another one was better.”

France was stung by an upset loss to Tonga in the last game of the group stage, its worst defeat ever at the World Cup, but recovered to overwhelm England and raced to a 16-0 lead.

After such an up-and-down campaign, Lievremont is reminding his players that the job is still only half done.

“The danger is for the players to start thinking they’re too good,” he said. “Once again, they’re the same players who played against Tonga and England.

“But we are Latin, there’s always that risk ... I hope the prospect of playing in the final is enough.”

The French have scored some famous upset victories, including the 1999 semifinal and the 2007 quarterfinal against New Zealand. Both times, France lost its next match — to Australia in the ‘99 final and to England in the semifinals four years ago.

After last weekend’s win sent the English team home, Lievremont said he immediately started preparing his squad for Wales.

“I warned the players about not getting carried away,” he said. “In ‘99 we spent too much time thinking about our semifinal win against New Zealand and we came up short against an Australian team that was programmer to win.”

Against Wales, Lievremont said, “Our forward will be decisive and so will our defense. But we’ll also have to be capable of imposing our own style of rugby.”

“Wales have been playing with intelligence,” he added. “I’ve been impressed by their spirit and the great quality of their rugby.”

France has won six of the last seven meetings between the teams, but Wales has been the form side at the World Cup — losing only to South Africa by one point in its opening match when it missed opportunities to kick winning goals.

The French have played twice at Eden Park during the tournament, losing to New Zealand in the pool stage and beating England in the first knockout round. Wales has yet to play on Eden Park, having played its knockout match in Wellington.