Ribery, 31, who burst on to the international scene at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, told broadcaster RTL: "This will be my final World Cup."
Assessing his chances of leaving the World Cup stage on a high in Brazil the European footballer of the Year said: "We have to go there to achieve something, to try to win the World Cup, quite simply."
French football chief Noel Le Graet said Ribery was jumping the gun announcing his World Cup retirement.
"Sporting figures can work for ages so this decision is a little hasty.
"In any event I hope he will be in good form in Brazil."
In 2006 he helped steer France to the final where they lost in a penalty shoot-out against Italy.
His 2010 World Cup experience proved vastly different, with France knocked out in the first round and Ribery involved in an infamous players' strike at a training session.
He has turned out 81 times for his country.
Ribery will join 17 of France's World Cup squad at Les Bleus' training headquarters at Clairefontaine outside Paris later today.
In Brazil France, under manager Didier Deschamps who skippered the French to the 1998 World Cup title on home turf, are drawn in Group E.
They open against Honduras on June 15, before tackling Switzerland on June 20 and Ecuador five days later.
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