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Blanc names France squad for Euro 2012

By Interfax-Ukraine.
France football team, from left to right back row, Eric Abidal, Adil Rami, Loic Remy, Karim Benzema, Captain and goal keeper Hugo Lloris, Mamadou Sakho, and front row from left to right, Anthony Reveillere, Marvin Martin, Yohan Cabaye, Franck Ribery,Yann M'Vila, pose prior to a friendly soccer match against Belgium at Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, north of Paris. 16 teams compete in the Soccer Euro 2012 kicking off June 8, 2012 in Warsaw and ending with the final on July 1 in Kyiv. 31 matches will be played in eight Polish and Ukrainian cities.
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France coach Laurent Blanc has confirmed his final squad for the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, eliminating four players from the provisional 27-man list, the Ukraine 2012 Information Center reported on May 29.

Tottenham defender Younès Kaboul and Marcel striker Loïc Rémy will not play for France at Euro 2012 due to injury. In addition, newcomer Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and midfielder Yoann Gourcuff will also not play at Euro 2012.

France squad:

Goalkeepers: Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux), Hugo Lloris (Lyonnais), Steve Mandanda (Marseille).

Defenders: Gaël Clichy (Manchester City), Mathieu Debuchy (Lille), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Philippe Mexès (Milan), Adil Rami (Valencia), Anthony Réveillère (Lyonnais).

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle), Alou Diarra (Marseille), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Marvin Martin (Sochaux), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Yann M’Vila (Rennais), Samir Nasri (Manchester City).

Forwards: Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Montpellier), Jérémy Menez (Paris Saint-Germain), Franck Ribéry (Bayern), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille).

France will play England, Ukraine and Sweden in the Euro 2012 group stage.

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