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The coach of the French national team, Laurent Blanc, announced the list of 26 football players who will compete in the European Championship starting in June.
On Tuesday, the specialist revealed the names of the players competing in the French championship. Until then, only foreign-based players were announced.
Among the called-up players is the "Montpellier" defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, who has not yet played a single match in the national team, as well as the information that "Marseille" striker Loic Remy, who is currently recovering from an injury, will likely be excluded.
The first match in the tournament for the French national team will be on June 11 against England, followed by matches against Ukraine and Sweden.
All candidates for the national team:
Goalkeepers: Cedric Carrasso ("Bordeaux"), Hugo Lloris ("Lyon"), Steve Mandanda ("Marseille");
Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy ("Lille"), Anthony Revelliere ("Lyon"), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa ("Montpellier"), Gael Clichy ("Man City"), Patrice Evra ("Man Utd"), Younes Kaboul ("Tottenham"), Laurent Koscielny ("Arsenal"), Adil Rami ("Valencia"), Philippe Mexes ("Milan");
Midfielders: Alou Diarra ("Marseille"), Yoann Gourcuff ("Lyon"), Yann M'Vila ("Rennes"), Marvin Martin ("Sochaux"), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Yohan Cabaye ("Newcastle"), Florent Malouda ("Chelsea"), Samir Nasri ("Man City");
Forwards: Olivier Giroud ("Montpellier"), Jeremy Menez (PSG), Mathieu Valbuena ("Marseille"), Loic Remy ("Marseille"), Hatem Ben Arfa ("Newcastle"), Karim Benzema ("Real"), Franck Ribery ("Bayern").
