France coach Didier Deschamps has decided not to delay the announcement of the final application of the team at the home championship of Europe.
The French team were missing a few players – Karim Benzema will not play for Euro 2016 by decision of the local Federation, Mamadou Sakho became involved in the doping scandal, while Mathieu debuchy will miss the tournament due to injury.
Deschamps unexpectedly was not included in the final bid for Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla), Hatem Ben Arfa (“nice”) and Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon). The above players were in the reserve.
The national team of France at Euro 2016:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Benoit Costil (Rennes).
Defenders: Luke Ding (“Roma”), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City), Christophe Jallet (Lyon),
Bakary Sagna (Manchester City), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Jeremy Mathieu (Barcelona).
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (“crystal Palace”), Lassana Diarra (Marseille), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Ngolo Kant (“Lester”), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle).
Forwards: Andre-Pierre Gignac (“Tigres”), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Anthony Martial (“Manchester United”).
In the group stage of the European championship the French team will play with Romania (June 10), Albania (15 June) and Switzerland (19 June). Matches the hosts of the tournament will take Paris, Marseille and Lille.
See also: France is not a security for Euro 2016
France – two-time European champion (1984 and 2000). At Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland, the French reached the 1/8 finals, losing at the Donbass Arena, the future Champions of the Spanish team.
