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Remy relieved to be included in provisional France Euro 2012 squad
Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 by Goal.com

Remy relieved to be included in provisional France Euro 2012 squad

Loic Remy says he remains confident of making the France squad travelling to next month's European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.

The Marseille forward picked up a thigh injury in last weekend's Ligue 1 clash with Auxerre and has been ruled out of action for four weeks.

But France coach Laurent Blanc has named Remy in his provisional squad for Euro 2012, despite the striker being in danger of missing the start of the tournament.

"I am not yet in the Euros, but Blanc and the coaching staff have given me a great vote of confidence by picking me in the preliminary squad when I am injured," Remy told L'Equipe.

"The idea is that I can run by May 27-28. We will then see if I am able to go to the Euros."

Blanc has until May 29 to announce his final 23-man squad for the tournament, in which his team have been grouped with England, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine.

Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia