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Blanc hopeful M'Vila will be fit for France Euro 2012 opener against England
Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 by Goal.com

Blanc hopeful M'Vila will be fit for France Euro 2012 opener against England

France head coach Laurent Blanc is hopeful that Yann M'Vila will recover from his ankle problem in time for Euro 2012.

Les Bleus' 2-0 friendly victory against Serbia on Thursday evening was disrupted by M'Vila's injury in the opening minutes of the game, which looked serious after the Rennes midfielder limped out in distress.

France national team doctor Fabrice Bryand said after the match that he will need 48 hours to reassess the injury before determining M'Vila's recovery time, but Blanc is upbeat about the player's chances of featuring in the country's opening game in Poland and Ukraine against England.

"We think that he will be available for the first match of the Euros," he told reporters.

Blanc then admitted that he was satisfied with his men's display in the friendly, but noted there are many things that the team must improve on before the start of the tournament.

"We strive for perfection, but there is no such thing," he added. "We showed a better physical freshness than we did against Iceland, but we are not yet ready.

"We were a bit disappointing in the last 15 minutes, but overall I am pretty happy with our display."

France kick off their Euro campaign against England on June 11 before taking on Ukraine and Sweden.

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    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