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France to play Cameroon and Scotland in Euro 2016 warm-ups

Brazil's Fred (9) fights for the ball with Cameroon's Landry Nguemo (R) during their 2014 World Cup Group A soccer match at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (Reuters)

PARIS (Reuters) - Euro 2016 hosts France will play home friendlies against Cameroon and Scotland in the build-up to this year's tournament, the French Football Federation said on Monday. The French will face Cameroon on May 30 in Nantes and Scotland on June 4 in Metz. They also have scheduled friendlies in March against the Netherlands and Russia. France take on Romania in the opening European Championship match on June 10 in Paris. Switzerland and Albania are the other teams in Group A. (Reporting by Ed Osmond; Editing by Mark Heinrich)