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Rami, Umtiti and Schneiderlin in France 2016 squad

France's national soccer team player Adil Rami attends a training session at the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, May 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe (Reuters)

PARIS (Reuters) - France coach Didier Deschamps confirmed his final Euro 2016 squad on Tuesday, including defenders Adil Rami and Samuel Umtiti plus midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. The trio replace the injured Raphael Varane, Jeremy Mathieu and Lassana Diarra, a late withdrawal with a knee problem. Liverpool centre back Mamadou Sakho was not included even though his 30-day provisional suspension for failing a drugs test expired last weekend. Hosts France geared up for the finals with a 3-2 victory over Cameroon in Nantes on Monday. They take on Scotland in Metz on Saturday. Les Bleus face Romania in Group A in the opening game of the tournament on June 10 before playing Albania and Switzerland. France squad: Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille), Benoit Costil (Stade Rennais) Defenders: Samuel Umtiti (Olympique Lyonnais), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City), Adil Rami (Sevilla), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Lucas Digne (AS Roma), Christophe Jallet (Olympique Lyonnais) Midfielders: Paul Pogba (Juventus), Blaise Matuidi (Paris St Germain), Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United), N'Golo Kante (Leicester City), Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) Forwards: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Dimitri Payet (West Ham United), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Andre-Pierre Gignac (UANL Tigres) (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)