Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City FC), Robert Green (West Ham United FC), Jack Butland (Birmingham City FC).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton FC), Gary Cahill (Chelsea FC), Ashley Cole (Chelsea FC), Glen Johnson (Liverpool FC), Phil Jones (Manchester United FC), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City FC), John Terry (Chelsea FC).
Midfielders: Phil Jagielka (Everton FC), Stewart Downing (Liverpool FC), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC), James Milner (Manchester City FC), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal FC), Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Theo Walcott (Arsenal FC), Ashley Young (Manchester United FC).
Forwards: Andy Carroll (Liverpool FC), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United FC)*, Daniel Welbeck (Manchester United FC).
rsene Wenger thinks England's European Championship campaign will effectively be over if they lose to France in their opening game next Monday.
The Arsenal manager, who believes his native France could win Euro 2012, also described Roy Hodgson's appointment as a 'quick fix' and claims the Three Lions will struggle in Poland and Ukraine due to Wayne Rooney's suspension for the first two games.
England arrived in Poland yesterday with arguably the lowest expectation levels surrounding the national team in recent history.
Obstacle: Arsene Wenger says if England lose to France they are essentially done for
The controversy that followed Rio Ferdinand's omission, Rooney's suspensions, a spate of injuries to key players, and the fact Hodgson has been in place for a matter of weeks have left the country largely pessimistic about the Three Lions' chances.
Hodgson takes his patched-up team to Donetsk to play their Group D opener against France on Monday and Arsenal boss Wenger fears the Three Lions may as well pack their bags and come home if they lose to Laurent Blanc's men.
'The opening game is England v France and there is no Rooney. You would say that is a game that you can not afford to lose," Wenger told Arsenal's website.
'Why? Not because you cannot catch up, but (because) the pressure inside the country becomes tremendous straight away.
'That game could dictate the whole group. If it's a 0-0 draw, the group is all open, but if someone loses they have a very good chance of going out because Ukraine will beat one of the two, you would say, and Sweden are a hard team to beat.
'They are always well-organised tactically and they have (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic coming back, who can make a difference.
'They are traditionally a difficult opponent for England. It's a difficult group overall.'
Hodgson took charge of England two weeks ago after beating the bookmakers' favourite Harry Redknapp to the job.
Wenger admires the former Fulham and Liverpool manager, but admits he is facing an uphill battle to build a team capable of progressing from their group and going far in the tournament.
Turn around: If England lose they may as well get back on the plane - according to Wenger
Wenger added: 'England have no Rooney, they have a new manager and they have not worked together so... it's a quick fix.
'Can it work or not? The first game will be a good indication.
'England do have an advantage as Hodgson has managed national teams before, has good experience of tournaments and knows the English players well. It's not unknown territory (for him).
'At the moment England struggle to find confidence and unity and if he can manage to do that he can do very well.'
England and France both suffered disappointing World Cup campaigns two years ago. Germany thumped Fabio Capello's men 4-1 after they limped through the group stage, while France revolted against their former coach Raymond Domenech and ended bottom of a group they were largely expected to walk.
Blanc has turned around Les Bleus' fortunes since replacing Domenech, leading them through an unbeaten qualifying campaign that has brought the best out of the likes of Yoann Gourcuff, Karim Benzema and Loic Remy.
Belief: The Arsenal manager says his countrymen can win the tournament
Wenger admits the South Africa episode has not been forgotten, but still believes France are capable of winning Euro 2012.
'France has the players to win this tournament,' Wenger said.
'But they have not got the confidence and have no certainty.
'South Africa is still inside the team a little bit. Expectation levels in France are low because the scars are still there, but they have the quality.
'They have Benzema, (Franck) Ribery, (Samir) Nasri.
'If they can gel well and they can be psychologically comfortable, they can be a surprise at this tournament.'
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11 June 2012
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Ukraine vs Sweden
11 June 2012
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Final squad
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City FC), Robert Green (West Ham United FC), Jack Butland (Birmingham City FC).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton FC), Gary Cahill (Chelsea FC), Ashley Cole (Chelsea FC), Glen Johnson (Liverpool FC), Phil Jones (Manchester United FC), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City FC), John Terry (Chelsea FC).
Midfielders: Phil Jagielka (Everton FC), Stewart Downing (Liverpool FC), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC), James Milner (Manchester City FC), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal FC), Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Theo Walcott (Arsenal FC), Ashley Young (Manchester United FC).
Forwards: Andy Carroll (Liverpool FC), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United FC)*, Daniel Welbeck (Manchester United FC).
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France squad
Goalkeepers: Cédric Carrasso (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyonnais), Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille).
Defenders: Gaël Clichy (Manchester City FC), Mathieu Debuchy (LOSC Lille Métropole), Patrice Evra (Manchester United FC), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal FC), Philippe Mexès (AC Milan), Adil Rami (Valencia CF), Anthony Réveillère (Olympique Lyonnais).
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United FC), Alou Diarra (Olympique de Marseille), Florent Malouda (Chelsea FC), Marvin Martin (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennais FC), Samir Nasri (Manchester City FC).
Forwards: Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United FC), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid CF), Olivier Giroud (Montpellier Hérault SC), Jérémy Menez (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique de Marseille).
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Final squad
Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven), Johan Wiland (FC København), Pär Hansson (Helsingborgs IF).
Defenders: Mikael Antonsson (Bologna FC), Andreas Granqvist (Genoa CFC), Olof Mellberg (Olympiacos FC), Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion FC), Martin Olsson (Blackburn Rovers FC), Behrang Safari (RSC Anderlecht), Mikael Lustig (Celtic FC).
Midfielders: Emir Bajrami (FC Twente), Rasmus Elm (AZ Alkmaar), Samuel Holmén (İstanbul BB SK), Kim Källström (Olympique Lyonnais), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland AFC), Anders Svensson (IF Elfsborg), Pontus Wernbloom (PFC CSKA Moskva), Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal FC).
Forwards: Johan Elmander (Galatasaray AŞ), Tobias Hysén (IFK Göteborg), Zlatan Ibrahimović (AC Milan), Markus Rosenberg (SV Werder Bremen), Ola Toivonen (PSV Eindhoven).
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Ukraine squad
Goalkeepers: Oleksandr Goryainov (FC Metalist Kharkiv), Maxym Koval (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Andriy Pyatov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk).
Defenders: Bohdan Butko (FC Illychivets Mariupil), Olexandr Kucher (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Taras Mikhalik (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Yaroslav Rakitskiy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Yevhen Selin (FC Vorskla Poltava), Yevhen Khacheridi (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Vyacheslav Shevchuk (FC Shakhtar Donetsk).
Midfielders: Olexandr Aliyev (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Denys Garmash (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Oleh Gusev (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Konoplyanka (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Serhiy Nazarenko (SC Tavriya Simferopol), Ruslan Rotan (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (FC Bayern München), Andriy Yarmolenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv).
Forwards: Andriy Voronin (FC Dinamo Moskva), Marko Dević (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Artem Milevskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Seleznyov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv).
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I can see Ukraine finishing last in the group. Keeping a eye out for Yarmolenko though
Sweden finishing 3rd giving England and France problems
England 2nd in the group basically shading it. Welbeck scores a few
France Benzema has a mad start to the Euros and gets the goals in to make them finish top of the group
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1.France 7
2.Sweden 7
3.England 1
4.Ukraine 1
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This guy going to be worth £25m after Group Stages
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You keep saying Tulse
I will check my Eastern European briefcase
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Oxlade-Chamberlain
Welbeck
M'Vila
Valbuena
Menez
Ben Arfa
Ribery
Giroud
Benzema
Ibra
Yarmolenko
Sheva
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rsene Wenger thinks England's European Championship campaign will effectively be over if they lose to France in their opening game next Monday.
The Arsenal manager, who believes his native France could win Euro 2012, also described Roy Hodgson's appointment as a 'quick fix' and claims the Three Lions will struggle in Poland and Ukraine due to Wayne Rooney's suspension for the first two games.
England arrived in Poland yesterday with arguably the lowest expectation levels surrounding the national team in recent history.
Obstacle: Arsene Wenger says if England lose to France they are essentially done for
The controversy that followed Rio Ferdinand's omission, Rooney's suspensions, a spate of injuries to key players, and the fact Hodgson has been in place for a matter of weeks have left the country largely pessimistic about the Three Lions' chances.
Hodgson takes his patched-up team to Donetsk to play their Group D opener against France on Monday and Arsenal boss Wenger fears the Three Lions may as well pack their bags and come home if they lose to Laurent Blanc's men.
'The opening game is England v France and there is no Rooney. You would say that is a game that you can not afford to lose," Wenger told Arsenal's website.
'Why? Not because you cannot catch up, but (because) the pressure inside the country becomes tremendous straight away.
'That game could dictate the whole group. If it's a 0-0 draw, the group is all open, but if someone loses they have a very good chance of going out because Ukraine will beat one of the two, you would say, and Sweden are a hard team to beat.
'They are always well-organised tactically and they have (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic coming back, who can make a difference.
'They are traditionally a difficult opponent for England. It's a difficult group overall.'
Hodgson took charge of England two weeks ago after beating the bookmakers' favourite Harry Redknapp to the job.
Wenger admires the former Fulham and Liverpool manager, but admits he is facing an uphill battle to build a team capable of progressing from their group and going far in the tournament.
Turn around: If England lose they may as well get back on the plane - according to Wenger
Wenger added: 'England have no Rooney, they have a new manager and they have not worked together so... it's a quick fix.
'Can it work or not? The first game will be a good indication.
'England do have an advantage as Hodgson has managed national teams before, has good experience of tournaments and knows the English players well. It's not unknown territory (for him).
'At the moment England struggle to find confidence and unity and if he can manage to do that he can do very well.'
England and France both suffered disappointing World Cup campaigns two years ago. Germany thumped Fabio Capello's men 4-1 after they limped through the group stage, while France revolted against their former coach Raymond Domenech and ended bottom of a group they were largely expected to walk.
Blanc has turned around Les Bleus' fortunes since replacing Domenech, leading them through an unbeaten qualifying campaign that has brought the best out of the likes of Yoann Gourcuff, Karim Benzema and Loic Remy.
Belief: The Arsenal manager says his countrymen can win the tournament
Wenger admits the South Africa episode has not been forgotten, but still believes France are capable of winning Euro 2012.
'France has the players to win this tournament,' Wenger said.
'But they have not got the confidence and have no certainty.
'South Africa is still inside the team a little bit. Expectation levels in France are low because the scars are still there, but they have the quality.
'They have Benzema, (Franck) Ribery, (Samir) Nasri.
'If they can gel well and they can be psychologically comfortable, they can be a surprise at this tournament.'
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Lloris
Debuchy-Romi-Clichy
Cabaye-Martin
Nasri
Menez-Benzema-Ribery
Will do but it will never happen
We have to do what Croatia did to the Irish bus
Score early/play at a quick tempo/triangles/Benzema cannot be static
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Ox starts yeah
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Mame Biram Diouf
Probably wont happen because you have to start a match with 11 players and not 10 bro
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I should of put K instead of R
Komi (Kosicelny e Rami)
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Konoplyanka was very good I would sign him for Liverpool
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