PARIS – France will play Iceland and Serbia in friendly matches as part of its preparation for the European Championship later this year.
France’s football federation said Thursday that Laurent Blanc’s team will face Iceland in Valenciennes on May 27, and Serbia four days later in Reims.
France also has a final friendly game on June 5 in Le Mans, although that opponent has yet to be decided. It takes on co-host Ukraine, England and Sweden in its group at Euro 2012.
France and England play their opener in Donetsk on June 11, and France stays there to face Ukraine four days later, before its final Group D match against Sweden in Kyiv on June 19.
