The head coach of Slovakia's national football team, Ján Kozák, announced on Monday morning the final nomination for the European Championships in France. The final 23-man squad was decided after the 27 players from the wider nomination showed their skills at the training camp in Austria, as well as during the friendly matches against Georgia and Germany. The coach decided to leave home the defender Lukáš Tesák, the midfielders Erik Sabo, Matúš Bero and the striker Adam Zreľák. Out of Slovakia's 23-man squad, only 3 members play in the Slovak league, while 20 play abroad. Slovaks will leave for France on 6th June and they will play their first match at the EURO2016 on 11th June against Wales in Bordeaux.
Slovakia's final 23-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Matúš Kozáčik (Viktoria Plzeň/ČR), Ján Mucha (ŠK Slovan Bratislava), Ján Novota (Rapid Viedeň/Rak.)
Defenders: Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlín/Nem.), Milan Škriniar (Sampdoria Janov/Tal.), Martin Škrtel (FC Liverpool/Angl.), Norbert Gyömbér (AS Rím/Tal.), Ján Ďurica (Lokomotiv Moskva/Rus.), Kornel Saláta (ŠK Slovan Bratislava), Tomáš Hubočan (Dynamo Moskva/Rus.), Dušan Švento (1. FC Kolín nad Rýnom/Nem.)
Midfielders: Viktor Pečovský (MŠK Žilina), Juraj Kucka (AC Miláno/Tal.), Patrik Hrošovský (Viktoria Plzeň/ČR), Ján Greguš (FK Jablonec/ČR), Róbert Mak (PAOK Solún/Gréc.), Stanislav Šesták (Ferencváros Budapešť/Maď.), Marek Hamšík (SSC Neapol/Tal.), Ondrej Duda (Legia Varšava/Poľ.), Vladimír Weiss (Al-Gharafa/Kat.), Miroslav Stoch (Bursaspor/Tur.)
Forwards: Adam Nemec (Willem II Tilburg/Hol.), Michal Ďuriš (Viktoria Plzeň/ČR)
