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Slovakia confirm Euro 2016 squad headlined by Marek Hamsik and Martin Skrtel

Juray Kucka (L) celebrates scoring with Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel against Germany at WWK-Arena on May 29, 2016 in Augsburg, Germany.
Image: Martin Skrtel (C) will captain Slovakia at Euro 2016

Roma's Norbert Gyomber and Tomas Hubocan of Dynamo Moscow have recovered in time to be named in Slovakia's Euro 2016 squad.

Coach Jan Kozak confirmed his final 23-man squad on Monday morning, a day after a surprise 3-1 win over Germany in a warm-up game in Augsburg.

The defensive duo were his main injury concerns for the tournament in France, where Slovakia will take on England, Wales and Russia in Group B.

Kozak's squad is headlined by influential Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik and Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel, who will captain the team in France.

Former Chelsea midfielder Miroslav Stoch and Vladimir Weiss, who played for Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Rangers, are also included.

Also making the cut is Sampdoria defender Milan Skriniar, who only made his debut against Germany and only played three games for his club after a January move from Slovan Bratislava.

Almaty defender Lukas Tesak, midfielders Matus Bero of Trencin and Erik Sabo of PAOK, and Slovan Bratislava striker Adam Zrelak miss out from the original 27-man squad.

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Marek Hamsik scores Slovakia's first goal in the 3-1 win over Germany at WWK-Arena on May 29, 2016 in Augsburg, Germany.
Image: Marek Hamsik scores Slovakia's first goal against Germany in Augsburg

Slovakia will be making their debut in the European Championships, having failed to qualify in five other attempts since gaining independence from Czechoslovakia in 1993.

They will play one more match, at home to Northern Ireland on Saturday, before their tournament opener against Chris Coleman's Wales in Bordeaux on June 11.

Goalkeepers: Matus Kozacik (Viktoria Pilsen), Jan Mucha (Slovan Bratislava), Jan Novota (Rapid Vienna).

Defenders: Peter Pekarik (Hertha Berlin), Milan Skriniar (Sampdoria), Martin Skrtel (Liverpool), Norbert Gyomber (Roma), Jan Durica (Lokomotiv Moscow), Kornel Salata (Slovan Bratislava), Tomas Hubocan (Dynamo Moscow), Dusan Svento (Cologne).

Midfielders: Viktor Pecovsky (MSK Zilina), Robert Mak (PAOK), Juraj Kucka (AC Milan), Patrik Hrosovsky (Viktoria Pilsen), Jan Gregus (Jablonec), Marek Hamsik (Napoli), Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw), Miroslav Stoch (Bursaspor), Vladimir Weiss (Al Gharafa)

Forwards: Michal Duris (Viktoria Pilsen), Adam Nemec (Willem II), Stanislav Sestak (Ferencvaros).

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