 He appeared in both legs as France were defeated 2–1 on aggregate.The 1–0 loss in the second leg eliminated France from the competition and also ended Rémy's under-21 career.On 24 March 2008, due to an injury to Thierry Henry, Rémy was called up to the France national team by manager Raymond Domenech for friendly matches against England and Mali, with the latter match for France B, the squad's second team.