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UEFA Euro 2016

Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 '
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	10 June – 10 July
Teams	24
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	51
Goals scored	108 (2.12 per match)
Attendance	2,427,303 (47,594 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)
Best player	Antoine Griezmann
Best young player	Renato Sanches
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The 2016 UEFA European Championship (also called the UEFA Euro 2016) was the 15th UEFA European Football Championship tournament and it was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. instead of the previous 16.

Portugal won the tournament over the hosts, France. They also qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which took place in Russia.

Bid process

Four bids came before the deadline on 9 March 2009. France, Italy and Turkey put in single bids while Norway and Sweden put in a joint bid. Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.

The host was selected on 28 May 2010.

Voting results

Country	Round
	1st (points)	2nd (votes)
France	43	7
Turkey	38	6
Italy	23	–
Total	104	13

Qualification

     Country has qualified      Country did not qualify

Country	Qualified on	Previous appearances
Albania	11 October 2015	0 (first time qualifying)
Austria	8 September 2015	1 (2008)
Belgium	10 October 2015	4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)
Croatia	13 October 2015	4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Czech Republic	6 September 2015	8 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
England	5 September 2015	8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)
France (host)	28 May 2010	8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Germany	11 October 2015	11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Hungary	15 November 2015	2 (1964, 1972)
Iceland	6 September 2015	0 (first time qualifying)
Italy	10 October 2015	8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Northern Ireland	8 October 2015	0 (first time qualifying)
Poland	11 October 2015	2 (2008, 2012)
Portugal	8 October 2015	6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Republic of Ireland	16 November 2015	2 (1988, 2012)
Romania	11 October 2015	4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008)
Russia	12 October 2015	4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Slovakia	11 October 2015	0 (first time qualifying)
Spain	9 October 2015	9 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Sweden	17 November 2015	5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Switzerland	9 October 2015	3 (1996, 2004, 2008)
Turkey	13 October 2015	3 (1996, 2000, 2008)
Ukraine	17 November 2015	1 (2012)
Wales	10 October 2015	0 (first time qualifying)

Venues

Ten venues will be used for the tournament. These venues were confirmed by UEFA on 25 January 2013.

Saint-Denis	Marseille	Lyon	Lille
Stade de France	Stade Vélodrome	Parc Olympique Lyonnais	Stade Pierre-Mauroy
48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E / 48.92444°N 2.36000°E / 48.92444; 2.36000 (Stade de France)	43°16′11″N 5°23′45″E / 43.26972°N 5.39583°E / 43.26972; 5.39583 (Stade Vélodrome)	45°45′56″N 4°58′52″E / 45.76556°N 4.98111°E / 45.76556; 4.98111 (Parc Olympique Lyonnais)	50°36′43″N 3°07′50″E / 50.61194°N 3.13056°E / 50.61194; 3.13056 (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Capacity: 81,338	Capacity: 67,394 (upgraded)	Capacity: 59,286 (new stadium)	Capacity: 50,186 (new stadium)
Paris			Bordeaux
Parc des Princes			Matmut Atlantique
48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E / 48.84139°N 2.25306°E / 48.84139; 2.25306 (Parc des Princes)			44°53′50″N 0°33′43″W / 44.89722°N 0.56194°W / 44.89722; -0.56194 (Bordeaux)
Capacity: 48,712 (upgraded)			Capacity: 42,115 (new stadium)
Saint-Étienne	Nice	Lens	Toulouse
45°27′39″N 4°23′24″E / 45.46083°N 4.39000°E / 45.46083; 4.39000 (St Etienne)	43°42′25″N 7°11′40″E / 43.70694°N 7.19444°E / 43.70694; 7.19444 (Nice)	50°25′58.26″N 2°48′53.47″E / 50.4328500°N 2.8148528°E / 50.4328500; 2.8148528 (Lens)	43°34′59″N 1°26′3″E / 43.58306°N 1.43417°E / 43.58306; 1.43417 (Toulouse)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	Allianz Riviera	Stade Bollaert-Delelis	Stadium Municipal
Capacity: 41,965 (upgraded)	Capacity: 35,624 (new stadium)	Capacity: 38,223 (upgraded)	Capacity: 33,150 (upgraded)

Team base camps

Each team has a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams will train here as well. The list of team base camps was released on 31 January 2016.

Team	Location
Albania	Perros-Guirec
Austria	Mallemort
Belgium	Bordeaux
Croatia	Deauville
Czech Republic	Tours
England	Chantilly
France	Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines
Germany	Évian-les-Bains
Hungary	Tourrettes
Iceland	Annecy-le-Vieux
Italy	Montpellier
Northern Ireland	Saint-Georges-de-Reneins
Poland	La Baule-Escoublac
Portugal	Marcoussis
Republic of Ireland	Versailles
Romania	Orry-la-Ville
Russia	Croissy-sur-Seine
Slovakia	Vichy
Spain	Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Sweden	Saint-Nazaire
Switzerland	Juvignac
Turkey	Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
Ukraine	Aix-en-Provence
Wales	Dinard

Group Stage

A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points. The schedule of the tournament was announced on 25 April 2014

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	–2	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1

10 June 2016
France	2 – 1	Romania
11 June 2016
Albania	0 – 1	Switzerland
15 June 2016
Romania	1 – 1	Switzerland
France	2 – 0	Albania
19 June 2016
Romania	0 – 1	Albania
Switzerland	0 – 0	France

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wales	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
2	England	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Russia	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

11 June 2016
Wales	2 – 1	Slovakia
England	1 – 1	Russia
15 June 2016
Russia	1 – 2	Slovakia
16 June 2016
England	2 – 1	Wales
20 June 2016
Slovakia	0 – 0	England
Russia	0 – 3	Wales

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
2	Poland	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

12 June 2016
Poland	1 − 0	Northern Ireland
Germany	2 − 0	Ukraine
16 June 2016
Ukraine	0 – 2	Northern Ireland
Germany	0 – 0	Poland
21 June 2016
Ukraine	0 − 1	Poland
Northern Ireland	0 − 1	Germany

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croatia	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

12 June 2016
Turkey	0 − 1	Croatia
13 June 2016
Spain	1 − 0	Czech Republic
17 June 2016
Czech Republic	2 − 2	Croatia
Spain	3 − 0	Turkey
21 June 2016
Czech Republic	0 − 2	Turkey
Croatia	2 − 1	Spain

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

• Italy was placed on top of Belgium because they defeated them 2−0 on 13 June 2016.

13 June 2016
Republic of Ireland	1 − 1	Sweden
Belgium	0 − 2	Italy
17 June 2016
Italy	1 − 0	Sweden
18 June 2016
Belgium	3 − 0	Republic of Ireland
22 June 2016
Italy	0 − 1	Republic of Ireland
Sweden	0 − 1	Belgium

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hungary	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
2	Iceland	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Portugal	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
4	Austria	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

14 June 2016
Austria	0 − 2	Hungary
Portugal	1 − 1	Iceland
18 June 2016
Iceland	1 − 1	Hungary
Portugal	0 − 0	Austria
22 June 2016
Iceland	2 − 1	Austria
Hungary	3 − 3	Portugal

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
2	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
3	Portugal	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
4	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
5	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
6	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

25 June – Saint-Étienne

Switzerland

1 (4)

30 June – Marseille

Poland (pen)

1 (5)

Poland

1 (3)

25 June – Lens

Portugal (pen)

1 (5)

Croatia

0

6 July – Lyon

Portugal (aet)

1

Portugal

2

25 June – Paris

Wales

0

Wales

1

1 July – Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Northern Ireland

0

Wales

3

26 June – Toulouse

Belgium

1

Hungary

0

10 July – Saint-Denis

Belgium

4

Portugal (aet)

1

26 June – Villeneuve-d'Ascq

France

0

Germany

3

2 July – Bordeaux

Slovakia

0

Germany (pen)

1 (6)

27 June – Saint-Denis

Italy

1 (5)

Italy

2

7 July – Marseille

Spain

0

Germany

0

26 June – Lyon

France

2

France

2

3 July – Saint-Denis

Republic of Ireland

1

France

5

27 June – Nice

Iceland

2

England

1

Iceland

2

Round of 16

25 June 2016 (2016-06-25) 15:00	Switzerland	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Poland	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 38,842 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
	Shaqiri  82'	http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000744/match=2017996/index.html	Błaszczykowski  39'
		Penalties
	* Lichtsteiner Xhaka Shaqiri Schär Rodríguez	4–5	* Lewandowski Milik Glik Błaszczykowski Krychowiak

25 June 2016	Wales	1–0	Northern Ireland	Paris Attendance: 44,342
	McAuley  75' (o.g.)	Report

25 June 2016	Croatia	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Portugal	Lens Attendance: 33,523
		Report	Quaresma  117'

26 June 2016	France	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Lyon Attendance: 56,279
	Griezmann  58', 61'	Report	Brady  2' (pen)

26 June 2016	Germany	3–0	Slovakia	Villeneuve-d'Ascq Attendance: 44,312
	Boateng  8' Gómez  43' Draxler  63'	Report

26 June 2016	Hungary	0–4	Hungary	Toulouse Attendance: 28,921
		Report	Alderweireld  10' Batshuayi  78' Hazard  80' Carrasco  90+1'

27 June 2016	Italy	2–0	Spain	Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,165
	Chiellini  33' Pellè  90+1'	Report

27 June 2016	England	v	Iceland	Nice Attendance: 33,901
	Rooney  4' (pen)	Report	Sigurðsson  6' Sigþórsson  18'

Quarter-finals

30 June 2016	Poland	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Portugal	Marseille Attendance: 62,940
	Lewandowski  2'	Report	Sanches  33'
		Penalties
	Lewandowski Milik Glik Błaszczykowski	3–5	Ronaldo Sanches Moutinho Nani Quaresma

1 July 2016	Wales	3–1	Belgium	Villeneuve-d'Ascq Attendance: 45,936
	Williams  31' Robson-Kanu  55' Vokes  86'	Report	Nainggolan  13'

2 July 2016	Germany	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Italy	Bordeaux Attendance: 38,764
	Özil  65'	Report	Bonucci  78' (pen)
		Penalties
		6–5

3 July 2016	France	5–2	Iceland	Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,833
	Giroud  12', 59' Pogba  20' Payet  43' Griezmann  45'	Report	Sigþórsson  56' Bjarnason  84'

Semi-finals

6 July 2016	Portugal	2–0	Wales	Lyon Attendance: 55,679
	Ronaldo  50' Nani  53'	Report

7 July 2016	Germany	0–2	France	Marseille Attendance: 64,078
		Report	Griezmann  45+2' (pen.), 72'

Final

10 July 2016	Portugal	1–0 (a.e.t.)	France	Saint-Denis Attendance: 75,868
	Éder  109'	Report

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Antoine Griezmann

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Final rankings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	7	3	4	0	9	5	+4	13
2	France	7	5	1	1	13	5	+8	16
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3	Wales	6	4	0	2	10	6	+4	12
4	Germany	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4	11
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5	Italy	5	3	1	1	6	2	+4	10
6	Belgium	5	3	0	2	9	5	+4	9
7	Poland	5	2	3	0	4	2	+2	9
8	Iceland	5	2	2	1	8	9	–1	8
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9	Croatia	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
10	Spain	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1	6
11	Switzerland	4	1	3	0	3	2	+1	6
12	England	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
13	Hungary	4	1	2	1	6	8	–2	5
14	Republic of Ireland	4	1	1	2	3	6	–3	4
	Slovakia	4	1	1	2	3	6	–3	4
16	Northern Ireland	4	1	0	3	2	3	–1	3
Eliminated in the Group stage
17	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	4	–2	3
18	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	–2	3
19	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1
20	Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	–2	1
21	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	1
22	Austria	3	0	1	2	1	4	–3	1
23	Russia	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1
24	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	5	–5	0

• Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.

Team of the tournament

• Goalkeeper:
  • Rui Patrício
• Defenders:
  • Jerome Boateng
  • Raphaël Guerreiro
  • Joshua Kimmich
  • Pepe
• Midfielders:
  • Joe Allen
  • Toni Kroos
  • Dimitri Payet
  • Aaron Ramsey
• Forwards:
  • Antoine Griezmann
  • Cristiano Ronaldo

Source:

Sponsorship

Turkish Airlines aeroplane, decorated with UEFA EURO 2016 emblems.

Images for kids

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  The opening ceremony

See also

In Spanish: Eurocopa 2016 para niños