UEFA Euro 2016

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. The tournament was the first to have 24 teams, 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 resultsCountryRound1st (points)2nd (votes)43738623–Total10413

 Qualification 

CountryQualified onPrevious appearances11 October 20150 (first time qualifying) Austria8 September 20151 (2008)10 October 20154 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000) Croatia13 October 20154 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) Czech Republic6 September 20158 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) England5 September 20158 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012) France (host)28 May 20108 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) Germany11 October 201511 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)15 November 20152 (1964, 1972) Iceland6 September 20150 (first time qualifying)10 October 20158 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)8 October 20150 (first time qualifying)11 October 20152 (2008, 2012)8 October 20156 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)16 November 20152 (1988, 2012)11 October 20154 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008)12 October 20154 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)11 October 20150 (first time qualifying)9 October 20159 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)17 November 20155 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)9 October 20153 (1996, 2004, 2008)13 October 20153 (1996, 2000, 2008)17 November 20151 (2012)10 October 20150 (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 Stade de France Stade Vélodrome Parc Olympique Lyonnais    Capacity: 81,338 Capacity: 67,394 (upgraded) Capacity: 59,286 (new stadium) 250px 250px centre|frameless|250px LilleParisBordeaux Stade Pierre-MauroyParc des PrincesMatmut Atlantique  Capacity: 50,186 (new stadium)Capacity: 48,712 (upgraded)Capacity: 42,115 (new stadium) 200px280px280px Saint-Étienne Nice Lens    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Allianz Riviera Stade Bollaert-Delelis Capacity: 41,965 (upgraded) Capacity: 35,624 (new stadium) Capacity: 38,223 (upgraded) 200px 200px 200pxToulouseStadium MunicipalCapacity: 33,150 (upgraded)280px

 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.

TeamLocationPerros-GuirecMallemortBordeauxDeauvilleToursChantillyClairefontaine-en-YvelinesÉvian-les-BainsTourrettesAnnecy-le-VieuxMontpellierSaint-Georges-de-ReneinsLa Baule-EscoublacMarcoussisVersaillesOrry-la-VilleCroissy-sur-SeineVichySaint-Martin-de-RéSaint-NazaireJuvignacSaint-Cyr-sur-MerAix-en-ProvenceDinard

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 
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 France321041+372 Switzerland312021+153 Albania310213–234 Romania301224–21

10 June 20162 – 111 June 20160 – 115 June 20161 – 12 – 019 June 20160 – 10 – 0

 Group B 
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Wales320163+362 England312032+153 Slovakia311133044 Russia301226–41

11 June 20162 – 1 Slovakia1 – 1 Russia15 June 20161 – 2 Slovakia16 June 20162 – 1 Wales20 June 20160 – 0 England0 – 3 Wales

 Group C 
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1321030+372 Poland321020+273 Northern Ireland310222034 Ukraine300305−50

12 June 20161 − 0 Northern Ireland2 − 0 Ukraine16 June 20160 – 2 Northern Ireland0 – 0 Poland21 June 20160 − 1 Poland0 − 1 Germany

 Group D 
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Croatia321053+272 Spain320152+363 Turkey310224−234 Czech Republic301225−31

12 June 20160 − 1 Croatia13 June 20161 − 0 Czech Republic17 June 20162 − 2 Croatia3 − 0 Turkey21 June 20160 − 2 Turkey2 − 1 Spain

 Group E 
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Italy320131+262 Belgium320142+263 Republic of Ireland311124−244 Sweden301213−21
 Italy was placed on top of Belgium because they defeated them 2−0 on 13 June 2016.

13 June 20161 − 1 Sweden0 − 2 Italy17 June 20161 − 0 Sweden18 June 20163 − 0 Republic of Ireland22 June 20160 − 1 Republic of Ireland0 − 1 Belgium

 Group F 
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Hungary312064+252 Iceland312043+153 Portugal303044034 Austria301214−31

14 June 20160 − 2 Hungary1 − 1 Iceland18 June 20161 − 1 Hungary0 − 0 Austria22 June 20162 − 1 Austria3 − 3 Portugal

 Ranking of third-placed teams 

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1311133042 Republic of Ireland311124−243 Portugal303044034310222035 Turkey310224−236310213−23

 Knockout stage 

 Round of 16 

 Quarter-finals 

 Semi-finals 

 Final 

 Statistics 

 Goalscorers 

6 goals
  Antoine Griezmann

3 goals

  Olivier Giroud
  Dimitri Payet
  Cristiano Ronaldo
  Nani
  Álvaro Morata
  Gareth Bale

2 goals

  Romelu Lukaku
  Radja Nainggolan
  Ivan Perišić
  Mario Gómez
  Balázs Dzsudzsák
  Birkir Bjarnason
  Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
  Graziano Pellè
  Jakub Błaszczykowski
  Robbie Brady
  Bogdan Stancu
  Hal Robson-Kanu

1 goal

  Armando Sadiku
  Alessandro Schöpf
  Toby Alderweireld
  Michy Batshuayi
  Yannick Ferreira Carrasco
  Eden Hazard
  Axel Witsel
  Nikola Kalinić
  Luka Modrić
  Ivan Rakitić
  Tomáš Necid
  Milan Škoda
  Eric Dier
  Wayne Rooney
  Daniel Sturridge
  Jamie Vardy
  Paul Pogba
  Jérôme Boateng
  Julian Draxler
  Shkodran Mustafi
  Mesut Özil
  Bastian Schweinsteiger
  Zoltán Gera
  Zoltán Stieber
  Ádám Szalai
  Jón Daði Böðvarsson
  Gylfi Sigurðsson
  Ragnar Sigurðsson
  Arnór Ingvi Traustason
  Leonardo Bonucci
  Giorgio Chiellini
  Éder
  Emanuele Giaccherini
  Gareth McAuley
  Niall McGinn
  Robert Lewandowski
  Arkadiusz Milik
  Éder
  Ricardo Quaresma
  Renato Sanches
  Wes Hoolahan
  Vasili Berezutski
  Denis Glushakov
  Ondrej Duda
  Marek Hamšík
  Vladimír Weiss
  Nolito
  Gerard Piqué
  Admir Mehmedi
  Fabian Schär
  Xherdan Shaqiri
  Ozan Tufan
  Burak Yılmaz
  Aaron Ramsey
  Neil Taylor
  Sam Vokes
  Ashley Williams

1 own goal

  Birkir Már Sævarsson (playing against Hungary)
  Gareth McAuley (playing against Wales)
  Ciaran Clark (playing against Sweden)

Source: UEFA

 Final rankings 

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1734095+41327511135+816Eliminated in the Semi-finals36402106+4124632173+411Eliminated in the Quarter-finals5531162+4106530295+497523042+298522189–18Eliminated in the Round of 169421154+1710420254+1611413032+16124121440513412168–2514 Republic of Ireland411236–34411236–3416410323–13Eliminated in the Group stage17310224–2318310213–2319301224–2120301213–2121301225–3122301214–3123301226–4124300305–50
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 
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-303_TC-JOH_(UEFA_2016_livery).jpg|thumb|Turkish Airlines aeroplane, decorated with UEFA EURO 2016 emblems.
Global sponsorsNational sponsors Adidas
 Carlsberg
 Coca-Cola
 Continental
 Hisense

 Hyundai–Kia
 McDonald's
 Orange
 SOCAR
  Abritel–HomeAway
 :fr:Crédit Agricole
 Française des Jeux
 La Poste
 :fr:PROMAN
 :fr:SNCF

 References 

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