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UEFA Euro 2016
Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 Template:Fr icon
UEFA Euro 2016
Le Rendez-Vous
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates10 June – 10 July 2016
Teams24
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored42 (2 per match)
Attendance967,448 (46,069 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Dimitri Payet
Romania Bogdan Stancu
Spain Álvaro Morata
Wales Gareth Bale
(2 goals each)
← 2012
2020 →
All statistics correct as of 17 June 2016.

The 2016 UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016, is the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organized by UEFA. It is currently being held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.[1][2] Spain are the two-time defending champions, having won the 2008 and 2012 editions.

For the first time, the European Championship final tournament will be contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since 1996.[3] Under this new format, the finalists will contest a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage including three rounds and the final. Nineteen teams – the top two from each of the nine qualifying groups and the best third-placed team – joined France, who qualified automatically as hosts; a series of two-legged play-off ties between the remaining third-placed teams in November 2015 decided the last four spots at the final tournament.

France was chosen as the host nation on 28 May 2010, after a bidding process in which they beat Italy and Turkey for the right to host the 2016 finals.[4][5] The matches will be played in ten stadiums in ten cities: Bordeaux, Lens, Lille Métropole, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Saint-Denis, Saint-Étienne, and Toulouse. It will be the third time that France hosts the tournament, after the inaugural tournament in 1960 and the 1984 finals. The French team have won the European Championship twice: in 1984 and 2000.

The winning team earns the right to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Russia.

Bid process

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 bids

Four bids came before the deadline at 9 March 2009. France, Italy and Turkey put in single bids while Norway and Sweden put in a joint bid.[6] Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.[7]

The host was selected on 28 May 2010.[8]

Voting results[9]
Country Round
1st (points) 2nd (votes)
France France 43 7
Turkey Turkey 38 6
Italy Italy 23 –
Total 104 13
  • Round 1: Each of the thirteen members of the UEFA Executive Committee ranked the 3 bids first, second, and third. First place ranking received 5 points, second place 2 points, and third place 1 point. Executive members from the countries bidding were not allowed to vote.
  • Round 2: The same thirteen-member committee voted for either of the two finalists.

Qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

The qualifying draw took place at the Palais des Congres Acropolis in Nice, on 23 February 2014,[2] with the first matches being played in September 2014.[1]

A total of 53 teams competed for 23 places in the final tournament to join France, who have automatically qualified as hosts. Gibraltar competed in a European Championship qualifying for the first time since their affiliation to UEFA in 2013. The seeding pots were formed on the basis of the UEFA national team coefficients, with the Euro 2012 champions Spain and hosts France automatically top seeded.

The 53 national sides were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five teams. The group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team (with the results against the sixth-placed team discarded) qualify directly to the final tournament. The remaining eight third-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers.[10][11][12]

In March 2012, Gianni Infantino, the UEFA General Secretary at the time, stated that UEFA would review the qualification competition to ensure that it was not "boring".[13] In September 2011, during UEFA's first ever full strategy meeting, Michel Platini proposed a qualification format involving two group stages, but the proposal was not accepted by the member associations.[14] In May 2013, Platini confirmed a similar qualifying format would be again discussed during the September 2013 UEFA executive committee meeting in Dubrovnik.[15]

Qualified teams

  Team qualified for finals
  Team failed to qualify

Thirteen of the sixteen teams (including hosts France) that qualified for Euro 2012 qualified again for the 2016 final tournament. Among them were England, who became only the sixth team to record a flawless qualifying campaign (10 wins in 10 matches),[16] defending European champions Spain, and world champions Germany, who qualified for their 12th straight European Championship finals.[17]

Romania, Turkey, Austria and Switzerland all returned after missing out in 2012, with the Austrians qualifying for just their second final Euro tournament, after having co-hosted Euro 2008.[18] Returning to the final tournament after long absences were Belgium for the first time since co-hosting Euro 2000, and Hungary for the first time in 44 years, having last appeared at Euro 1972, and 30 years since appearing in a major tournament, their previous one being the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Five teams secured their first-ever qualification to a UEFA European Championship final tournament: Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales.[18] Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales had each previously competed in the FIFA World Cup, while Albania and Iceland had never participated in a major tournament.[18] Similarly, both Austria and Ukraine completed successful qualification campaigns for the first time, having only previously qualified as hosts (of 2008 and 2012 respectively).

Scotland were the only team from the British Isles not to qualify for the finals,[19] and 2004 champions Greece finished bottom in their group. Two other previous champions, the Netherlands (1988) and Denmark (1992), missed out on the finals. The Dutch team failed to qualify for the first time since Euro 1984 (also held in France), missing out on their first major tournament since the 2002 FIFA World Cup and only 16 months after having finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[20] Denmark will not appear at the Euro finals for the first time since 2008, after losing in the play-off round against Sweden.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[A]
 Albania Group I runner-up 11 October 2015 0 (debut)
 Austria Group G winner 8 September 2015 1 (2008)
 Belgium Group B winner 10 October 2015 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)
 Croatia Group H runner-up 13 October 2015 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Czech Republic[B] Group A winner 6 September 2015 8B (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 England Group E winner 5 September 2015 8B (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)
 France Host 28 May 2010 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Germany Group D winner 11 October 2015 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Hungary Play-off winner 15 November 2015 2 (1964, 1972)
 Iceland Group A runner-up 6 September 2015 0 (debut)
 Italy Group H winner 10 October 2015 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Northern Ireland Group F winner 8 October 2015 0 (debut)
 Poland Group D runner-up 11 October 2015 2 (2008, 2012)
 Portugal Group I winner 8 October 2015 6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Republic of Ireland Play-off winner 16 November 2015 2 (1988, 2012)
 Romania Group F runner-up 11 October 2015 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008)
 Russia[C] Group G runner-up 12 October 2015 10 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Slovakia Group C runner-up 12 October 2015 0 (debut)
 Spain Group C winner 9 October 2015 9 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Sweden Play-off winner 17 November 2015 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
  Switzerland Group E runner-up 9 October 2015 3 (1996, 2004, 2008)
 Turkey Best third-placed team 13 October 2015 3 (1996, 2000, 2008)
 Ukraine Play-off winner 17 November 2015 1 (2012)
 Wales Group B runner-up 10 October 2015 0 (debut)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  2. ^ From 1960 to 1992, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
  3. ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Final draw

The draw for the finals took place at the Palais des Congrès de la Porte Maillot in Paris on 12 December 2015, 18:00 CET.[1][2][21][22] The 24 qualified teams were drawn into six groups of four teams, with the hosts France being automatically placed in position A1. The remaining teams were seeded into four pots of five (Pot 1) or six teams (Pots 2, 3 and 4). As the title holders, Spain were seeded in Pot 1, while the other 22 teams were seeded according to the UEFA National team coefficients updated after the completion of the qualifying group stage (excluding the play-offs), which were released by UEFA on 14 October 2015.[23][24][25][26]

Pot 1[a]
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain[b] 37,962 2
 Germany 40,236 1
 England 35,963 3
 Portugal 35,138 4
 Belgium 34,442 5
Pot 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Italy 34,345 6
 Russia 31,345 9
  Switzerland 31,254 10
 Austria 30,932 11
 Croatia 30,642 12
 Ukraine 30,313 14
Pot 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Czech Republic 29,403 15
 Sweden 29,028 16
 Poland 28,306 17
 Romania 28,038 18
 Slovakia 27,171 19
 Hungary 27,142 20
Pot 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Turkey 27,033 22
 Republic of Ireland 26,902 23
 Iceland 25,388 27
 Wales 24,531 28
 Albania 23,216 31
 Northern Ireland 22,961 33
  1. ^ Hosts France (coefficient 33,599; rank 8th) were automatically assigned to position A1.
  2. ^ Defending champions Spain (coefficient 37,962; rank 2nd) were automatically assigned to Pot 1.

Venues

Ten stadiums will be used for the competition. Initially, twelve stadiums were presented for the French bid, chosen on 28 May 2010. These venues were to be whittled down to nine by the end of May 2011, but it was suggested in June 2011 that eleven venues might be used.[27] The French Football Federation had to choose which nine would actually be used.

The choice for the first seven was undisputed – the national Stade de France, four newly constructed ones in Lille Métropole (Villeneuve-d'Ascq), Lyon, Nice and Bordeaux, and two stadiums in the two largest cities, Paris and Marseille. After Strasbourg opted out for financial reasons following relegation,[28] two more venues were selected to be Lens and Nancy, leaving Saint-Étienne and Toulouse as reserve options.

In June 2011, the number of host venues was increased to eleven due to the new tournament format featuring 24 teams, instead of the previous 16.[29][30] The decision meant that the reserve cities of Toulouse and St-Étienne joined the list of hosts. Then, in December 2011, Nancy announced its withdrawal from the tournament, after plans for the stadium's renovation were cancelled,[31] finalising the list of host venues at ten.

Two other possible options, the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes and the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier (venues which were used for the 1998 World Cup) were not chosen. The final list was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 25 January 2013.[32]

Saint-Denis[i][ii] Marseille[iii][i][iv][v] Lyon[iii][i][v][ii] Lille Métropole
(Villeneuve-d'Ascq)
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)
File:Stade Vélodrome Marseille.jpg
Paris[iii][i][iv][v]
Bordeaux[iii][i]
Parc des Princes Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
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[i][v][ii] Nice Lens[i][v] Toulouse[iii][i]
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)

Note: Capacity figures are those for matches at UEFA Euro 2016 and are not necessarily the total capacity that the stadium is capable of holding.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Host city at the 1998 World Cup
  2. ^ a b c Host city at the 2003 Confederations Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Host city at the 1938 World Cup
  4. ^ a b Host city at the 1960 European Nations' Cup
  5. ^ a b c d e Host city at Euro 1984

Team base camps

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UEFA Euro 2016 team base camps (France)
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UEFA Euro 2016 team base camps (Île-de-France)

Each team has a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams will train and reside in these locations throughout the tournament, travelling to games staged away from their bases. From an initial list of 66 bases, the 24 participating teams had to confirm their selection with UEFA by 31 January 2016.[33]

The selected team base camps were announced on 2 March 2016:[34]

Team Base camp
 Albania Perros-Guirec
 Austria Mallemort
 Belgium Bordeaux/Le Pian-Médoc
 Croatia Deauville/Cœur Côte Fleurie
 Czech Republic Tours
 England Chantilly
 France Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines
 Germany Évian-les-Bains
 Hungary Tourrettes
 Iceland Annecy/Annecy-le-Vieux
 Italy Grammont/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/Pornichet
  Switzerland Montpellier/Juvignac
 Turkey Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
 Ukraine Aix-en-Provence
 Wales Dinard

Finals format

To accommodate the expansion from a 16 team finals tournament to 24 teams, the format will be changed from that used in 2012 with the addition of two extra groups in the group stage, and an extra round in the knockout stages. The six groups (A to F) would still contain four teams each, with the top two from each group still going through to the knockout stage. In the new format however, the four best third-ranked sides would also progress, leaving 16 teams going into the new round of 16 knockout stage, ahead of the usual quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, and only 8 teams going out at the group stage.[13] The format is exactly the one which was applied to the 1986, 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, with the exception of the absence of a third-place play-off.

This format generates a total of 51 games, compared with 31 games for the previous 16-team tournament, to be played over a period of 31 days. UEFA's general secretary Gianni Infantino previously described the format as "not ideal" due to the need for third-ranked teams in the group stage advancing, leading to a difficulty in preventing situations where teams might be able to know in advance what results they need to progress out of the group, leading to a lack of suspense for fans, or even the prospect of mutually beneficial collusion between teams.[13]

Squads

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 squads

Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament.[35] If a player is injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he can be replaced by another player.[12]

Match officials

On 15 December 2015, UEFA named eighteen referees for Euro 2016.[36] The full referee teams were announced on 1 March 2016.[37]

Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai was chosen to officiate the opener between France and Romania.[38]

Country Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Matches assigned[38]
England England Martin Atkinson Michael Mullarkey
Stephen Child
Gary Beswick (standby)		 Michael Oliver
Craig Pawson		 Germany–Ukraine (Group C)
Germany Germany Felix Brych Mark Borsch
Stefan Lupp
Marco Achmüller (standby)		 Bastian Dankert
Marco Fritz		 England–Wales (Group B)
Turkey Turkey Cüneyt Çakır Bahattin Duran
Tarık Ongun
Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (standby)		 Hüseyin Göçek
Barış Şimşek		 Portugal-Iceland (Group F)
Belgium–Republic of Ireland (Group E)
England England Mark Clattenburg Simon Beck
Jake Collin
Stuart Burt (standby)		 Anthony Taylor
Andre Marriner		 Belgium–Italy (Group E)
Czech Republic–Croatia (Group D)
Scotland Scotland Willie Collum Republic of Ireland Damien MacGraith
Francis Connor
Douglas Ross (standby)		 Bobby Madden
John Beaton		 France–Albania (Group A)
Sweden Sweden Jonas Eriksson Mathias Klasenius
Daniel Wärnmark
Mehmet Culum (standby)		 Stefan Johannesson
Markus Strömbergsson		 Turkey–Croatia (Group D)
Romania Romania Ovidiu Hațegan Octavian Șovre
Sebastian Gheorghe
Radu Ghinguleac (standby)		 Alexandru Tudor
Sebastian Colţescu		 Poland–Northern Ireland (Group C)
Russia Russia Sergei Karasev Anton Averyanov
Tikhon Kalugin
Nikolai Golubev[A]		 Sergey Lapochkin
Sergey Ivanov		 Romania–Switzerland (Group A)
Iceland–Hungary (Group F)
Hungary Hungary Viktor Kassai György Ring
Vencel Tóth
István Albert (standby)		 Tamás Bognár
Ádám Farkas		 France–Romania (Group A)
Italy–Sweden (Group E)
Czech Republic Czech Republic Pavel Královec Slovakia Roman Slyško
Martin Wilczek
Tomáš Mokrusch (standby)		 Petr Ardeleánu
Michal Paták		 Ukraine–Northern Ireland (Group C)
Romania–Albania (Group A)
Netherlands Netherlands Björn Kuipers Sander van Roekel
Erwin Zeinstra
Mario Diks (standby)		 Pol van Boekel
Richard Liesveld		 Germany–Poland (Group C)
Poland Poland Szymon Marciniak Paweł Sokolnicki
Tomasz Listkiewicz
Radosław Siejka (standby)		 Paweł Raczkowski
Tomasz Musiał		 Spain–Czech Republic (Group D)
Serbia Serbia Milorad Mažić Milovan Ristić
Dalibor Đurđević
Nemanja Petrović (standby)		 Danilo Grujić
Nenad Đokić		 Republic of Ireland–Sweden (Group E)
Spain–Turkey (Group D)
Norway Norway Svein Oddvar Moen Kim Thomas Haglund
Frank Andås
Sven Erik Midthjell (standby)		 Ken Henry Johnsen
Svein-Erik Edvartsen		 Wales–Slovakia (Group B)
Italy Italy Nicola Rizzoli Elenito Di Liberatore
Mauro Tonolini
Gianluca Cariolato (standby)		 Luca Banti
Antonio Damato
Daniele Orsato[B]		 England–Russia (Group B)
Portugal–Austria (Group F)
Slovenia Slovenia Damir Skomina Jure Praprotnik
Robert Vukan
Bojan Ul (standby)		 Matej Jug
Slavko Vinčić		 Russia–Slovakia (Group B)
Switzerland–France (Group A)
France France Clément Turpin Frédéric Cano
Nicolas Danos
Cyril Gringore (standby)		 Benoît Bastien
Fredy Fautrel		 Austria–Hungary (Group F)
Spain Spain Carlos Velasco Carballo Roberto Alonso Fernández
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez
Raúl Cabañero Martínez (standby)		 Jesús Gil Manzano
Carlos del Cerro Grande		 Albania–Switzerland (Group A)
  1. ^ Anton Averyanov was replaced by Nikolai Golubev after failing a fitness test.[39]
  2. ^ Luca Banti was replaced by Daniele Orsato after withdrawing for personal reasons.[40]

Two match officials, who serve only as fourth officials, and two reserve assistant referees were also named:[37]

Group stage

Result of teams participating in UEFA Euro 2016
  Round of 16
  Group stage

UEFA announced the schedule of the tournament on 25 April 2014,[41][42] and it was confirmed on 12 December 2015 after the final draw.[43] All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied:[44]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking (e.g. if criteria 1 to 3 are applied to three teams that were level on points initially and these criteria separate one team from the other two who still have an equal ranking), criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who are still level to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out. (This criterion is not used if more than two teams have the same number of points.)
  8. Fair play conduct (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
  9. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

The four best third-placed teams are determined according to the following criteria:[44]

  1. Higher number of points obtained;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Fair play conduct;
  5. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Group A

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

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Group B

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B table




Group C

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group C

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C table




Group D

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D table




Group E

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E table




Group F

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group F

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F table




Ranking of third-placed teams

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 third-placed table

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase

In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[12] All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Knockout phase structure

In the round of 16, UEFA have arranged the match-ups to take place as follows:[44]

  • Match 1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C
  • Match 2: Winner Group D v 3rd Place Group B/E/F
  • Match 3: Winner Group B v 3rd Place Group A/C/D
  • Match 4: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
  • Match 5: Winner Group C v 3rd Place Group A/B/F
  • Match 6: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group D
  • Match 7: Winner Group A v 3rd Place Group C/D/E
  • Match 8: Runner-up Group B v Runner-up Group F

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:[44]

  Combinations which are still possible
  Combinations which are no longer possible
Best ranked groups Winner Group A v Winner Group B v Winner Group C v Winner Group D v
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

The quarter-final match-ups are:[44]

  • Quarter-final 1: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
  • Quarter-final 2: Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4
  • Quarter-final 3: Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6
  • Quarter-final 4: Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8

The semi-final match-ups are:[44]

  • Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2
  • Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4

The final match-up is:

  • Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there is no third-place match.

Qualified teams

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
25 June – Saint-Étienne
 
 
  Switzerland1 (4)
 
30 June – Marseille
 
 Poland (p)1 (5)
 
 Poland1 (3)
 
25 June – Lens
 
 Portugal (p)1 (5)
 
 Croatia0
 
6 July – Décines-Charpieu
 
 Portugal (a.e.t.)1
 
 Portugal2
 
25 June – Paris
 
 Wales0
 
 Wales1
 
1 July – Villeneuve-d'Ascq
 
 Northern Ireland0
 
 Wales3
 
26 June – Toulouse
 
 Belgium1
 
 Hungary0
 
10 July – Saint-Denis
 
 Belgium4
 
 Portugal (a.e.t.)1
 
26 June – Villeneuve-d'Ascq
 
 France0
 
 Germany3
 
2 July – Bordeaux
 
 Slovakia0
 
 Germany (p)1 (6)
 
27 June – Saint-Denis
 
 Italy1 (5)
 
 Italy2
 
7 July – Marseille
 
 Spain0
 
 Germany0
 
26 June – Décines-Charpieu
 
 France2
 
 France2
 
3 July – Saint-Denis
 
 Republic of Ireland1
 
 France5
 
27 June – Nice
 
 Iceland2
 
 England1
 
 
 Iceland2
 

Round of 16

Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Poland
  • Shaqiri 82'
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 38,842[45]
Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 44,342[46]
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Attendance: 33,523[47]
France 2–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 56,279[48]
Germany 3–0 Slovakia
 Report
Attendance: 44,312[49]
Hungary 0–4 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 28,921[50]
Italy 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 76,165[51]
England 1–2 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 33,901[52]

Quarter-finals

Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 62,940[53]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Wales 3–1 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 45,936[54]
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Italy
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 38,764[55]
France 5–2 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 76,833[56]

Semi-finals

Portugal 2–0 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 55,679[57]
Germany 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 64,078[58]

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Final

UEFA Euro 2016 final
Interior View of the Stade de France at an earlier Euro 2016 match
The Stade de France hosted the final
EventUEFA Euro 2016
Portugal France
1 0
After extra time
Date10 July 2016 (2016-07-10)
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the MatchPepe (Portugal)
RefereeMark Clattenburg (England)
Attendance75,868
WeatherSunny
28 °C (82 °F)
38% humidity
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The UEFA Euro 2016 final was the final match of UEFA Euro 2016, the fifteenth edition of the European Championship, UEFA's quadrennial competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 10 July 2016, and was contested between Portugal and hosts France.

The 24-team tournament began with a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. En route to the final, Portugal finished third in Group F, with draws against Iceland, Austria and Hungary. Portugal then defeated Croatia in the last 16, Poland in the quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out, and progressed to the final after beating Wales 2–0 in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, France finished as winners of Group A, beating Romania and Albania before drawing with Switzerland. In the knockout stage, France defeated the Republic of Ireland in the last 16, Iceland in the quarter-finals, and progressed to the final after beating Germany 2–0 in the semi-finals.

The final took place in front of 75,868 spectators, and was refereed by English official Mark Clattenburg. Following a goalless 90 minutes which saw Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo depart the match through injury, Portugal then took the lead in the 108th minute through substitute Eder, after his low shot from 25 yards (23 m) beat France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. This would prove to be the contest's only goal, as Portugal won 1–0 to claim their first major tournament title.

In winning the final, Portugal became the tenth different nation to win the European Championship, twelve years after losing their first final, at home in the 2004 tournament. France became the second host team to lose the final, after Portugal, and suffered their first defeat at a major tournament hosted in the country since the 1960 European Nations' Cup third place play-off against Czechoslovakia. This was the fifth European Championship final to end in a draw after 90 minutes of play, and the second whose winners were decided by extra time, after the inaugural final in 1960. As the winners, Portugal gained entry into their first FIFA Confederations Cup, which was played in Russia in 2017.

Background

UEFA Euro 2016 was the fifteenth edition of the European Football Championship, UEFA's football competition for national teams, held between 10 June and 10 July 2016 in France.[59][60] Qualifying rounds were held between September 2014 and November 2015, in which 53 teams were divided into nine groups of five or six, playing each other on a home-and-away round-robin tournament basis. The top two teams in each group, along with France, the host team, qualified for the finals, as did Turkey who had the best third-place record. The remaining four places were determined via two-legged play-offs involving the other eight third-placed teams.[61] In the final tournament, the 24 teams were divided into six groups of four with each team playing each other once within the group. The two top teams from each group along with the four best third-placed sides advanced to a knock-out phase.[60]

France had previously played in two European Championship finals, winning as tournament hosts against Spain in 1984, and via a golden goal against Italy in the Netherlands in 2000. Portugal had played in one prior final, losing to Greece in their own country in 2004.[62] The two teams had previously met 24 times, their first encounter taking place in 1926 when France won 4–2 in Toulouse. Before the final, France had won eighteen of those meetings, Portugal five, and with one draw. Portugal's last victory was in a 1975 friendly in France, after which France won all ten of the subsequent meetings. All three of their previous competitive meetings – in the semi-finals of Euro 1984, Euro 2000, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup – had been French victories.[63] At the start of the tournament, Portugal were listed in eighth place in the FIFA World Rankings, while France were seventeenth.[64]

The final was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. The announcement of the venue was made by UEFA, along with the full tournament schedule, on 25 April 2014, following a meeting held in Paris.[65] The French capital had hosted the finals of two previous European Championships, in 1960 and 1984, both at the Parc des Princes.[66] A UEFA Category Four stadium, the Stade de France is the sixth-largest stadium in Europe and was the largest venue of Euro 2016, with a maximum capacity for the tournament of 80,000. The final was the seventh match played in the stadium at Euro 2016, which included the tournament's opening game between France and Romania.[67]

Route to the final

Portugal

Portugal's route to the final
Opponent Result
1 Iceland 1–1
2 Austria 0–0
3 Hungary 3–3
R16 Croatia 1–0 (a.e.t.)
QF Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)
SF Wales 2–0

After qualifying for Euro 2016 as winners of Group I with seven wins and a defeat in their eight matches, Portugal were drawn in Group F for the finals tournament. Their first group game was against Iceland at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on 14 June. Gylfi Sigurðsson had two early chances to put Iceland ahead but both shots were saved by Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patrício, before Nani gave Portugal the lead in the 31st minute after a cross from André Gomes. Five minutes into the second half, Iceland equalised when Birkir Bjarnason scored from a Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson cross that had been missed by Portugal's Vieirinha. Despite having the majority of the possession and more shots throughout the match, Portugal were unable to retake the lead and the game ended 1–1.[68][69] Portugal's second opponents were Austria at the Parc des Princes four days later. The first half ended goalless, but late in the second half, Portugal were awarded a penalty kick. Cristiano Ronaldo, who became his country's most-capped player in that game, was fouled in Austria's penalty area by defender Martin Hinteregger but missed the penalty, striking the foot of the goalpost. He also had a header disallowed for offside and the match ended 0–0.[70][71]

Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured playing against Poland in the quarter-finals) became his country's most capped player during the tournament.

In their final group match, Portugal faced Hungary at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 22 June. Zoltán Gera gave Hungary the lead in the 19th minute with a volley, before Nani struck a low shot past Gábor Király in the Hungary goal following a pass from Ronaldo to level the scores. Balázs Dzsudzsák restored Hungary's lead two minutes after half-time with a deflected shot, only for Ronaldo to make it 2–2 three minutes later. Dzsudzsák scored his second deflected strike in the 55th minute, but Ronaldo equalised once again, this time with a header in the 60th minute. The match ended 3–3, and with a late winning goal from Iceland against Austria, Portugal ended the group stage in third place. Only four of the six third-placed teams qualified; Portugal were ranked third of the six and progressed along with Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[72][73]

In the round of 16, Portugal faced Group D winners Croatia at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on 25 June. The match was described by the BBC Sport's Saj Chowdhury as "a turgid affair", and noted as a game that "won't live long in anyone's memory" by Barry Glendenning in The Guardian.[74][75] Regular time ended goalless without a single shot in the first 24 minutes, a European Championship record. With three minutes of extra time remaining, Ronaldo's shot was kept out by Danijel Subašić, the Croatia goalkeeper, but Ricardo Quaresma headed in the rebound from close range to give Portugal a 1–0 victory.[74][76]

Portugal's quarter-final opponents, at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 30 June, were Poland, who took an early lead when Kamil Grosicki's cross was struck into the Portugal goal by Robert Lewandowski within the opening two minutes, the second-fastest goal scored in the history of the tournament at the time. With 17 minutes of the first half remaining, Renato Sanches played a one-two with Nani and struck a shot that deflected off Grzegorz Krychowiak into the Poland goal to level the scores at 1–1. The second half of the match was goalless, as were the two halves of extra time, so the game went to a penalty shoot-out. Ronaldo, Sanches and João Moutinho scored their penalties for Portugal, while Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik and Kamil Glik replied for Poland to make it 3–3. Nani then put Portugal ahead before Jakub Błaszczykowski's strike was saved by Rui Patrício. Quaresma scored Portugal's fifth penalty to seal the win and progression to the semi-finals.[77][78]

Portugal returned to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on 6 July to face Wales, who were participating in their first major tournament since the 1958 FIFA World Cup. After a goalless first half, Portugal took the lead five minutes after the interval, when Ronaldo headed past Wayne Hennessey, the Wales goalkeeper, following a short corner. Three minutes later, Nani diverted a long-range shot from Ronaldo past Hennessey to give Portugal a 2–0 victory and progression to the UEFA European Championship final.[79][80]

France

France's route to the final
Opponent Result
1 Romania 2–1
2 Albania 2–0
3 Switzerland 0–0
R16 Republic of Ireland 2–1
QF Iceland 5–2
SF Germany 2–0

Having qualified for Euro 2016 automatically as hosts, France were placed in Group A for the finals. In their first group match, they faced Romania at the Stade de France on 10 June. Antoine Griezmann came closest to scoring in a goalless first half when he struck the Romania goalpost with a header. Thirteen minutes into the second half, France took the lead when Olivier Giroud headed in Dimitri Payet's cross. Seven minutes later, Patrice Evra fouled Romania's Nicolae Stanciu in the France penalty area and Bogdan Stancu levelled the scores from the resulting penalty kick. With a minute of the match remaining, Payet scored from 20 yards (18 m) to give France a 2–1 victory.[81][82]

France's next opponents were Albania, against whom they played five days later at the Stade Vélodrome. Albania defended well and came close to taking the lead when Ledian Memushaj's shot hit the post. France scored in the last minute of normal time with the game's first shot on target when Griezmann headed in Adil Rami's cross. Six minutes into stoppage time and with the final kick of the match, Payet scored and France won 2–0.[83][84] In their final group match, France played Switzerland at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 19 June. Paul Pogba hit the frame of Switzerland's goal twice, while Payet also hit the crossbar. Bacary Sagna pulled the shirt of Switzerland's Blerim Džemaili in stoppage time in France's penalty area but no penalty was awarded, and the match ended 0–0. France ended as Group A winners and progressed to the round of 16.[85][86]

France faced the third-placed team from Group E, the Republic of Ireland, at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on 26 June. In the second minute, Pogba fouled Shane Long in the France penalty area and Robbie Brady scored the resulting penalty to give the Republic of Ireland a 1–0 lead. Griezmann scored the equaliser with a header for France twelve minutes after half-time, before scoring his second four minutes later to make it 2–1. Shane Duffy was shown a red card in the 66th minute for a professional foul on Griezmann and although France won the match 2–1, both Rami and N'Golo Kanté were unavailable in the next round, having picked up two bookings in the tournament.[87][88]

France's quarter-final opponents were Iceland, who had knocked out England in the previous round. Giroud put France into the lead after 12 minutes with a low shot before Pogba doubled his side's advantage with a header eight minutes later. Payet scored in the 43rd minute with a low shot from around 30 yards (27 m), before Griezmann increased the lead further with a lob over Hannes Þór Halldórsson, the Iceland goalkeeper, to make it 4–0 just before half-time. Kolbeinn Sigþórsson scored for Iceland eleven minutes after the interval, before Giroud restored France's four-goal lead with a header from a Payet free kick. Bjarnason scored a headed goal with six minutes of the match remaining, but that proved to be the final goal as the game ended 5–2.[89][90]

In the semi-finals, France faced Germany, the 2014 FIFA World Cup winners, at the Stade Vélodrome on 7 July in a rematch of the 2014 World Cup quarter-final (won 1–0 by Germany). Two minutes into first-half stoppage time, Bastian Schweinsteiger was adjudged to have handled the ball when he challenged Evra in the penalty area, and Griezmann scored the resulting penalty to give France a 1–0 lead at half-time. With 18 minutes of the match remaining, Griezmann scored from close range after Manuel Neuer had failed to clear a cross from Pogba. Joshua Kimmich almost pulled a goal back for Germany, but his shot hit the frame of the France goal and his header on the rebound was saved by Hugo Lloris. The match ended 2–0 to give France their first victory over Germany in a major tournament since the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[91][92]

Pre-match

The official match ball for the knockout phase and final was the Adidas Fracas, provided by German sports equipment company Adidas. Announced during the tournament, the ball was officially launched on 20 June. This was the first time a match ball was not used exclusively for the final, and the first time multiple ball designs were used throughout the tournament (excluding the final).[93]

Mark Clattenburg
Mark Clattenburg was the final's referee.

On 8 July 2016, the UEFA Referees Committee announced the officiating team, led by 41-year-old English referee Mark Clattenburg of The Football Association. His compatriots Simon Beck and Jake Collin were chosen as assistant referees, and fellow Englishmen Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner the additional assistants. Hungarian Viktor Kassai was chosen as the fourth official, and his fellow countryman György Ring as the reserve assistant. Clattenburg became the second official to referee both a UEFA Champions League final and European Championship final in the same season, after Pedro Proença in 2012. This made it a hat-trick of cup finals for Clattenburg, after the 2016 FA Cup Final and the 2016 UEFA Champions League Final, all within a seven-week span. Clattenburg, FIFA-listed since 2007 and a UEFA Elite referee, also officiated the 2012 Olympics gold medal match and the 2014 UEFA Super Cup. He became the first English European Championship final referee since Arthur Holland in 1964. The match was Clattenburg's fourth appointment at Euro 2016.[94]

In the hours leading up to the final, there were clashes between fans trying to access the Eiffel Tower fan zone and police attempting to prevent overcrowding.[95] Police carried out a controlled explosion on a package left near the stadium complex, while fans set litter bins alight. The disruption was under control by the second half, but after the match, fights broke out between fans outside the stadium. Police advised people not to travel to the Eiffel Tower or the Champs-Élysées as the area was not safe.[96]

Before the start of the match, the closing ceremony was held at 8:45 p.m. It featured 600 dancers and a live rendition of "Seven Nation Army" by various musicians including members of the Paris Fire Brigade, the French Republican Guard, and the Choir of Radio France, before French DJ David Guetta and Swedish singer Zara Larsson performed the official tournament song "This One's for You".[97] Before the match started, the stadium was invaded by silver Y moths, which caused some irritation to the players, staff and coaches. Workers at the stadium had left the lights switched on the day before the match which attracted huge swaths of insects. The players and coaches of each team during the warm-up tried swatting the moths, and ground staff used brushes to clean moths from the walls, ground and other areas.[98][99]

France's starting line-up was unchanged from the semi-final, while Portugal brought back Pepe and William Carvalho, who missed the semi-final through injury and suspension respectively, for Bruno Alves and Danilo. France adopted a 4–2–3–1 formation while Portugal played as a 4–1–3–2.[80] Before the match, Portugal's manager, Fernando Santos reacted to the criticism his side had received during the tournament, stating "I want it to continue ... I want us to win [the final] without deserving it!"[100]

Match

Summary

First half

Portugal kicked off the final at around 9:00 p.m. CEST on 10 July 2016 in front of an attendance of 75,868, in sunny conditions with a temperature of 28 °C (82 °F) and 38% humidity.[101][102] After early mistakes from both José Fonte and Carvalho, in the fourth minute, Cédric Soares sent a long pass to Nani whose shot went over the France crossbar from 15 yards (14 m). Two minutes later, a header out from Fonte fell to France's Moussa Sissoko whose volley was off-target before Griezmann struck a half-volley wide of the Portugal goal. In the eighth minute, Payet put in a strong tackle on Ronaldo who subsequently appeared to be in pain. In the 10th minute, a mistake from Pepe allowed Payet to cross for Griezmann whose header was saved by Rui Patrício. Giroud's attempt to score from the subsequent corner was also saved by the Portugal goalkeeper.[80] In the 18th minute, Ronaldo left the pitch for medical attention and returned after a period of Portugal possession with a strapped knee before Sissoko struck a shot that was deflected just over the crossbar. Midway through the half João Mário volleyed wide of the France goal before Ronaldo, taken off the pitch on a stretcher, was substituted for Quaresma, and Portugal changed to a 4–1–4–1 formation with Nani playing alone upfront. In the 34th minute, Sissoko nutmegged Adrien Silva before striking a shot which was kept out by Rui Patrício. Cédric was then shown a yellow card for a foul on Payet. Three minutes later, Nani passed to Adrien Silva who was tackled in the France penalty area. From the resulting corner, Fonte headed over the crossbar. With four minutes of the half remaining, Payet's shot was blocked by Pepe. Two minutes into stoppage time, João Mario’s cross towards Nani passed wide of the far post and the half ended goalless.[103]

Second half

Neither side made any changes to their playing personnel during the interval and France kicked off the second half.[103] Four minutes in, Sissoko fouled Pepe, who then dispossessed Payet before he could shoot. In the 53rd minute, France won a corner after a clearance from Pepe which Rui Patrício caught on the second attempt. Pogba then struck a shot high over the Portugal crossbar from around 30 yards (27 m). There was a brief delay to the match while a pitch invader was removed by security. In the 56th minute, João Mario's cross was headed behind by Samuel Umtiti and Quaresma's subsequent corner was headed clear by Evra. Three minutes later, France made their first substitution of the game with Kingsley Coman coming on to replace Payet. Coman's first significant contribution was to pass to Griezmann whose shot was caught by Rui Patrício. In the 62nd minute, João Mario was shown the yellow card for tripping Giroud and four minutes later Pogba's pass found Coman who sent in a cross which Griezmann headed wide from 6 yards (5.5 m).[104]

Portugal then made their second substitution, with João Moutinho replacing Adrien Silva. With 17 minutes remaining, Coman played a one-two with Giroud but Coman's cross into the Portugal penalty area failed to find any of his teammates. Two minutes later, Coman passed the ball to Giroud in the Portugal box who struck it low but his shot was saved by Rui Patrício. In the 78th minute, both sides made their third substitutions, André-Pierre Gignac coming on for Giroud, and Eder replacing Renato Sanches. Nani's mis-hit cross was pushed away by Lloris before he caught Quaresma's subsequent overhead kick. Umtiti was then booked and Nani's 25-yard (23 m) left-footed strike went over the France crossbar.[104] In the 84th minute, Sissoko ran with the ball, shooting from around 25 yards (23 m), but his strike was kept out by Rui Patrício. Two minutes into stoppage time, Evra played in a low cross to Gignac, who beat Pepe and struck the ball against the inside of the Portugal goalpost. Regular time ended with the score still 0–0 and the match proceeded into extra time.[105]

Extra time

France kicked off the first half of extra time and four minutes in, Eder won a free-kick after being fouled by Umtiti. Quaresma sent in a curling pass from around 35 yards (32 m) and Pepe headed it wide although he was offside. Raphaël Guerreiro was then booked for a foul on Sissoko before Blaise Matuidi was shown the yellow card for fouling Eder. Carvalho was booked a minute later for a professional foul on Coman. A minute before half time, Portugal won a corner which was taken by Quaresma. Eder headed the ball goalwards and Lloris pushed it away before his defence cleared it. Three minutes into the second half, Laurent Koscielny was shown the yellow card for handball (although television replays appeared to show the ball had actually struck Eder's hand)[106] and Guerreiro's subsequent free kick from around 25 yards (23 m) struck the underside of the France crossbar. A minute later, Portugal took the lead through Eder: he received the ball, held off Koscielny before running infield, and struck it from 25 yards (23 m) with a low shot that beat Lloris to his right. France immediately brought on Anthony Martial to replace Sissoko. Rui Patrício then caught a cross from Evra before Nani shot high after Portugal had made a break from a France corner. In the 114th minute, Pogba was booked for pushing João Mario. With four minutes remaining, Nani's cross was cleared by Sagna, who also made a tackle on João Mario in the final minute of extra time. After two minutes of stoppage time, the final whistle was blown and Portugal won the match 1–0.[105]

Details

Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
Attendance: 75,868[107]
Red shirts, red shorts and green socks
Portugal[102]
Blue shirts, blue shorts and red socks
France[102]
GK 1 Rui Patrício Yellow card 120+3'
RB 21 Cédric Yellow card 34'
CB 3 Pepe
CB 4 José Fonte Yellow card 119'
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro Yellow card 95'
DM 14 William Carvalho Yellow card 98'
RW 16 Renato Sanches downward-facing red arrow 79'
AM 23 Adrien Silva downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 10 João Mário Yellow card 62'
CF 17 Nani
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c) downward-facing red arrow 25'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Ricardo Quaresma upward-facing green arrow 25'
MF 8 João Moutinho upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Eder upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19 Bacary Sagna
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny Yellow card 107'
CB 22 Samuel Umtiti Yellow card 80'
LB 3 Patrice Evra
RM 18 Moussa Sissoko downward-facing red arrow 110'
CM 15 Paul Pogba Yellow card 115'
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi Yellow card 97'
LM 8 Dimitri Payet downward-facing red arrow 58'
SS 7 Antoine Griezmann
CF 9 Olivier Giroud downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Kingsley Coman upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 11 Anthony Martial upward-facing green arrow 110'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Pepe (Portugal)[108]

Assistant referees:[94]
Simon Beck (England)
Jake Collin (England)
Fourth official:
Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Additional assistant referees:
Anthony Taylor (England)
Andre Marriner (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
György Ring (Hungary)

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Statistics

Post-match

Pepe (pictured in the quarter-final against Poland) was named man of the match.
2016 UEFA Euro winner's medal on display in the Museu CR7.

Portugal's Pepe was named man of the match.[108] ESPN said that the winning strike was "brilliantly taken" and "one that deserved to win any final".[111] Griezmann was given the player of the tournament award, and six players, four from Portugal and two from France, were named in the UEFA team of the tournament.[60] The match was Portugal's first competitive win against France, first overall win against France since 1975, and gave Portugal their first major trophy.[63][98] The win also qualified Portugal for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, marking their first appearance in the competition, and the first time that three countries from the same confederation participated in the competition (hosts Russia, world champions Germany, and European champions Portugal).[112]

In winning the final, Portugal became the tenth different nation to win the European Championship, twelve years after losing their first final at home in the 2004 tournament.[59] France became the second host team to lose the final, after Portugal in 2004.[59] This was the fifth European Championship final to end in a draw after 90 minutes of play and the first to finish goalless.[60][113] It was also the second whose winners were decided by extra time, after the inaugural final in 1960.[113]

Signed from Benfica a few weeks before the tournament, Bayern Munich's Renato Sanches became the youngest player to win the European Championship at 18 years and 328 days. Sanches was later named the Young Player of the Tournament by UEFA.[114] Ronaldo described the victory as "one of the happiest moments of my career ... This is a unique moment for me. It's unforgettable."[115] Portugal manager Santos praised the Portugal supporters, suggesting they had "lifted our souls", and reflected on Eder: "The ugly duckling scored! Now he's the beautiful swan!"[115] He remarked that his team were "as simple as doves, and as wise as serpents."[116] His counterpart, Didier Deschamps, was downcast, noting "the overriding emotion is huge disappointment. It's cruel to lose the final like that."[115] He remarked that "we've missed a unique opportunity to win a Euros in our own country. There are no words."[100] His captain, Lloris, explained that his side had not made the best of their opportunities but was magnanimous in defeat, praising his opposition: "We need to congratulate Portugal as they were very strong mentally throughout the tournament."[115]

Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias suggested the victory was "the greatest moment in the history of Portuguese football",[117] and A Bola announced every Portugal player to be a "hero".[117] France's L'Équipe declared that they were "devastated" and viewed the future of the side with pessimism, suggesting "it's far from certain that they will bounce back quickly".[117] Le Parisien took solace from the fact that Griezmann ended the tournament as top scorer, with the highest total since Michel Platini in Euro 1984.[117] Diario AS in Spain criticised Portugal's approach, suggesting they "certainly didn't play football to go down in the annals of the beautiful game" while Italy's Corriere della Sera reported that "they fully deserved this triumph".[117] Le Monde later reported that the tournament had generated €1.22 billion in revenue to the country in contrast to the cost of hosting it, estimated at less than €200 million.[118] The same publication listed the 2016 final as 10th in its top 30 Euro matches.[119]

In the next international tournament, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Portugal were eliminated in the first knockout round by Uruguay, after finishing the group stage in second place behind Spain.[120] France, led once again by Deschamps, won the tournament, beating Croatia 4–2 in the final.[121] Portugal failed to defend their European Championship title at UEFA Euro 2020, losing to Belgium in the round of 16, and France were also eliminated at that stage, suffering defeat to Switzerland in a penalty shoot-out.[122]

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Bibliography

Statistics

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 statistics

Goalscorers

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 goalscorers

Prize money

A total of €301 million will be distributed to the 24 teams contesting in the tournament, a growth from the €196 million payment in the preceding event.[1] Each team will be rewarded €8 million, with further rewards depending on their performances.[1] The champions of the competition will be rewarded overall winnings of €8 million – the biggest prize attainable is €27 million (for winning all group bouts and the final).[1] Full list:

  • Prize for participating: €8 million[1]

Extra payment based on teams performances:

  • Champions: €8 million[1]
  • Runner-up: €5 million[1]
  • Reaching the semi-finals: €4 million[1]
  • Reaching the quarter-finals: €2.5 million[1]
  • Reaching the round of 16: €1.5 million[1]
  • Winning a group match: €1 million[1]
  • Drawing a group match: €500,000[1]

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[2]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)

The following suspensions will be served during the tournament:[3]

Player Offence(s) Suspension(s)
Croatia Duje Čop Red card in qualifying vs Bulgaria (10 October 2015) Group D vs Turkey (matchday 1; 12 June 2016)
Czech Republic Marek Suchý Red card in qualifying vs Netherlands (13 October 2015) Group D vs Spain (matchday 1; 13 June 2016)
Albania Lorik Cana Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group A vs Switzerland (matchday 1; 11 June 2016) Group A vs France (matchday 2; 15 June 2016)
Austria Aleksandar Dragović Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group F vs Hungary (matchday 1; 14 June 2016) Group F vs Portugal (matchday 2; 18 June 2016)
Albania Burim Kukeli Yellow card in Group A vs Switzerland (matchday 1; 11 June 2016)
Yellow card in Group A vs France (matchday 2; 15 June 2016) 		Group A vs Romania (matchday 3; 19 June 2016)

Controversies

Security

Following the attacks on Paris on 13 November 2015, including one in which the intended target was a game at the Stade de France, controversies about the safety of players and tourists during the upcoming tournament arose. Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation, explained that the concern for security had increased following the attacks. He claimed: "there was already a concern for the Euros, now it's obviously a lot higher. We will continue to do everything we can, so that security is assured despite all the risks that this entails. I know that everyone is vigilant. Obviously, this means that we will now be even more vigilant. But it's a permanent concern for the federation and the [French] state".[4]

Hooliganism

Main article: Violence at UEFA Euro 2016

The day before the tournament, fighting broke out between local youths and England fans in Marseille; police dispersed the local youths with tear gas. On 10 June, English fans at Marseille clashed with police[5] Six English fans were later arrested and sentenced to prison.[6] On 11 June, violent clashes erupted in the streets of the same city before and after the Group B match between England and Russia that ended in a 1–1 draw.[7] One English fan was reported to be critically ill in the hospital while dozens of others were injured in the clashes.[8] On 14 June, the Russian team were given a suspended disqualification and fined €150,000, and warned that future violence would result in their removal from the cup. Additionally, 50 Russian fans were deported. The English team was also warned about disqualification, but was not formally charged.[9][10] Violence between English and Russian fans arose again in Lille, where a total of 36 fans were arrested, and 16 people were hospitalised.[11]

Late in the Group D match between the Czech Republic and Croatia, flares were thrown onto the pitch from where Croatia supporters were massed. The match was paused for several minutes while they were cleared up. There was also fighting in the Croatia supporters' area.[12]

Marketing

Sponsorship

Turkish Airlines aeroplane, decorated with UEFA EURO 2016 emblems.
Global sponsors National sponsors

Video game

The UEFA Euro 2016 video game was released by Konami as a free DLC on Pro Evolution Soccer 2016.[29][30] The DLC was available for existing Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 members on 24 March 2016 for major platforms (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows).[31] The game was released physically and digitally on 21 April for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 users.[31]

Logo and slogan

The official logo was unveiled on 26 June 2013, during a ceremony at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris.[32] Conceived by Portuguese agency Brandia Central, which also created the visual identity for the previous European Championship, the design is based on the theme "Celebrating the art of football". The logo depicts the Henri Delaunay trophy with the blue, white and red colours of the French flag, surrounded by a mixture of shapes and lines representing different artistic movements and football elements.[33]

On 17 October 2013, UEFA announced the official slogan of the tournament: Le Rendez-Vous. Asked about its meaning, Jacques Lambert, chairman of the Euro 2016 organising committee, told that the slogan "is much more than a reminder of dates (...) and venues". He further explained that "UEFA is sending out an invitation to football fans throughout the world and to lovers of major events, an invitation to meet up and share the emotions of an elite-level tournament."[34]

Match ball

Main article: Adidas Beau Jeu

The official match ball, Beau Jeu, was unveiled on 12 November 2015 by former France player Zinedine Zidane.[35]

Mascot

The official mascot of the tournament, Super Victor, was unveiled on 18 November 2014.[36] He is a child superhero in the kit of the France national football team, with a red cape at the back, to echo the colours of the Flag of France. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the child's superpowers. The mascot first appeared during the match between France and Sweden at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille on 18 November 2014. The name of the mascot was revealed on 30 November 2014 after receiving about 50,000 votes from the public on the official UEFA website, beating the other nominated names of "Driblou" and "Goalix".[37] It is based on the idea of victory and references the boy's super powers that he gained when he found the magic cape, boots and ball.[38]

The name of the mascot is the same as the name of a sex toy. UEFA said that this coincidence was not their responsibility because the name was selected by fan voting.[39]

Official songs

The competition's official opening song is "This One's For You" by David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson, and the official closing song is "Free Your Mind" by Maya Lavelle.[40][41][42] It was reported that David Guetta sought one million fans to add their voices to the official anthem via a website.[43]

Broadcasting

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 broadcasting rights

The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) will be located at the Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris.[44]

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