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Background

The fifteenth European Championship Finals were awarded to France on 28 May 2010 at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Genève.

 There were four initial representations bidding for the right to host the 2016 Tournament. However, in December 2009, due to a lack of political support, the joint-bid from Sweden and Norway was withdrawn. So in May 2010, after Italy were eliminated after the first round of voting, the French and Turkish bids went to a second round of votes.

France gained seven votes, and Turkey gained six.

For Turkey this was the third consecutive time they had suffered the heartache of missing out after losing the right to stage Euro 2008 to Switzerland and Austria and 2012 to Ukraine and Poland.

The Draw

The Final Draw for the 2016 European Championships took place on 12 December 2015 at the Palais des Congres de la Porte Maillot in Paris. For the first time there are 24 qualified countries. They were drawn into six groups of four teams.

Pot One (seeded) Pot Two Pot Three Pot Four
France Italy Czech Republic Turkey
Spain Russia Sweden Republic of Ireland
Germany Switzerland Poland Iceland
England Austria Romania Wales
Portugal Croatia Slovakia Albania
Belgium Ukraine Hungary Northern Ireland

The Build-Up

 
 

Group B Table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 =0 4
Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1

11 June 2016 - all CEST
6.00pm - Wales 2 Slovakia 1 [1-0]
Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
(37,831)
Bale
Duda
9.00pm - Russia 1 England 1 [0-0]
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (62,343)
Beruzutski
Dier
15 June 2016
3.00pm - Russia 1 Slovakia 2 [0-2]
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
(39,989)
Glushakov
Weiss, Hamšík
16 June 2016
3.00pm - England 2 Wales 1 [0-1]
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, L
ens (34,033)
Vardy, Sturridge
Bale
20 June 2016 - both 9.00pm
Russia 0 Wales 3 [0-2]
Stad
ium Municipal, Toulouse (28,840)
Ramsey, N.Taylor, Bale
England 0 Slovakia 0 [0-0]
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne (39,051)
 

 


Group A Table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
France 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 3
Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
 

Group C Table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 3
Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 -5 0

Group D Table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1

Group E Table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4
Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1

Group F Table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
Iceland 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 =0 3
Austria 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

Round of Sixteen
25 June 2016 - all CEST
3.00pm - Switzerland 1 Poland 1 [0-1]ᴭᵀ
4-5 penalty kicks

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne (38,842)
Shaqiri
Blaszczykowski
Penalty Shoot-out:- Lichsteiner 1-0, Lewandowski 1-1, Xhaka 1-1, Milik 1-2, Shaqiri 2-2, Glik 2-3, Schär 3-3, Błaszczykowski 3-4, Rodríguez 4-4, Krychowiak 4-5.
6.00pm - Wales 1 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0]
Parce des Princes, Paris
(44,342)
McAuley OG
9.00pm - Croatia 0 Portugal 1 [0-0]ᴭᵀ Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens (33,523) Quaresma
26 June 2016
3.00pm - France 2 Republic of Ireland 1 [0-1]
Stade des Lumières, Lyon (56,279)
Griezmann (2)
Brady (pen)
Shane Duffy
6.00pm - Germany 3 Slovakia 0 [2-0]
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
(44,312)
Boateng, Gómez, Draxler
9.00pm - Hungary 0 Belgium 4 [0-1]
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse (38,921)
Alderweireld, Batshuayi, Hazard, Carrasco
27 June 2016
6.00pm - Italy 2 Spain 0 [1-0]
Stade de France, S
aint-Denis (76,165)
Chiellini, Pellè
9.00pm - England 1 Iceland 2 [1-2]
Allianz Riviera, Nice
(33,901)
Rooney (pen)
R.Sigurðsson, Sigþthorsson
ENGLAND ARE ELIMINATED

 

Quarter-Finals
30 June 2016 - all 9.00pm CEST
Poland 1 Portugal 1 [1-1]ᴭᵀ
3-5 on penalty-kicks

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
(62,940)
Lewandowski
Renato Sanches
Penalty Shoot-out:- Cristiano Ronaldo 1-0, Lewandowski 1-1, Renato Sanches 2-1, Milik 2-2, Moutinho 3-2, Glik 3-3, Nani 4-3, Błaszczykowski 4-3, Quaresma 5-3.
1 July 2016
Wales 3 Belgium 1 [1-1]
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
(45,936)
A.Williams, Robson-Kanu, Vokes
Nainggolan
2 July 2016
Germany 1 Italy 1 [0-0]ᴭᵀ
6-5 on penalty-kicks

Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
(38,764)
Ozil
Bonucci (pen)
Penalty Shoot-out:- Insigne 1-0, Kroos 1-1, Zaza 1-1, Müller 1-1, Barzagli 2-1, Özil 2-1, Pellè 2-1, Draxler 2-2, Bonucci 2-2, Schweinsteiger 2-2, Giaccherini 2-3, Hommels 3-3, Parolo 3-4, Kimmich 4-4, de Sciglio 4-5, Boateng 5-5, Darmian 5-5, Hector 5-6
3 July 2016
France 5 Iceland 2 [4-0]
Stade de France, S
aint-Denis (76,833)
Giroud (2), Pogba, Payet, Griezmann
Sigþórsson, Bjarnason

Semi-Finals
6 July 2016 - both 9.00pm CEST
Portugal 2 Wales 0 [0-0]
Stade des Lumières, Lyon
(55,679)
Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani
7 July 2016
Germany 0 France 2 [0-1]
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (64,078)
Griezmann (2 (1 pen))

The 2016 Final

10 July 2016 - 9.00pm
Portugal 1 France 0 [0-0]ᴭᵀ
Stade de France, S
aint-Denis (75.868)
Eder
 

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