UEFA Euro 2016 - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 (in French) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | France |
Dates | 10 June – 10 July |
Teams | 24 |
Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 51 |
Goals scored | 108 (2.12 per match) |
Attendance | 2,427,303 (47,594 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best young player | ![]() |
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.[4] The tournament was the first to have 24 teams,[5] 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.[6]
Bid process
[change | change source]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.[7] Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.[8]
The host was selected on 28 May 2010.[9]
Country | Round | |
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1st (points) | 2nd (votes) | |
![]() | 43 | 7 |
![]() | 38 | 6 |
![]() | 23 | – |
Total | 104 | 13 |
Qualification
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Country | Qualified on | Previous appearances[n 1] |
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![]() | 11 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
![]() | 8 September 2015 | 1 (2008) |
![]() | 10 October 2015 | 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000) |
![]() | 13 October 2015 | 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 6 September 2015 | 8 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 5 September 2015 | 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012) |
![]() | 28 May 2010 | 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 11 October 2015 | 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 15 November 2015 | 2 (1964, 1972) |
![]() | 6 September 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
![]() | 10 October 2015 | 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 8 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
![]() | 11 October 2015 | 2 (2008, 2012) |
![]() | 8 October 2015 | 6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 16 November 2015 | 2 (1988, 2012) |
![]() | 11 October 2015 | 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008) |
![]() | 12 October 2015 | 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)[n 2] |
![]() | 11 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
![]() | 9 October 2015 | 9 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 17 November 2015 | 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
![]() | 9 October 2015 | 3 (1996, 2004, 2008) |
![]() | 13 October 2015 | 3 (1996, 2000, 2008) |
![]() | 17 November 2015 | 1 (2012) |
![]() | 10 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
- ↑ Bold dates show the year that the team won the tournament.
- ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Venues
[change | change source]Ten venues will be used for the tournament. These venues were confirmed by UEFA on 25 January 2013.[11]
Team base camps
[change | change source]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.[12]
Group Stage
[change | change source]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[4]
Group A
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
10 June 2016 | ||
France ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
11 June 2016 | ||
Albania ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
15 June 2016 | ||
Romania ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
France ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
19 June 2016 | ||
Romania ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
Switzerland ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
Group B
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
11 June 2016 | ||
Wales ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
England ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
15 June 2016 | ||
Russia ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
16 June 2016 | ||
England ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
20 June 2016 | ||
Slovakia ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() |
Group C
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
12 June 2016 | ||
Poland ![]() | 1 − 0 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 2 − 0 | ![]() |
16 June 2016 | ||
Ukraine ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
21 June 2016 | ||
Ukraine ![]() | 0 − 1 | ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0 − 1 | ![]() |
Group D
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
12 June 2016 | ||
Turkey ![]() | 0 − 1 | ![]() |
13 June 2016 | ||
Spain ![]() | 1 − 0 | ![]() |
17 June 2016 | ||
Czech Republic ![]() | 2 − 2 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 3 − 0 | ![]() |
21 June 2016 | ||
Czech Republic ![]() | 0 − 2 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() | 2 − 1 | ![]() |
Group E
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() |
Belgium ![]() | 0 − 2 | ![]() |
17 June 2016 | ||
Italy ![]() | 1 − 0 | ![]() |
18 June 2016 | ||
Belgium ![]() | 3 − 0 | ![]() |
22 June 2016 | ||
Italy ![]() | 0 − 1 | ![]() |
Sweden ![]() | 0 − 1 | ![]() |
Group F
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
14 June 2016 | ||
Austria ![]() | 0 − 2 | ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 1 − 1 | ![]() |
18 June 2016 | ||
Iceland ![]() | 1 − 1 | ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 0 − 0 | ![]() |
22 June 2016 | ||
Iceland ![]() | 2 − 1 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() | 3 − 3 | ![]() |
Ranking of third-placed teams
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
[change | change source]Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
25 June – Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
30 June – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
25 June – Lens | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
6 July – Lyon | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
25 June – Paris | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 July – Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
10 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 July – Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
27 June – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
7 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Lyon | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
27 June – Nice | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
[change | change source]Switzerland ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Shaqiri ![]() | Report | Błaszczykowski ![]() |
Penalties | ||
4–5 |
England ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Rooney ![]() | Report | Sigurðsson ![]() Sigþórsson ![]() |
Quarter-finals
[change | change source]Poland ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Lewandowski ![]() | Report | Sanches ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Lewandowski ![]() Milik ![]() Glik ![]() Błaszczykowski ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wales ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Williams ![]() Robson-Kanu ![]() Vokes ![]() | Report | Nainggolan ![]() |
France ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Giroud ![]() Pogba ![]() Payet ![]() Griezmann ![]() | Report | Sigþórsson ![]() Bjarnason ![]() |
Semi-finals
[change | change source]Final
[change | change source]Statistics
[change | change source]Goalscorers
[change | change source]- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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)
Final rankings
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 16 |
Eliminated in the Semi-finals | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 |
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 8 |
Eliminated in the Round of 16 | |||||||||
9 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 4 | |
16 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
17 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
20 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
21 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
22 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
23 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
24 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
Team of the tournament
[change | change source]- Goalkeeper:
- Defenders:
- Midfielders:
- Forwards:
Source:[16]
Sponsorship
[change | change source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-303_TC-JOH_%28UEFA_2016_livery%29.jpg/220px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-303_TC-JOH_%28UEFA_2016_livery%29.jpg)
Global sponsors | National sponsors |
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "France forward Antoine Griezmann wins Golden Boot". UEFA. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Antoine Griezmann named Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Renato Sanches named Young Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "UEFA EURO 2016 match schedule announced". UEFA.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "'New era in national team football' beckons". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Teams - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Four candidates signal UEFA Euro 2016 interest". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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- ↑ "France win race to host Euro 2016". The Roar. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 base camp catalogue launched". UEFA. 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament revealed". UEFA. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "adidas on board for UEFA EURO 2012". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ UEFA. "Carlsberg signs as Official Sponsor for UEFA national team competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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- ↑ "Continental to sponsor Euro 2012 and 2016". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Hisense signs as UEFA EURO 2016 global sponsor". UEFA.org. UEFA. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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- ↑ "Turkish Airlines joins UEFA EURO 2016 as Official Airline Partner". UEFA.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Abritel-HomeAway: EURO's sixth national sponsor". UEFA.org. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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- ↑ "FDJ is first UEFA EURO 2016 national sponsor". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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