The ball for the 2020 Euros is made by Adidas and called ‘Uniforia’. Uniforia combines the words unity and euphoria, a fitting name for this special tournament which will see the event take place across 12 cities. Euro 2016 Ball If this piece of stage management proved one thing, it is that this is best left to the Icelanders. Whereas the matches at Euro 2016 may not have been memorable, the fans at the tournament will be remembered. Iceland's "clap", Welsh humour, and 'Will Grigg's on fire' from the Northern Ireland faithful a b c d "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 October 2016 . Retrieved 10 July 2016.

Simply meaning ‘Play beautiful’ in French, the Beau Jeu is a retelling of the beloved 2014 Brazuca World Cup match ball. Adidas spent many years perfecting the Brazuca and they only made one technological change to the EURO 2016 match ball. Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016 . Retrieved 15 June 2016. The UEFA Technical Team was given the objective of naming a team of eleven players during the tournament, a change from the 23-man squads in the past competitions. [108] The group of analysts watched every game before making the decision following the final. [108] Four players from the winning Portuguese squad were named in the tournament. [108] GoalkeeperPolyurethanes are built up from compounds called isocyantes and polyols. The middle parts of these molecules can be varied to give different polyurethanes with differing properties. Polyurethanes have a wide range of applications, including foam in seating, adhesives, synthetic fibres and even skateboard wheels. Full Time Summary – Germany v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016 . Retrieved 12 June 2016. Scotland were the only team from the British Isles not to qualify for the finals, [23] and it also marked the first time that both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland qualified for the same major tournament finals. [24] Greece, champions in 2004, finished bottom in their group and failed to qualify for the first time since 2000. 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. [25] Denmark did not appear at the Euro finals for the first time since 2008, after losing in the play-off round against Sweden.

Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. [41] If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player. [16] Match officials [ edit ] France 2–1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021 . Retrieved 18 June 2021. Full Time Summary – Spain v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016 . Retrieved 17 June 2016.Wales received magnificent, colourful support from their fans while followers of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland sent a sea of green surging through France. Full Time Summary – Wales v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016 . Retrieved 25 June 2016. Lichfield, John (2 June 2016). "Paris flooding: Fears grow ahead of Euro 2016 with River Seine set to rise further". The Independent . Retrieved 2 July 2016. Ronaldo's stature and influence, even when out of the action, came into play at the end of 90 minutes. He was then front and centre of the team photos, lying on the floor posing for pictures before leading the Portugal contingent over to celebrate with their fans, giving the impression the silver trophy might have to be surgically removed from his grasp.