a b c "Euro 2016: Qualifiers for the tournament in France". BBC Sport. 13 October 2015 . Retrieved 16 October 2015. Let's be realistic, England are playing a Championship side tonight," Chris Waddle said over the radio as the sides emerged.

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Full Time Summary – Russia v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016 . Retrieved 20 June 2016.England fans sentenced to prison for Euro 2016 violence". CNN. 13 June 2016 . Retrieved 14 June 2016. Morrison, Neil (2 August 2018). "World Cup 2018 – Match Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019 . Retrieved 24 September 2021. Once more there was a joyless atmosphere around England. Even attempts from the squad to carry around a stuffed lion seemed forced. Questions over Roy Hodgson's tactics, The FA's plan and who will succeed as Three Lions manager have all been talking points over England's direction at Euro 2016 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. [21] [22] France [ edit ] France's route to the final

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Balázs Dzsudzsák, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann (2), Romelu Lukaku, Álvaro Morata Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014–16" (PDF). UEFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016. Full Time Summary – England v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2016 . Retrieved 27 June 2016. Full Time Summary – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016 . Retrieved 17 June 2016.Portugal's Pepe was named man of the match, and France's Antoine Griezmann received the player of the tournament award. 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 playoff 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. a b c d e "National Team Coefficients Overview 2015" (PDF). UEFA. 14 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2022 . Retrieved 8 June 2022. Griezmann is popular, personable and the outstanding player at Euro 2016. It has made him box office. Fans in France a highlight And, of course, they were semi-final losers to eventual winners England at Wembley in the 1966 World Cup.

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Full Time Summary – England v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016 . Retrieved 16 June 2016. David Guetta and 150 can-can dancers, welcome to the Euro 2016 opening ceremony". The Independent. 10 June 2016. Whaling, James (23 June 2016). "Pitch at Lille Euro 2016 venue replaced ahead of Germany vs Slovakia last-16 tie". Irish Mirror . Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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. [1] France became the second host team to lose the final, after Portugal in 2004. [1] This was the fifth European Championship final to end in a draw after 90 minutes of play and the first to finish goalless. [2] [55] It was also the second whose winners were decided by extra time, after the inaugural final in 1960. [55] France beat Turkey and Italy to stage Euro 2016". BBC Sport. 28 May 2010 . Retrieved 11 January 2011. Hosts France (coefficient 33,599; rank 8th) belonged to Pot 1 irrespective of their ranking position. Ahead of the draw, they were removed as drawing options from Pot 1, and instead automatically assigned to Group position A1. Since 2006/07 there has been an official adidas match ball used at every UEFA Champions League fixture throughout the season. The Europa League also has its own specially designed ball, previously made by adidas but now produced by Molten since 2018.

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a b c d Kell, Tom (10 July 2016). "Ronaldo: One of the happiest moments of my career". UEFA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021 . Retrieved 24 September 2021. 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. [117] Six English fans were later arrested and sentenced to prison. [118] 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. [119] One English fan was reported to be critically ill in the hospital while dozens of others were injured in the clashes. [120] On 14 June, the Russian team were given a suspended disqualification, 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. [121] [122] Violence between English and Russian fans arose again in Lille, where a total of 36 fans were arrested, and 16 people were hospitalised. [123] Full Time Summary – Germany v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2016 . Retrieved 26 June 2016. Defending champions Spain (coefficient 37,962; rank 2nd) were automatically assigned to Pot 1, and could be drawn into either Group position B1, C1, D1, E1 or F1. Did this add to the tone of conservatism in too many games, with teams holding what they had and hoping one win would be enough to see them into the last 16? Or was it a case of too many teams?

Focus on European Championship Final referee Mark Clattenburg". Eurosport. PA Sport. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019 . Retrieved 29 June 2021. a b Smyth, Rob (20 February 2017). "Portugal 1–0 France: Euro 2016 final – as it happened (3 of 4)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016 . Retrieved 21 June 2021. The new manager will be given the rather vague task of creating a strong team identity and building on the work and investment in coaching at St George's Park.