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{{short description|15th edition of the association football championship}}
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{{Infobox international football competition {{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = UEFA Euro 2016 | tourney_name = UEFA Euro 2016
| other_titles = Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 ''{{fr icon}}'' | other_titles = Championnat d'Europe de football 2016<br />{{nobold|''{{in lang|fr}}''}}
| image = UEFA Euro 2016 Logo.svg | image = UEFA Euro 2016 Logo.svg
| size = | size =
| caption = UEFA Euro 2016 official logo<br />''Le Rendez-Vous'' | caption = ''Le Rendez-Vous''
| country = France | country = France
| dates = 10 June – 10 July 2016 | dates = 10 June – 10 July
| num_teams = ] | num_teams = 24
| venues = ] | venues = 10
| cities = 10 | cities = 9
| champion = POR | champion = POR
| count = 1 | count = 1
| second = FRA | second = FRA|second-flagvar=1974
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| matches = 51 | matches = 51
| goals = 108 | goals = 108
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| player = {{flagicon|FRA}} ]<ref name="best-player">{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2389936.html|title=Antoine Griezmann named Player of the Tournament|date=11 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations}}</ref> | player = {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} Antoine Griezmann<ref name="best-player">{{cite news |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2389936.html |title=Antoine Griezmann named Player of the Tournament |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=12 July 2016 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
| young_player = {{flagicon|POR}} ]<ref name="young-player">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2389937.html |title=Renato Sanches named Young Player of the Tournament |quote=New European champion Renato Sanches has been chosen above Kingsley Coman and Portugal team-mate Raphael Guerreiro for the SOCAR Young Player of the Tournament award.|date=10 July 2016 |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref> | young_player = {{fbicon|POR}} ]<ref name="young-player">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2389937.html |title=Renato Sanches named Young Player of the Tournament |date=10 July 2016 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
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The '''2016 UEFA European Championship''', commonly referred to as '''UEFA Euro 2016''' or simply '''Euro 2016''', was the 15th ], the quadrennial international men's ] championship of Europe organised by ]. It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.<ref name="dates">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=1920701.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016: key dates and milestones |publisher=UEFA.com |date=1 February 2013 }}</ref><ref name="timetable">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/news/newsid=1879680.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 steering group meets in Paris |publisher=UEFA.com |date=23 October 2012 }}</ref> ] were the two-time defending champions, having won the ] and ] editions, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by ]. ] won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, ], in ] played at the ]. The '''2016 UEFA European Football Championship''', commonly referred to as '''UEFA Euro 2016''' (stylised as '''UEFA EURO 2016''') or simply '''Euro 2016''', was the 15th ], the quadrennial international men's ] championship of Europe organised by ]. It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.<ref name="dates">{{cite web |title=UEFA EURO 2016: key dates and milestones |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1920701.html |publisher=UEFA |date=1 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="timetable">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/news/newsid=1879680.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 steering group meets in Paris |publisher=UEFA |date=23 October 2012}}</ref> ] were the two-time defending champions, having won the ] and ] tournaments, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by ], ] won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, ], in ] played at the ].


For the first time, the European Championship final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since ].<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA approves 24-team Euro from 2016 |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=754190.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=27 September 2008 |accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> Under the new format, the finalists contested a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout phase 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 in the final tournament, 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 finalist spots. For the first time, the European Championship final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since ].<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA approves 24-team Euro from 2016 |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=754190.html |publisher=UEFA |date=27 September 2008 |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> Under the new format, the finalists contested 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 in the final tournament, who qualified automatically as host; a series of two-legged play-off ties between the remaining third-placed teams in November 2015 decided the last four finalist spots.


France was chosen as the host nation on 28 May 2010, after a ] in which they beat Italy and Turkey for the right to host the 2016 finals.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Chaplin |title=2016 bidding process given green light |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=786278.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |location=Nyon |date=12 December 2008 |accessdate=11 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=France beat Turkey and Italy to stage Euro 2016 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8711016.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 May 2010 |accessdate=11 January 2011 }}</ref> The matches were played in ten stadiums in ten cities: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. It was the third time that France hosted the tournament, after the ] in 1960 and the ]. The French team have won the European Championship twice: in 1984 and ]. France was chosen as the host nation on 28 May 2010, after a ] in which they beat Italy and Turkey for the right to host the 2016 finals.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Chaplin |title=2016 bidding process given green light |url=http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=786278.html |publisher=UEFA |location=Nyon |date=12 December 2008 |access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=France beat Turkey and Italy to stage Euro 2016 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8711016.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref> The matches were played in ten stadiums in ten cities: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. It was the third time that France hosted the finals, after the ] and the ].


The winners, Portugal, earned the right to compete at the ] in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/teams/index.html|title=FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Teams - FIFA.com|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref> As the winners, Portugal earned the right to compete at the ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/teams/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924173301/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/teams/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2008 |title=FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 – Teams – FIFA |last=FIFA.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>


==Bid process== ==Bid process==
{{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 bids}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 bids}}


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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Four candidates signal UEFA Euro 2016 interest |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=808293.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=11 March 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2011 }}</ref> Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regeringen säger nej till EM 2016-ansökan |url=http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/svensk-fotboll/2009/12/regeringsnej-till-em-2016/ |work=Swedish Football Association |date=9 December 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2011 |language=Swedish }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Four candidates signal UEFA Euro 2016 interest |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=808293.html |publisher=UEFA |date=11 March 2009 |access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref> Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regeringen säger nej till EM 2016-ansökan |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/svensk-fotboll/2009/12/regeringsnej-till-em-2016/ |work=Swedish Football Association |date=9 December 2009 |access-date=11 January 2011 |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215145430/http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/svensk-fotboll/2009/12/regeringsnej-till-em-2016/ |archive-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The host was selected on 28 May 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=France chosen to host Euro 2016 |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/management/newsid=1493384.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=28 May 2010 |accessdate=2 July 2012 }}</ref> The host was selected on 28 May 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=France chosen to host Euro 2016 |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1493384.html |publisher=UEFA |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=2 July 2012}}</ref>
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|+Voting results<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/05/29/france-win-race-to-host-euro-2016/|title=France win race to host Euro 2016|website=The Roar|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> |+Voting results<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2010/05/29/france-win-race-to-host-euro-2016/ |title=France win race to host Euro 2016 |website=The Roar |access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
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==Qualification== ==Qualification==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying}}
]


The qualifying draw took place at the ] in ], on 23 February 2014,<ref name="timetable"/> with the first matches being played in September 2014.<ref name="dates"/> The qualifying draw took place at the ] in ], on 23 February 2014,<ref name="timetable"/> with the first matches being played in September 2014.<ref name="dates"/>


A total of 53 teams competed for 23 places in the final tournament to join ], who have automatically qualified as hosts. ] 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 ], with the ] champions Spain and hosts France automatically top seeded. 53 teams competed for 23 places in the final tournament to join ], who automatically qualified as hosts. ] 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 ]s, with the ] 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 for the final tournament. The remaining eight third-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/about-euro/format/index.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying format|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref name="euro2016qualifying">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2039404.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 regulations published|publisher=UEFA.com|date=18 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/03/92/81/2039281_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014–16|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref> 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 for the final tournament. The remaining eight third-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|title=UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying format|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f0959ed60-b69efa5358f3-1000--uefa-euro-2016-competition-format/|date=19 December 2013|publisher=UEFA}}</ref><ref name="euro2016qualifying">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2039404.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 regulations published |publisher=UEFA |date=18 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="regulations">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/03/92/81/2039281_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014–16 |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219025616/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/03/92/81/2039281_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In March 2012, ], the UEFA General Secretary at the time, stated that UEFA would review the qualification competition to ensure that it was not "boring".<ref name="Infantino format"/> In September 2011, during UEFA's first ever full strategy meeting, ] proposed a qualification format involving two group stages, but the proposal was not accepted by the member associations.<ref>{{cite web|title=EURO 2016 qualifying: Platini's plan |url=http://www.football-rankings.info/2011/10/euro-2016-qualifying-platinis-plan.html |work=Football-Rankings.info |date=7 October 2011 |accessdate=3 July 2013}}</ref> In May 2013, Platini confirmed a similar qualifying format would be again discussed during the September 2013 UEFA executive committee meeting in ].<ref>{{cite web|title=EURO 2016: UEFA looking to change qualifying format |url=http://www.football-rankings.info/2013/06/euro-2016-uefa-looking-to-change.html |work=Football-Rankings.info |date=7 June 2013 |accessdate=3 July 2013}}</ref> In March 2012, ], the UEFA general secretary at the time, stated that UEFA would review the qualification competition to ensure that it was not "boring".<ref name="Infantino format"/> In September 2011, during UEFA's first full strategy meeting, ] proposed a qualification format involving two group stages, but the member associations did not accept the proposal.<ref>{{cite web |title=EURO 2016 qualifying: Platini's plan |url=http://www.football-rankings.info/2011/10/euro-2016-qualifying-platinis-plan.html |work=Football-Rankings.info |date=7 October 2011 |access-date=3 July 2013}}</ref> In May 2013, Platini confirmed a similar qualifying format would be again discussed during the September 2013 UEFA executive committee meeting in ].<ref>{{cite web |title=EURO 2016: UEFA looking to change qualifying format |url=http://www.football-rankings.info/2013/06/euro-2016-uefa-looking-to-change.html |work=Football-Rankings.info |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=3 July 2013}}</ref>


===Qualified teams=== ===Qualified teams===
Thirteen of the sixteen teams (including hosts France) that qualified for ] qualified again for the 2016 final tournament. Among them were ], who became only the sixth team to record a flawless qualifying campaign (10 wins in 10 matches),<ref name="England perfect qualifying">{{cite news |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title=Lithuania 0–3 England |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33544077 |access-date=16 October 2015 |publisher=] |date=12 October 2015}}</ref> defending European champions ], and world champions ], who qualified for their 12th straight European Championship finals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grohmann |first1=Karolus |title=Euro 2016 title is next on Germany's list – Schweinsteiger |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-germany-schweinsteiger-idUKKCN0S614N20151012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103195418/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-germany-schweinsteiger-idUKKCN0S614N20151012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=16 October 2015 |work=] |date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
]


], ], ], and ] all returned after missing out in 2012, with the Austrians qualifying for just their second final Euro tournament, after having co-hosted ] and first time through qualifying.<ref name="Direct qualifiers" /> Returning to the final tournament after long absences were ] for the first time since co-hosting ], and ] for the first time in 44 years, having last appeared at ], and 30 years since appearing in a major tournament, their previous one being the ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-15 |title=Hungary earn Euro 2016 spot by beating Norway to end finals drought |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/15/hungary-norway-euro-2016-playoff |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
Thirteen of the sixteen teams (including hosts France) that qualified for ] qualified again for the 2016 final tournament. Among them were ], who became only the sixth team to record a flawless qualifying campaign (10 wins in 10 matches),<ref name="England perfect qualifying">{{cite news|last1=McNulty|first1=Phil|title=Lithuania 0–3 England|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33544077|accessdate=16 October 2015|publisher=]|date=12 October 2015}}</ref> defending European champions ], and world champions ], who qualified for their 12th straight European Championship finals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grohmann|first1=Karolus|title=Euro 2016 title is next on Germany's list – Schweinsteiger|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/12/uk-soccer-euro-germany-schweinsteiger-idUKKCN0S614N20151012|accessdate=16 October 2015|agency=]|date=12 October 2015}}</ref>


Four teams secured their first qualification to a UEFA European Championship final tournament: ], ], ], and ].<ref name="Direct qualifiers">{{cite news |title=Euro 2016: Qualifiers for the tournament in France |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34496764 |access-date=16 October 2015 |publisher=] |date=13 October 2015}}</ref> Northern Ireland and Wales had each previously competed in the ], while Albania and Iceland had never participated in a major tournament. ] meanwhile are making the first tournament as an independent nation, having qualified for three Euro tournaments and eight World Cups under ].<ref name="Direct qualifiers"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia, Slovakia qualify for 2016 European Championship |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/10/12/russia-and-slovakia-qualify-for-2016-european-championship/73840338/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rouse |first=Daniel |date=2015-10-12 |title=Tight win sends Slovakia to Euro 2016; Ukraine faces play-off after loss to Spain |url=https://www.thescore.com/eurcq/news/852492 |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=theScore.com |language=en}}</ref> Similarly, both ] and ] completed successful qualification campaigns for the first time, having only previously qualified as hosts (of ] and ] respectively).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Ben |date=2016-06-14 |title=Marcel Koller brings Austria in from the cold and ready for Euro 2016 |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jun/14/marcel-koller-austria-euro-2016 |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Association |date=2015-11-17 |title=Ukraine through to Euro 2016 as Slovenia manage only a draw |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/17/slovenia-ukraine-euro-2016-play-off-match-report |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
], ], ] and ] all returned after missing out in 2012, with the Austrians qualifying for just their second final Euro tournament, after having co-hosted ].<ref name="Direct qualifiers"/> Returning to the final tournament after long absences were ] for the first time since co-hosting ], and ] for the first time in 44 years, having last appeared at ], and 30 years since appearing in a major tournament, their previous one being the ].


] were the only team from the ] not to qualify for the finals,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eccleshare |first1=Charlie |title=Euro 2016: How will England, Wales, Northern Ireland and possibly Republic of Ireland fare in France? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/euro-2016/11926143/Euro-2016-How-will-England-Wales-Northern-Ireland-and-possibly-Republic-of-Ireland-fare-in-France.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/euro-2016/11926143/Euro-2016-How-will-England-Wales-Northern-Ireland-and-possibly-Republic-of-Ireland-fare-in-France.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=16 October 2015 |work=] |date=12 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and it also marked the first time that both Northern Ireland and the ] qualified for the same major tournament finals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=FIFA.com |title=O'Neills relishing landmark EURO challenge |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/o-neills-relishing-landmark-euro-challenge-2770488 |access-date=14 December 2020 |work=] |date=17 March 2016}}</ref> ], champions in 2004, finished bottom in their group and failed to qualify for the first time since 2000. Two other previous champions, the ] (1988) and ] (1992), missed out on the finals. The Dutch team failed to qualify for the first time since ] (also held in France), missing out on their first major tournament since the ] and only 16 months after having finished third at the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33544119 |access-date=16 October 2015 |publisher=] |date=13 October 2015}}</ref> Denmark did not appear at the Euro finals for the first time ], after losing in the play-off round against ].
Five teams secured their first-ever qualification to a UEFA European Championship final tournament: ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name="Direct qualifiers">{{cite news|title=Euro 2016: Qualifiers for the tournament in France|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34496764|accessdate=16 October 2015|publisher=]|date=13 October 2015}}</ref> Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales had each previously competed in the ], while Albania and Iceland had never participated in a major tournament.<ref name="Direct qualifiers"/> Similarly, both ] and ] completed successful qualification campaigns for the first time, having only previously qualified as hosts (of ] and ] respectively).


As of 2024, this was the last time that Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland qualified for either the World Cup or European Championship finals, the only time that Iceland qualified, as well as the last time that Denmark, the Netherlands and Scotland failed to qualify.
] were the only team from the ] not to qualify for the finals,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eccleshare|first1=Charlie|title=Euro 2016: How will England, Wales, Northern Ireland and possibly Republic of Ireland fare in France?|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/euro-2016/11926143/Euro-2016-How-will-England-Wales-Northern-Ireland-and-possibly-Republic-of-Ireland-fare-in-France.html|accessdate=16 October 2015|publisher=]|date=12 October 2015}}</ref> and 2004 champions ] finished bottom in their group. Two other previous champions, the ] (1988) and ] (1992), missed out on the finals. The Dutch team failed to qualify for the first time since ] (also held in France), missing out on their first major tournament since the ] and only 16 months after having finished third at the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33544119|accessdate=16 October 2015|publisher=]|date=13 October 2015}}</ref> Denmark did not appear at the Euro finals for the first time ], after losing in the play-off round against ].


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| {{fb|ALB}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>|| {{Sort|14|11 October 2015}} || 0 (debut)
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| {{fb|AUT}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|05|8 September 2015}} || 1 ('']'')
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| {{fb|BEL}} || ] <small>winner</small>||{{Sort|11|10 October 2015}} || 4 ('']'', ], ], '']'')
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| {{fb|CRO}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>|| {{Sort|19|13 October 2015}} || 4 (], ], ], ])
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| {{fb|CZE}}{{efn-ua|From 1960 to 1992, the ] competed as ].}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|03|6 September 2015}} || 8<span style="display:none">B</span> (], ''']''', ], ], ], ], ], ])
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| {{fb|ENG}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|02|5 September 2015}} || 8<span style="display:none">B</span> (], ], ], ], '']'', ], ], ])
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| {{fb|FRA}} || Host || {{Sort|01|28 May 2010}} || 8 ('']'', ''''']''''', ], ], ''']''', ], ], ])
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| {{fb|GER}}|| ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|15|11 October 2015}} || 11 (], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ])
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| {{fb|HUN}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|20|15 November 2015}} || 2 (], ])
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| {{fb|ISL}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>|| {{Sort|04|6 September 2015}} || 0 (debut)
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| {{fb|ITA}} || ] <small>winner</small>||{{Sort|10|10 October 2015}} || 8 (''''']''''', '']'', ], ], ], ], ], ])
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| {{fb|NIR}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|06|8 October 2015}} || 0 (debut)
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| {{fb|POL}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>|| {{Sort|16|11 October 2015}} || 2 (], ])
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| {{fb|POR}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|07|8 October 2015}} || 6 (], ], ], '']'', ], ])
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| {{fb|IRL}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|21|16 November 2015}} || 2 (], ])
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| {{fb|ROU}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>||{{Sort|13|11 October 2015}} || 4 (], ], ], ])
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| {{fb|RUS}}{{efn-ua|From 1960 to 1988, ] competed as the ], and in 1992 as the ].}} || ] <small>runner-up</small> || {{sort|17|12 October 2015}} || 10 (''']''', ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ])
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| {{fb|SVK}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>|| {{Sort|18|12 October 2015}} || 0 (debut)
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| {{fb|ESP}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|08|9 October 2015}} || 9 (''''']''''', ], ], ], ], ], ], ''']''', ''']''')
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| {{fb|SWE}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|22|17 November 2015}} || 5 ('']'', ], ], ], ])
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| {{fb|SUI}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>|| {{Sort|09|9 October 2015}} || 3 (], ], '']'')
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| {{fb|TUR}} || ] || {{Sort|19|13 October 2015}} || 3 (], ], ])
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| {{fb|UKR}} || ] <small>winner</small>|| {{Sort|22|17 November 2015}} || 1 ('']'')
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| {{fb|WAL}} || ] <small>runner-up</small>||{{Sort|12|10 October 2015}} || 0 (debut)
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===Final draw=== ===Final draw===
The draw for the finals took place at the ] in ] on 12 December 2015, 18:00 ].<ref name="dates"/><ref name="timetable"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-finals/draws/round=2000448/index.html|title=Finals draw|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2316682.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 finals draw made in Paris|publisher=UEFA.com|date=12 December 2015|accessdate=12 December 2015}}</ref> 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 ] updated after the completion of the qualifying group stage (excluding the play-offs), which were released by UEFA on 14 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2262387.html|title=EURO 2016 play-off, final tournament draw info|publisher=UEFA|date=30 June 2015|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2293579.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape|publisher=UEFA|date=14 October 2015|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2304332.html|title=EURO 2016 draw pots confirmed for 12 December|publisher=UEFA.com|date=17 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/29/41/14/2294114_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=National team coefficients overview|format=PDF|publisher=UEFA|date=14 October 2015|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref> The draw for the finals took place at the ] in ] on 12 December 2015, 18:00 ].<ref name="dates"/><ref name="timetable"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-finals/draws/round=2000448/index.html |title=Finals draw |publisher=UEFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2316682.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 finals draw made in Paris |publisher=UEFA |date=12 December 2015 |access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref> 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 ]s updated after the completion of the qualifying group stage (excluding the play-offs), which were released by UEFA on 14 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2262387.html |title=EURO 2016 play-off, final tournament draw info |publisher=UEFA |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2293579.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape |publisher=UEFA |date=14 October 2015 |access-date=14 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2304332.html |title=EURO 2016 draw pots confirmed for 12 December |publisher=UEFA |date=17 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="ranking2015">{{cite web|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512054523/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/29/41/14/2294114_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archive-date=12 May 2022|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/29/41/14/2294114_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=National Team Coefficients Overview 2015|publisher=UEFA|date=14 October 2015|access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref>


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| {{nowrap|{{fb|ESP}} <small>(holders)</small>{{efn|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.}}}}||align=right|37,962 || align=center| 2
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| {{fb|GER}} ||align=right|40,236 || align=center| 1 | {{fb|GER}} ||align=right|40,236 || align=center| 1
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| {{fb|CZE}} ||align=right|29,403 || align=center| 15 | {{fb|CZE}} ||align=right|29,403 || align=center| 15
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| {{fb|TUR}} ||align=right|27,033 || align=center| 22 | {{fb|TUR}} ||align=right|27,033 || align=center| 22
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{{legend|#ccffcc|Automatically selected as a top-seeded team into pot 1, irrespective of their ranking position.}}

{{notelist}} {{notelist}}


The Pot 1 teams were assigned to the first positions of their groups, while the positions of all other teams were drawn separately (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group). Teams were drawn consecutively into Group A to F. First, the Pot 1 teams were assigned to the first positions of their groups, while next the positions of all other teams were drawn separately from Pot 4 to 2 (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group).


The draw resulted in the following groups: The draw resulted in the following groups:


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| align=center| C3 || {{fb|POL}} |align=center|{{fb|POL}}
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| align=center| C4 || {{fb|NIR}} |align=center|{{fb|NIR}}
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| align=center| D3 || {{fb|TUR}} |align=center|{{fb|TUR}}
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| align=center| D4 || {{fb|CRO}} |align=center|{{fb|CRO}}
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| align=center| E1 || {{fb|BEL}} |align=center|{{fb|BEL}}
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| align=center| E2 || {{fb|ITA}} |align=center|{{fb|ITA}}
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| align=center| E3 || {{fb|IRL}} |align=center|{{fb|IRL}}
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| align=center| E4 || {{fb|SWE}} |align=center|{{fb|SWE}}
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| align=center| F1 || {{fb|POR}} |align=center|{{fb|POR}}
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| align=center| F2 || {{fb|ISL}} |align=center|{{fb|ISL}}
|- |-
| align=center| F3 || {{fb|AUT}} |align=center|{{fb|AUT}}
|- |-
| align=center| F4 || {{fb|HUN}} |align=center|{{fb|HUN}}
|}
|} |}


==Venues== ==Venues==
Ten stadiums were 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=France to host Euro 2016 at eleven venues |url=http://www.supersport.com/football/france/news/110616/France_to_host_Euro_2016_at_11_venues |work=Supersport |publisher=Reuters |date=16 June 2011 |accessdate=16 June 2011 }}</ref> The ] had to choose which nine would actually be used. Ten stadiums were 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=France to host Euro 2016 at eleven venues |url=http://www.supersport.com/football/france/news/110616/France_to_host_Euro_2016_at_11_venues |work=Supersport |agency=Reuters |date=16 June 2011 |access-date=16 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/uefaorg/MediaReleases/01/48/83/27/1488327_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA European Football Championship – Final Tournament 2016 – Bid Evaluation Report |publisher=UEFA |access-date=20 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601191141/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/uefaorg/MediaReleases/01/48/83/27/1488327_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ] had to decide which nine would be selected.


The choice for the first seven was undisputed – the national ], four newly constructed ones in ] (]), ], ] and ], and two stadiums in the two largest cities, ] and ]. After ] opted out for financial reasons following relegation,<ref>{{cite news |title=Strasbourg se rétracte |url=http://www.sport24.com/football/euro-2016/fil-info/strasbourg-se-retracte-402364/ |work=Sport24 |date=29 July 2011 |accessdate=19 July 2011 |language=French |trans_title=Strasbourg pulls out }}</ref> two more venues were selected to be ] and ], leaving ] and ] as reserve options. The choice for the first seven was undisputed – the national ], four newly constructed ones in ] (]), ] (]), ] and ], and two stadiums in the two largest cities, ] and ]. After ] opted out for financial reasons following relegation,<ref>{{cite news |title=Strasbourg se rétracte |url=http://www.sport24.com/football/euro-2016/fil-info/strasbourg-se-retracte-402364/ |work=Sport24 |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=19 July 2011 |language=fr |trans-title=Strasbourg pulls out}}</ref> two more venues were selected to be ] and ], leaving ] and ] 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Bisson |title=France gets go-ahead to stage Euro 2016 in 11 host cities |url=http://worldfootballinsider.com/Story.aspx?id=34449 |work=World Football Insider |date=17 June 2011 |accessdate=6 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=France to host Euro 2016 at 11 venues |url=http://dawn.com/2011/06/17/france-to-host-euro-2016-at-11-venues.html |work=Reuters |publisher=Dawn |date=17 June 2011 |accessdate=6 July 2011 }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite news |title=Nancy renonce à accueillir l'Euro 2016 |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2011/12/02/euro-2016-nancy-renonce-a-accueillir-l-euro-2016_1612889_3242.html |work=Agence France-Presse |publisher=Le Monde |date=2 December 2011 |accessdate=4 December 2011 |language=French |trans_title=Nancy gives up Euro 2016 hosting }}</ref> finalising the list of host venues at ten. 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Bisson |title=France gets go-ahead to stage Euro 2016 in 11 host cities |url=http://worldfootballinsider.com/Story.aspx?id=34449 |work=World Football Insider |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703204042/http://worldfootballinsider.com/Story.aspx?id=34449 |archive-date=3 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=France to host Euro 2016 at 11 venues |url=https://dawn.com/2011/06/17/france-to-host-euro-2016-at-11-venues.html |agency=Reuters |work=Dawn |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> The decision meant that the reserve cities of Toulouse and Saint-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,<ref>{{cite news |title=Nancy renonce à accueillir l'Euro 2016 |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2011/12/02/euro-2016-nancy-renonce-a-accueillir-l-euro-2016_1612889_3242.html |agency=Agence France-Presse |work=Le Monde |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=4 December 2011 |language=fr |trans-title=Nancy gives up Euro 2016 hosting}}</ref> finalising the list of host venues at ten.


Two other possible options, the ] in ] and the ] in ] (venues which were used for the ]) were not chosen. The final list was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 25 January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/executivecommittee/news/newsid=1913851.html|title=Executive Committee confirms EURO 2016 venues|publisher=UEFA.com|date=25 January 2013}}</ref> Two other possible options, the ] in ] and the ] in ] (venues which were used for the ]) were not chosen. The final list was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 25 January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Committee confirms EURO 2016 venues|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7ed568f51e-cb1d9304ecc8-1000--executive-committee-confirms-euro-2016-venues/|date=25 January 2013|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> Capacity figures are those for matches at UEFA Euro 2016 and are not necessarily the total capacity that the venues are capable of holding.


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| Capacity: '''41,965'''<br /><small> (upgraded)</small> | Capacity: '''41,965'''
| Capacity: '''38,223'''<br /><small> (upgraded)</small> | Capacity: '''38,223'''
| Capacity: '''35,624'''<br /><small> (new stadium)</small> | Capacity: '''35,624'''
| Capacity: '''33,150'''<br /><small> (upgraded)</small> | Capacity: '''33,150'''
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''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.

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===Team base camps=== ===Team base camps===
Each team had a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams trained and resided 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2142192.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 base camp catalogue launched |publisher=UEFA |date=5 September 2014}}</ref>
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Each team had a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams trained and resided 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2142192.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 base camp catalogue launched|publisher=UEFA|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>


The selected team base camps were announced on 2 March 2016:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2338487.html|title=Where will your team be based at EURO 2016?|publisher=UEFA|date=2 March 2016}}</ref> The selected team base camps were announced on 2 March 2016:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2338487.html |title=Where will your team be based at EURO 2016? |publisher=UEFA |date=2 March 2016}}</ref>


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| ]/Cœur Côte Fleurie
|- |-
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|- |-
| England ||] | England
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| France ||] | France
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|- |-
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| Hungary ||] | Hungary
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==Finals format== ==Finals format==
To accommodate the expansion from a 16-team finals tournament to 24 teams, the format was changed from that used in 2012 with the addition of two extra groups in the group stage, and an extra round in the knockout phases. The six groups (A to F) still contained four teams each, with the top two from each group still going through to the knockout phase. In the new format, however, the four best third-ranked sides also progress, leaving 16 teams going into the new round-of-16 knockout phases, ahead of the usual quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, and only 8 teams going out at the group stage.<ref name="Infantino format">{{cite news |first=Martyn |last=Ziegler |title=Uefa admit expansion of European Championships to 24 teams 'not ideal' |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/uefa-admit-expansion-of-european-championships-to-24-teams-not-ideal-7594801.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |location=London |date=28 March 2012 |accessdate=28 March 2012 }}</ref> The format is exactly the one which was applied to the ], ] and ]s, except for the absence of a third-place play-off. To accommodate the expansion from a 16-team finals tournament to 24 teams, the format was changed from the one used in 2012 with the addition of two extra groups in the group stage, and an extra round in the knockout stage. The six groups (A to F) still contained 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 also progressed, leaving 16 teams going into the new round of 16 knockout stage (ahead of the usual quarter-finals, semi-finals and final), and only eight teams going out after the group stage.<ref name="Infantino format">{{cite news |first=Martyn |last=Ziegler |title=Uefa admit expansion of European Championships to 24 teams 'not ideal' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/uefa-admit-expansion-of-european-championships-to-24-teams-not-ideal-7594801.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |location=London |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref> The format was the same as the one which was applied to the ], ], and ]s, except for the absence of a ].


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. ]'s general secretary ] previously described the format as "not ideal" due to the need for third-ranked teams in the group stage advancing, leading to 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.<ref name="Infantino format"/> This format generated a total of 51 matches, compared with 31 matches for the previous 16-team tournament, played over a period of 31 days. ]'s general secretary ] previously described the format as "not ideal" due to the need for third-ranked teams in the group stage advancing, leading to difficulty in preventing situations where teams might be able to know in advance what results they needed to progress out of the group; this led to the risk of a lack of suspense for fans, or even the prospect of mutually beneficial collusion between teams.<ref name="Infantino format"/>


==Squads== ==Squads==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 squads}} {{Main|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2370061.html|title=All 24 UEFA EURO 2016 squads confirmed|date=1 June 2016|work=UEFA.com|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref>
If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he would be replaced by another player.<ref name="regulations"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2370061.html |title=All 24 UEFA EURO 2016 squads confirmed |date=1 June 2016 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="regulations"/>


==Match officials== ==Match officials==
On 15 December 2015, UEFA named eighteen ] for Euro 2016.<ref name="referees named">{{cite web |title=Eighteen referees appointed for UEFA EURO 2016 |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2318946.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 December 2015 |accessdate=15 December 2015 }}</ref> The full referee teams were announced on 1 March 2016.<ref name="referee teams named">{{cite web |title=Full UEFA EURO 2016 referee teams named |url=http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/refereeing/news/newsid=2338168.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 March 2016 |accessdate=1 March 2016 }}</ref> On 15 December 2015, UEFA named eighteen ] for Euro 2016.<ref name="referees named">{{cite web |title=Eighteen referees appointed for UEFA EURO 2016 |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2318946.html |publisher=UEFA |date=15 December 2015 |access-date=15 December 2015}}</ref> The full referee teams were announced on 1 March 2016.<ref name="referee teams named">{{cite web |title=Full UEFA EURO 2016 referee teams named |url=http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/protecting-the-game/refereeing/news/newsid=2338168.html |publisher=UEFA |date=1 March 2016 |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/uefaorg/Refereeing/02/33/82/21/2338221_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Match Officials – UEFA EURO 2016 |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 March 2016 |access-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815201748/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/uefaorg/Refereeing/02/33/82/21/2338221_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> England was the only country to have two referees in the tournament.


Hungarian referee ] was chosen to officiate the opener between France and Romania.<ref name="referee appointments">{{cite news |title=UEFA EURO 2016 referee appointments|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2372154.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |accessdate=8 June 2016}}</ref> Hungarian referee ] was chosen to officiate the opener between France and Romania.<ref name="referee appointments">{{cite news |title=UEFA EURO 2016 referee appointments |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2372154.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref> English referee ] was chosen to officiate the final between Portugal and France.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36743405 |title=Euro 2016: Mark Clattenburg to referee Portugal-France final |work=BBC Sport |date=8 July 2016 }}</ref>


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|{{flagicon|RUS}} ] || data-sort-value="Karasev, Sergei"| ] ||<s>Anton Averyanov</s><br />Tikhon Kalugin<br />Nikolai Golubev{{efn-ua|Anton Averyanov was replaced by Nikolai Golubev after failing a fitness test.<ref>{{cite news |title=Российский судья Антон Аверьянов не будет работать на Евро-2016 |url=http://www.sport.ru/football/Rossiyskiy_sudya_Anton_Averyanov_ne_budet_rabotat_na_Evro-2016/article308739/ |website=Sport.ru |date=27 April 2016 |accessdate=8 June 2016 |language=Russian |trans_title=Russian referee Anton Averyanov will not work at Euro 2016}}</ref>}} ||]<br />Sergey Ivanov|| {{br separated entries|] (])|] (])}} |{{fba|ROU}} || data-sort-value="Hategan, Ovidiu"| ] ||Octavian Șovre<br />Sebastian Gheorghe<br />Radu Ghinguleac (standby) ||]<br />Sebastian Colțescu|| {{br separated entries|] (])|] (])}}
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|{{fba|RUS}} || data-sort-value="Karasev, Sergei"| ] ||<s>Anton Averyanov</s><br />Tikhon Kalugin<br />Nikolai Golubev{{efn-ua|Anton Averyanov was replaced by Nikolai Golubev after failing a fitness test.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=ru:Российский судья Антон Аверьянов не будет работать на Евро-2016 |url=https://www.sport.ru/football/Rossiyskiy_sudya_Anton_Averyanov_ne_budet_rabotat_na_Evro-2016/article308739/ |website=Sport.ru |date=27 April 2016 |access-date=8 June 2016 |language=ru |trans-title=Russian referee Anton Averyanov will not work at Euro 2016}}</ref>}} ||]<br />]|| {{br separated entries|] (])|] (])}}
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|{{fba|CZE}} ||data-sort-value="Kralovec, Pavel"| ] ||{{fbaicon|SVK}} Roman Slyško<br /><s>Martin Wilczek</s><br />Tomáš Mokrusch{{efn-ua|Martin Wilczek was replaced by Tomáš Mokrusch after failing a fitness test.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sport.cz/fotbal/me2016/clanek/780216-kralovcovi-na-me-vymeni-asistenta-ktery-mel-problemy-s-fyzickymi-testy.html |title=Královcovi na ME vymění asistenta, který měl problémy s fyzickými testy |trans-title=Královec's assistant will change for the European Championship, who had problems with a physical fitness test |website=Sport.cz |date=25 May 2016 |access-date=21 December 2019 |language=cs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221082224/https://www.sport.cz/fotbal/me2016/clanek/780216-kralovcovi-na-me-vymeni-asistenta-ktery-mel-problemy-s-fyzickymi-testy.html |archive-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}} ||]<br />Michal Paták|| {{br separated entries|] (])|] (])}}
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|{{flagicon|ITA}} ] || data-sort-value="Rizzoli, Nicola"| ] ||Elenito Di Liberatore<br />Mauro Tonolini<br />Gianluca Cariolato (standby) ||<s>]</s><br />]<br />]{{efn-ua|Luca Banti was replaced by Daniele Orsato after withdrawing for personal reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=il team arbitrale che rappresenterà l'Italia all'Europeo 2016 |url=http://www.aia-figc.it/dettaglio.asp?ID=12323 |website=] |date=25 May 2016 |accessdate=8 June 2016 |language=Italian |trans_title=The refereeing team that will represent Italy at the European Championship 2016}}</ref>}}|| {{br separated entries|] (])|] (])|] (])|] (])}} |{{fba|NOR}} ||data-sort-value="Moen, Svein Oddvar"| ] ||Kim Thomas Haglund<br />Frank Andås<br />Sven Erik Midthjell (standby) ||Ken Henry Johnsen<br />]|| {{br separated entries|] (])|] (])}}
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==Opening ceremony==
]

An hour before the first match at the ] on 10 June 2016, 20:00 ], the opening ceremony of the tournament was held. The ceremony featuring 600 dancers, 150 of which were involved in a traditional French dance before an uptempo version of "]" by French singer ] was played. Following this, French DJ ] took to the stage, he performed shortened versions of some of his hits before he was joined on stage by Swedish singer ] to perform the official song of the tournament "]".

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The ceremony ended with a fly over from the ] of the ], trailing the French blue, white, and red. The ceremony also featured a tribute to the victims of the ]. Following the ceremony, the hosts ] beat ] 2–1 in the opening game of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-2016-opening-ceremony-david-guetta-can-can-when-does-it-start-who-is-performing-how-can-i-watch-a7073971.html|title=David Guetta and 150 can-can dancers, welcome to the Euro 2016 opening ceremony|date=10 June 2016|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/10/euro-2016-opening-ceremony-live/amp/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/10/euro-2016-opening-ceremony-live/amp/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Euro 2016 opening ceremony: can-can girls, giant dancing lips, ballet and... lollipops?|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Group stage== ==Group stage==
[[File:UEFA Euro 2016 map.svg|thumb|upright=1.8|Result of teams participating in UEFA Euro 2016 [[File:UEFA Euro 2016 map.svg|thumb|upright=1.8|Result of teams participating in UEFA Euro 2016
<br /><br />
{{col-start}} {{col-3}}{{legend|#2B42A3|Winner}} {{legend|#34B0BE|Runner-up}} {{col-3}}{{legend|#81C846|Semi-finals}} {{legend|#E4E454|Quarter-finals}}{{col-3}}{{legend|#ff9f40|Round of 16}}{{legend|#B94954|Group stage}}{{col-end}}]]


{{col-begin}} {{col-3}}{{legend|#2B42A3|Winner}} {{legend|#34B0BE|Runner-up}} {{col-3}}{{legend|#81C846|Semi-finals}} {{legend|#E4E454|Quarter-finals}}{{col-3}}{{legend|#ff9f40|Round of 16}}{{legend|#B94954|Group stage}}{{col-end}}]]
UEFA announced the tournament schedule on 25 April 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2095949.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 match schedule announced|publisher=UEFA.com|date=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/09/59/58/2095958_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=UEFA Euro 2016 Match Schedule|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref> which was confirmed on 12 December 2015, after the final draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2317361.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 final tournament schedule|publisher=UEFA.com|date=12 December 2015|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref> All times are local, ] (]).


UEFA announced the tournament schedule on 25 April 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2095949.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 match schedule announced |publisher=UEFA |date=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/09/59/58/2095958_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA Euro 2016 Match Schedule |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427000219/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/09/59/58/2095958_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=27 April 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> which was confirmed on 12 December 2015, after the final draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2317361.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 final tournament schedule |publisher=UEFA |date=12 December 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref>
Group winners, runners-up, and the ] advanced to the ].

Group winners, runners-up, and the ] advanced to the ].

''All times are local, ] (]).''
France beat Romania 2–1 in the 1st match of EURO 2016.


===Tiebreakers=== ===Tiebreakers===
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:<ref name="Euro2016 Regulations">{{cite news |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014–16 |url=http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/03/92/81/2039281_DOWNLOAD.pdf |publisher=UEFA.com }}</ref> If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:<ref name="regulations"/>
# Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; # Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
# Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question; # Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
# Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; # Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
# If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking (e.g. if criteria 1 to 3 were applied to three teams that were level on points initially and these criteria separated one team from the other two who still have an equal ranking), criteria 1 to 3 would be reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who were still level to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 would apply; # If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking (e.g. if criteria 1 to 3 were applied to three teams that were level on points initially and these criteria separated one team from the other two who still have an equal ranking), criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who were still level to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
# Superior goal difference in all group matches; # Superior goal difference in all group matches;
# Higher number of goals scored in all group matches; # Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
# If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking would be determined by a ]. (This criterion would not be used if more than two teams had the same number of points.); # If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking was determined by a ]. (This criterion was not used if more than two teams had the same number of points.);
# 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); # 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);
# Position in the ] ranking system.

The four best third-placed teams were determined according to the following criteria:<ref name="Euro2016 Regulations"/>
# Higher number of points obtained;
# Superior goal difference;
# Higher number of goals scored;
# Fair play conduct;
# Position in the ] ranking system. # Position in the ] ranking system.


===Group A=== ===Group A===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group A}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group A}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group A|a6}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group A|transcludesection=a6}}


===Group B=== ===Group B===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group B}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group B}}
{{UEFA Euro 2016 Group B table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|transcludesection=b1}}

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|b1}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|transcludesection=b2}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|b4}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|transcludesection=b4}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|b5}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|transcludesection=b5}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|b6}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|transcludesection=b6}}


===Group C=== ===Group C===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group C}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group C}}
{{UEFA Euro 2016 Group C table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|transcludesection=c1}}

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|c1}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|transcludesection=c2}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|c2}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|c4}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|transcludesection=c4}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|c5}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|transcludesection=c5}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|c6}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group C|transcludesection=c6}}


===Group D=== ===Group D===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group D}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group D}}
{{UEFA Euro 2016 Group D table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|d1}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|transcludesection=d1}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|d4}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|transcludesection=d4}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|d5}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|transcludesection=d5}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|d6}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group D|transcludesection=d6}}


===Group E=== ===Group E===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group E}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group E}}
{{UEFA Euro 2016 Group E table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|e1}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|transcludesection=e1}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|e2}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|transcludesection=e2}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|e4}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|transcludesection=e4}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|e5}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|transcludesection=e5}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|e6}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group E|transcludesection=e6}}


===Group F=== ===Group F===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group F}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 Group F}}
{{UEFA Euro 2016 Group F table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F|f1}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F|transcludesection=f1}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F|f4}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F|transcludesection=f4}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F|f6}} {{:UEFA Euro 2016 Group F|transcludesection=f6}}


===Ranking of third-placed teams=== ===Ranking of third-placed teams===
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|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO

|win_GrA=1 |draw_GrA=0 |loss_GrA=2 |gf_GrA=1 |ga_GrA=3
|win_GrB=1 |draw_GrB=1 |loss_GrB=1 |gf_GrB=3 |ga_GrB=3
|win_GrC=1 |draw_GrC=0 |loss_GrC=2 |gf_GrC=2 |ga_GrC=2
|win_GrD=1 |draw_GrD=0 |loss_GrD=2 |gf_GrD=2 |ga_GrD=4
|win_GrE=1 |draw_GrE=1 |loss_GrE=1 |gf_GrE=2 |ga_GrE=4
|win_GrF=0 |draw_GrF=3 |loss_GrF=0 |gf_GrF=4 |ga_GrF=4

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==Knockout stage==
{{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage}}


In the knockout stage, ] and a ] were used to decide the winner if necessary.<ref name="regulations"/>
==Knockout phase==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase}}


As with every tournament since ], there was no ].
In the knockout phase, ] and a ] are used to decide the winner if necessary.<ref name="regulations"/> All times are local, ] (]).


''All times are local, ] (]).''
As with every tournament since ], there is no third-place match.


===Bracket=== ===Bracket===
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase|bracket}} {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage|bracket}}


===Round of 16=== ===Round of 16===
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase|g8}} {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage|g8}}


===Quarter-finals=== ===Quarter-finals===
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===Semi-finals=== ===Semi-finals===
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===Final=== ===Final===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2016 Final}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 final}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 Final|j1}} {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 final|j1}}
{{Wikinews|Ronaldo-less Portugal beats France 1-0; wins Euro '16}}
{{Clear}}


==Statistics== ==Statistics==
{{Details|UEFA Euro 2016 statistics}} {{Main|UEFA Euro 2016 statistics}}


===Goalscorers=== ===Goals===
{{UEFA Euro 2016 goalscorers}} {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 statistics|Goalscorers}}


===Awards=== ===Awards===
{{See also|UEFA European Championship awards}}

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;UEFA Team of the Tournament ;UEFA Team of the Tournament
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.<ref name="team of the tournament">{{cite news |title=UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament revealed |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2389933.html |publisher=UEFA |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref> The group of analysts watched every game before making the decision following the final.<ref name="team of the tournament"/> Four players from the winning Portuguese squad were named in the tournament.<ref name="team of the tournament"/>
{{seealso|UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament}}

The UEFA Technical Team was given the objective of naming a team of 11 players during the tournament, a change from the 23-man squads in the past competitions.<ref name="team of the tournament">{{cite news |title=UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament revealed |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2389933.html#uefa+euro+2016+team+tournament+revealed |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref> The group of analysts watched every game before making the decision following the final.<ref name="team of the tournament"/> Four players from the winning Portuguese squad were named in the tournament.<ref name="team of the tournament"/>
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! style="width:25%;"| Defenders ! style="width:25%;" | Defenders
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} ]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} ]<br />{{flagicon|WAL}} ]<br />{{flagicon|WAL}} ] | {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} ]<br>{{fbicon|FRA|1974}} ]<br>{{fbicon|GER}} ]<br>{{fbicon|WAL}} ]<br>{{fbicon|WAL}} ]
| {{flagicon|POR}} ] | {{fbicon|POR}} ]
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;Player of the Tournament ;Player of the Tournament
The Player of the Tournament award was given to ], who was chosen by UEFA's technical observers, led by UEFA chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu and including ] and ]. The Player of the Tournament award was given to ], who was chosen by UEFA's technical observers, led by UEFA chief technical officer ] and including ] and ].
* {{flagicon|FRA}} ]<ref name="best-player" /> *{{fbicon|FRA|1974}} ]<ref name="best-player"/>


;Young Player of the Tournament ;Young Player of the Tournament
The Young Player of the Tournament award, open to players born on or after 1 January 1994, was given to ] who was named above ] and Portugal team-mate ]. The particular player who deserved the award was also chosen by UEFA's technical observers. The Young Player of the Tournament award, open to players born on or after 1 January 1994, was given to ] who was named above ] and Portugal teammate ]. The particular player, who deserved the award, was also chosen by UEFA's technical observers.
*{{flagicon|POR}} ] – {{birth date and age2|2016|07|10|1997|8|18|df=y}}<ref name="young-player" /> *{{fbicon|POR}} ] – {{birth date and age2|2016|07|10|1997|8|18|df=y}}<ref name="young-player"/>


;Golden Boot ;Golden Boot
The Golden Boot was awarded to ], who scored one goal in the group stage and five in the knockout phase. The Golden Boot was awarded to ], who scored one goal in the group stage and five in the knockout stage.
*{{flagicon|FRA}} ] – 6 goals, 2 assists (555 minutes)<ref name="golden-boot-winner">{{cite news |title=France forward Antoine Griezmann wins Golden Boot |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2390091.html |quote=France forward Antoine Griezmann claimed the UEFA EURO 2016 adidas Golden Boot with six goals, three ahead of Silver Boot laureate Cristiano Ronaldo and Bronze Boot winner Olivier Giroud. |publisher=UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations) |date=10 July 2016 |accessdate=11 July 2016 }}</ref> *{{fbicon|FRA|1974}} ] – 6 goals, 2 assists (555 minutes)<ref name="golden-boot-winner">{{cite news |title=France forward Antoine Griezmann wins Golden Boot |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2390091.html |publisher=UEFA |date=10 July 2016 |access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref>


;Silver Boot ;Silver Boot
The Silver Boot was awarded to ], who scored two goals in the group stage and one in the knockout phase, as well as providing three assists. The Silver Boot was awarded to ], who scored two goals in the group stage and one in the knockout stage, as well as providing three assists.
*{{flagicon|POR}} ] – 3 goals, 3 assists (625 minutes)<ref name="golden-boot-winner" /> *{{fbicon|POR}} ] – 3 goals, 3 assists (625 minutes)<ref name="golden-boot-winner"/>


;Bronze Boot ;Bronze Boot
The Bronze Boot was awarded to ], who scored one goal in the group stage and two in the knockout phase, as well as providing two assists; compatriot ] amassed the same tally, but played 50 more minutes than Giroud. The Bronze Boot was awarded to ], who scored one goal in the group stage and two in the knockout stage, as well as providing two assists; compatriot ] amassed the same tally, but played 50 more minutes than Giroud.
*{{flagicon|FRA}} ] – 3 goals, 2 assists (456 minutes)<ref name="golden-boot-winner" /> *{{fbicon|FRA|1974}} ] – 3 goals, 2 assists (456 minutes)<ref name="golden-boot-winner"/>

;Goal of the Tournament
The Goal of the Tournament was decided by online voting. A total 5 goals were in the shortlist. On 13 July 2016, after an open vote with over 150,000 entries, UEFA announced that Hungarian midfielder ]'s goal against Portugal had been named as fans' goal of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2386327.html |title=Gera wins fans' Goal of the Tournament |publisher=UEFA |date=13 July 2016}}</ref> In a separate poll, UEFA's technical observers decided that Swiss winger ]'s goal against Poland deserved top spot in their list of the ten best goals of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/TechnicalReport/competitions/EURO/02/40/26/69/2402669_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA Euro 2016 technical report: Goals of the tournament |work=UEFA |page=64 (33 of PDF) |year=2016 |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825063602/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/TechnicalReport/competitions/EURO/02/40/26/69/2402669_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Fans: {{fbicon|HUN}} ] (vs ])
*Technical observers: {{fbicon|SUI}} ] (vs ])


===Prize money=== ===Prize money===
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|- |-
!Rank (unoff.)!!Team!!€ Million !Rank (unoff.)||Team||€ Million
|- |-
|1||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POR}}||25.5 |1||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POR}}||25.5
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|2||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FRA}}||23.5 |2||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FRA|1974}}||23.5
|- |-
|3||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GER}}||18.5 |3||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GER}}||18.5
|- |-
|4||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|WAL}}||18.0 |4||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|WAL}}||18
|- |-
|5||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POL}}||14.5 |5||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POL}}||14.5
|- |-
|6||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BEL}}<br>{{fb|ISL}}<br>{{fb|ITA}}||14 |6||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BEL}}<br />{{fb|ISL}}<br />{{fb|ITA}}||14
|- |-
|9||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRO}}||12 |9||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRO}}||12
|- |-
|10||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ENG}}<br>{{fb|HUN}}<br>{{fb|ESP}}<br>{{fb|SUI}}||11.5 |10||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ENG}}<br />{{fb|HUN}}<br />{{fb|ESP}}<br />{{fb|SUI}}||11.5
|- |-
|14||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|IRL}}<br>{{fb|SVK}}||11.0 |14||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|IRL}}<br />{{fb|SVK}}||11
|- |-
|16||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NIR}}||10.5 |16||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NIR}}||10.5
|- |-
|17||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ALB}}<br>{{fb|TUR}}||9.0 |17||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ALB}}<br />{{fb|TUR}}||9
|- |-
|19||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|AUT}}<br>{{fb|CZE}}<br>{{fb|ROM}}<br>{{fb|RUS}}<br>{{fb|SWE}}||8.5 |19||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|AUT}}<br />{{fb|CZE}}<br />{{fb|ROM}}<br />{{fb|RUS}}<br />{{fb|SWE}}||8.5
|- |-
|24||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UKR}}||8.0 |24||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UKR}}||8
|} |}


A total of €301 million was distributed to the 24 teams contesting in the tournament, a growth from the €196 million payment in the ]. Each team was rewarded €8 million, with further rewards depending on their performances. Portugal, the champions of the competition were awarded €8 million in addition to any prize money earned in earlier rounds – the biggest prize attainable was €27 million (for winning all group matches and the final).<ref name="prize money">{{cite news |title=UEFA Euro 2016 prize money substantially increased |url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2317451.html |website=UEFA.org |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=11 December 2015 |accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref> A total of €301&nbsp;million was distributed to the 24 teams contesting in the tournament, a growth from the €196&nbsp;million payment in the ]. Each team was rewarded €8&nbsp;million, with further rewards depending on their performances. Portugal, the champions of the competition, were awarded €8&nbsp;million in addition to any prize money earned in earlier rounds – the biggest prize attainable was €27&nbsp;million (for winning all group matches and the final).<ref name="prize money">{{cite news |title=UEFA Euro 2016 prize money substantially increased |url=http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2317451.html |publisher=UEFA |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>


Full list:<ref name="prize money"/> Full list:<ref name="prize money"/>
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===Discipline=== ===Discipline===
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:<ref name="regulations"/> A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:<ref name="regulations"/>
* Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences) * Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could 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) * Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches; yellow cards expired after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/DisciplinaryChart/uefaorg/UEFACompDisCases/02/37/03/30/2370330_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Booking List before Final tournament Matchday 1|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> The following suspensions were served during the tournament:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/DisciplinaryChart/uefaorg/UEFACompDisCases/02/37/03/30/2370330_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Booking List before Final tournament Matchday 1 |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101100121/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/DisciplinaryChart/uefaorg/UEFACompDisCases/02/37/03/30/2370330_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=1 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Suspension(s) ! Suspension(s)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|CRO}} ] | {{fbicon|CRO}} ]
| {{sent off|0}} in ] vs ] (10 October 2015) | {{sent off|0}} in ] vs ] (10 October 2015)
| Group D vs ] (matchday 1; 12 June 2016) | Group D vs ] (matchday 1; 12 June 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} ] | {{fbicon|CZE}} ]
| {{sent off|0}} in ] vs ] (13 October 2015) | {{sent off|0}} in ] vs ] (13 October 2015)
| Group D vs ] (matchday 1; 13 June 2016) | Group D vs ] (matchday 1; 13 June 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ALB}} ] | {{fbicon|ALB}} ]
| {{sent off|2}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 1; 11 June 2016) | {{sent off|2}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 1; 11 June 2016)
| Group A vs ] (matchday 2; 15 June 2016) | Group A vs ] (matchday 2; 15 June 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} ] | {{fbicon|AUT}} ]
| {{sent off|2}} in Group F vs ] (matchday 1; 14 June 2016) | {{sent off|2}} in Group F vs ] (matchday 1; 14 June 2016)
| Group F vs ] (matchday 2; 18 June 2016) | Group F vs ] (matchday 2; 18 June 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ALB}} ] | {{fbicon|ALB}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 1; 11 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 2; 15 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 1; 11 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 2; 15 June 2016)
| Group A vs ] (matchday 3; 19 June 2016) | Group A vs ] (matchday 3; 19 June 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ISL}} ] | {{fbicon|ISL}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group F vs ] (matchday 1; 14 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Group F vs ] (matchday 2; 18 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Group F vs ] (matchday 1; 14 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Group F vs ] (matchday 2; 18 June 2016)
| Group F vs ] (matchday 3; 22 June 2016) | Group F vs ] (matchday 3; 22 June 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|POL}} ] | {{fbicon|POL}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group C vs ] (matchday 1; 12 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Group C vs ] (matchday 3; 21 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Group C vs ] (matchday 1; 12 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Group C vs ] (matchday 3; 21 June 2016)
| Round of 16 vs ] (25 June 2016) | Round of 16 vs ] (25 June 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} ] | {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 2; 15 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 2; 15 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016)
| Quarter-finals vs ] (3 July 2016) | rowspan="2" | Quarter-finals vs ] (3 July 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} ] | {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 3; 19 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Group A vs ] (matchday 3; 19 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016)
| Quarter-finals vs ] (3 July 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|BEL}} ] | {{fbicon|BEL}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group E vs ] (matchday 2; 18 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Group E vs ] (matchday 2; 18 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016)
| Quarter-finals vs ] (1 July 2016) | Quarter-finals vs ] (1 July 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} ] | {{fbicon|ITA}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group E vs ] (matchday 1; 13 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (27 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Group E vs ] (matchday 1; 13 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (27 June 2016)
| Quarter-finals vs ] (2 July 2016) | Quarter-finals vs ] (2 July 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|POR}} ] | {{fbicon|POR}} ]
| {{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (25 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (30 June 2016) | {{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (25 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (30 June 2016)
| Semi-finals vs ] (6 July 2016) | Semi-finals vs ] (6 July 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] | {{fbicon|WAL}} ]
| {{yel}} in Group B vs ] (matchday 2; 16 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (1 July 2016) | {{yel}} in Group B vs ] (matchday 2; 16 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (1 July 2016)
| Semi-finals vs ] (6 July 2016) | rowspan="2" | Semi-finals vs ] (6 July 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] | {{fbicon|WAL}} ]
| {{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (25 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (1 July 2016) | {{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (25 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (1 July 2016)
| Semi-finals vs ] (6 July 2016)
|- |-
| {{flagicon|GER}} ] | {{fbicon|GER}} ]
| {{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016)<br />{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (2 July 2016) | {{yel}} in Round of 16 vs ] (26 June 2016)<br>{{yel}} in Quarter-finals vs ] (2 July 2016)
| Semi-finals vs ] (7 July 2016) | Semi-finals vs ] (7 July 2016)
|} |}


==Issues== ==Issues==
Pre-tournament concerns included ] of the ] in Paris,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lichfield|first1=John|title=Paris flooding: Fears grow ahead of Euro 2016 with River Seine set to rise further|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-flooding-flood-alert-today-euro-2016-river-seine-eiffel-tower-latest-a7061276.html|accessdate=2 July 2016|work=The Independent|date=2 June 2016}}</ref> and strikes in the transport sector shortly before the beginning of the event.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calder|first1=Simon|title=Euro 2016: French strikes wreck travel plans for thousands of football fans and tourists|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/euro-2016-france-strikes-wreck-travel-plans-for-thousands-of-football-fans-and-tourists-a7074466.html|accessdate=2 July 2016|work=The Independent|date=10 June 2016}}</ref> Pre-tournament concerns included ] of the ] in Paris,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lichfield |first1=John |title=Paris flooding: Fears grow ahead of Euro 2016 with River Seine set to rise further |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-flooding-flood-alert-today-euro-2016-river-seine-eiffel-tower-latest-a7061276.html |access-date=2 July 2016 |work=The Independent |date=2 June 2016}}</ref> and strikes in the transport sector shortly before the beginning of the event.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Calder |first1=Simon |title=Euro 2016: French strikes wreck travel plans for thousands of football fans and tourists |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/euro-2016-france-strikes-wreck-travel-plans-for-thousands-of-football-fans-and-tourists-a7074466.html |access-date=2 July 2016 |work=The Independent |date=10 June 2016}}</ref>


===Security=== ===Security===
Following the ] 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. ], president of the ], 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 state".<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Jamie|title=Euro 2016 organisers facing up to growing terrorism risk to finals|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/14/euro-2016-finals-terrorism-risk|accessdate=15 November 2015|date=14 November 2015|work=theguardian.com}}</ref> Following the ] 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. ], president of the ], 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 state".<ref>{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jamie |title=Euro 2016 organisers facing up to growing terrorism risk to finals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/14/euro-2016-finals-terrorism-risk |access-date=15 November 2015 |date=14 November 2015 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>


A "suspicious vehicle" near the Stade de France was destroyed by a police-mandated controlled explosion on 3 July, hours before the venue held the quarter-final between France and Iceland.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fenton|first1=Siobhan|title=Controlled explosion on suspicious vehicle outside Stade de France before France and Iceland Euro 2016 quarter-final|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stade-de-france-explosion-paris-euro-2016-iceland-quarter-final-a7117256.html|accessdate=3 July 2016|work=The Independent|date=3 July 2016}}</ref> A "suspicious vehicle" near the Stade de France was destroyed by a police-mandated controlled explosion on 3 July, hours before the venue held the quarter-final between France and Iceland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fenton |first1=Siobhan |title=Controlled explosion on suspicious vehicle outside Stade de France before France and Iceland Euro 2016 quarter-final |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stade-de-france-explosion-paris-euro-2016-iceland-quarter-final-a7117256.html |access-date=3 July 2016 |work=The Independent |date=3 July 2016}}</ref>


===Hooliganism=== ===Hooliganism===
{{Details|Violence at UEFA Euro 2016}} {{Further|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 ]. On 10 June, English fans at ] clashed with police.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36496745|title=Euro 2016: England fan arrested after Marseille clash|work=BBC News|date=10 June 2016|accessdate=14 June 2016}}</ref> Six English fans were later arrested and sentenced to prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/13/football/england-fans-sentenced-to-prison-for-euro-2016-violence/index.html|title=England fans sentenced to prison for Euro 2016 violence|work=CNN|date=13 June 2016|accessdate=14 June 2016}}</ref> 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 ].<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36506917|title=Euro 2016: Violence mars England-Russia match – BBC News|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> One English fan was reported to be critically ill in the hospital while dozens of others were injured in the clashes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/11/england-and-russia-fans-clash-in-marseilles-ahead-of-euro-2016-g/|title=England fan fighting for his life and dozens more injured as English fans and Russian thugs clash at Euro 2016 in Marseille|website=The Telegraph|access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36528403|title=Euro 2016: Russia given suspended disqualification|work=BBC Sport|date=14 June 2016|accessdate=14 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/14/euro-2016-violence-latest-with-uefa-set-to-reveal-russia-punishm2/|title=Euro 2016 violence: Uefa gives Russia suspended disqualification and €150,000 fine as French authorities set to deport up to 50 Russian fans|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 June 2016|accessdate=14 June 2016}}</ref> Violence between English and Russian fans arose again in ], where a total of 36 fans were arrested, and 16 people were hospitalised.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/15/england-and-russia-fans-brawl-in-lille-at-euro-2016|title= Euro 2016: dozens arrested in Lille after England and Russia supporters clash|date=16 June 2016|work=Guardian|accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref> The day before the tournament, fighting broke out between local youths and England fans in Marseille; police dispersed the local youths with ]. On 10 June, English fans at ] clashed with police.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36496745 |title=Euro 2016: England fan arrested after Marseille clash |work=BBC News |date=10 June 2016 |access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> Six English fans were later arrested and sentenced to prison.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/13/football/england-fans-sentenced-to-prison-for-euro-2016-violence/index.html |title=England fans sentenced to prison for Euro 2016 violence |publisher=CNN |date=13 June 2016 |access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> 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 ].<ref name="BBC20160611">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36506917 |title=Euro 2016: Violence mars England-Russia match |work=BBC News |date=11 June 2016 |access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> One English fan was reported to be critically ill in the hospital while dozens of others were injured in the clashes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/11/england-and-russia-fans-clash-in-marseilles-ahead-of-euro-2016-g/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/11/england-and-russia-fans-clash-in-marseilles-ahead-of-euro-2016-g/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=England fan fighting for his life and dozens more injured as English fans and Russian thugs clash at Euro 2016 in Marseille |website=The Telegraph |access-date=11 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36528403 |title=Euro 2016: Russia given suspended disqualification |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/14/euro-2016-violence-latest-with-uefa-set-to-reveal-russia-punishm2/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/14/euro-2016-violence-latest-with-uefa-set-to-reveal-russia-punishm2/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Euro 2016 violence: Uefa gives Russia suspended disqualification and €150,000 fine as French authorities set to deport up to 50 Russian fans |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=14 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Violence between English and Russian fans arose again in ], where a total of 36 fans were arrested, and 16 people were hospitalised.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/15/england-and-russia-fans-brawl-in-lille-at-euro-2016 |title=Euro 2016: dozens arrested in Lille after England and Russia supporters clash |date=16 June 2016 |work=The Guardian |access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref>


Late in the Group D match between the ] and ], 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2016/06/17/croatia-v-czech-republic-euro-2016-match-suspended-after-sports/ |title=Croatia v Czech Republic Euro 2016 match suspended after 'sports terrorists' fight and throw flares on pitch |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=17 June 2016 |accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> Later that same day, there was violence involving Turkish fans after Turkey's defeat by Spain. As a result of these incidents and earlier crowd troubles after the countries' first matches, UEFA launched official procedures against the ] and ] football federations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36567326|title=Croatia sorry for crowd trouble at Czech Republic match|date=17 June 2016}}</ref> The Croatian federation was fined €100,000 for the incidents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36575116|title=Euro 2016: Uefa fines Croatia over crowd trouble in Czech Republic match|date=21 June 2016|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Late in the Group D match between the ] and ], 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2016/06/17/croatia-v-czech-republic-euro-2016-match-suspended-after-sports/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2016/06/17/croatia-v-czech-republic-euro-2016-match-suspended-after-sports/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Croatia v Czech Republic Euro 2016 match suspended after 'sports terrorists' fight and throw flares on pitch |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 June 2016 |access-date=17 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later that same day, there was violence involving Turkish fans after Turkey's defeat by Spain. As a result of these incidents and earlier crowd troubles after the countries' first matches, UEFA launched official procedures against the ] and ] football federations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36567326 |title=Croatia sorry for crowd trouble at Czech Republic match |work=BBC Sport |date=17 June 2016}}</ref> The Croatian federation was fined €100,000 for the incidents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36575116 |title=Euro 2016: Uefa fines Croatia over crowd trouble in Czech Republic match |date=21 June 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>


===Pitch quality=== ===Pitch quality===
The ]es at French stadiums were criticized during the group stage for their poor quality. France coach ] was especially critical.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/deschamps-blasts-velodrome-pitch|title=Deschamps blasts Velodrome pitch|publisher=]|date=15 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/european-championship/story/2894743/france-manager-didier-deschamps-blames-ac-dc-concert-for-poor-pitch-conditions|title=France manager Didier Deschamps blames AC/DC concert for poor pitch|publisher=]|first1=Mark|last1=Rodden|first2=Dan|last2=Kilpatrick|date=16 June 2016}}</ref> UEFA tournament director Martin Kallen blamed heavy rain for damaged turf, though the press speculated that non-football events may have also been a contributor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunbar |first=Graham |date=17 June 2016 |title=UEFA blames heavy rain for damaging fields at Euro 2016 |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d943730e49ed4f759c2600795c4bc6e8/uefa-blames-heavy-rain-damaging-fields-euro-2016 |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/19692/10316717/euro-2016-pitches-should-be-better-says-uefa-official|title=Euro 2016 pitches 'should be better' says UEFA official|publisher=]|date=17 June 2016}}</ref> The ]es at French stadiums were criticised during the group stage for their poor quality. France coach ] was especially critical.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/deschamps-blasts-velodrome-pitch |title=Deschamps blasts Velodrome pitch |work=] |date=15 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/european-championship/story/2894743/france-manager-didier-deschamps-blames-ac-dc-concert-for-poor-pitch-conditions |title=France manager Didier Deschamps blames AC/DC concert for poor pitch |work=] |first1=Mark |last1=Rodden |first2=Dan |last2=Kilpatrick |date=16 June 2016 }}</ref> UEFA tournament director Martin Kallen blamed heavy rain for damaged turf, though the press speculated that non-football events may have also been a contributor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunbar |first=Graham |date=17 June 2016 |title=UEFA blames heavy rain for damaging fields at Euro 2016 |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d943730e49ed4f759c2600795c4bc6e8/uefa-blames-heavy-rain-damaging-fields-euro-2016 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=19 June 2016 |archive-date=18 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618155742/http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/d943730e49ed4f759c2600795c4bc6e8/uefa-blames-heavy-rain-damaging-fields-euro-2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/19692/10316717/euro-2016-pitches-should-be-better-says-uefa-official |title=Euro 2016 pitches 'should be better' says UEFA official |work=] |date=17 June 2016}}</ref>


The pitch at Lille received particular attention with players slipping continuously and with groundsmen forced at halftime to try and repair the cut up pitch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/euro-2016/2016/0621/797182-uefa-to-replace-lille-pitch-after-ireland-game/|title=UEFA to replace Lille pitch after Ireland clash|publisher=|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref> Despite UEFA applying numerous methods to rectify the problems, such as a ban on pre-match training on the pitch, use of fertilisers, seeding, mowing, light therapy, drying and playing with the roof closed to avoid rain, it was decided that the pitch at Lille had to be entirely replaced following the Italy–Republic of Ireland group match on 22 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-pitch-lille-idUKKCN0Z726M|title=UEFA decides to replace Lille pitch after poor weather|publisher=|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref> The new pitch was replaced with Dutch grass and was ready before the last sixteen match between Germany and Slovakia on 26 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/euro-2016/2016/0624/798003-lille-groundsmen-place-their-faith-in-dutch-grass/|title=Lille groundsmen place their faith in Dutch grass|publisher=|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/euro-2016-new-pitch-in-lille-already-familiar-to-germany-2872012/ Euro 2016: New pitch in Lille already familiar to Germany</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/pitch-lille-euro-2016-venue-8270082|title=Pitch at Lille Euro 2016 venue replaced ahead of Germany vs Slovakia last-16 tie|first=James|last=Whaling|date=23 June 2016|publisher=|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref> UEFA also stated that repair work was also required at the St Denis and Marseille pitches.<ref name="uefa-replacepitch">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2381790.html?rss=2381790%20Stade%20Pierre-Mauroy%20pitch%20to%20be%20replaced|title=Stade Pierre Mauroy pitch to be replaced - UEFA EURO - News - UEFA.com|first=|last=UEFA.com|publisher=|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref> The pitch at Lille received particular attention with players slipping continuously and with groundsmen forced at halftime to try to repair the cut up pitch.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/euro-2016/2016/0621/797182-uefa-to-replace-lille-pitch-after-ireland-game/ |title=UEFA to replace Lille pitch after Ireland clash |work=RTE |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> Despite UEFA applying numerous methods to rectify the problems, such as a ban on pre-match training on the pitch, use of fertilisers, seeding, mowing, light therapy, drying and playing with the roof closed to avoid rain, it was decided that the pitch at Lille had to be entirely replaced following the Italy–Republic of Ireland group match on 22 June.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-pitch-lille-idUKKCN0Z726M |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817181108/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-pitch-lille-idUKKCN0Z726M |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2016 |title=UEFA decides to replace Lille pitch after poor weather |newspaper=Reuters |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> The new pitch was replaced with Dutch grass and was ready before the last sixteen match between Germany and Slovakia on 26 June.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/euro-2016/2016/0624/798003-lille-groundsmen-place-their-faith-in-dutch-grass/ |title=Lille groundsmen place their faith in Dutch grass |work=RTE |date=24 June 2016 |access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/euro-2016-new-pitch-in-lille-already-familiar-to-germany-2872012/ |title=Euro 2016: New pitch in Lille already familiar to Germany |work=The Indian Express |date=23 June 2016 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=17 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/pitch-lille-euro-2016-venue-8270082 |title=Pitch at Lille Euro 2016 venue replaced ahead of Germany vs Slovakia last-16 tie |first=James |last=Whaling |work=Irish Mirror |date=23 June 2016 |access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> UEFA also stated that repair work was also required at the St Denis and Marseille pitches.<ref name="uefa-replacepitch">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2381790.html?rss=2381790%20Stade%20Pierre-Mauroy%20pitch%20to%20be%20replaced |title=Stade Pierre Mauroy pitch to be replaced |work=UEFA.com |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> This was the second time that a Euro championship pitch needed to be re-laid mid-tournament. The first time was the ] in ] during ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Iain |date=18 June 2008 |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-euro-pitch/soccer-euro-newly-laid-basel-pitch-ready-for-use-uefa-says-idUKL1817831020080618 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528214812/https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-euro-pitch/soccer-euro-newly-laid-basel-pitch-ready-for-use-uefa-says-idUKL1817831020080618 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 May 2018 |title=Soccer-Euro-Newly-laid Basel pitch ready for use, UEFA says |work=Reuters |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref>


UEFA's Leeds-based consultant Richard Hayden had come under criticism as it was reported he ordered local groundsmen to re-lay three pitches (Lille, Nice, and Marseille) with Slovak grass, provided by an Austrian company for an estimated €600,000 (£460,000). On 22 June it was reported that France's grass association officials had blamed Hayden for continued problems with the pitches, citing "it is amazing that it is only these pitches that have problems today".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/22/euro-2016-turf-war-french-blames-english-based-groundsman-over-p/|title=Euro 2016 turf war: French blame English-based groundsman over 'poor pitches'|newspaper=]|first=Tom|last=Morgan|date=22 June 2016}}</ref> In a statement, UEFA rejected the criticism against Hayden as baseless and stated they were satisfied with his work.<ref name="uefa-replacepitch"/> UEFA's Leeds-based consultant Richard Hayden had come under criticism as it was reported he ordered local groundsmen to re-lay three pitches (Lille, Nice, and Marseille) with Slovak grass, provided by an Austrian company for an estimated €600,000 (£460,000). On 22 June it was reported that France's grass association officials had blamed Hayden for continued problems with the pitches, citing "it is amazing that it is only these pitches that have problems today".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/22/euro-2016-turf-war-french-blames-english-based-groundsman-over-p/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/22/euro-2016-turf-war-french-blames-english-based-groundsman-over-p/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Euro 2016 turf war: French blame English-based groundsman over 'poor pitches' |newspaper=] |first=Tom |last=Morgan |date=22 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Austrian manufacture of the turf, Richter, responded to the French grass association officials by saying "the turf for the stadiums in Lille and Marseille was delivered in top condition" and that "the turf placement and further care were handled by French companies and no one other than the French grounds-people had control over the grounds condition".<ref>{{cite web |work=] |date=22 June 2016 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-uefa-orders-euro-2016-stadium-pitch-relaid-7981556 |title=UEFA orders Euro 2016 stadium pitch relaid |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619215426/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-uefa-orders-euro-2016-stadium-pitch-relaid-7981556 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |work=] |agency=] |date=21 June 2016 |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1427534/uefa-euro-2016-stadium-pitch-relaid |title=UEFA orders Euro 2016 stadium pitch relaid |access-date=19 June 2018 }}</ref> In a statement, UEFA rejected the criticism against Hayden as baseless and stated they were satisfied with his work.<ref name="uefa-replacepitch"/>

===Moths===
Before the ] started, the stadium was invaded by ] ]s, which caused some irritation to the players, staff and coaches. The reason this occurred is because the workers at the stadium 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 places.<ref name="bbc20160711">{{Cite news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=11 July 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36696772 |title=Portugal 1–0 France (AET) |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |date=11 July 2016 |title=Why the Euro 2016 final was overrun by moths |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2016/jul/11/why-the-euro-2016-final-was-overrun-by-moths |work=The Guardian |access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref> One moth was infamously captured flying on and around ]'s face when he was sitting on the pitch after being injured during the match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/11/even-cristiano-ronaldos-euro-2016-final-moth-is-attracted-to-fam/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/11/even-cristiano-ronaldos-euro-2016-final-moth-is-attracted-to-fam/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Even Cristiano Ronaldo's Euro 2016 final moth is attracted to fame |first=Marcus |last=Armytage |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=11 July 2016 |via=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Marketing== ==Marketing==

===Video game=== ===Video game===
The ] was released by ] as a free ] on '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pes.konami.com/pes/konami-announce-next-years-uefa-euro-2016-content-will-be-free-for-existing-pes-2016-users-delivered-in-a-data-pack-featuring-euro-early-next-year/|title=UEFA EURO 2016 Content Will Be Free for Existing PES 2016 Users|work=Pro Evolution Soccer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2269452.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 - UEFA.com|work=UEFA.com}}</ref> The DLC was available for existing ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2016'' members on 24 March 2016 for major platforms (], ], ], ] and ]).<ref name="pesdlc">{{cite news |title=Konami to release UEFA Euro 2016 game in April |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2337059.html |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 February 2016 |accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref> The game was released ] on 21 April for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 users.<ref name="pesdlc"/> The ] was released by ] as a free ] on '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.konami.com/games/ca/en/topics/74/ |title=UEFA EURO 2016 Content Will Be Free for Existing PES 2016 Users |work=Pro Evolution Soccer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222132334/https://pes.konami.com/pes/konami-announce-next-years-uefa-euro-2016-content-will-be-free-for-existing-pes-2016-users-delivered-in-a-data-pack-featuring-euro-early-next-year/ |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2269452.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 |date=5 August 2015 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref> The DLC was available for existing ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2016'' members on 24 March 2016 for major platforms (], ], ], ] and ]).<ref name="pesdlc">{{cite news |title=Konami to release UEFA Euro 2016 game in April |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2337059.html |publisher=UEFA |date=26 February 2016 |access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> The game was released ] on 21 April for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 users.<ref name="pesdlc"/>


===Logo and slogan=== ===Logo and slogan===
The official logo was unveiled on 26 June 2013, during a ceremony at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/EURO/01/96/71/90/1967190_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=UEFA EURO 2016 logo Launch|date=26 June 2013|work=UEFA.com|accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> 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 ] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=1966170.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 logo unveiled|date=26 June 2013|work=UEFA.com|accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> The official logo was unveiled on 26 June 2013, during a ceremony at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/EURO/01/96/71/90/1967190_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA EURO 2016 logo Launch |date=26 June 2013 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817082244/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/EURO/01/96/71/90/1967190_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 ] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1966170.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016 logo unveiled |date=26 June 2013 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>


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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2010153.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016: 'Le Rendez-Vous'|publisher=UEFA.com|date=17 October 2013}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2010153.html |title=UEFA EURO 2016: 'Le Rendez-Vous' |publisher=UEFA |date=17 October 2013}}</ref>


===Match balls=== ===Match balls===
{{main|Adidas Beau Jeu}} {{Main|Adidas Beau Jeu}}
For the first time in the tournament's history, two official match balls were used.<ref name=FracasToo>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2380116.html|title=Ball for UEFA EURO 2016 knockout rounds unveiled - UEFA EURO - News - UEFA.com|last=UEFA.com|date=20 June 2016|website=UEFA.com}}</ref> The Adidas Beau Jeu, used for the group stage, was unveiled on 12 November 2015 by former France player ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2301400.html | title = Zidane reveals Beau Jeu as official match ball |publisher=UEFA.com|date=12 November 2015}}</ref> During the tournament, the Adidas Fracas was introduced as the exclusive match ball for the knockout rounds.<ref name=FracasToo/> For the first time in the tournament's history, two official match balls were used.<ref name="FracasToo">{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2380116.html |title=Ball for UEFA EURO 2016 knockout rounds unveiled – UEFA EURO – News – UEFA |last=UEFA.com |date=20 June 2016 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref> The "Adidas Beau Jeu", used for the group stage, was unveiled on 12 November 2015 by former France player ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2301400.html |title=Zidane reveals Beau Jeu as official match ball |publisher=UEFA |date=12 November 2015}}</ref> During the tournament, the "Adidas Fracas" was introduced as the exclusive match ball for the knockout rounds.<ref name="FracasToo"/>


===Mascot=== ===Mascot===
The official mascot of the tournament, "Super Victor", was unveiled on 18 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2181876.html |title=Introducing the UEFA EURO 2016 mascot |publisher=UEFA |date=18 November 2014 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> He is a child superhero in the ] of the ], with a red cape at the back, to echo the colours of the ]. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the child's superpowers. The mascot first appeared during the match between France and ] at the ], ] 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 ] website, beating the other nominated names of "Driblou" and "Goalix".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.mascot.uefa.com/ |title=UEFA EURO 2016 mascot |publisher=UEFA |access-date=18 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619214722/http://en.mascot.uefa.com/ |archive-date=19 June 2016 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2189677.html |title=EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor |date=30 November 2014 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>
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The official mascot of the tournament, ''Super Victor'', was unveiled on 18 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2181876.html|title=Introducing the UEFA EURO 2016 mascot|publisher=UEFA.com|date=18 November 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119092648/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2181876.html|archivedate=19 November 2014|accessdate=5 January 2016}}</ref> He is a child superhero in the ] of the ], with a red cape at the back, to echo the colours of the ]. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the child's superpowers. The mascot first appeared during the match between France and ] at the ], ] 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 ] website, beating the other nominated names of "Driblou" and "Goalix".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.mascot.uefa.com/ | title=UEFA EURO 2016 mascot | publisher=UEFA | accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2189677.html|title= EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor|date=30 November 2014|work=UEFA.com|accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref>


The name of the mascot is the same as the name of a ]. UEFA said that this 'coincidence' was not their responsibility because the name was selected by fan voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/09/uefa-euro-2016-mascot-sex-toy|title=Euro 2016: Uefa red-faced as mascot shares name with sex toy|publisher=The Guardian|date=10 June 2016| accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref> The name of the mascot is the same as the name of a ]. UEFA said that this 'coincidence' was not their responsibility because the name was selected by fan voting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/09/uefa-euro-2016-mascot-sex-toy |title=Euro 2016: Uefa red-faced as mascot shares name with sex toy |work=The Guardian |date=10 June 2016 |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>


===Official songs=== ===Official songs===
The competition's official opening song was "]" by ] featuring ], and the official closing song was "Free Your Mind" by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesportsleagues.com/2016/05/uefa-euro-2016-information-schedule/|title=UEFA Euro 2016 Information & Schedule}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thisonesforyou.com/|title=This One's For You}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=David Guetta Gets One Million Fans for Euro Song|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2352011.html|website=UEFA|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref> It was reported that David Guetta sought one million fans to add their voices to the official anthem via a website.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Guetta Is Seeking One Million Fans for UEFA Anthem|url=http://www.edmtunes.com/2015/12/david-guetta-uefa-anthem/|website=EDM Tunes|publisher=EDM Tunes|accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref> The competition's official opening song was "]" by ] featuring ], and the official closing song was "Free Your Mind" by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportsleagues.com/2016/05/uefa-euro-2016-information-schedule/ |title=UEFA Euro 2016 Information & Schedule}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thisonesforyou.com/ |title=This One's For You |access-date=12 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528172424/https://thisonesforyou.com/ |archive-date=28 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=David Guetta Gets One Million Fans for Euro Song |date = 27 April 2016|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2352011.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> It was reported that David Guetta sought one million fans to add their voices to the official anthem via a website.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Guetta Is Seeking One Million Fans for UEFA Anthem |url=http://www.edmtunes.com/2015/12/david-guetta-uefa-anthem/ |website=EDM Tunes |date=16 December 2015 |access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref>


===Sponsorship=== ===Sponsorship===
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* ]<ref>{{cite web|title=adidas on board for UEFA EURO 2012|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=892897.html|quote=The long-term partnership between UEFA and adidas is to continue with rights granted to UEFA EURO 2012™ and 2016™ plus all other national-team competitions until 2017.|publisher=UEFA.com|accessdate=10 April 2015}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite web |title=adidas on board for UEFA EURO 2012 |date=20 September 2009 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7c89e3855e-e855ff16f496-1000--adidas-on-board-for-uefa-euro-2012/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite web|last=UEFA|title=Carlsberg signs as Official Sponsor for UEFA national team competitions|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1945036.html|publisher=UEFA.com|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite web |last=UEFA |title=Carlsberg signs as Official Sponsor for UEFA national team competitions |date=2 May 2013 |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=1945036.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Coca-Cola signs for Euro 2012, 2016|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/administration/marketing/news/newsid=1452657.html|work=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=22 February 2010|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Coca-Cola signs for Euro 2012, 2016 |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/administration/marketing/news/newsid=1452657.html |publisher=UEFA |date=22 February 2010 |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Continental to sponsor Euro 2012 and 2016|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/administration/marketing/news/newsid=1700729.html|work=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 October 2011|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Continental to sponsor Euro 2012 and 2016 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7d76345ae9-6b6c21bd66da-1000--continental-to-sponsor-euro-2012-and-2016/ |publisher=UEFA |date=20 October 2011 |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Hisense signs as UEFA EURO 2016 global sponsor|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2323656.html|work=UEFA.org|publisher=UEFA|date=14 January 2016|accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Hisense signs as UEFA EURO 2016 global sponsor |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2323656.html?redirectFromOrg=true |publisher=UEFA |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>
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* ]<ref>{{cite news|title=McDonald's signed up as official Euro sponsor|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/administration/marketing/news/newsid=1492650.html|work=UEFA.org|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=26 May 2010|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite news |title=McDonald's signed up as official Euro sponsor |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/administration/marketing/news/newsid=1492650.html|publisher=UEFA |date=26 May 2010 |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Orange joins Uefa Euro 2016 as global partner|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/orange_joins_uefa_euro_2016_as_global_partner|publisher=SportsPro|date=28 October 2015|accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Orange joins Uefa Euro 2016 as global partner |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/orange_joins_uefa_euro_2016_as_global_partner |publisher=SportsPro |date=28 October 2015 |access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite web|title=SOCAR signs as Official Sponsor for UEFA national team competitions|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1952828.html|publisher=UEFA.com|accessdate=31 July 2013}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite web |title=SOCAR signs as Official Sponsor for UEFA national team competitions |date = 17 May 2013|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1952828.html?redirectFromOrg=true|publisher=UEFA |access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
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* ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Crédit Agricole joins EURO national sponsors|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2224512.html|publisher=UEFA.com|accessdate=10 April 2015}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Crédit Agricole joins EURO national sponsors |date=19 March 2015 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d802aa60824-a72d4fb1e6be-1000--credit-agricole-joins-euro-national-sponsors/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite web|title=FDJ is first UEFA EURO 2016 national sponsor|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2156175.html|publisher=UEFA.com|accessdate=10 April 2015}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite web |title=FDJ is first UEFA EURO 2016 national sponsor |date=2 October 2014|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f8b2a88eb-f4d0a7a51796-1000--fdj-is-first-uefa-euro-2016-national-sponsor/|publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite web|title=La Poste to deliver Uefa Euro 2016 tickets|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/la_poste_to_deliver_uefa_euro_2016_tickets|publisher=SportsPro|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite web |title=La Poste to deliver Uefa Euro 2016 tickets |date=18 November 2015 |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/la_poste_to_deliver_uefa_euro_2016_tickets |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref>
* PROMAN<ref>{{cite web|title=Recruiter PROMAN signed up as EURO sponsor|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2219686.html|publisher=UEFA.com|accessdate=10 April 2015}}</ref> * PROMAN<ref>{{cite web |title=Recruiter PROMAN signed up as EURO sponsor |date=11 March 2015 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d802aac56b3-7dc7e828d141-1000--recruiter-proman-signed-up-as-euro-sponsor/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite web|title=SNCF arrives as fourth national EURO sponsor|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2230036.html|publisher=UEFA.com|accessdate=10 April 2015}}</ref> * ]<ref>{{cite web |title=SNCF arrives as fourth national EURO sponsor |date=2 April 2015 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d802a952cea-84a7499515ff-1000--sncf-arrives-as-fourth-national-euro-sponsor/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
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15th edition of the association football championship

UEFA Euro 2016
Championnat d'Europe de football 2016
(in French)
Le Rendez-Vous
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates10 June – 10 July
Teams24
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up France
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored108 (2.12 per match)
Attendance2,427,303 (47,594 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)
Best player(s)France Antoine Griezmann
Best young playerPortugal Renato Sanches
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International football competition

The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2016) or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Spain were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2008 and 2012 tournaments, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy, Portugal won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, France, in the final played at the Stade de France.

For the first time, the European Championship final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since 1996. Under the new format, the finalists contested 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 in the final tournament, who qualified automatically as host; a series of two-legged play-off ties between the remaining third-placed teams in November 2015 decided the last four finalist spots.

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. The matches were played in ten stadiums in ten cities: Bordeaux, Lens, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Décines-Charpieu, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Saint-Denis, Saint-Étienne, and Toulouse. It was the third time that France hosted the finals, after the inaugural tournament in 1960 and the 1984 finals.

As the winners, Portugal earned the right to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

Bid process

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 bids

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. Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.

The host was selected on 28 May 2010.

Voting results
Country Round
1st (points) 2nd (votes)
 France 43 7
 Turkey 38 6
 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
  Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2016   Team failed to qualify

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

53 teams competed for 23 places in the final tournament to join France, who 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 for the final tournament. The remaining eight third-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers.

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". In September 2011, during UEFA's first full strategy meeting, Michel Platini proposed a qualification format involving two group stages, but the member associations did not accept the proposal. In May 2013, Platini confirmed a similar qualifying format would be again discussed during the September 2013 UEFA executive committee meeting in Dubrovnik.

Qualified teams

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), defending European champions Spain, and world champions Germany, who qualified for their 12th straight European Championship finals.

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 and first time through qualifying. 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.

Four teams secured their first qualification to a UEFA European Championship final tournament: Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. Northern Ireland and Wales had each previously competed in the FIFA World Cup, while Albania and Iceland had never participated in a major tournament. Slovakia meanwhile are making the first tournament as an independent nation, having qualified for three Euro tournaments and eight World Cups under Czechoslovakia. 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, and it also marked the first time that both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland qualified for the same major tournament finals. 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. Denmark did not appear at the Euro finals for the first time since 2008, after losing in the play-off round against Sweden.

As of 2024, this was the last time that Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland qualified for either the World Cup or European Championship finals, the only time that Iceland qualified, as well as the last time that Denmark, the Netherlands and Scotland failed to qualify.


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

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. 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.

Pot 1
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain (holders) 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
  Automatically selected as a top-seeded team into pot 1, irrespective of their ranking position.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Teams were drawn consecutively into Group A to F. First, the Pot 1 teams were assigned to the first positions of their groups, while next the positions of all other teams were drawn separately from Pot 4 to 2 (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group).

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A
Team
 France
 Romania
 Albania
  Switzerland
Group B
Team
 England
 Russia
 Wales
 Slovakia
Group C
Team
 Germany
 Ukraine
 Poland
 Northern Ireland
Group D
Team
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Turkey
 Croatia
Group E
Team
 Belgium
 Italy
 Republic of Ireland
 Sweden
Group F
Team
 Portugal
 Iceland
 Austria
 Hungary

Venues

Ten stadiums were 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. The French Football Federation had to decide which nine would be selected.

The choice for the first seven was undisputed – the national Stade de France, four newly constructed ones in Lille Metropole (Villeneuve-d'Ascq), Décines-Charpieu (Lyon Metropolis), Nice and Bordeaux, and two stadiums in the two largest cities, Paris and Marseille. After Strasbourg opted out for financial reasons following relegation, two more venues were selected to be Lens and Nancy, leaving Toulouse and Saint-Étienne 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. The decision meant that the reserve cities of Toulouse and Saint-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, 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. Capacity figures are those for matches at UEFA Euro 2016 and are not necessarily the total capacity that the venues are capable of holding.

Saint-Denis
(Paris area) 		Marseille Décines-Charpieu
(Lyon area) 		Villeneuve-d'Ascq
(Lille area)
Stade de France Stade Vélodrome Parc Olympique Lyonnais Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 81,338 Capacity: 67,394 Capacity: 59,286 Capacity: 50,186
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Parc des Princes Stade de Bordeaux
Capacity: 48,712 Capacity: 42,115
Saint-Étienne Lens Nice Toulouse
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Stade Bollaert-Delelis Stade de Nice Stadium Municipal
Capacity: 41,965 Capacity: 38,223 Capacity: 35,624 Capacity: 33,150

Team base camps

Each team had a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams trained and resided 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.

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

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 was changed from the one used in 2012 with the addition of two extra groups in the group stage, and an extra round in the knockout stage. The six groups (A to F) still contained 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 also progressed, leaving 16 teams going into the new round of 16 knockout stage (ahead of the usual quarter-finals, semi-finals and final), and only eight teams going out after the group stage. The format was the same as the one which was applied to the 1986, 1990, and 1994 FIFA World Cups, except for the absence of a third place play-off.

This format generated a total of 51 matches, compared with 31 matches for the previous 16-team tournament, 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 difficulty in preventing situations where teams might be able to know in advance what results they needed to progress out of the group; this led to the risk of a lack of suspense for fans, or even the prospect of mutually beneficial collusion between teams.

Squads

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 squads

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. 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.

Match officials

On 15 December 2015, UEFA named eighteen referees for Euro 2016. The full referee teams were announced on 1 March 2016. England was the only country to have two referees in the tournament.

Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai was chosen to officiate the opener between France and Romania. English referee Mark Clattenburg was chosen to officiate the final between Portugal and France.

Country Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Matches assigned
 England Martin Atkinson Michael Mullarkey
Stephen Child
Gary Beswick (standby)		 Michael Oliver
Craig Pawson		 Germany–Ukraine (Group C)
Hungary–Portugal (Group F)
Wales–Northern Ireland (Round of 16)
 Germany Felix Brych Mark Borsch
Stefan Lupp
Marco Achmüller (standby)		 Bastian Dankert
Marco Fritz		 England–Wales (Group B)
Sweden–Belgium (Group E)
Poland–Portugal (Quarter-finals)
 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)
Italy–Spain (Round of 16)
 England Mark Clattenburg Simon Beck
Jake Collin
Stuart Burt (standby)		 Anthony Taylor
Andre Marriner		 Belgium–Italy (Group E)
Czech Republic–Croatia (Group D)
Switzerland–Poland (Round of 16)
Portugal–France (Final)
 Scotland Willie Collum Republic of Ireland Damien MacGraith
Francis Connor
Douglas Ross (standby)		 Bobby Madden
John Beaton		 France–Albania (Group A)
Czech Republic–Turkey (Group D)
 Sweden Jonas Eriksson Mathias Klasenius
Daniel Wärnmark
Mehmet Culum (standby)		 Stefan Johannesson
Markus Strömbergsson		 Turkey–Croatia (Group D)
Russia–Wales (Group B)
Portugal–Wales (Semi-finals)
 Romania Ovidiu Hațegan Octavian Șovre
Sebastian Gheorghe
Radu Ghinguleac (standby)		 Alexandru Tudor
Sebastian Colțescu		 Poland–Northern Ireland (Group C)
Italy–Republic of Ireland (Group E)
 Russia Sergei Karasev Anton Averyanov
Tikhon Kalugin
Nikolai Golubev		 Sergey Lapochkin
Sergey Ivanov		 Romania–Switzerland (Group A)
Iceland–Hungary (Group F)
 Hungary Viktor Kassai György Ring
Vencel Tóth
István Albert (standby)		 Tamás Bognár
Ádám Farkas		 France–Romania (Group A)
Italy–Sweden (Group E)
Germany–Italy (Quarter-finals)
 Czech Republic Pavel Královec Slovakia Roman Slyško
Martin Wilczek
Tomáš Mokrusch		 Petr Ardeleánu
Michal Paták		 Ukraine–Northern Ireland (Group C)
Romania–Albania (Group A)
 Netherlands Björn Kuipers Sander van Roekel
Erwin Zeinstra
Mario Diks (standby)		 Pol van Boekel
Richard Liesveld		 Germany–Poland (Group C)
Croatia–Spain (Group D)
France–Iceland (Quarter-finals)
 Poland Szymon Marciniak Paweł Sokolnicki
Tomasz Listkiewicz
Radosław Siejka (standby)		 Paweł Raczkowski
Tomasz Musiał		 Spain–Czech Republic (Group D)
Iceland–Austria (Group F)
Germany–Slovakia (Round of 16)
 Serbia Milorad Mažić Milovan Ristić
Dalibor Đurđević
Nemanja Petrović (standby)		 Danilo Grujić
Nenad Đokić		 Republic of Ireland–Sweden (Group E)
Spain–Turkey (Group D)
Hungary–Belgium (Round of 16)
 Norway Svein Oddvar Moen Kim Thomas Haglund
Frank Andås
Sven Erik Midthjell (standby)		 Ken Henry Johnsen
Svein-Erik Edvartsen		 Wales–Slovakia (Group B)
Ukraine–Poland (Group C)
 Italy Nicola Rizzoli Elenito Di Liberatore
Mauro Tonolini
Gianluca Cariolato (standby)		 Luca Banti
Antonio Damato
Daniele Orsato		 England–Russia (Group B)
Portugal–Austria (Group F)
France–Republic of Ireland (Round of 16)
Germany–France (Semi-finals)
 Slovenia Damir Skomina Jure Praprotnik
Robert Vukan
Bojan Ul (standby)		 Matej Jug
Slavko Vinčić		 Russia–Slovakia (Group B)
Switzerland–France (Group A)
England–Iceland (Round of 16)
Wales–Belgium (Quarter-finals)
 France Clément Turpin Frédéric Cano
Nicolas Danos
Cyril Gringore (standby)		 Benoît Bastien
Fredy Fautrel		 Austria–Hungary (Group F)
Northern Ireland–Germany (Group C)
 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)
Slovakia–England (Group B)
Croatia–Portugal (Round of 16)
  1. Anton Averyanov was replaced by Nikolai Golubev after failing a fitness test.
  2. Martin Wilczek was replaced by Tomáš Mokrusch after failing a fitness test.
  3. Luca Banti was replaced by Daniele Orsato after withdrawing for personal reasons.

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

Country Fourth official Reserve assistant referee
 Belarus Aleksei Kulbakov Vitali Maliutsin
 Greece Anastasios Sidiropoulos Damianos Efthymiadis

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony

An hour before the first match at the Stade de France on 10 June 2016, 20:00 CEST, the opening ceremony of the tournament was held. The ceremony featuring 600 dancers, 150 of which were involved in a traditional French dance before an uptempo version of "La Vie en rose" by French singer Édith Piaf was played. Following this, French DJ David Guetta took to the stage, he performed shortened versions of some of his hits before he was joined on stage by Swedish singer Zara Larsson to perform the official song of the tournament "This One's for You".

David Guetta's setlist
  1. "I Gotta Feeling"
  2. "Play Hard"
  3. "Bang My Head"
  4. "Titanium"
  5. "This One's for You" (with Zara Larsson)

The ceremony ended with a fly over from the Patrouille Acrobatique de France of the French Air Force, trailing the French blue, white, and red. The ceremony also featured a tribute to the victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks. Following the ceremony, the hosts France beat Romania 2–1 in the opening game of the tournament.

Group stage

Result of teams participating in UEFA Euro 2016
  Winner   Runner-up   Semi-finals   Quarter-finals   Round of 16  Group stage

UEFA announced the tournament schedule on 25 April 2014, which was confirmed on 12 December 2015, after the final draw.

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

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2). France beat Romania 2–1 in the 1st match of EURO 2016.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:

  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 had an equal ranking (e.g. if criteria 1 to 3 were applied to three teams that were level on points initially and these criteria separated one team from the other two who still have an equal ranking), criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who were still level to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking was determined by a penalty shoot-out. (This criterion was not used if more than two teams had 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);
  9. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Group A

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
France 2–1 Romania
Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 75,113Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Albania 0–1  Switzerland
Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, LensAttendance: 33,805Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Romania 1–1  Switzerland
Report
Parc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 43,576Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
France 2–0 Albania
Report
Stade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 63,670Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Romania 0–1 Albania
Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-CharpieuAttendance: 49,752Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Switzerland 0–0 France
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'AscqAttendance: 45,616Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Group B

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Wales 2–1 Slovakia
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, BordeauxAttendance: 37,831Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
England 1–1 Russia
Report
Stade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 62,343Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Russia 1–2 Slovakia
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'AscqAttendance: 38,989Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
England 2–1 Wales
Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, LensAttendance: 34,033Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Russia 0–3 Wales
Report
Stadium Municipal, ToulouseAttendance: 28,840Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Slovakia 0–0 England
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-ÉtienneAttendance: 39,051Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Group C

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Poland 1–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Stade de Nice, NiceAttendance: 33,742Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Germany 2–0 Ukraine
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'AscqAttendance: 43,035Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Ukraine 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-CharpieuAttendance: 51,043Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Germany 0–0 Poland
Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 73,648Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Ukraine 0–1 Poland
Report
Stade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 58,874Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany
Report
Parc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 44,125Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Group D

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Parc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 43,842Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Spain 1–0 Czech Republic
Report
Stadium Municipal, ToulouseAttendance: 29,400Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Czech Republic 2–2 Croatia
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-ÉtienneAttendance: 38,376Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Spain 3–0 Turkey
Report
Stade de Nice, NiceAttendance: 33,409Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, LensAttendance: 32,836Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Croatia 2–1 Spain
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, BordeauxAttendance: 37,245Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Group E

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Sweden
Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 73,419Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Belgium 0–2 Italy
Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-CharpieuAttendance: 55,408Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Italy 1–0 Sweden
Report
Stadium Municipal, ToulouseAttendance: 29,600Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Belgium 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, BordeauxAttendance: 39,493Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Italy 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'AscqAttendance: 44,268Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Sweden 0–1 Belgium
Report
Stade de Nice, NiceAttendance: 34,011Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Group F

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iceland 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4  Austria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Tied on head-to-head result (Iceland 1–1 Hungary). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Austria 0–2 Hungary
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, BordeauxAttendance: 34,424Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Portugal 1–1 Iceland
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-ÉtienneAttendance: 38,742Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Iceland 1–1 Hungary
Report
Stade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 60,842Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Portugal 0–0 Austria
Report
Parc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 44,291Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Iceland 2–1 Austria
Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 68,714Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Hungary 3–3 Portugal
Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-CharpieuAttendance: 55,514Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 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.

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

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
Report
Penalties
4–5
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-ÉtienneAttendance: 38,842Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Parc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 44,342Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, LensAttendance: 33,523Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
France 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-CharpieuAttendance: 56,279Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Germany 3–0 Slovakia
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'AscqAttendance: 44,312Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Hungary 0–4 Belgium
Report
Stadium Municipal, ToulouseAttendance: 28,921Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Italy 2–0 Spain
Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 76,165Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
England 1–2 Iceland
Report
Stade de Nice, NiceAttendance: 33,901Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Quarter-finals

Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Penalties
3–5
Stade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 62,940Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Wales 3–1 Belgium
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'AscqAttendance: 45,936Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
6–5
Stade de Bordeaux, BordeauxAttendance: 38,764Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
France 5–2 Iceland
Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 76,833Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Semi-finals

Portugal 2–0 Wales
Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-CharpieuAttendance: 55,679Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Germany 0–2 France
Report
Stade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 64,078Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 final
Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 75,868Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Statistics

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 statistics

Goals

There were 108 goals scored in 51 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Awards

See also: UEFA European Championship awards

Patrício Boateng Pepe Kimmich Guerreiro Kroos Allen Griezmann Payet Ramsey Ronaldo UEFA Team of the Tournament
UEFA Team of the Tournament

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. The group of analysts watched every game before making the decision following the final. Four players from the winning Portuguese squad were named in the tournament.

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forward
Portugal Rui Patrício Germany Jérôme Boateng
Germany Joshua Kimmich
Portugal Raphaël Guerreiro
Portugal Pepe 		France Antoine Griezmann
France Dimitri Payet
Germany Toni Kroos
Wales Joe Allen
Wales Aaron Ramsey 		Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Player of the Tournament

The Player of the Tournament award was given to Antoine Griezmann, who was chosen by UEFA's technical observers, led by UEFA chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu and including Sir Alex Ferguson and Alain Giresse.

Young Player of the Tournament

The Young Player of the Tournament award, open to players born on or after 1 January 1994, was given to Renato Sanches who was named above Kingsley Coman and Portugal teammate Raphaël Guerreiro. The particular player, who deserved the award, was also chosen by UEFA's technical observers.

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot was awarded to Antoine Griezmann, who scored one goal in the group stage and five in the knockout stage.

Silver Boot

The Silver Boot was awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored two goals in the group stage and one in the knockout stage, as well as providing three assists.

Bronze Boot

The Bronze Boot was awarded to Olivier Giroud, who scored one goal in the group stage and two in the knockout stage, as well as providing two assists; compatriot Dimitri Payet amassed the same tally, but played 50 more minutes than Giroud.

Goal of the Tournament

The Goal of the Tournament was decided by online voting. A total 5 goals were in the shortlist. On 13 July 2016, after an open vote with over 150,000 entries, UEFA announced that Hungarian midfielder Zoltán Gera's goal against Portugal had been named as fans' goal of the tournament. In a separate poll, UEFA's technical observers decided that Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri's goal against Poland deserved top spot in their list of the ten best goals of the tournament.

Prize money

Prize money
Rank (unoff.) Team € Million
1  Portugal 25.5
2  France 23.5
3  Germany 18.5
4  Wales 18
5  Poland 14.5
6  Belgium
 Iceland
 Italy		 14
9  Croatia 12
10  England
 Hungary
 Spain
  Switzerland		 11.5
14  Republic of Ireland
 Slovakia		 11
16  Northern Ireland 10.5
17  Albania
 Turkey		 9
19  Austria
 Czech Republic
 Romania
 Russia
 Sweden		 8.5
24  Ukraine 8

A total of €301 million was distributed to the 24 teams contesting in the tournament, a growth from the €196 million payment in the preceding event. Each team was rewarded €8 million, with further rewards depending on their performances. Portugal, the champions of the competition, were awarded €8 million in addition to any prize money earned in earlier rounds – the biggest prize attainable was €27 million (for winning all group matches and the final).

Full list:

  • Prize for participating: €8 million

Extra payment based on team's performance:

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

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

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

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

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)
Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason Yellow card in Group F vs Portugal (matchday 1; 14 June 2016)
Yellow card in Group F vs Hungary (matchday 2; 18 June 2016) 		Group F vs Austria (matchday 3; 22 June 2016)
Poland Bartosz Kapustka Yellow card in Group C vs Northern Ireland (matchday 1; 12 June 2016)
Yellow card in Group C vs Ukraine (matchday 3; 21 June 2016) 		Round of 16 vs Switzerland (25 June 2016)
France N'Golo Kanté Yellow card in Group A vs Albania (matchday 2; 15 June 2016)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Republic of Ireland (26 June 2016) 		Quarter-finals vs Iceland (3 July 2016)
France Adil Rami Yellow card in Group A vs Switzerland (matchday 3; 19 June 2016)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Republic of Ireland (26 June 2016)
Belgium Thomas Vermaelen Yellow card in Group E vs Republic of Ireland (matchday 2; 18 June 2016)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Hungary (26 June 2016) 		Quarter-finals vs Wales (1 July 2016)
Italy Thiago Motta Yellow card in Group E vs Belgium (matchday 1; 13 June 2016)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Spain (27 June 2016) 		Quarter-finals vs Germany (2 July 2016)
Portugal William Carvalho Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Croatia (25 June 2016)
Yellow card in Quarter-finals vs Poland (30 June 2016) 		Semi-finals vs Wales (6 July 2016)
Wales Ben Davies Yellow card in Group B vs England (matchday 2; 16 June 2016)
Yellow card in Quarter-finals vs Belgium (1 July 2016) 		Semi-finals vs Portugal (6 July 2016)
Wales Aaron Ramsey Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Northern Ireland (25 June 2016)
Yellow card in Quarter-finals vs Belgium (1 July 2016)
Germany Mats Hummels Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Slovakia (26 June 2016)
Yellow card in Quarter-finals vs Italy (2 July 2016) 		Semi-finals vs France (7 July 2016)

Issues

Pre-tournament concerns included heavy flooding of the River Seine in Paris, and strikes in the transport sector shortly before the beginning of the event.

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 state".

A "suspicious vehicle" near the Stade de France was destroyed by a police-mandated controlled explosion on 3 July, hours before the venue held the quarter-final between France and Iceland.

Hooliganism

Further information: 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. Six English fans were later arrested and sentenced to prison. 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. One English fan was reported to be critically ill in the hospital while dozens of others were injured in the clashes. 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. Violence between English and Russian fans arose again in Lille, where a total of 36 fans were arrested, and 16 people were hospitalised.

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. Later that same day, there was violence involving Turkish fans after Turkey's defeat by Spain. As a result of these incidents and earlier crowd troubles after the countries' first matches, UEFA launched official procedures against the Croatian and Turkish football federations. The Croatian federation was fined €100,000 for the incidents.

Pitch quality

The football pitches at French stadiums were criticised during the group stage for their poor quality. France coach Didier Deschamps was especially critical. UEFA tournament director Martin Kallen blamed heavy rain for damaged turf, though the press speculated that non-football events may have also been a contributor.

The pitch at Lille received particular attention with players slipping continuously and with groundsmen forced at halftime to try to repair the cut up pitch. Despite UEFA applying numerous methods to rectify the problems, such as a ban on pre-match training on the pitch, use of fertilisers, seeding, mowing, light therapy, drying and playing with the roof closed to avoid rain, it was decided that the pitch at Lille had to be entirely replaced following the Italy–Republic of Ireland group match on 22 June. The new pitch was replaced with Dutch grass and was ready before the last sixteen match between Germany and Slovakia on 26 June. UEFA also stated that repair work was also required at the St Denis and Marseille pitches. This was the second time that a Euro championship pitch needed to be re-laid mid-tournament. The first time was the St. Jakob-Park in Basel during Euro 2008.

UEFA's Leeds-based consultant Richard Hayden had come under criticism as it was reported he ordered local groundsmen to re-lay three pitches (Lille, Nice, and Marseille) with Slovak grass, provided by an Austrian company for an estimated €600,000 (£460,000). On 22 June it was reported that France's grass association officials had blamed Hayden for continued problems with the pitches, citing "it is amazing that it is only these pitches that have problems today". The Austrian manufacture of the turf, Richter, responded to the French grass association officials by saying "the turf for the stadiums in Lille and Marseille was delivered in top condition" and that "the turf placement and further care were handled by French companies and no one other than the French grounds-people had control over the grounds condition". In a statement, UEFA rejected the criticism against Hayden as baseless and stated they were satisfied with his work.

Moths

Before the final match started, the stadium was invaded by Silver Y moths, which caused some irritation to the players, staff and coaches. The reason this occurred is because the workers at the stadium 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 places. One moth was infamously captured flying on and around Cristiano Ronaldo's face when he was sitting on the pitch after being injured during the match.

Marketing

Video game

The UEFA Euro 2016 video game was released by Konami as a free DLC on Pro Evolution Soccer 2016. 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). The game was released physically and digitally on 21 April for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 users.

Logo and slogan

The official logo was unveiled on 26 June 2013, during a ceremony at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris. 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.

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".

Match balls

Main article: Adidas Beau Jeu

For the first time in the tournament's history, two official match balls were used. The "Adidas Beau Jeu", used for the group stage, was unveiled on 12 November 2015 by former France player Zinedine Zidane. During the tournament, the "Adidas Fracas" was introduced as the exclusive match ball for the knockout rounds.

Mascot

The official mascot of the tournament, "Super Victor", was unveiled on 18 November 2014. 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". 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.

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.

Official songs

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

Sponsorship

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

Broadcasting

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 broadcasting rights

The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) was located at the Paris expo Porte de Versailles in Paris' 15th arrondissement.

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