France 2016:
UEFA European Championships
FRANCE, JUNE 10 - JULY 10

France hosts the UEFA European Championships for the third time after staging the inaugural tournament in 1960 and claiming the title on home soil in 1984 – reigning champions Spain are hoping to win a record fourth title
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Roll Call of Champions
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
USSR
Spain
Italy
W. Germany
Cz’slovakia
W. Germany
France
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
France
Greece
Spain
Spain
2-1
2-1
1-1 (2-0 replay)
3-0
2-2 (5-3 pens)
2-1
2-0
2-0
2-0
2-1
2-1
1-0
1-0
4-0
Yugoslavia
USSR
Yugoslavia
USSR
W. Germany
Belgium
Spain
USSR
Germany
Czech Republic
Italy
Portugal
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
Italy
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Italy
France
West Germany
Sweden
England
Netherlands/Belgium
Portugal
Austria/Switzerland
Poland/Ukraine
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Venues
FRANCE

Bordeaux
Stade de Bordeaux 42,000

Lens
Stade Bollaert- Delelis 35,000
Lille
Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,100

Lyon
Stade de Lyon 58,000

Marseille 
Stade Velodrome 67,000

Nice
Stade de Nice 35,000

Paris
Parc des Princes Capacity: 45,000

Saint-Denis
Stade de France 80,000

Saint-Etienne
Stade Geoffroy- Guichard 41,500

Toulouse
Stadium de Toulouse 33,000
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Paul Pogba France
Talented 22-year-old creative midfielder – ‘Best Young Player’ at World Cup 2014, hoping to light up tournament on home soil

David Silva Spain
Influential in heart of Spanish attack, as La Roja look to continue dominance of European football
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Competition schedule
For the first time, European Championships will be contested by 24 teams – total of 51 matches will be played at 10 venues, over four weeks
June
June
June
June
June
June

A
France
Albania
Romania
France
Switzerland
Romania
Saint-Denis
Lens
Paris
Marseille
Lille
Lyon
10
11
15
19
Romania
Switzerland
Switzerland
Albania
France
Albania

C
Poland
Germany
Ukraine
Germany
N. Ireland
Ukraine
Nice
Lille
Lyon
Saint-Denis
Paris
Marseille
12
16
21
N. Ireland
Ukraine
N. Ireland
Poland
Germany
Poland

E
Ireland
Belgium
Italy
Belgium
Sweden
Italy
Saint-Denis
Lyon
Toulouse
Bordeaux
Nice
Lille
13
17
18
22
Sweden
Italy
Sweden
Ireland
Belgium
Ireland

B
Wales
England
Russia
England
Slovakia
Russia
11
15
16
20
Bordeaux
Marseille
Lille
Lens
Saint-Etienne
Toulouse
Slovakia
Russia
Slovakia
Wales
England
Wales

D
Turkey
Spain
Czech Rep.
Spain
Croatia
Czech Rep.
Paris
Toulouse
Saint-Etienne
Nice
Bordeaux
Lens
12
13
17

21
Croatia
Czech Rep.
Croatia
Turkey
Spain
Turkey

F
Austria
Portugal
Iceland
Portugal
Iceland
Hungary
Bordeaux
Saint-Etienne
Marseille
Paris
Saint-Denis
Lyon
14
18
22
Hungary
Iceland
Hungary
Austria
Austria
Portugal
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1
2
3
4
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
2
3
4
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
2
3
4
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
2
3
4
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
2
3
4
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
2
3
4
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
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Top two from each group plus four best third-placed teams progress to knockout stage
If scores level after 90 minutes, knockout stage matches go into extra-time
Matches remaining level decided on penalties

Second stage
Second stage
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Semi-final
FINAL

June
25
A2
C2
25
D1
B3/E3/F3
25
B1
A3/C3/D3
26
F1
E2
Saint-Etienne
Lens
Paris
Toulouse

June 30 Marseille

July 1 Lille

July 6 Lyon

July 10 Stade de France, Saint-Denis

July 7 Marseille

July 2 Bordeaux

July 3 Saint-Denis


June Lille
26
C1
A3/B3/F3

27 Saint-Denis
E1
D2
26 Lyon
A1
C3/D3/E3

27 Nice
B2
F2

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Finals staged at Stade de France
Jul 1998
May 2000
May 2006
Oct 2007
FIFA World Cup final
Champions League final
Champions League final
Rugby World Cup final
France
Real Madrid
Barcelona
South Africa
Brazil
Valencia
Arsenal
England
3-0
3-0
2-1
15-6
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SHOOTING BOOTS
Robert Lewandowski hit 13 goals in qualifying, equalling 2008 record of Northern Ireland’s David Healy in scoring most goals in single UEFA Euro qualifying campaign
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Top goalscorers in qualifying
13 Lewandowski (above) Poland
Michel Platini is record scorer in Euro Finals with nine goals
11 Ibrahimovic Sweden
9 Muller Germany
8 Dzeko* Bosnia
8 Dzyuba Russia
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WINNING FEELING

Germany aim to become third team to hold both World Cup and European titles after France in 1998/2000 and Spain in 2010/2012
Germany
Spain
Netherlands*
France
Portugal
Italy
Czech Republic
Russia
England
Tournament wins: 23
17
17
15
15
13
13
12
9
*Team / Player not participating in Euro 2016
Despite amassing only 9 wins in Finals, England are only team to qualify for tournament with perfect record
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Host nation
Spain: Champions 2012



Source: UEFA
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