UEFA Euro 2016 facts for kids
Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 ' | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | France |
Dates | 10 June – 10 July |
Teams | 24 |
Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portugal (1st title) |
Runners-up | France |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 51 |
Goals scored | 108 (2.12 per match) |
Attendance | 2,427,303 (47,594 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Antoine Griezmann (6 goals) |
Best player | Antoine Griezmann |
Best young player | Renato Sanches |
The 2016 UEFA European Championship (also called the UEFA Euro 2016) was the 15th UEFA European Football Championship tournament and it was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. instead of the previous 16.
Portugal won the tournament over the hosts, France. They also qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which took place in Russia.
Contents
Bid process
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.
Country | Round | |
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1st (points) | 2nd (votes) | |
France | 43 | 7 |
Turkey | 38 | 6 |
Italy | 23 | – |
Total | 104 | 13 |
Qualification
Country | Qualified on | Previous appearances |
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Albania | 11 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
Austria | 8 September 2015 | 1 (2008) |
Belgium | 10 October 2015 | 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000) |
Croatia | 13 October 2015 | 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Czech Republic | 6 September 2015 | 8 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
England | 5 September 2015 | 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012) |
France (host) | 28 May 2010 | 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Germany | 11 October 2015 | 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Hungary | 15 November 2015 | 2 (1964, 1972) |
Iceland | 6 September 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
Italy | 10 October 2015 | 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Northern Ireland | 8 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
Poland | 11 October 2015 | 2 (2008, 2012) |
Portugal | 8 October 2015 | 6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Republic of Ireland | 16 November 2015 | 2 (1988, 2012) |
Romania | 11 October 2015 | 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008) |
Russia | 12 October 2015 | 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Slovakia | 11 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
Spain | 9 October 2015 | 9 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Sweden | 17 November 2015 | 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Switzerland | 9 October 2015 | 3 (1996, 2004, 2008) |
Turkey | 13 October 2015 | 3 (1996, 2000, 2008) |
Ukraine | 17 November 2015 | 1 (2012) |
Wales | 10 October 2015 | 0 (first time qualifying) |
Venues
Ten venues will be used for the tournament. These venues were confirmed by UEFA on 25 January 2013.
Saint-Denis | Marseille | Lyon | Lille |
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Stade de France | Stade Vélodrome | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | Stade Pierre-Mauroy |
48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E / 48.92444°N 2.36000°E | 43°16′11″N 5°23′45″E / 43.26972°N 5.39583°E | 45°45′56″N 4°58′52″E / 45.76556°N 4.98111°E | 50°36′43″N 3°07′50″E / 50.61194°N 3.13056°E |
Capacity: 81,338 | Capacity: 67,394 (upgraded) |
Capacity: 59,286 (new stadium) |
Capacity: 50,186 (new stadium) |
Paris | Bordeaux | ||
Parc des Princes | Matmut Atlantique | ||
48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E / 48.84139°N 2.25306°E | 44°53′50″N 0°33′43″W / 44.89722°N 0.56194°W | ||
Capacity: 48,712 (upgraded) |
Capacity: 42,115 (new stadium) |
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Saint-Étienne | Nice | Lens | Toulouse |
45°27′39″N 4°23′24″E / 45.46083°N 4.39000°E | 43°42′25″N 7°11′40″E / 43.70694°N 7.19444°E | 50°25′58.26″N 2°48′53.47″E / 50.4328500°N 2.8148528°E | 43°34′59″N 1°26′3″E / 43.58306°N 1.43417°E |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Allianz Riviera | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | Stadium Municipal |
Capacity: 41,965 (upgraded) |
Capacity: 35,624 (new stadium) |
Capacity: 38,223 (upgraded) |
Capacity: 33,150 (upgraded) |
Team base camps
Each team has a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams will train here as well. The list of team base camps was released on 31 January 2016.
Team | Location |
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Albania | Perros-Guirec |
Austria | Mallemort |
Belgium | Bordeaux |
Croatia | Deauville |
Czech Republic | Tours |
England | Chantilly |
France | Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines |
Germany | Évian-les-Bains |
Hungary | Tourrettes |
Iceland | Annecy-le-Vieux |
Italy | 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 |
Switzerland | Juvignac |
Turkey | Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer |
Ukraine | Aix-en-Provence |
Wales | Dinard |
Group Stage
A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points. The schedule of the tournament was announced on 25 April 2014
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
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 |
10 June 2016 | ||
France | 2 – 1 | Romania |
11 June 2016 | ||
Albania | 0 – 1 | Switzerland |
15 June 2016 | ||
Romania | 1 – 1 | Switzerland |
France | 2 – 0 | Albania |
19 June 2016 | ||
Romania | 0 – 1 | Albania |
Switzerland | 0 – 0 | France |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
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 |
11 June 2016 | ||
Wales | 2 – 1 | Slovakia |
England | 1 – 1 | Russia |
15 June 2016 | ||
Russia | 1 – 2 | Slovakia |
16 June 2016 | ||
England | 2 – 1 | Wales |
20 June 2016 | ||
Slovakia | 0 – 0 | England |
Russia | 0 – 3 | Wales |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
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 |
12 June 2016 | ||
Poland | 1 − 0 | Northern Ireland |
Germany | 2 − 0 | Ukraine |
16 June 2016 | ||
Ukraine | 0 – 2 | Northern Ireland |
Germany | 0 – 0 | Poland |
21 June 2016 | ||
Ukraine | 0 − 1 | Poland |
Northern Ireland | 0 − 1 | Germany |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
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 |
12 June 2016 | ||
Turkey | 0 − 1 | Croatia |
13 June 2016 | ||
Spain | 1 − 0 | Czech Republic |
17 June 2016 | ||
Czech Republic | 2 − 2 | Croatia |
Spain | 3 − 0 | Turkey |
21 June 2016 | ||
Czech Republic | 0 − 2 | Turkey |
Croatia | 2 − 1 | Spain |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
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 |
- Italy was placed on top of Belgium because they defeated them 2−0 on 13 June 2016.
13 June 2016 | ||
Republic of Ireland | 1 − 1 | Sweden |
Belgium | 0 − 2 | Italy |
17 June 2016 | ||
Italy | 1 − 0 | Sweden |
18 June 2016 | ||
Belgium | 3 − 0 | Republic of Ireland |
22 June 2016 | ||
Italy | 0 − 1 | Republic of Ireland |
Sweden | 0 − 1 | Belgium |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
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 |
14 June 2016 | ||
Austria | 0 − 2 | Hungary |
Portugal | 1 − 1 | Iceland |
18 June 2016 | ||
Iceland | 1 − 1 | Hungary |
Portugal | 0 − 0 | Austria |
22 June 2016 | ||
Iceland | 2 − 1 | Austria |
Hungary | 3 − 3 | Portugal |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
3 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
6 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
25 June – Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
30 June – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
Poland (pen) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Poland | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
25 June – Lens | ||||||||||||||
Portugal (pen) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||
6 July – Lyon | ||||||||||||||
Portugal (aet) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||
25 June – Paris | ||||||||||||||
Wales | 0 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 July – Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 3 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||
10 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||
Portugal (aet) | 1 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||||||||||||||
France | 0 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 July – Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
Slovakia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Germany (pen) | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
27 June – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||
7 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 0 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Lyon | ||||||||||||||
France | 2
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France | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||
France | 5 | |||||||||||||
27 June – Nice | ||||||||||||||
Iceland | 2
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England | 1 | |||||||||||||
Iceland | 2
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Round of 16
25 June 2016 15:00 |
Switzerland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Poland | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 38,842 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
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Shaqiri 82' | http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000744/match=2017996/index.html | Błaszczykowski 39' | ||
Penalties | ||||
* Lichtsteiner | 4–5 | * Lewandowski |
25 June 2016 |
Wales | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Paris Attendance: 44,342 |
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McAuley 75' (o.g.) | Report |
25 June 2016 |
Croatia | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Portugal | Lens Attendance: 33,523 |
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Report | Quaresma 117' |
26 June 2016 |
France | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | Lyon Attendance: 56,279 |
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Griezmann 58', 61' | Report | Brady 2' (pen) |
26 June 2016 |
Germany | 3–0 | Slovakia | Villeneuve-d'Ascq Attendance: 44,312 |
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Boateng 8' Gómez 43' Draxler 63' |
Report |
26 June 2016 |
Hungary | 0–4 | Hungary | Toulouse Attendance: 28,921 |
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Report | Alderweireld 10' Batshuayi 78' Hazard 80' Carrasco 90+1' |
27 June 2016 |
Italy | 2–0 | Spain | Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,165 |
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Chiellini 33' Pellè 90+1' |
Report |
27 June 2016 |
England | v | Iceland | Nice Attendance: 33,901 |
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Rooney 4' (pen) | Report | Sigurðsson 6' Sigþórsson 18' |
Quarter-finals
30 June 2016 |
Poland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Portugal | Marseille Attendance: 62,940 |
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Lewandowski 2' | Report | Sanches 33' | ||
Penalties | ||||
Lewandowski Milik Glik Błaszczykowski |
3–5 | Ronaldo Sanches Moutinho Nani Quaresma |
1 July 2016 |
Wales | 3–1 | Belgium | Villeneuve-d'Ascq Attendance: 45,936 |
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Williams 31' Robson-Kanu 55' Vokes 86' |
Report | Nainggolan 13' |
2 July 2016 |
Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Italy | Bordeaux Attendance: 38,764 |
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Özil 65' | Report | Bonucci 78' (pen) | ||
Penalties | ||||
6–5 |
3 July 2016 |
France | 5–2 | Iceland | Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,833 |
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Giroud 12', 59' Pogba 20' Payet 43' Griezmann 45' |
Report | Sigþórsson 56' Bjarnason 84' |
Semi-finals
6 July 2016 |
Portugal | 2–0 | Wales | Lyon Attendance: 55,679 |
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Ronaldo 50' Nani 53' |
Report |
7 July 2016 |
Germany | 0–2 | France | Marseille Attendance: 64,078 |
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Report | Griezmann 45+2' (pen.), 72' |
Final
10 July 2016 |
Portugal | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | France | Saint-Denis Attendance: 75,868 |
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Éder 109' | Report |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- Olivier Giroud
- Dimitri Payet
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Nani
- Álvaro Morata
- Gareth Bale
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Armando Sadiku
- Alessandro Schöpf
- Toby Alderweireld
- Michy Batshuayi
- Yannick Ferreira Carrasco
- Eden Hazard
- Axel Witsel
- Nikola Kalinić
- Luka Modrić
- Ivan Rakitić
- Tomáš Necid
- Milan Škoda
- Eric Dier
- Wayne Rooney
- Daniel Sturridge
- Jamie Vardy
- Paul Pogba
- Jérôme Boateng
- Julian Draxler
- Shkodran Mustafi
- Mesut Özil
- Bastian Schweinsteiger
- Zoltán Gera
- Zoltán Stieber
- Ádám Szalai
- Jón Daði Böðvarsson
- Gylfi Sigurðsson
- Ragnar Sigurðsson
- Arnór Ingvi Traustason
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Éder
- Emanuele Giaccherini
- Gareth McAuley
- Niall McGinn
- Robert Lewandowski
- Arkadiusz Milik
- Éder
- Ricardo Quaresma
- Renato Sanches
- Wes Hoolahan
- Vasili Berezutski
- Denis Glushakov
- Ondrej Duda
- Marek Hamšík
- Vladimír Weiss
- Nolito
- Gerard Piqué
- Admir Mehmedi
- Fabian Schär
- Xherdan Shaqiri
- Ozan Tufan
- Burak Yılmaz
- Aaron Ramsey
- Neil Taylor
- Sam Vokes
- Ashley Williams
- 1 own goal
- Birkir Már Sævarsson (playing against Hungary)
- Gareth McAuley (playing against Wales)
- Ciaran Clark (playing against Sweden)
Source: UEFA
Final rankings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Portugal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
2 | France | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 16 |
Eliminated in the Semi-finals | |||||||||
3 | Wales | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
4 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 |
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |||||||||
5 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
6 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 |
7 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 |
8 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 8 |
Eliminated in the Round of 16 | |||||||||
9 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
10 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
11 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
12 | England | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
13 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 5 |
14 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 4 |
Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 4 | |
16 | Northern Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
17 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
18 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 |
19 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
20 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
21 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
22 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
23 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
24 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
- Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.
Team of the tournament
- Goalkeeper:
- Defenders:
- Midfielders:
- Forwards:
Source:
Sponsorship
Global sponsors | National sponsors | |||
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Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: Eurocopa 2016 para niños