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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 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. [4] [5] 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. Hyundai-Kia joins as official sponsor for UEFA Euro 2012™ and UEFA Euro 2016™". UEFA. 2 March 2010 . Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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Full Time Summary – Poland v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2016 . Retrieved 30 June 2016. His journey up the steps should have been painful given his injury but he looked as though he was floating on air as he lifted the trophy amid jubilant scenes and pyrotechnics. a b "Clattenburg named referee for UEFA Euro 2016 final". UEFA. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021 . Retrieved 8 July 2016.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, [34] two more venues were selected to be Lens and Nancy, leaving Saint-Étienne and Toulouse as reserve options. Paris police fire tear gas and water cannons in Euro Cup fan zone". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Thomson Reuters. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016. The bladder is the part of the football that holds the air. In the Euro 2016 ball, this is made from butyl rubber, but it can also be made from latex. Both have their benefits: butyl rubber retains the air for a longer period of time, whilst latex provides better surface tension. Butyl rubber can also be found in the valve through which air can be pumped into the ball, where it aids air retention. Silicone valves can also be used.

Jurejko, Jonathan (15 June 2016). "France 2–0 Albania". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017 . Retrieved 18 June 2021. All stops pulled out for closing 'Euro symphony' ". UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021 . Retrieved 12 July 2016. Against a Russia side which offered little and threatened even less, England somehow contrived to throw away a wonderful opportunity to record victory in the opening game of the European Championship finals for the first time in its history.We’re disappointed because we played well the whole game – to give away the draw is disappointing,” Dier told ITV. Full Time Summary – Spain v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016 . Retrieved 13 June 2016. Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016 . Retrieved 15 June 2016.

Euro 2016 has seen him gesturing tetchily at colleagues who have not lived up to his own high standards, but here he took on the role of inspirational leader when it was required. Begley, Emlyn (19 June 2016). "Switzerland 0–0 France". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 . Retrieved 18 June 2021. In the round of 16, Portugal faced Group D winners Croatia at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on 25 June. The match was described by the BBC Sport's Saj Chowdhury as "a turgid affair", and noted as a game that "won't live long in anyone's memory" by Barry Glendenning in The Guardian. [16] [17] Regular time ended goalless without a single shot in the first 24 minutes, a European Championship record. With three minutes of extra time remaining, Ronaldo's shot was kept out by Danijel Subašić, the Croatia goalkeeper, but Ricardo Quaresma headed in the rebound from close range to give Portugal a 1–0 victory. [16] [18] By 2016, when adidas launched the Beau Jeu, the official match ball for EURO 2016, after an 18-month testing period, top-of-the-range balls boasted six identical panels, thermally bonded to provide a seamless surface, and the promise of a predictable trajectory, better touch and low water uptake. 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. [7] [8] The matches were played in ten stadiums in ten cities: Bordeaux, Lens, Lille Métropole, 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.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.