UEFA EURO 2016 - Discussion & Chat

So, ten days remaining to the start of the main football event of this year for national teams
Here you will find all the results and all the news about it

TOURNAMENT DETAILS :

Host Country : France

Dates : 10 June - 10 July

Teams : 24

Venues : 10 (in 10 host cities)

The 2016 UEFA European Championship (also called the UEFA Euro 2016) is the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship tournament that is being held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. The tournament will be the first to have 24 teams instead of the previous 16.
Whoever wins this tournament will also qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which will take place in Russia.

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QUALIFIED TEAMS :

Albania - qualified on : 11 October 2015 - (first time qualifying)
Austria - qualified on : 8 September 2015 - previous appearances : 1 (2008)
Belgium - qualified on : 10 October 2015 - previous appearances : 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)
Croatia - qualified on : 13 October 2015 - previous appearances : 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Czech Republic - qualified on : 6 September 2015 - previous appearances : 8 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
England - qualified on : 5 September 2015 - previous appearances : 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)
France (Host) - previous appearances : 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Germany - qualified on : 11 October 2015 - previous appearances : 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Hungary - qualified on : 15 November 2015 - previous appearances : 2 (1964, 1972)
Iceland - qualified on : 6 September 2015 - first time qualifying
ITALY - qualified on : 10 October 2015 - previous appearances : 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Northern Ireland - qualified on : 8 October 2015 - first time qualifying
Poland - qualified on : 11 October 2015 - previous appearances : 2 (2008, 2012)
Portugal - qualified on : 8 October 2015 - previous appearances : 6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Republic of Ireland - qualified on : 16 November 2015 - previous appearances : 2 (1988, 2012)
Romania - qualified on : 11 October 2015 - previous appearances : 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008)
Russia - qualified on : 12 October 2015 - previous appearances : 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Slovakia - qualified on :11 October 2015 - first time qualifying
Spain - qualified on : 9 October 2015 - previous appearances : 9 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Sweden - qualified on : 17 November 2015 - previous appearances : 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Switzerland - qualified on : 9 October 2015 - previous appearances : 3 (1996, 2004, 2008)
Turkey - qualified on : 13 October 2015 - previous appearances : 3 (1996, 2000, 2008)
Ukraine - qualified on 17 November 2015 - previous appearances : 1 (2012)
Wales - qualified on : 10 October 2015 - first time qualifying

VENUES :

Ten venues will be used for the tournament. These venues were confirmed by UEFA on 25 January 2013 :

Saint-Denis (Stade de France) - Capacity : 81.338
Marseille (Stade Velodrome) - Capacity : 67.394 (upgraded)
Lyon (Parc Olympique Lyonnais) - Capacity : 59.286 (new stadium)
Lille (Stade Pierre-Mauroy) - Capacity : 50.186 (new stadium)
Paris (Parc des Princes) - Capacity : 48.712 (upgraded)
Bordeaux (Matmut Atlantique) - Capacity : 42.115 (new stadium)
Saint-Etienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard) - Capacity : 41.965 (upgraded)
Nice (Allianz Riviera) - Capacity :35.624 (new stadium)
Lens (Stade Bollaert-Delelis) - Capacity : 38.223 (upgraded)
Toulouse (Stadium Municipal) - Capacity : 33.150 (upgraded)

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 : France - Romania - Albania - Switzerland

Schedule : 10 June 2016 : France vs Romania h. 21 CET
11 June 2016 : Albania vs Switzerland h. 15 CET
15 June 2016 : Romania vs Switzerland h. 18 CET & France vs Albania h. 21 CET
19 June 2016 : Switzerland vs France h. 21 CET & Romania vs Albania h. 21 CET

Group B : England - Russia - Wales - Slovakia

Schedule : 11 June 2016 : Wales vs Slovakia h. 18 CET & England vs Russia h. 21 CET
15 June 2016 : Russia vs Slovakia h. 15 CET
16 June 2016 : England vs Wales h. 15 CET
20 June 2016 : Slovakia vs England h. 21 CET & Russia vs Wales h. 21 CET

Group C : Germany - Ukraine - Poland - Northern Ireland

Schedule : 12 June 2016 : Poland vs Northern Ireland h. 18 CET & Germany vs Ukraine h. 21 CET
16 June 2016 : Ukraine vs Northern Ireland h. 18 CET & Germany vs Poland h. 21 CET
21 June 2016 : Ukraine vs Poland h. 18 CET & Northern Ireland vs Germany h. 18 CET

Group D : Spain - Czech Republic - Turkey - Croatia

Schedule : 12 June 2016 : Turkey vs Croatia h. 15 CET
13 June 2016 : Spain vs Czech Republic h. 15 CET
17 June 2016 : Czech Republic vs Croatia h. 18 CET & Spain vs Turkey h. 21 CET
21 June 2016 : Czech Republic vs Turkey h. 21 CET & Croatia vs Spain h. 21 CET

Group E : Belgium - ITALY - Republic of Ireland - Sweden

Schedule : 13 June 2016 : Ireland vs Sweden h. 18 CET & Belgium vs ITALY h. 21 CET
17 June 2016 : ITALY vs Sweden h. 15 CET
18 June 2016 : Belgium vs Republic of Ireland h. 15 CET
22 June 2016 : ITALY vs Republic of Ireland h. 21 CET & Sweden vs Belgium h. 21 CET

Group F : Portugal - Austria - Iceland - Hungary

Schedule : 14 June 2016 : Austria vs Hungary h. 18 CET & Portugal vs Iceland h. 21 CET
18 June 2016 : Iceland vs Hungary h. 18 CET & Portugal vs Austria h. 21 CET
22 June 2016 : Iceland vs Austria h. 18 CET & Hungary vs Portugal h. 18 CET

KNOCKOUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 :

25 June h. 15 CET - Saint-Étienne : Runner-up Group A Vs Runner-up Group C (Match 37)
25 June h. 18 CET - Paris : Winner Group B vs Third Group A/C/D (Match 38)
25 June h. 21 CET - Lens : Winner Group D vs Third Group B/E/F (Match 39)
26 June h. 15 CET - Lyon : Winner Group A Third Group C/D/E (Match 40)
26 June h. 18 CET - Lille : Winner Group C vs Third Group A/B/F (Match 41)
26 June h. 21 CET - Toulouse : Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E (Match 42)
27 June h. 18 CET - Saint-Denis : Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group D (Match 43)
27 June h. 21 CET - Nice : Runner-up Group B vs Runner-up Group F (Match 44)

QUARTER-FINALS :

30 June h. 21 CET - Marseille : Winner Match 37 vs Winner Match 39 (Match 45)
1 July h. 21 CET - Lille : Winner Match 38 vs Winner Match 42 (Match 46)
2 July h. 21 CET - Bordeaux : Winner Match 41 vs Winner Match 43 (Match 47)
3 July h. 21 CET - Saint-Denis : Winner Match 40 vs Winner Match 44 (Match 48)

SEMI-FINALS :

6 July h. 21 CET - Lyon : Winner Match 45 vs Winner Match 46 (Match 49)
7 July h. 21 CET - Marseille : Winner Match 47 vs Winner Match 48 (Match 50)

FINAL : 10 July h. 21 CET - Saint-Denis : Winner Match 49 vs Winner Match 50

Good Luck to All the Teams

THE FINAL :
Saint-Denis, Stade de France, h. 21 :

Portugal 1 - France 0 After Extra-Time, 0-0 After 90'
Goal : 109' Eder

Referee : Clattenburg (ENG)

Yellow Cards : Portugal : 34' Cedric Soares, 62' Joao Mario, 96' Raphael Guerreiro, 99' William Carvalho, 119' Fonte, 120' + 3' Rui Patricio
France : 80' Umtiti, 97' Matuidi, 107' Koscielny, 115' Pogba

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : Portugal : 25' Quaresma for Cristiano Ronaldo - 66' Joao Moutinho for Adrien Silva - 79' Eder for Renato Sanches
France : 58' Coman for Payet - 78' Gignac for Giroud - 110' Martial for Sissoko

Attendance : 75.868

PORTUGAL win the 2016 UEFA European Championships, the first in the history of the team

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Top Goalscorer : ANTOINE GRIEZMANN (FRANCE) 6 Goals

KNOCKOUT PHASE - SECOND SEMIFINAL :
Marseille, Stade Velodrome, h. 21 :

Germany 0 - France 2
Goals : 45' + 2' (pen.), 72' Griezmann

Referee : Rizzoli (ITA)

Yellow Cards : Germany : 36' Can, 45' + 1' Schweinsteiger & Ozil, 50' Draxler
France : 43' Evra, 75' Kante

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : Germany : 61' Mustafi for J. Boateng - 67' Goetze for Can - 79' Sanè for Schweinsteiger
France : 71' Kante for Payet - 78' Gignac for Giroud - 90' + 2' Cabaye for Griezmann

Attendance : 64.078

FRANCE advance to the Final

FINAL : Saint-Denis, 10 July, h. 21 : Portugal vs France

Well done to Wales for putting in a marvellous effort the whole Tournament. Nobody expected them to even qualify for the Euros and even when they did they were expected to go out at the group stages as they were one the lowest ranked sides there. To everybody's surprise they quietly went about the business of achieving the impossible. An achievement I don't think they'll ever match or get close to ever again.

Irrespective now of who wins the Tournament, Wales will be the ones I'll remember more than any of the others. Well done you did your nation proud tonight and throughout the whole of Euro 2016

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KNOCKOUT PHASE - FIRST SEMIFINAL :
Lyon, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, h. 21 :

Portugal 2 - Wales 0
Goals : 50' C. Ronaldo, 53' Nani

Referee : Eriksson (SWE)

Yellow Cards : Portugal : 71' B. Alves, 72' C. Ronaldo
Wales : 8' Allen, 62' Chester, 88' Bale

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : Portugal : 74' A. Gomes for R. Sanches - 79' J. Moutinho for A. Silva - 86' Quaresma for Nani
Wales : 58' Vokes for Ledley - 63' Church for Robson-Kanu - 66' S. Williams for Collins

Attendance : 55.679

PORTUGAL advance to the Final

I recently got slated by an Englishman on my facebook page when I took the piss out of his country in which he stated at least we qualified unlike Scotland. I then pointed out to him with a qualifying group that included Germany, Poland and Republic Of Ireland that it was always going to be a big ask. Lets not forget to give the Welsh a mention, some feat for a nation with a population of just 3.63 million. The only home nation in the UK that really let itself down was England and I'm fed up with the pundits on the BBC and ITV still discussing the plight of England instead of fully focussing on the games at present.

Congratulations France
And
Congratulations Iceland for a great tournament. You can be proud.
We had a lot of fun with you.
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KNOCKOUT PHASE - QUARTER-FINALS - MATCH 4 :
Saint Denis, Stade de France, h. 21 :

France 5 - Iceland 2
Goals : 12', 59' Giroud (F), 20' Pogba (F), 43' Payet (F), 45' Griezmann (F), 56' Sightorsson (I), 84' Bjarnason (I)

Referee : Kuipers (NED)

Yellow Cards : France : 75' Umtiti
Iceland : 58' Bjarnason

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : France : 60' Gignac for Giroud - 72' Mangala for Koscielny - 80' Coman for Payet
Iceland : 46' Finnbogason for Bodvarsson & Ingason for Arnason - 83' Gudjohnsen for Sightorsson

Attendance : 76.833

FRANCE advance to Semifinals

SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE :

Portugal vs Wales 6 July, h. 21
Germany vs France 7 July, h. 21

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Fingers crossed tonight. Germany waits in semi-final.

KNOCKOUT PHASE - QUARTER-FINALS - MATCH 3 :
Bordeaux, Matmut Atlantique, h. 21 :

Germany 7 - ITALY 6 After Penalties, 1-1 After Extra-Time
Goals : 65' Ozil (G), 78' Bonucci (I pen.)

Referee : Kassai (HUN)

Yellow Cards : Germany : 90' Hummels, 112' Schweinsteiger
ITALY : 56' Sturaro, 57' De Sciglio, 59' Parolo, 90' + 1' Pellè, 103' Giaccherini

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : Germany : 16' Schweinsteiger for Khedira - 72' Draxler for M. Gomez
ITALY : 86' Darmian for Florenzi - 108' Insigne for Eder - 121' Zaza for Chiellini

Attendance : 38.764

GERMANY advance to Semifinals

Congratulations Wales
The underdogs bring the most fun on this EURO

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KNOCKOUT PHASE - QUARTER-FINALS - MATCH 2 :
Lille, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, h. 21 :

Wales 3 - Belgium 1
Goals : 13' Nainggolan (B), 31' A. Williams (W), 55' Robson-Kanu (W), 86' Vokes (W)

Referee : Skomina (SVN)

Yellow Cards : Wales : 5' Davies, 16' Chester, 24' Gunter, 75' Ramsey
Belgium : 59' Fellaini, 85' Alderweireld

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : Wales : 78' King for Ledley - 80' Vokes for Robson-Kanu - 90' Collins for Ramsey
Belgium : 46' Fellaini for Carrasco - 75' Mertens for J. Lukaku - 83' Batshuayi for R. Lukaku

Attendance : 45.936

WALES advance to Semifinals

KNOCKOUT PHASE - QUARTER-FINALS - MATCH 1 :
Marseille, Stade Velodrome, h. 21 :

Poland 4 - Portugal 6 After Penalties, 1-1 After Extra-Time
Goals : 2' Lewandowski (POL), 33' Renato Sanches (POR)

Referee : Brych (GER)

Yellow Cards : Poland : 42' Jedrzejczyk, 66' Glik, 89' Kapustka
Portugal : 71' A. Silva, 90' + 3' William

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : Poland : 82' Kapustka for Grosicki - 98' Jodlowiec for Maczynski
Portugal : 74' J. Moutinho for A. Silva 80' Quaresma for J. Mario - 96' D. Pereira for William

Attendance : 62.940

PORTUGAL advance to Semifinals

From now on i am Iceland Fan. What a great fight and victory
Hard work defeated lazy football Millionaires
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Congratulations to Iceland who have a population the same size as Leicester roughly to be 330,000. A surprise qualifier for this tournament but nonetheless they are here on merit

England thought all they needed to do was turn up and victory would be there's and it appeared to go to script when they were awarded an early penalty but then to their astonishment they get hit by 2 Iceland goals in the space of 10 minutes in which they could never recover from as Iceland defended like there lives depended on it.

All the talk pre match was how England would fare in the Quarter Finals against France in the Quarter Finals with tonight's opponents Iceland being held mainly in contempt with even those suggesting that they didn't even have the right to be there in the first place. That's what you get for this kind of arrogance, truly humbled.

England manager Roy Hodgson resigned immediately after the game but if truth be known he was getting sacked nonetheless and never wanted to give the English FA the satisfaction of doing it. Iceland go marching on whilst England go out.

On behalf of the people of Scotland we are all truly devastated with the result (not)