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The UEFA Euro 2016 final was the final match of UEFA Euro 2016, the fifteenth edition of the European Championship, UEFA's quadrennial competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Stade de France in Paris , France, on 10 July 2016, and was contested between Portugal and hosts France .
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.
In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary. [3] As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off. UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16: [3] Match 1: Runners-up Group A vs Runners-up Group C; Match 2: Winners Group D vs 3rd Place Group ...
If scores are then still level, a penalty shoot-out determines the winner, [1] as per the rules since 1976; prior to that, finals still tied after extra time would be replayed, as was the case with the 1968 final. During extra time, the golden goal rule (by which the first team to score won the match) applied in 1996 and 2000, and the silver ...
Euro 2016 was the first to have 24 teams in the finals. [69] This was the third time France have hosted the competition. Portugal, which qualified for the knock-out phase despite finishing third in its group, went on to win the championship by defeating heavily favoured host team France 1–0 in the Final , thanks to a goal from Eder in the ...
The following article outlines statistics for UEFA Euro 2016, which took place in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Goals scored during penalty shoot-outs are not counted, and matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are considered draws.
11, West Germany / Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024) Most European Championship Finals appearances 14, West Germany / Germany (every tournament since 1972) For a detailed list, see Ranking of teams by number of appearances Most second-place finishes
Group A of UEFA Euro 2016 contained France, Romania, debutant Albania and Switzerland. France was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship two times (in 1984 and 2000). Matches were played from 10 to 19 June 2016.