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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.
The hosts, Italy, faced Yugoslavia in the final of the 1968 tournament, now rebranded as the European Football Championship. Italy had qualified for the final by virtue of winning a coin toss following their goalless semi-final against the Soviet Union. The final ended 1–1, forcing a replay to be conducted two days later.
The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2016 began on 25 June 2016 and ended on 10 July 2016 with the final in Saint-Denis, France, near Paris. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] All times listed are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+2 )
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.
Albania’s Nedim Bajrami scores fastest Euros goal ever to stun Italy. HALF-TIME: Italy 2-1 Albania. 20:50, Chris Wilson. 48 mins. HALF-TIME! The referee brings the first half to an end.
England 3-1 Italy: Two goals from Harry Kane and a brilliant strike from Marcus Rashford confirmed qualification for next summer’s European Championships
On 28 May 2010, UEFA announced that UEFA Euro 2016 would be hosted by France. France beat bids of Turkey (7–6 in voting in the second voting round) and Italy, which had the fewest votes in the first voting round. [68] Euro 2016 was the first to have 24 teams in the finals. [69] This was the third time France have hosted the competition.