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a b c d Kell, Tom (10 July 2016). "Ronaldo: One of the happiest moments of my career". UEFA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021 . Retrieved 24 September 2021. The final was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. The announcement of the venue was made by UEFA, along with the full tournament schedule, on 25 April 2014, following a meeting held in Paris. [7] The French capital had hosted the finals of two previous European Championships, in 1960 and 1984, both at the Parc des Princes. [8] A UEFA Category Four stadium, the Stade de France is the sixth-largest stadium in Europe and was the largest venue of Euro 2016, with a maximum capacity for the tournament of 80,000. The final was the seventh match played in the stadium at Euro 2016, which included the tournament's opening game between France and Romania. [9] Route to the final [ edit ] Portugal [ edit ] Portugal's route to the final McNulty, Phil (7 July 2016). "Germany 0–2 France". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021 . Retrieved 19 June 2021. Portugal will know how France felt on Sunday night. They were beaten in the final by outsiders Greece at their own Euro 2004. They also lost the World Cup semi-final in 2006, the quarter-final at Euro 2008 and semi-finals at Euro 2012.Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016 . Retrieved 11 June 2016. In June 2011, the number of host venues was increased to eleven due to the new tournament format featuring 24 teams, instead of the previous 16. [35] [36] The decision meant that the reserve cities of Toulouse and Saint-Étienne joined the list of hosts. Then, in December 2011, Nancy announced its withdrawal from the tournament, after plans for the stadium's renovation were cancelled, [37] finalising the list of host venues at ten. 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.

Full Time Summary – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016 . Retrieved 15 June 2016. Euro 2016: dozens arrested in Lille after England and Russia supporters clash". The Guardian. 16 June 2016 . Retrieved 16 June 2016. Messi, who has also won the Champions League three times with Barcelona, has struggled to repeat his club successes with Argentina and the 29-year-old recently announced his retirement from international football after a failed Copa America campaign.Full Time Summary – Italy v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016 . Retrieved 22 June 2016. Did this add to the tone of conservatism in too many games, with teams holding what they had and hoping one win would be enough to see them into the last 16? Or was it a case of too many teams?

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