UEFA Euro 2016

UEFA Euro 2016

Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 (in French)
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	10 June – 10 July
Teams	24
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	51
Goals scored	108 (2.12 per match)
Attendance	2,427,303 (47,594 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)	Antoine Griezmann[2]
Best young player	Renato Sanches[3]
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The 2016 UEFA European Championship (also called the UEFA Euro 2016) was the 15th UEFA European Football Championship tournament and it was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.^[4] The tournament was the first to have 24 teams,^[5] instead of the previous 16.

Portugal won the tournament over the hosts, France. They also qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which took place in Russia.^[6]

1. ↑ "France forward Antoine Griezmann wins Golden Boot". UEFA. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
2. ↑ "Antoine Griezmann named Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
3. ↑ "Renato Sanches named Young Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
4. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 match schedule announced". UEFA.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
5. ↑ "'New era in national team football' beckons". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
6. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Teams - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2016.