European Championship 2016 in France
The European Championship 2016 in France starts on 10th June. For the first time, the European Championship final tournament will be contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since 1996.
For the first time, the European Championship final tournament will be contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since 1996. Under this new format, the finalists will contest a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage including three rounds and the final. 19 teams (the top two from each of the nine qualifying groups and the best third-placed team) joined France who qualified automatically as hosts; a series of two-legged play-off ties between the remaining third-placed teams in November 2015 decided the last four spots at the final tournament.
QUALIFIED NATIONS
- France
- England
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Austria
- Northern Ireland
- Portugal
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Belgium
- Wales
- Romania
- Albania
- Germany
- Poland
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Croatia
- Turkey
- Hungary
- Republic of Ireland
- Sweden
- Ukraine
PRE TOURNAMENT FAVOURITES
France – 3/1
Germany – 10/3
Spain – 11/2
Belgium – 11/1
England – 11/1
Italy – 16/1
Portugal – 18/1
Croatia – 22/1
Austria – 40/1
Switzerland – 40/1
Russia – 50/1
Poland – 66/1
Ukraine – 66/1
Romania – 80/1
Sweden – 80/1
Wales – 80/1
Turkey – 100/1
Czech Republic – 150/1
Iceland – 150/1
Republic of Ireland – 150/1
Slovakia – 150/1
Albania – 250/1
Hungary – 250/1
Northern Ireland – 250/1
GROUPS
GROUP A
- France
- Romania
- Albania
- Switzerland
GROUP B
- England
- Russia
- Wales
- Slovakia
Group C
- Germany
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Northern Ireland
GROUP D
- Spain
- Czech
- Turkey
- Croatia
GROUP E
- Belgium
- Italy
- Republic
- Sweden
GROUP F
- Portugal
- Iceland
- Austria
- Hungary
NOTABLE DATES
First game – 10th June @ 2000 GMT
QF1 – 30th June @ 2000 GMT
QF2 – 1st July @ 2000 GMT
QF3 – 2nd July @ 2000 GMT
QF4 – 3rd July @ 2000 GMT
SF1 – 6th July @ 2000 GMT
SF2 – 7th July @ 2000 GMT
FINAL – 10th July @ 2000 GMT
