Football match
The UEFA Euro 2016 Final was the final match of Euro 2016, the fifteenth edition of the European Football 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 by Portugal and France. The sixteen-team tournament began with a group phase, from which eight teams qualified for the knockout phase. En route to the final, Portugal finished third base in Group F, with draws against Iceland, Austria and Hungary. Portugal then defeated Croatia in the last 16 before beating Poland in the quarter-final after a punishment shoot-out. They progressed to the final after beating Wales in the semi-final. France finished the group stage as winners of Group A, beating Romania and Albania before drawing with Switzerland. In the knockout rounds, France defeated the Republic of Ireland and Iceland before beating Germany in the semi-final.
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The final took place in front of 75,868 spectators and was refereed by English official Mark Clattenburg. Midway through the first half, Portugal ‘s Cristiano Ronaldo was taken off the deliver on a stretcher hurt and was replaced by Ricardo Quaresma, leaving Nani playing entirely upfront. The first half ended scoreless and neither side made any changes to their act personnel during the time interval. Despite opportunities to score for both sides, regular fourth dimension ended 0–0 and the match went into excess time. The game remained scoreless, and three minutes into the second gear period of extra time, Raphaël Guerreiro ‘s release kick from around 25 yards ( 23 thousand ) struck the bottom of the France crossbar. A minute former, Portugal took the jumper cable through Eder : his low shot from 25 yards ( 23 meter ) perplex France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. After two minutes of stop time, the final examination pennywhistle was blown and Portugal won the equal 1–0, to claim their first major tournament claim. Portugal ‘s Pepe was named homo of the match, and France ‘s Antoine Griezmann received the player of the tournament prize. In winning the final, Portugal became the tenth different state to win the European Championship, twelve years after losing their inaugural final examination, at home in the 2004 tournament. France became the second host team to lose the final, after Portugal, and suffered their first defeat at a major tournament hosted in the area since the 1960 european Nations ‘ Cup third-place playoff against Czechoslovakia. This was the one-fifth european Championship final examination to end in a guide after 90 minutes of bet, and the second whose winners were decided by extra clock time, after the inaugural address final in 1960. As the winners, Portugal gained entrance into their first FIFA Confederations Cup, which was played in Russia in 2017 .
background [edit ]
UEFA Euro 2016 was the fifteenth edition of the European Football Championship, UEFA ‘s football rival for national teams, held between 10 June and 10 July 2016 in France. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Qualifying rounds were held between September 2014 and November 2015, in which fifty-three teams were divided into nine groups of five or six, playing each early on a home-and-away round-robin tournament basis. The circus tent two teams in each group, along with France, the host team, qualified for the finals, as did Turkey who had the best third-place record. The remaining four places were determined via two-legged play-offs involving the other eight third-placed teams. [ 3 ] In the final tournament, the twenty-four teams were divided into six groups of four with each team playing each other once within the group. The two top teams from each group along with the four best third-placed sides advanced to a knock-out phase. [ 2 ] France had previously played in two european Championship finals, winning as tournament hosts against Spain in 1984, and via a aureate goal against Italy in the Netherlands in 2000. Portugal had played in one anterior final, losing to Greece in their own country in 2004. [ 4 ] The two teams had previously met twenty-four times, their first meet taking place in 1926 when France won 4–2 in Toulouse. Before the final, France had won eighteen of those meetings, Portugal five, and with one string. Portugal ‘s last victory was in a 1975 friendly in France, after which France won all ten of the subsequent meetings. All three of their former competitive meetings – in the semi-finals of Euro 1984, Euro 2000, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup – had been french victories. [ 5 ] At the begin of the tournament, Portugal were listed in eighth invest in the FIFA World Rankings, while France were seventeenth. [ 6 ] 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 former 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 equal played in the stadium at Euro 2016, which included the tournament ‘s opening game between France and Romania. [ 9 ]
route to the final examination [edit ]
portugal [edit ]
Portugal’s route to the final
Opponent
Result
1
Iceland
1–1
2
Austria
0–0
3
Hungary
3–3
R16
Croatia
1–0 (a.e.t.)
QF
Poland
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)
SF
Wales
2–0
After qualifying for Euro 2016 as winners of Group I with seven wins and a defeat in their eight matches, Portugal were drawn in Group F for the finals tournament. Their foremost group game was against Iceland at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on 14 June. Gylfi Sigurðsson had two early chances to put Iceland ahead but both shots were saved by Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patrício, before Nani gave Portugal the lead in the 31st minute after a cross from André Gomes. Five minutes into the second half, Iceland equalised when Birkir Bjarnason scored from a Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson cross that had been missed by Portugal ‘s Vieirinha. Despite having the majority of the monomania and more shots throughout the peer, Portugal were unable to retake the lead and the game ended 1–1. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Portugal ‘s moment opponents were Austria at the Parc des Princes four days belated. The first half ended scoreless, but late in the second half, Portugal were awarded a penalty kick. Cristiano Ronaldo, who became his area ‘s most-capped player in that game, was fouled in Austria ‘s penalty area by defender Martin Hinteregger but missed the penalty, striking the foot of the goalpost. He besides had a header disallowed for offside and the pit ended 0–0. [ 12 ] [ 13 ]
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured playing against Poland in the quarter-finals) became his country’s most became his country ‘s most cap player during the tournament. In their final group equal, Portugal faced Hungary at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 22 June. Zoltán Gera gave Hungary the lead in the 19th minute with a volley, before Nani struck a low shoot past Gábor Király in the Hungary finish following a pass from Ronaldo to level the scores. Balázs Dzsudzsák restored Hungary ‘s lead two minutes after half-time with a distract shoot, only for Ronaldo to make it 2–2 three minutes late. Dzsudzsák scored his second deflected strike in the fifty-fifth moment, but Ronaldo equalised once again, this clock time with a header in the sixtieth infinitesimal. The match ended 3–3, and with a late succeed goal from Iceland against Austria, Portugal ended the group stage in third space. alone four of the six third-placed teams qualified ; Portugal were rate one-third of the six and progressed along with Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In the attack of 16, Portugal faced Group D winners Croatia at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on 25 June. The match was described by the BBC Sport ‘s Saj Chowdhury as “ a bombastic affair ”, and noted as a game that “ wo n’t live long in anyone ‘s memory ” by Barry Glendenning in The Guardian. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] regular time ended scoreless without a individual stroke in the first 24 minutes, a european backing record. With three minutes of extra time remaining, Ronaldo ‘s shot was kept out by Danijel Subašić, the Croatia goalkeeper, but Ricardo Quaresma headed in the rebound from finale range to give Portugal a 1–0 victory. [ 16 ] [ 18 ] Portugal ‘s quarter-final opponents, at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 30 June, were Poland, who took an early on precede when Kamil Grosicki ‘s cross was struck into the Portugal goal by Robert Lewandowski within the opening two minutes, the second-fastest finish scored in the history of the tournament at the time. With 17 minutes of the first base half remaining, Renato Sanches played a one-two with Nani and struck a inject that deflected off Grzegorz Krychowiak into the Poland goal to level the scores at 1–1. The second half of the catch was scoreless, as were the two halves of extra time, so the game went to a penalty shoot-out. Ronaldo, Sanches and João Moutinho scored their penalties for Portugal, while Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik and Kamil Glik replied for Poland to make it 3–3. Nani then put Portugal ahead before Jakub Błaszczykowski ‘s come to was saved by Rui Patrício. Quaresma scored Portugal ‘s fifth penalty to seal the win and progress to the semi-finals. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Portugal returned to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on 6 July to grimace Wales, who were participating in their first major tournament since the 1958 FIFA World Cup. After a scoreless first half, Portugal took the contribute five minutes after the interval, when Ronaldo headed past Wayne Hennessey, the Wales goalkeeper, following a short corner. Three minutes late, Nani diverted a long-range shoot from Ronaldo past Hennessey to give Portugal a 2–0 victory and progression to the UEFA European Championship concluding. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
France [edit ]
Having qualified for Euro 2016 mechanically as hosts, France were placed in Group A for the finals. In their first gear group catch, they faced Romania at the Stade de France on 10 June. Antoine Griezmann came closest to scoring in a scoreless first half when he struck the Romania goalpost with a header. thirteen minutes into the second half, France took the lead when Olivier Giroud headed in Dimitri Payet ‘s cross. Seven minutes subsequently, Patrice Evra fouled Romania ‘s Nicolae Stanciu in the France punishment sphere and Bogdan Stancu levelled the scores from the resulting penalty kick. With a minute of the match stay, Payet scored from 20 yards ( 18 molarity ) to give France a 2–1 victory. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] France ‘s next opponents were Albania, against whom they played five days subsequently at the Stade Vélodrome. Albania defended well and came close to taking the lead when Ledian Memushaj ‘s stroke hit the position. France scored in the last moment of normal fourth dimension with the game ‘s first shoot on target when Griezmann headed in Adil Rami ‘s cross. Six minutes into stop clock time and with the concluding kick of the match, Payet scored and France won 2–0. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] In their concluding group match, France played Switzerland at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d’Ascq on 19 June. Paul Pogba hit the frame of reference of Switzerland ‘s goal twice, while Payet besides hit the crossbar. Bacary Sagna pulled the shirt of Switzerland ‘s Blerim Džemaili in blockage prison term in France ‘s penalty area but no penalty was awarded, and the catch ended 0–0. France ended as Group A winners and progressed to the round of golf of 16. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] France faced the third-placed team from Group E, the Republic of Ireland, at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on 26 June. In the second infinitesimal, Pogba fouled Shane Long in the France penalty area and Robbie Brady scored the resulting penalty to give the Republic of Ireland a 1–0 leash. Griezmann scored the equalizer with a header for France twelve minutes after half-time, before scoring his second four minutes former to make it 2–1. Shane Duffy was shown a red tease in the 66th minute for a master afoul on Griezmann and although France won the match 2–1, both Rami and N’Golo Kanté were unavailable in the next round, having picked up two bookings in the tournament. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] France ‘s quarter-final opponents were Iceland, who had knocked out England in the previous round off. Giroud put France into the contribute after 12 minutes with a low guess before Pogba doubled his side ‘s advantage with a header eight minutes late. Payet scored in the 43rd moment with a first gear blastoff from around 30 yards ( 27 megabyte ), before Griezmann increased the lead further with a lob over Hannes Þór Halldórsson, the Iceland goalkeeper, to make it 4–0 fair before half-time. Kolbeinn Sigþórsson scored for Iceland eleven minutes after the interval, before Giroud restored France ‘s four-goal lead with a header from a Payet rid kick back. Bjarnason scored a steer goal with six minutes of the match persist, but that proved to be the final examination finish as the game ended 5–2. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] In the semi-finals, France faced Germany, the 2014 FIFA World Cup winners, at the Stade Vélodrome on 7 July. Two minutes into first-half arrest clock, Bastian Schweinsteiger was adjudged to have handled the ball when he challenged Evra in the penalty area, and Griezmann scored the resulting penalty to give France a 1–0 lead at half-time. With 18 minutes of the match stay, Griezmann scored from close range after Manuel Neuer had failed to clear a cross from Pogba. Joshua Kimmich about pulled a goal back for Germany, but his shot hit the frame of the France goal and his header on the bounce was saved by Hugo Lloris. The match ended 2–0 to give France their first victory over Germany in a major tournament since the 1958 FIFA World Cup. [ 33 ] [ 34 ]
The official couple ball for the smasher phase and concluding was the Adidas Fracas, provided by german sports equipment company Adidas. Announced during the tournament, the ball was officially launched on 20 June. This was the first time a pit ball was not used entirely for the concluding, and the first clock multiple ball designs were used throughout the tournament ( excluding the final examination ). [ 35 ]
On 8 July 2016, the UEFA Referees Committee announced the officiate team, led by 41-year-old English reviewer Mark Clattenburg of The Football Association. His compatriot Simon Beck and Jake Collin were chosen as assistant referees, and fellow Englishmen Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner the extra assistants. hungarian Viktor Kassai was chosen as the fourthly official, and his chap countryman György Ring as the reserve adjunct. Clattenburg became the second official to referee both a UEFA Champions League final and european Championship final examination in the same season, after Pedro Proença in 2012. This made it a hat-trick of cup finals for Clattenburg, after the 2016 FA Cup Final and the 2016 UEFA Champions League Final, all within a seven-week span. Clattenburg, FIFA-listed since 2007 and a UEFA Elite referee, besides officiated the 2012 Olympics gold decoration match and the 2014 UEFA Super Cup. He became the first english european Championship final reviewer since Arthur Holland in 1964. The match was Clattenburg ‘s fourthly appointee at Euro 2016. [ 36 ] In the hours leading astir to the final examination, there were clashes between fans trying to access the Eiffel Tower sports fan zone and police attempting to prevent overcrowding. [ 37 ] Police carried out a master plosion on a package left near the stadium complex, while fans set bedding material bins ablaze. The disturbance was under control by the irregular one-half, but after the pit, fights broke out between fans outside the stadium. Police advised people not to travel to the Eiffel Tower or the Champs-Élysées as the area was not safe. [ 38 ] Before the depart of the match, the closure ceremony was held at 8:45 p.m. It featured 600 dancers and a live rendition of “ Seven Nation Army “ by respective musicians including members of the Paris Fire Brigade, the french Republican Guard, and the Choir of Radio France, before french DJ David Guetta and Swedish singer Zara Larsson performed the official tournament song “ This One ‘s for You “. [ 39 ] Before the match started, the stadium was invaded by silver Y moths, which caused some excitation to the players, staff and coaches. Workers at the stadium had left the lights switched on the day before the match which attracted huge swaths of insects. The players and coaches of each team during the warm-up try swatting the moths, and ground staff used brushes to clean moths from the walls, anchor and other areas. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] France ‘s starting line-up was unchanged from the semi-final, while Portugal brought back Pepe and William Carvalho, who missed the semi-final through injury and suspension respectively, for Bruno Alves and Danilo. France adopted a 4–2–3–1 formation while Portugal played as a 4–1–3–2. [ 22 ] Before the match, Portugal ‘s director, Fernando Santos reacted to the criticism his side had received during the tournament, stating “ I want it to continue … I want us to win [ the final ] without deserving it ! ”
match [edit ]
drumhead [edit ]
foremost half
[edit ]
Portugal kicked off the final at around 9:00 p.m. CEST on 10 July 2016 in front of an attendance of 75,868, in cheery conditions with a temperature of 28 °C ( 82 °F ) and 38 % humidity. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] After early mistakes from both José Fonte and Carvalho, in the fourth hour, Cédric Soares sent a hanker authorize to Nani whose shoot went over the France crossbar from 15 yards ( 14 meter ). Two minutes late, a header out from Fonte fell to France ‘s Moussa Sissoko whose volley was off-target before Griezmann struck a half-volley wide of the Portugal goal. In the one-eighth moment, Payet put in a strong tackle on Ronaldo who subsequently appeared to be in pain. In the tenth minute, a err from Pepe allowed Payet to cross for Griezmann whose header was saved by Rui Patrício. Giroud ‘s undertake to mark from the subsequent corner was besides saved by the Portugal goalkeeper. [ 22 ] In the 18th moment, Ronaldo left the peddle for medical attention and returned after a period of Portugal possession with a strap stifle before Sissoko struck a tear that was deflected merely over the crossbar. Midway through the half João Mário volleyed wide-eyed of the France goal before Ronaldo, taken off the pitch on a capstone, was substituted for Quaresma, and Portugal changed to a 4–1–4–1 formation with Nani playing alone upfront. In the 34th infinitesimal, Sissoko nutmegged Adrien Silva before striking a shot which was kept out by Rui Patrício. Cédric was then shown a yellow calling card for a foul on Payet. Three minutes former, Nani passed to Adrien Silva who was tackled in the France penalty area. From the resulting corner, Fonte headed over the crossbar. With four minutes of the half remaining, Payet ‘s shot was blocked by Pepe. Two minutes into blockage meter, João Mario ’ s hybrid towards Nani passed wide of the far station and the half ended scoreless. [ 45 ]
moment one-half [edit ]
Ricardo Quaresma took an overhead kick at goal during the second half. Neither side made any changes to their act personnel during the interval and France kicked off the second half. [ 45 ] Four minutes in, Sissoko fouled Pepe, who then dispossessed Payet before he could shoot. In the 53rd minute, France won a corner after a clearance from Pepe which Rui Patrício overtake on the second attempt. Pogba then struck a snapshot high over the Portugal crossbar from around 30 yards ( 27 thousand ). There was a brief check to the match while a pitch invader was removed by security. In the 56th minute, João Mario ‘s hybrid was headed behind by Samuel Umtiti and Quaresma ‘s subsequent corner was headed clearly by Evra. Three minutes late, France made their foremost substitution of the game with Kingsley Coman coming on to replace Payet. Coman ‘s first significant contribution was to pass to Griezmann whose changeable was caught by Rui Patrício. In the 62nd moment, João Mario was shown the scandalmongering poster for tripping Giroud and four minutes late Pogba ‘s pass found Coman who sent in a hybrid which Griezmann headed wide from 6 yards ( 5.5 thousand ). [ 46 ] Portugal then made their second substitution, with João Moutinho replacing Adrien Silva. With 17 minutes remaining, Coman played a one-two with Giroud but Coman ‘s cross into the Portugal penalty area failed to find any of his teammates. Two minutes late, Coman passed the ball to Giroud in the Portugal box who struck it low but his shoot was saved by Rui Patrício. In the 78th moment, both sides made their third gear substitutions, André-Pierre Gignac coming on for Giroud, and Eder replacing Renato Sanches. Nani ‘s mis-hit hybridization was pushed away by Lloris before he caught Quaresma ‘s subsequent overhead kick. Umtiti was then booked and Nani ‘s 25-yard ( 23 thousand ) left-footed strike went over the France crossbar. [ 46 ] In the 84th moment, Sissoko ran with the ball, shooting from around 25 yards ( 23 thousand ), but his mint was kept out by Rui Patrício. Two minutes into arrest time, Evra played in a low crossbreed to Gignac who beat Pepe and struck the ball against the inwardly of the Portugal goalpost. regular clock ended with the score still 0–0 and the couple proceeded into extra time. [ 47 ]
extra time [edit ]
France kicked off the first gear half of extra fourth dimension and four minutes in, Eder won a free-kick after being fouled by Umtiti. Quaresma sent in a curling pass from around 35 yards ( 32 meter ) and Pepe headed it wide-eyed although he was offside. Raphaël Guerreiro was then booked for a foul on Sissoko before Blaise Matuidi was shown the yellow card for fouling Eder. Carvalho was booked a minute belated for a professional cruddy on Coman. A minute before half time, Portugal won a corner which was taken by Quaresma. Eder headed the ball goalwards and Lloris pushed it away before his defense cleared it. Three minutes into the second half, Laurent Koscielny was shown the yellow menu for handball ( although television replays appeared to show the ball had actually struck Eder ‘s hand ) [ 48 ] and Guerreiro ‘s subsequent free kick from around 25 yards ( 23 megabyte ) struck the bottom of the France crossbar. A minute late, Portugal took the run through Eder : he received the ball, held off Koscielny before running baseball diamond, and struck it from 25 yards ( 23 thousand ) with a low guess that beat Lloris to his right. France immediately brought on Anthony Martial to replace Sissoko. Rui Patrício then caught a cross from Evra before Nani shoot high after Portugal had made a break from a France corner. In the 114th minute, Pogba was booked for pushing João Mario. With four minutes remaining, Nani ‘s cross was cleared by Sagna, who besides made a tackle on João Mario in the final hour of supernumerary time. After two minutes of stop time, the final whistle was blown and Portugal won the match 1–0. [ 47 ]
Details [edit ]
Statistics [edit ]
First half[52]
Statistic
Portugal
France
Goals scored
0
0
Total shots
4
7
Shots on target
0
3
Saves
3
0
Ball possession
45%
55%
Corner kicks
2
3
Fouls committed
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
0
Second half[52]
Statistic
Portugal
France
Goals scored
0
0
Total shots
2
10
Shots on target
1
4
Saves
4
2
Ball possession
48%
52%
Corner kicks
1
3
Fouls committed
7
4
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
0
Extra time[52]
Statistic
Portugal
France
Goals scored
1
0
Total shots
3
1
Shots on target
2
0
Saves
0
1
Ball possession
48%
52%
Corner kicks
2
3
Fouls committed
3
7
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
4
3
Red cards
0
0
Overall[52]
Statistic
Portugal
France
Goals scored
1
0
Total shots
9
18
Shots on target
3
7
Saves
7
3
Ball possession
47%
53%
Corner kicks
5
9
Fouls committed
12
13
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
6
4
Red cards
0
0
Portugal ‘s Pepe was named man of the equal. [ 50 ] ESPN said that the winning strike was “ brilliantly taken ” and “ one that deserved to win any final ”. [ 53 ] Griezmann was given the player of the tournament prize, and six players, four from Portugal and two from France, were named in the UEFA team of the tournament. [ 2 ] The match was Portugal ‘s first competitive winnings against France, first overall win against France since 1975, and gave Portugal their first major trophy. [ 5 ] [ 40 ] The win besides qualified Portugal for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, marking their first appearance in the competition, and the first meter that three countries from the same confederation participated in the competition ( hosts Russia, world champions Germany, and european champions Portugal ). [ 54 ] In winning the final, Portugal became the tenth different nation to win the European Championship, twelve years after losing their first final examination at home in the 2004 tournament. [ 1 ] France became the second host team to lose the final, after Portugal in 2004. [ 1 ] This was the one-fifth european Championship final to end in a draw after 90 minutes of toy and the first to finish scoreless. [ 2 ] [ 55 ] It was besides the moment whose winners were decided by extra time, after the inaugural address final in 1960. [ 55 ] Signed from Benfica a few weeks before the tournament, Bayern Munich ‘s Renato Sanches became the youngest musician to win the european Championship at 18 years and 328 days. Sanches was late named the Young Player of the Tournament by UEFA. [ 56 ] Ronaldo described the victory as “ one of the happiest moments of my career … This is a unique consequence for me. It ‘s unforgettable. ” [ 57 ] Portugal director Santos praised the Portugal supporters, suggesting they had “ lifted our soul ”, and reflected on Eder : “ The despicable duckling scored ! now he ‘s the beautiful swan ! ” [ 57 ] He remarked that his team were “ a simpleton as doves, and a wise as serpents. ” His counterpart, Didier Deschamps, was downcast, noting “ the overriding emotion is huge disappointment. It ‘s barbarous to lose the final like that. ” [ 57 ] He remarked that “ we ‘ve missed a alone opportunity to win a Euros in our own country. There are no words. ” His captain, Lloris, explained that his side had not made the best of their opportunities but was greathearted in get the better of, praising his opposition : “ We need to congratulate Portugal as they were identical hard mentally throughout the tournament. ” [ 57 ] portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias suggested the victory was “ the greatest moment in the history of portuguese football ”, [ 59 ] and A Bola announced every Portugal musician to be a “ champion ”. [ 59 ] France ‘s L’Équipe declared that they were “ devastated ” and viewed the future of the slope with pessimism, suggesting “ it ‘s far from certain that they will bounce back quickly ”. [ 59 ] Le Parisien took comfort from the fact that Griezmann ended the tournament as acme scorer, with the highest sum since Michel Platini in Euro 1984. [ 59 ] Diario AS in Spain criticised Portugal ‘s approach, suggesting they “ surely did n’t play football to go down in the annals of the beautiful game ” while Italy ‘s Corriere della Sera reported that “ they fully deserved this gloat ”. [ 59 ] Le Monde by and by reported that the tournament had generated €1.22 billion in gross to the area in contrast to the cost of hosting it, estimated at less than €200 million. [ 60 ] The lapp publication listed the 2016 final as one-tenth in its crown thirty Euro matches. [ 61 ] In the next external tournament, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Portugal were eliminated in the first knockout cycle by Uruguay, after finishing the group stage in second plaza behind Spain. [ 62 ] France, led once again by Deschamps, won the tournament, beating Croatia 4–2 in the final. [ 63 ] Portugal failed to defend their european Championship claim at UEFA Euro 2020, losing to Belgium in the circle of 16, and France were besides eliminated at that stage, suffering get the better of to Switzerland in a penalty shoot-out. [ 64 ]
References [edit ]
bibliography [edit ]
- O’Brien, Jonathan (2021). Euro Summits: The Story of the UEFA European Championship. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-849-8.
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