Euro 2016
Images and graphics of the stats from the Euro 2016 football tournament.
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Vulnerable England set to extend 50 years of hurt
Reuters UKWhen England fans sang about "30 years of hurt" at Euro '96 they had high hopes of ending the pain with a first trophy since the 1966 World Cup but 20 years on from that agonising near miss there is precious little optimism in the air. -
Injury-hit Germany must rediscover tournament form
Reuters UKThe German side setting their sights on Euro 2016, 20 years after their last continental trophy, may be completely different from the one that won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. -
Deschamps follows Jacquet example as hosts France go for glory
Reuters UKRather like 1998 World Cup-winning coach Aime Jacquet, Didier Deschamps is using a pragmatic, all-about-the-team approach to Euro 2016 as hosts France look to capture their first major title since Euro 2000. -
Northern Ireland look to their history men
Reuters UKIt has been so long since Northern Ireland appeared at the finals of a major tournament that fewer than a handful of Michael O’Neill’s squad for the European Championship had been born when the country last graced the game’s greatest stages. -
Slovakia look to hit the ground running
Reuters UKIf Slovakia start the European Championship finals the way they did the qualifiers the rest of Group B had better beware. -
No stars but with in-form strikers Russia eye Euro knock-outs
Reuters UKRussia travel to France with a line-up that has few world names but plenty of ambition and head coach Leonid Slutskiy sees qualifying from the group stage as the bare minimum to expect. -
Off-form Swiss may miss out at Euros
Reuters UKSwitzerland's young, multicultural team are often regarded as a success story both in sporting and political terms, yet a cloud has descended over them as they head to the European Championship in France. -
Romania struggle to score but do not concede either
Reuters UKBUCHAREST, Reuters - With a team ethic built on discipline plus a strong defence, Romania bear more than a passing resemblance to the Greece team which sprang -
Disharmony threatens to disrupt Ukraine's campaign
Reuters UKAs if Ukraine was not beset with enough problems off the pitch, an unseemly row between two high-profile players is threatening to disrupt the country's Euro 2016 campaign. -
Boniek revels in Poland's underdog status
Reuters UKIf Poland are to progress beyond the group stages at the European Championship for the first time, their top strikers Robert Lewandowski and Arkadiusz Milik must provide the inspiration so obviously lacking when they crashed out of Euro 2012, the tournament they co-hosted with Ukraine. -
Wales must guard against England obsession
Reuters UKOn paper, and according to the FIFA rankings, Wales have a real chance of emerging out of European Championship Group B in their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup. -
Underdogs Albania hope Euro dream will stretch beyond the groups
Reuters UKAlbania have already achieved their dream by simply qualifying for their first major tournament and they hope that the lack of psychological pressure in France might even take them beyond the group stage. -
Spain need the spine to reign again
Reuters UKFor all Vicente del Bosque's confidence that he has the right balance of experience and youth to return Spain to their familiar place on the winner's rostrum, questions remain about his best starting line-up ahead of Euro 2016. -
Ageing but dangerous, Portugal are still a threat
Reuters UKThey may be over dependent on Cristiano Ronaldo and struggling to replace old faithfuls, yet under the wily leadership of Fernando Santos, Portugal can still be a threat. -
Hungary have the chance to update their own history
Reuters UKHistory always hangs heavy on the Hungarian national team, whose decades of under-achievement are contrasted with the sepia glory of the 1950s when glittering talents such as Ferenc Puskas and Jeno Buzanszky reshaped football's landscape. -
Tiny Iceland equipped to cause a major shock
Reuters UKHaving qualified for the finals of a major tournament for the first time, Group F hopefuls Iceland will not be content to make up the numbers at the European Championship and sides who underestimate them could be in for a nasty surprise. -
Austria not just making up the numbers in expanded Euro
Reuters UKWhen UEFA decided to expand the European Championship finals from 16 to 24 teams, Austria were seen as one of the teams most likely to benefit. -
Underdogs Turkey out to rekindle Euro 2008 glory
Reuters UKTurkish fans worried that their side have been drawn in one of Euro 2016's toughest groups can take comfort from the events of 2008 when Turkey reached the semi-finals of the tournament. -
Belgium are an outside bet but need players on form
Reuters UKBrimming with talent and buoyed up by a quarter-final place at the 2014 World Cup, Belgium will be a popular choice as an outside bet at the European Championship but need key players to be on form after they lost captain Vincent Kompany to injury. -
Czechs bank on a fit Rosicky to pull the strings
Reuters UKCzech fans' primary concern heading into the Euro 2016 finals in France is likely to be the fitness of Tomas Rosicky even though they qualified without help from the gifted playmaker for half of their campaign. -
Croatia relying on dynamic midfield duo in tough group
Reuters UKThe ability of central midfielders Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic to recover from gruelling club seasons will be essential if Croatia are to make an impact at Euro 2016. -
Swedes hope Ibrahimovic keeps on scoring in France
Reuters UKHaving secured their spot at Euro 2016 by beating Scandinavian rivals Denmark in a thrilling two-legged playoff, Swedish fans hope Zlatan Ibrahimovic and company will hit the ground running in France. -
Disruptions and distractions could undo Conte's Italy
Reuters UKItaly coach Antonio Conte goes into the European Championship with questions hanging over his team after injuries disrupted his selection plans and a lack of punch was exposed up front. -
Irish aim for Euro redemption after 2012 fiasco
Reuters UKA stunning home victory over world champions Germany in qualifying suggested a rejuvenated Ireland side could cause the sort of upset in France that would banish memories of their woeful Euro 2012 campaign. -
Analysis - Pogba and Griezmann give best possible response
Reuters UKMidfielder Paul Pogba and forward Antoine Griezmann gave the best possible response after they were left out of the starting lineup for France's 2-0 win over Albania on Wednesday. -
Analysis - Swiss keep rolling but look weak up front
Reuters UKSwitzerland are still alive at Euro 2016 but, unlike the country's famous pocket knives, lack a cutting edge to really make their mark on the tournament. -
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Analysis - Bold Hodgson reaps reward as Wales sit back
Reuters UKIf England coach Roy Hodgson's two halftime substitutions proved decisive in turning the tide in their 2-1 victory over Wales on Thursday, he still risked a charge of not having made them before the game rather than midway through. -
Belgium have no room for sentiment for Ibrahimovic's retirement
Reuters UKBelgium defender Jan Vertonghen says the team will not be swayed or distracted by Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic's announcement that he will retire from international soccer at the end of Euro 2016 as the two teams prepare for their Group E... -
Germany beat N.Ireland to advance as group winners
Reuters UKMario Gomez's goal secures a 1-0 win over a stubborn Northern Ireland side to give Germany a place in the last 16 of Euro 2016 as Group C winners -
Blaszczykowski strike sends Poland into last 16
Reuters UKPoland beat Ukraine 1-0 to reach the knockout stages of Euro 2016 -
Ronaldo the problem and the solution for Portugal
Reuters UKCristiano Ronaldo was both the problem and the solution for Portugal as they squeezed into the Euro 2016 knockout stages with a exhilarating 3-3 draw against Hungary on Wednesday. -
Icelandic wall just too much, says Austria coach
Reuters UKIceland's last-ditch defending, never-say-die attitude and a touch of luck was just too much for Austria's inexperienced side, beaten coach Marcel Koller said.
