UEFA Euro 2016 Final

UEFA Euro 2016 Final

Portugal France 1 0
Event	UEFA Euro 2016
Date	10 July 2016
Venue	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Player of the Match	Pepe (Portugal)
Referee	Mark Clattenburg (England)
Attendance	75,868
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The UEFA Euro 2016 Final was a football match that took place on 10 July 2016 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, to determine the winners of UEFA Euro 2016. Portugal, in their second ever European Championship final, faced France, the host nation and two-time winner. Portugal won 1–0 after extra time to win their first ever major trophy.

By winning, Portugal gained entry to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, to be played the following summer in Russia.

Background

France had previously played in two European Championship finals, winning against Spain in 1984 on home soil, and via golden goal against Italy in the Netherlands in 2000. Portugal had played in one prior final, losing to Greece in their own country in 2004.

The two teams had previously met 24 times, starting in 1926 when France won 4–2 in Toulouse. Before the final, France had won 18 of those meetings, Portugal 5, and one draw. 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 competitive meetings – in the semi-finals of Euro 1984, Euro 2000, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup – had been French victories.

Route to the final

Portugal		Round	France
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Iceland	1–1	Match 1	Romania	2–1
Austria	0–0	Match 2	Albania	2–0
Hungary	3–3	Match 3	Switzerland	0–0
Group F third place finisher Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout phase Iceland 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Austria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1		Final standings	Group A winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes France 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3 Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Opponent	Result	Knockout phase	Opponent	Result
Croatia	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Round of 16	Republic of Ireland	2–1
Poland	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Quarter-finals	Iceland	5–2
Wales	2–0	Semi-finals	Germany	2–0

Match

Details

10 July 2016 (2016-07-10) 21:00	Portugal	1–0 (a.e.t.)	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 75,868 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
	Éder  109'	Report

Portugal

France

GK 1 Rui Patrício 120+3' RB 21 Cédric 34' CB 3 Pepe CB 4 José Fonte 119' LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro 95' DM 14 William Carvalho 98' RW 16 Renato Sanches 79' AM 23 Adrien Silva 66' LW 10 João Mário 62' CF 17 Nani CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c) 25' Substitutions: FW 20 Ricardo Quaresma 25' MF 8 João Moutinho 66' FW 9 Éder 79' Manager: Fernando Santos

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c) RB 19 Bacary Sagna CB 21 Laurent Koscielny 107' CB 22 Samuel Umtiti 80' LB 3 Patrice Evra RM 18 Moussa Sissoko 110' CM 15 Paul Pogba 115' CM 14 Blaise Matuidi 97' LM 8 Dimitri Payet 58' SS 7 Antoine Griezmann CF 9 Olivier Giroud 78' Substitutions: MF 20 Kingsley Coman 58' FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac 78' FW 11 Anthony Martial 110' Manager: Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match: Pepe (Portugal) Assistant referees: Simon Beck (England) Jake Collin (England) Fourth official: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Additional assistant referees: Anthony Taylor (England) Andre Marriner (England) Reserve official: György Ring (Hungary)

Statistics

First half Statistic Portugal France Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 4 7 Shots on target 0 3 Saves 3 1 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 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 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 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

External links

• Official website