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| Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
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The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2016, will be the 15th European Championship for national football teams organised by UEFA. It will be held in the summer of 2016. France was chosen as the host on 28 May 2010. The tournament will be expanded from 16 to 24 teams in 2016 after the plan was unanimously agreed by senior officials of all 53 UEFA members. Spain are the defending champions.
The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete for the 2017 Confederations Cup hosted by Russia.
Bid process
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 bidsFour bids came before the deadline at 9 March 2009 which were France, and rivals Italy and Turkey as single bids, plus Norway and Sweden as a joint bid. Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.
The host was selected on 28 May 2010:
First round
France (65 points)
Turkey (38 points)
Italy (23 points, eliminated)
Final round
| Voting Results | |
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| Country | Votes |
| France |
7 |
| Turkey |
6 |
Decision controversy
There was controversy concerning the decision to give the Euro 2016 to France over Turkey. After the decision was announced, responding to the question "During Sepp Blatter's term Euro 2008 was awarded to Switzerland, during your term Euro 2016 is awarded to France, is this the new trend?" Michel Platini said "When there is a Turkish president, then you can host a major tournament".
Guus Hiddink, who was Turkey manager at the time, was also highly critical of the decision, stating: "This proves once again that in top-flight football the game is run by politics", and "UEFA gave the Euro 2016 finals to France, who have already had the tournament twice and they also had the World Cup finals in 1998. This does not feel right. I get the feeling that the actual bid was about other things. Otherwise the choice for France as hosting nation, the country of UEFA president Platini, cannot be explained."
The bidding and the decision process took place on Friday, one day after French player Marc Planus suggested that "they have already known".
Before the bidding process, Platini introduced then French president Nicolas Sarkozy to every member of the decision committee in person, while he did not do the same for the Turkish president Abdullah Gül. After the decision Platini concluded: "I'm happy because France has won, and I'm French — let's not forget it."
Expanded format
The format of the final tournament will consist of six groups of four teams, followed by a round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The top two from each group would qualify in addition to the four best third-ranked sides, the same system as was applied in the World Cups from 1986 to 1994. This format would generate a total of 51 to 52 games, compared with 31 now, to be played over a period of 29 to 31 days. UEFA's general secretary Gianni Infantino said that the new format was "not ideal" and that UEFA was not sure of the detail of the format.
Qualification
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifyingWith the expansion to 24 teams, middle-ranked countries have a much greater chance of qualifying for the finals than earlier.
52 teams will chase 23 finals places to join hosts France. The seeding pots would be formed on the basis of the UEFA national team coefficients, finalised after the completion of 2014 World Cup qualification, with the Euro 2012 champions automatically top seeded.
UEFA has not confirmed the format for the qualification, but Gianni Infantino stated in March 2012 that UEFA would review the qualification competition to ensure that it was not "boring". Russia were given a suspended six point reduction for qualifying as a result of fan violence in Poland during Euro 2012.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
Hosts | 20 May 2010 | 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
- Bold indicates champion for that year
- Italic indicates host for that year
Venues
Initially, twelve stadia were presented for the French bid, chosen on 28 May 2010. These venues were to be whittled down to nine by the end of May 2011, but it was suggested in June 2011 that eleven venues might be used. The French Football Federation had to choose which nine stadia would actually be used. The choice for the first seven was undisputed – France's national stadium, the Stade de France, four newly constructed stadia in Lille, Lyon, Nice and Bordeaux, and those of the biggest cities, Paris and Marseille. The last two remaining places, after Strasbourg opted out for financial reasons following relegation, were chosen to be Lens and Nancy in the first round of voting, instead of Saint-Étienne and Toulouse, chosen as reserve stadia. In June 2011, the number of host venues was increased to eleven because of the new tournament format which sees 24 teams taking part, instead of just 16. The decision means that the reserve cities of Toulouse and St-Étienne joined the list of hosts. However, in December 2011, Nancy announced its withdrawal from the tournament, after the stadium's renovation fell through, so ten host cities will now be used. Nantes and Montpellier, stadia used for the 1998 World Cup, were also not chosen.
Note: Capacity figures are those for matches at UEFA Euro 2016 and are not necessarily the total capacity that the stadium is capable of holding.
- ^1 – Host city at the 1938 World Cup
- ^2 – Host city at the 1998 World Cup
- ^3 – Host city at the 1960 European Nations' Cup
- ^4 – Host city at Euro 1984
- ^5 – Host city at the 2003 Confederations Cup
- ^6 – All capacities are approximate
Broadcasting
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 broadcasting rightsSponsorship
| Global sponsors | Event sponsors | |
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| France | ||
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References
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- Hervé, Mathieu (29 May 2010). "Organisation de l'Euro 2016 en France: la boulette du Bordelais Marc Planus?". Sud-Ouest (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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- Hughes, Rob (1 June 2010). "Soccer Gets Out the Vote, the Presidential Way". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ Ziegler, Martyn (28 March 2012). "Uefa admit expansion of European Championships to 24 teams 'not ideal'". The Independent. London: Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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- "Nancy renonce à accueillir l'Euro 2016". Agence France-Presse (in French). Le Monde. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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External links
- UEFA Euro 2016 – Information at Union of European Football Associations
- UEFA Euro 2016 – Bid Evaluation Report at Union of European Football Associations
- Official French bid website at French Football Federation
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