Football draw results. Euro 2016 draw. The balance of power according to British analysts. Group “c”: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland
The Russian team ended up in the second basket.
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group F
20:25. Gianni Infantino is on stage, which means that the drawing procedure will start very, very soon!
20:22. Oliver Bierhoff, Angelos Charisteas, David Trezeguet and Antonin Panenka - on stage!
20:19. Without the past there is no present, the best goals of past Euro tournaments, including van Basten's precise strike against Dasaev '88.
20:16. The head coach of the European champions, Spain, Vicente del Bosque, brought the main prize of the tournament - the coveted cup - to the stage!
20:13. David Guetta, music producer of Euro 2016 talks about plans for the tournament.
20:09. The time has come for a melodic French song, to which aerial acrobats work above the stage, beautiful, but not related to football.
20:06. Video presentation of the cities and stadiums that will host the tournament!
20:03. Cancan on stage, the traditions of France are presented to the guests of the ceremony.
20:00. Let's start!
19:58. The last guests are already entering the ceremony hall, only a few seconds remain until the “starting whistle”! The draw for the 2016 European Championship is happening now!
19:56. About the same thing. Only he once again emphasizes that our team can lose to anyone - it’s bitter, but it’s true. Sometimes we throw our hat so high that we simply can’t catch it.
19:53. Take the example of , who said absolutely correctly about future rivals. “We don’t care who we play with,” are the words of a true professional and fighter.
19:50. No, these guys definitely conspired. wants Russia to join his squad again. By the way, he is the only one so far who wanted us as rivals.
19:46. The Russian national team, however, has changed a lot after the arrival of Slutsky. I would like her to change not only immediately after joining, but also to play in the right way six months later in France.
19:44. Evgeniy Aldonin is sure that. Even the kids in the yard can play with everyone, you need to be able to defeat everyone - that’s what we wish for our kids!
19:42. Maybe we can hold a small competition and try to determine the group in which Russia will fall? I offer my version: Russia, France, Romania and Wales. Make your predictions too, friends!
19:40. Let's return to discussing the forecasts and wishes of the players themselves. Sweden, Portugal and Northern Ireland. Why does everyone so want to play against Sweden again? Maybe they think they have managed to unravel the secret of this team? It’s definitely not worth looking for good from good.
19:38. Needless to say that the delegations are already taking their places in the hall? The grand event, the official part of which will begin in a few minutes, promises to be perhaps the most important event of this year!
19:33. Some are discussing the draw itself, while others have to resolve technical issues. to determine the location of the Russian national team. It is clear that they will choose something close to Paris, where the final will take place. Just kidding, of course, everything will most likely depend on the group, but no one forbade dreaming.
19:31. To be honest, it’s been a long time since we heard so many flattering words addressed to our team. spoke about what a wonderful national team our country has. As if the players wouldn’t grab the “star” after such words.
19:28. Bulykin, who, unfortunately, never got his star chance in the national team, said that. We have nothing against Belgium, but as for Sweden, it’s simply boring to look at a new confrontation through the prism of the previous ones. Don't you think so?
19:25. that our team will definitely not be at such a tournament. I wonder, at what tournament can it be easy for our guys? Only the best always go to the European Championships or World Cup; you can get there by chance only as the organizing country, but nothing more.
19:21. Robert Pires expressed the opinion that. We are used to the fact that our team makes such surprises, but will this surprise be a plus this time?
19:15. The draw itself will begin at 20:00, but for now we can speculate a little. This week we offered our visitors. Our fans wished Germany, Turkey and, of course, Poland! A very interesting choice.
19:04. Saturday's draw will be held in Paris by Ruud Gullit and Bixant Lizarazu. Active assistants of the Dutchman and the Frenchman will be Oliver Bierhoff - the author of the golden goal of the final game of EURO 96, Angelos Charisteas - the hero of the EURO 2004 final, Vicente del Bosque - the triumphant of the last European championship. Other guests of honor will be David Trezeguet and Antonin Panenka.
The complete baskets of all participating countries are as follows:
Cart 1: Spain, Germany, England, Portugal, Belgium;
Cart 2: Italy, RUSSIA, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Ukraine;
Basket 3: Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary;
Basket 4: Türkiye, Ireland, Iceland, Wales, Albania, Northern Ireland.
Finally, let's name the participants in all six groups. Thank you for being with us. Goodbye. We are waiting for summer.
Group A: France, Switzerland, Romania, Albania
Group B: England, Russia, Slovakia, Wales
Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland
Group D: Spain, Croatia, Czech Republic, Türkiye
Group E: Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Ireland
Group F: Portugal, Austria, Hungary, Iceland.
- In other groups, it will be very interesting to watch the fate of the teams in groups C, D and E.
A little about our group. All four participants have almost identical chances of qualifying. Of course, the British are stronger than Russia, Slovakia and Wales. And our group is not easy. The English are the English. Wales has Bale, Slovakia has Hamsik. And other players on these teams are good. It will be very difficult for us.
20:53" And the Austrian team will play in Group F. Portugal, Hungary and Iceland are already waiting for her there.
20:53 "So, Italy was assigned to group E. There are Belgium, Ireland and Sweden. Perhaps this is also a group of death.
20:52" Croatia entered Group D. Spain, Turkey and the Czech Republic are already there. Heavy group.
20:51" The Ukrainian team has entered Group C! This looks like a group of death. There are Germany, Poland and Northern Ireland.
20:50 "And our team goes to group B! Russia will play with the British, Welsh and Slovaks!
20:49" Trezeguet took out the ball with the Swiss team. They will play in Group A with the French, Albanians and Romanians.
- And here it is! Our basket. Who, who will we get?
- Great confrontations await us. It will be especially interesting in groups D and E.
20:46" This means that Hungary automatically goes to Group F. There are already Portugal and Iceland there.
20:45" Oh you! This is group E! Sweden will play there! With Belgium and Ireland.
20:44" The hand of Charisteas assigned the Czech Republic to Group D. The Czechs have already played with the Turks, as did the Poles with the Germans in the Euro qualifiers. The Spaniards also play in this quartet, remember?
20:43 "The Polish team was in a group with Germany! Wow! Northern Ireland is also there.
20:42" The Slovakian national team is assigned to Group B - to England and Wales.
20:42" Teams from the 3rd pot are "foals". Romania goes to Group A. France and Albania are already there.
It will be very interesting to watch the confrontation between the teams of England and Wales. The British will definitely not have it easy. More interesting confrontations await us in the games between Turkey and Spain, as well as Iceland and Portugal. However, other teams from the 4th pot can also present surprises in matches with the giants.
20:39" Well, Iceland came to Group F. They will have to play with the Portuguese.
20:38" Ireland are in Group E. Belgium is waiting for them there.
20:37" Wow. The Turkish national team will play against the Spaniards in Group D. Their head-to-head match will be interesting.
20:37" Northern Ireland will play against Germany in Group C. Against the Republic of Ireland, the Germans did not do very well in the qualifying group (1:1; 0:1). What will happen to the northerners?
20:36 "Wow! The Welsh team is in Group B - with the English. There will be a British derby!
20:34" No, Gullit simply represented the teams, and Angelos Charisteas, the ex-forward of the Greek national team, assigned the Albanian team to Group A. K France.
It is too early to draw intermediate results - only the “uteruses” in each group are known. The fun begins now. The teams from the fourth pot will “draw” Ruud Gullit, a legend of the Dutch national team.
20:33" And Portugal goes to Group E.
20:32 "Belgium will play in Group E.
20:31" Trezeguet assigned Spain to Group D.
20:30" Germany is in Group C.
20:30" England are in Group B.
20:29" It's begun! David Trezeguet is a former forward of the French national team. The French were automatically included in group A.
20:28" They show us a story about the French national team. Strong team. Will she be able to win the home tournament? Their main rivals are also introduced: these are all the teams from the first pot.
20:24" UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino speaking.
20:20" Showcase the cities where the tournament will take place. So beautiful.
20:12" The official draw ceremony in Paris has already begun. Pretty girls dancing. True, this traditionally happens at all such events.
20:05" Good evening, dear football fans. Welcome to the 2016 European Football Championship draw ceremony. We will soon find out what the groups will look like at the main European tournament.
The French automatically took first place in Group A, as the hosts of the upcoming European football championship. Further, the sports draw, as it seems at first glance, did not bring negative emotions to the 1998 world champions. The French's opponents in Group A at EURO 2016 will be the teams of Romania, Albania and Switzerland.
Group B
Group B arouses the greatest interest among Russian football fans, because this is where the Russian national team was drawn by lot. In addition to the Russians, Quartet B included two British teams: England and Wales. The Slovaks are fourth in Group B.
Group C
Group C was headed by the current world champions and three-time winners of the European championships - the Germans. Germany's opponents in the group stage of EURO 2016 will be the national teams of Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland. It is noteworthy that the German national team has already met with the Poles as part of the qualifying stage for EURO 2016. The matches were very interesting, which further fuels the intrigue for the upcoming battles.
Group D
Quartet D at EURO 2016 seems to be one of the most interesting. Despite the fact that the tournament leaves a chance for the team that took third place in the group to reach the playoffs, it is currently difficult to determine the top three favorites. The exception may be the Spanish team, but this team will also have to face serious resistance in the form of the Czechs, Turks and Croats.
Group E
Group E at EURO 2016 can rightfully be considered a “quartet of death”. This is no coincidence; just look at the composition of the participants. Nominally the first place was taken by the Belgian national team, which in recent years has been experiencing one of the best football generations in the country's history. The Belgians will be joined by past finalists of the European Championship, the Italians, the strong Irish, and the Swedes, led by the evergreen Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Group F
The last group of the 2016 European Championship is significantly behind in terms of names in terms of the composition of its participants. However, interesting confrontations are planned in this quartet as well. The Portuguese national team, led by one of the best football players of our time, Ronaldo, took first place. In addition to the Portuguese, the teams of Iceland, Austria and Hungary will play in Group F.
The draw for the 2016 European Championships will take place in Paris on Saturday. The famous British football analyst Jonathan Wilson, in his article for the Guardian, briefly described each Euro participant and tried to give characteristics and estimate the chances of the teams based on the degree of possibility of winning the tournament.
“Leonid Slutsky’s goalkeeper career ended due to an injury received after falling from a tree. Then his goal was to save a cat. The mission to save the Russian team was much more successful.” The Guardian's Jonathan Wilson's take on all 24 teams
*France will be among the top seeded teams in Group A
They are world champions, but they lost to Poland and Ireland in the qualifying tournament. It is still unclear why they won the Cup - thanks to or despite Joachim Löw, especially since there are great creators, the problem of the lack of forwards remains unresolved.
Spain (2nd place)
The team's failure at last year's World Cup galvanized Del Bosque, who was able to skillfully manage the generational change, and Spain still have an excellent selection of talented players.
England (3rd place)
Hugely flawed but with excellent young pacey forwards, England may well succeed if they rely on counter-attacking football, despite potential criticism on return home.
Portugal (4th place)
Finally, they qualified for the tournament directly, but a significant imbalance in the team is still felt. As Cristiano Ronaldo said, they need two or three Ronaldos at once.
Belgium (5th place)
The first place in the FIFA rankings is too flattering for the Belgians, who at the same time have a whole range of talents on their roster - Thibaut Courtua and Christian Benteke, Romelu Lukaku and Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel and Eden Hazard. The main doubts are caused by their not the most experienced coach - Mark Wilmots.
Italy (6th place)
In qualifying, the team played uninteresting, but productive football - and there is nothing shameful in that. The real Italy will likely only emerge in the weeks leading up to the tournament, when Antonio Conte has time to work on his team pressing.
France (7th place)
Since World War II, France has hosted a major tournament twice and won twice. They have an excellent goalkeeper (Hugo Lloris), a powerful midfield (Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuudi, Morgan Schneiderlin, Geoffrey Kondogbia) and a varied forward line (Antoine Griezmann, Anthony Martial, Olivier Giroud) even in the absence of Karim Benzema (who the national team was suspended by the French Football Federation).
Russia (8th place)
Leonid Slutsky's goalkeeper career ended due to an injury received after falling from a tree. Then his goal was to save the cat. The mission to rescue the Russian team was much more successful. Now the question is how talented players will be able to prove themselves at the tournament itself.
Switzerland (9th place)
The fact that they were seeded after the World Cup seems rather strange. In the group, the Swiss were beaten twice by the British. The main star of the team is Xherdan Shaqiri.
Austria (10th place)
Under the leadership of Marcel Koller they are getting stronger and stronger. The game is built around David Alaba, who plays in midfield in matches for the national team. However, the 4-1 win over Sweden showed that this is not a one-man team.
Croatia (11th place)
Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic are two of the strongest midfielders in the world, while Mario Mandzukic has explosive attacking potential. The rest of the team's players are a little lower level.
Ukraine (12th place)
It was a little unexpected that they had to play in the playoffs to get to the Euro, but on the other hand, the group was not easy. At the same time, Evgeniy Konoplyanka and Andrei Yarmolenko are a very effective pair of wingers.
Czech Republic (13th place)
They came out of a rather strange group where Holland buried themselves and everyone could take points from everyone, but they still remain a balanced team with technical players.
Sweden (14th place)
Age team with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the lineup. This was enough to qualify, but unless Zlatan has an inspired month next year, it will be difficult for them to qualify from the group.
Poland (15th place)
Poland is on the verge of creating a strong national team. Robert Lewandowski brings the goals and plays well with Arkadiusz Milik, while Grzegorz Krychowiak is an outstanding holding midfielder. They beat Germany in the qualifying round and advanced from the toughest group.
Romania (16th place)
Slovakia (17th place)
What is the real Slovakia like? The team that won the first six matches of the qualifying tournament, or the one that collected only 4 points from the final four matches of qualifying, including the victory over Luxembourg?
Hungary (18th place)
After reaching a major tournament for the first time in 30 years, the team fell into euphoria, but we should not forget that today’s team has nothing in common with the great teams of the past. Bernd Storck has created an organized team, whose unpredictability is added by Balazs Dzsudzsak and Laszlo Kleinhesler.
Türkiye (19th place)
Qualified as the best third team in the selection thanks to the final spurt and three victories in a row - Fatih Terim is back in the saddle. The most famous player, of course, is Arda Turan.
Ireland (20th place)
Very limited team. In the absence of creativity and class of players, Martin O'Neill relied on the organization of the game and instilled a fighting spirit in the team. Now they are not so easy to beat.
Iceland (21st place)
The country with the smallest population to ever make it to a major tournament, while Iceland missed out on the last World Cup, only losing in the play-offs. A balanced and well-played team could well be a surprise at the Euro.
Wales (22nd place)
It's not just Gareth Bale, although he is the main attacking threat for their opponents. Ashley Williams and Aaron Ramsey form a strong central core for a team that could reach the quarter-finals if the draw is successful.
Albania (23rd place)
A qualification is a qualification and Albania deserves to be in the tournament more than some. Although the canceled match in Serbia was an important bonus for them. They didn't concede a single goal at home in the qualifying tournament, but perhaps the only thing they will have to hope for is a lucky break.
Northern Ireland (24th place)
The team achieved a historic result, qualifying for the tournament for the first time. Among the strengths, only a strong defense and an inspired goalkeeper (38-year-old Roy Carroll) can be noted, which are unlikely to help the team go far, and even team spirit will not help here.
20:55 Moscow time. The draw has come to an end. The final composition of the groups of the European Championship 2016.
20:53 Moscow time. The Italians ended up with the teams of Belgium, Sweden and Ireland. Another difficult group.
20:52 Moscow time. The Croats were in a fairly even group. Their opponents will be the teams of Spain, the Czech Republic and Turkey;
20:51 Moscow time. The Ukrainian team was placed in a group with teams from Germany, Poland and Northern Ireland.
20:50 Moscow time. The Russian team ended up in Group B with the British, Slovaks and Welsh.
20:49 Moscow time. Here is the full lineup of Group A. France, Switzerland, Romania, Albania;
20:47 Moscow time. There is a second basket left, in which the Russian team is waiting in the wings.
20:46 Moscow time. Sweden, led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, was drawn into the group with Belgium and Ireland. The Hungarians were drawn into Group F with Portugal and Iceland.
20:44 Moscow time. The Czech national team ended up in Group D with the Spaniards and Turks.
20:43 Moscow time. The Polish national team became the 2014 world champions and one of the main sensations of the Euro 2016 selection. It is noteworthy that the Germans played the Poles in the European Championship qualifications.
20:43 Moscow time. The Slovak team went to join England and Wales. They diluted the British company.
20:42 Moscow time. The Romanian team ended up in Group A with the French and Albanians.
20:40 Moscow time. Half of the draw has passed. Here is the preliminary composition of the groups:
Group A: France, Albania;
Group B: England, Wales;
Group C: Germany, Northern Ireland;
Group D: Spain, Türkiye;
Group E: Belgium, Ireland;
Group F: Portugal, Iceland.
20:39 Moscow time. Ireland went to Quartet E with the Belgians, and Iceland ended up in Group F with the Portuguese.
20:38 Moscow time. The strongest team from the fourth basket, the Turkish team, ended up in Group D with the Spaniards.
20:37 Moscow time. Northern Ireland ended up in Group C with the reigning world champions, the Germans. The debutants were unlucky, needless to say.
20:36 Moscow time. Group B will feature two British teams - England and Wales.
20:35 Moscow time. The Albanian team went to group A.
20:34 Moscow time. Ruud Gullit talks about the teams that will play at Euro 2016 for the first time.
20:32 Moscow time. The current European champion, Spain, was in Group D. The Belgians went to Group E, and the Portuguese went to Quartet F.
20:30 Moscow time. The England team was in Group B. The German team went to Quartet C.
20:29 Moscow time. David Trezeguet pulled out France. The symbolic start of the draw has been given!
20:28 Moscow time."Today's draw is a historic event, as 24 teams will play in the tournament for the first time. This decision has already paid off, as the qualifying tournament has brought some unexpected results. Several teams have qualified for the Euros for the first time and we are all convinced that this will be a fantastic tournament."
20:25 Moscow time. And here is UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino. He began his speech with this: “Paris experienced tragic events a few weeks ago. On behalf of UEFA, I express my solidarity with the entire French people. Our thoughts are with those affected by the terrorist attacks of November 13.”
20:23 Moscow time. Antonin Panenka on stage. Probably the most famous penalty taker in the history of football. Also on stage to participate in the draw were Oliver Bierhoff, David Trezeguet (greeted with deafening applause), and Angelos Charisteas. On stage are the authors of the winning goals in the Euro 1976, 1996, 2000 and 2004 finals.
20:21 Moscow time. But this is touching. Now on the screen they show how Michel Platini scored in the Euro 1984 final. The hall burst into loud applause. The UEFA President would be pleased...
20:19 Moscow time. The head coach of the Spanish national team, Vicente Del Bosque, took the stage. He said: “We will try to win the European Championship once again, but we understand that strong opponents will play against us.”
20:16 Moscow time. Musician David Guetta took the stage. "I want to say that it is a great honor that I was chosen as the creator of the anthem. I think that sport unites people and football does the same. I want the anthem to contribute to this. We have created a special application for this. Everyone can sing, if anything - we will fix it. We want there to be millions of votes from fans. In general, I would like this song to be about unity. Music unites people, just like sports. The song is partially recorded, but we left a part that will be recorded by fans. We are counting on a million votes. This will be included in the final version,” he said, addressing the audience.
20:14 Moscow time. 24 guys and girls ran onto the stage wearing T-shirts painted in the colors of the flags of the teams that will play at the Euro. There is a blonde girl in a “Russian” T-shirt. Yes, women are the main wealth of our country. Everything is correct. Young people dance to modern music. The ringleader is the tournament mascot Super Victor.
20:10 Moscow time. The show continues. A female chansonnier came on stage and sang a song. Equilibrists spin in the air to the song. Looks pretty nice.
20:08 Moscow time. France has a huge number of attractions. 38 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Only Italy, China and Spain have more.
20:06 Moscow time. The cities are being presented (winning photographs of Bordeaux, Lens, Lille, and so on are shown on the screen). All this is done to the sounds of violin, accordion and cello.
20:03 Moscow time. Lizarazu and Gullit appeared on the stage. It seems that for the first time the draw will be led by former football players. Usually this is a spectacular beauty and a cute boy with white teeth. They declared the drawing ceremony open. There is a performance on stage now. The girls lift up their skirts and run around in circles. This is a kind of Moulin Rouge.
20:00 Moscow time. First, the big screen showed how the head coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, entered the Palace of Congresses. Then they showed our Leonid Slutsky and Sergei Pryadkin. Respect!
20:00 Moscow time. Everything is ready for the draw to begin. It's about to start.
19:58 Moscow time. In general, journalists at the preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup in St. Petersburg worked more comfortably than in Paris. There in the drawing room there were sockets and lamps. Each person was given a pencil to write down who was in which group. Here - sit on a chair and wait until the computer runs out. No sockets, disgraceful.
19:54 Moscow time. Despite the recent terrorist attacks, the French authorities decided not to reorganize the fan zones. “It’s better to let the fans gather in one place than wander around the whole city,” said the head of the organizing committee, Jacques Lambert.
19:52 Moscow time. A few numbers. The Vice-Mayor of Paris said at a meeting with reporters. that during Euro 2016 about 3 million tourists will come to the city. In general, about 7 million fans are expected in France. However, for France these figures should not look astronomical. France is a leader in the tourism industry not only in Europe, but throughout the world. The country is visited annually by 75 million tourists.
19:50 Moscow time. The draw will be held by the 1998 World and 2000 European champion in the French national team, Bixant Lizarazu, and the 1988 European champion, Dutchman Ruud Gullit. Other stars will help them. For example, the German Oliver Bierhoff, who scored the decisive goal in the Euro 1996 final, the author of the main goal of Euro 2004, the Greek Angelos Charisteas. Gullit is generally our man. He coached Terek Grozny. A bright, cheerful man. However, nothing good worked out for him with the Russian club.
19:44 Moscow time. There are less than 20 minutes left before the ceremony begins. The hall of the Palace of Congresses will be filled to capacity. The people are in darkness. More than a thousand people for sure. Now representatives of national associations and journalists are taking their places.
19:42 Moscow time. Some financial information. Each of the 24 teams will receive €8 million for their performance at the European Championships. The total prize money for the tournament participants will be €301 million, and the winner can receive €27 million. UEFA expects to earn about €1.95 billion from the tournament.
19:38 Moscow time Speaking about the change in the format of the European Championship, it is worth noting that the upcoming tournament will feature five teams that have not previously qualified for this prestigious tournament. In the summer of 2016, the national teams of Iceland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Albania and Slovakia will make their debut in France.
19:32 Moscow time. Most often, in the group stages of the European Championships, the Russian team played with the Greek team (3 times - 2 wins, 1 loss). But the teams will definitely not meet in France, since the Greeks failed to qualify for Euro 2016. The Russians played against the teams of Spain (two defeats) and the Czech Republic (win and draw) twice in the group.
19:28 Moscow time. This scheme lasted until 1996, when at a tournament in England the number of participants was increased to 16 teams. The format with four groups and a full playoff round (1/4 finals, 1/2 finals, final) functioned until Euro 2012, after which UEFA made further changes to the tournament.
19:24 Moscow time. The first expansion of the number of participants in the European Championship took place in 1980. Eight teams were divided into two groups, the winners of which advanced to the finals, and the teams that came second in the groups competed for bronze medals. The first winner of the tournament with this tournament structure was the German national team.
19:22 Moscow time. The first European Championship took place in 1960, the host of the tournament was France (host cities: Paris and Marseille). Four teams took part in the championship - Czechoslovakia, USSR, Yugoslavia and France. The first winner of the tournament was the USSR team, which beat the Yugoslav team in overtime. The victory for the Soviet football players was brought by a precise shot from Viktor Ponedelnik in overtime.
19:20 Moscow time. And now some statistics. The only team that has taken part in all European Championships is the German national team (12). The top scorer in the entire history of the tournament is Frenchman Michel Platini, currently serving as UEFA President, with 9 goals to his name. Of the current players, Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (6 goals each) have the best chance of surpassing the Frenchman's achievement.
Winners of the European Championships
The record holders for the number of victories are the national teams of Spain and Germany
Spain - 1964, 2008, 2012; Germany - 1972, 1980, 1996;
France - 1984, 2000;
USSR - 1960; Italy - 1968; Czechoslovakia - 1976; Netherlands - 1988; Denmark - 1992; Greece - 2004.
Continuation
19:18 Moscow time. Naturally, there is a huge amount of press. People came from all over the world (even though this is not a World Cup draw). Most of all, of course, the British. Moreover, judging by the conversations, they are no longer interested in who the England team will play against, but in Michel Platini, the money transferred to Joseph Blatter and other things that have very little to do with football.
19:16 Moscow time. The Russian team will compete at the fourth European Championship in a row. The best result of the national team in recent history is reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2008, where the team led by Guus Hiddink lost to the eventual winner of the tournament, the Spaniards.
19:14 Moscow time. The football elite are at the draw. Vicente Del Bosque, Lennart Johansson... Even Sheikh Salman came, by the way - one of the favorites in the FIFA presidential elections (interview with him). Only Blatter and Platini are missing. We all know why - they are suspended from football activities. Although it was rumored that Platini appeared at the Paris hotel on Friday, where the UEFA executive committee was meeting. However, his friend Jacques Lambert (head of the organizing committee for preparations for Euro 2016) denied this information. A TASS correspondent, who was on duty at this hotel in order to talk with one of the members of the executive committee, confirms: Platini was not there!
19:12 Moscow time. It is worth noting that the European Championship in France will be the first tournament in which 24 teams will compete (previously 16 teams participated in the Euro). Due to the increase in the number of participants, the format of the European Championship was changed - two groups of four teams were added, and another stage appeared in the playoff round - the 1/8 finals.
19:10 Moscow time The Russian team ended up in the second basket. At the group stage of the European Championship, she will definitely not play against the teams of Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia and Ukraine. It is worth noting that UEFA, despite the tense relations between Russia and Turkey, did not separate these teams during the draw, so the Russian team can end up in the same group with the Turkish one.
19:08 Moscow time. Now about our delegation. It is headed by the President of the RFPL, Vice-President of the RFU Sergei Pryadkin. The head coach of the Russian national team, Leonid Slutsky, also arrived. The delegation also includes heads of various departments of the RFU. In general, there are many of our people. There are also many Russian journalists. Not much less than the English ones.
19:06 Moscow time. Let us recall the drawing procedure. 24 teams are divided into four baskets. The first pot included the teams of Spain, Germany, England, Portugal and Belgium. The French team will not be in any seeding pot, since it is automatically assigned the first position in Group A (as the host country of the European championship). Participants in the final stage will be divided into six groups of four teams (from A to F), from where the two strongest teams, as well as the four best teams that took third place in their groups, will advance to the playoffs.
19:04 Moscow time. By the way, not everyone is allowed inside (that is, into the drawing room). But the TASS correspondent, of course, will be allowed in. So, dear ladies and gentlemen, you don’t have to worry about high-quality online broadcasting!
19:02 Moscow time. French authorities have repeatedly said that security at the draw will be especially strict. This is true. The search at the entrance to the Palace of Congresses is extremely attentive. They force you to take everything out of the bag. And computers, and notebooks, and chargers, and even souvenir badges with pennants, reports TASS special correspondent Ilya Andreev. The police, however, are very polite. “Pardon, silvuple, bonjour” and so on. Everything is fine with the organization of the event.
19:00 Moscow time. Hello, dear readers! TASS begins online broadcasting of the draw for the final part of the European Football Championship, which will be held in France in the summer of 2016. The event will begin at 20.00 Moscow time in Paris. Based on the results of the draw, the composition of the teams at the group stage of the tournament will be determined; the Russian team will recognize its opponents at this stage.
