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SAINT-ETIENNE, FRANCE – JUNE 14: Birkir Bjarnason of Iceland celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group F match between Portugal and Iceland at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on June 14, 2016 in Saint-Etienne, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Watch: Birkir Bjarnason scores Iceland’s first ever goal at a Major Tournament

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Iceland made history tonight, simply by taking part in their group F opener against Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo. Many people thought that would be about it for history for the Iceland national team. After going down 1-0 to the Portuguese in the first half it looked as if there was little hope for the team […]

BORDEAUX, FRANCE – JUNE 14: Hungary players celerbate their second goal in front of supporters during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group F match between Austria and Hungary at Stade Matmut Atlantique on June 14, 2016 in Bordeaux, France. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)

Watch: Zoltan Stieber scores a delightful chip to give Hungary huge 2-0 lead

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Hungary hasn’t been in a European Championship since the 70s. They haven’t been at a World Cup since the 80s. In today’s match against Austria, you wouldn’t have assumed this team was considered a heavy underdog. After a quiet first half, the Hungarians took control of the match in the second. Adám Szalai opened the scoring not […]

LISBON, PORTUGAL – JUNE 21: Wayne Rooney of England is congratulated by coach Sven Goran Eriksson after he is substituted during the UEFA Euro 2004, Group B match between Croatia and England at the Luz Stadium on June 21, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Wayne Rooney

The five best international teams of the 21st century to not win an international tournament

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International football is tricky. Teams are bound by strict restrictions on who can play for them and if those players aren’t up to snuff, there’s really nothing you can do. Sometimes a country gets a once in a generation talent, but no other good players to support him. Think Ryan Giggs’ entire Wales career. Other […]

TOULOUSE, FRANCE – JUNE 13: Gerard Pique (C) of Spain celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mates during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group D match between Spain and Czech Republic at Stadium Municipal on June 13, 2016 in Toulouse, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Day 4 at Euro 2016 sees Spain return to their winning ways and Italy shocks Belgium

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Day 4 at the Euro’s saw the holders Spain put their disastrous 2014 World Cup performance behind them. They left it until late but they came away with the three points. Meanwhile Italy upset Belgium while Ireland and Sweden played out a very entertaining 1-1 draw. Let’s take a look at the day that was […]

LYON, FRANCE – JUNE 13: Emanuele Giaccherini (R) of Italy celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mates Matteo Darmian (L) and Eder (C) during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group E match between Belgium and Italy at Stade des Lumieres on June 13, 2016 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Watch: Emanuele Giaccherini gives Italy a shock lead over Belgium

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Coming into the match Belgium were number two in the FIFA rankings while many people believed this would be one of the worst Italian teams to ever play at a major tournament. Therefore it’d be fair to assume this would be a pretty straightforward contest with Belgium coming out the victors. Apparently nobody told that […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 13: (L to R) Emil Forsberg, John Guidetti, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kim Kallstrom of Sweden celebrate their team’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group E match between Republic of Ireland and Sweden at Stade de France on June 13, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Watch: Zlatan forces own goal to equalize for Sweden

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The first half was all Ireland. Not only did the Irish get chance after chance against Sweden but they also did a great job of keeping the ball away from Sweden’s most dangerous player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Irish finally got their breakthrough just after halftime courtesy of Wes Hoolahan. The goal seemed to wake Sweden […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 13: Wes Hoolahan of Republic of Ireland celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group E match between Republic of Ireland and Sweden at Stade de France on June 13, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Watch: Wes Hoolahan fires Ireland into the lead over Sweden

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With the expanded 24 team format one win, or three points, could be enough to get you out of the group stage and into the knockout round. That’s what made the Sweden vs. Republic of Ireland game so intriguing. With the other two teams in this group being Belgium and Italy, this game was probably […]

TOULOUSE, FRANCE – JUNE 13: Gerard Pique (2nd R) of Spain heads the ball to score his team’s first goal past Petr Cech (1st L) of Czech Republic during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group D match between Spain and Czech Republic at Stadium Municipal on June 13, 2016 in Toulouse, France. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Watch: Gerrard Pique wins it for Spain with late header

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It took Spain about 10 minutes to get into their opening match at Euro 2016 against the Czech Republic, but once they got into it they looked like they couldn’t be stopped. From about the 11th minute until the final whistle, Spain completely dominated the game. Every time you looked up it looked like either […]

LILLE, FRANCE – JUNE 12: Jerome Boateng of Germany clears the ball off the goal line during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group C match between Germany and Ukraine at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on June 12, 2016 in Lille, France. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

Euro 2016 day 3 sees plenty of quality defending and just one world class goal

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Day three of Euro 2016 saw the world champions take the field for their first game, as well as history for a Polish side who won their very first match at the European Championships. It also saw a world class goal and performance from Croatia who took a big step forward in a tough group. Take […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 12: Luka Modric of Croatia celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group D match between Turkey and Croatia at Parc des Princes on June 12, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Watch: Luka Modric volleys in Croatia’s first goal at EURO 2016

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If Croatia is going to make an impact at this Summer’s EURO competition they’ll need big performances from some of their big names. Fortunately for Croatia, in their group D opening match against Turkey Luka Modric stepped up big in the first half. A poor clearance from the Turkey defense seemed to float in the […]

BORDEAUX, FRANCE – JUNE 11: Gareth Bale (R) of Wales celebrates his team’s win with his team mate Chris Gunter (L) after the UEFA EURO 2016 Group B match between Wales and Slovakia at Stade Matmut Atlantique on June 11, 2016 in Bordeaux, France. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Day 2 of Euro 2016 has great football, marred by violence inside and out of stadiums

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In what was a fantastic showing of world-class football in Day 2 of the European Championship, sadly the headlines belonged to the violence in Bordeaux. We take a look at the beautiful game, and the ugly side of it with hooliganism running rampant in France in what was Day 2 of Euro 2016. 1) Biggest […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 10: Dimitri Payet of France scores his team’s second goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 Group A match between France and Romania at Stade de France on June 10, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Dimitri Payet steals the show as France open EURO 2016 with a win

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After a somewhat quiet first half, France and Romania opened up for a thrilling second half as the hosts grab all three points thanks to a marvelous goal from Dimitri Payet just before full-time. France, who many have picked as favorites in this competition, started out slowly and had trouble creating chances in the first […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 10: Olivier Giroud of France celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 Group A match between France and Romania at Stade de France on June 10, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Watch: Olivier Giroud opens the scoring for France in the EURO 2016 opener

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The tension was building in Paris for nearly an hour as Romania was doing all they could to hold France scoreless in the EURO 2016 opener. It took a brilliant cross from Dimitri Payat to find the head of Olivier Giroud and finally change the mood and start the party in the French capital. Shortly […]

Who is going to win Euro 2016

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With a one week appetizer of the Copa America Centenario the Summer of Soccer is ready to get into full swing when France face Romania to kick off Euro 2016 on Friday. After breaking down all the different players, teams, and groups it’s finally time to play the games. The expansion from 16 to 24 […]

LEIRIA, PORTUGAL – MARCH 29: Portuguese’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring Portugal’s second goal during the match between Portugal and BelgiumFriendly International at Estadio Municipal de Leiria on March 29, 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images)

Ronaldo looks for redemption, Austria look for history in Group F action

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Group F isn’t going to be breaking any viewership records this year, but that’s not to say there aren’t some very interesting story lines for the four team’s involved. Portugal is just two years away from a disappointing World Cup and global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be itching to do better this year. Austria is […]

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