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ON behalf of the Football Association of Ireland I am very pleased to write these words of welcome to the FAI ‘Cool Kids Guide to Euro 2016’ booklet.

There is fantastic excitement in the country ahead of the tournament and I know you will all be cheering on the Boys in Green when they face Sweden in their opening game of the tournament in St Denis on June 13.

One of the great things about sport it is that it brings people together and the country is never more united than when Ireland are playing in a major football tournament.

I’m sure your relatives or neighbours would have plenty of stories about the excitement generated back in the days when Jack Charlton was the Ireland manager and the Irish team played at Euro 88.

It’s been nearly 30 years since we first played in the finals of the UEFA European Championships and now it’s your turn to enjoy the experience of seeing the country take on the best in Europe.

Of course Ireland has changed a lot since then and now there are people living here from across the world. Championships such as Euro 2016 provides a fantastic opportunity for you to learn about the other nations in Europe and this booklet can help increase your knowledge through the medium of football.

For those young players who dream of becoming a professional footballer our message is to take your education as seriously as your sport and we encouraging all young players to study hard.

The FAI is committed to developing football at all levels and we would encourage schools to look at ways they can get involved by participating in our FAI Primary School 5s and FAI Primary School Futsal events.

We all want a healthy lifestyle for our children and what better way to encourage them to get active than by playing football, over the next few weeks can you organise a mini Euro 2016 tournament in your own school?

Here’s to a great summer for Irish football!Yours in sport,

John DelaneyChief Executive OfficerFootball Association of Ireland

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WELCOME

Message from John Delaney

Does your school take part in our national Primary School programmes?

Hi! I’m Super Victor,and I’m the official mascot of Euro 2016. I’ll be giving you fascinating facts about

all 24 countries in the competition, so keep an eye

out for me!

FAI Primary School FutsalOur Futsal programme is a participation initiative for 3rd and 4th class students. Futsal is an indoor 5-a-side game and our FAI Development Officers run numerous local competitions October, November and December each year.

As well as our Primary School 5s and Primary School Futsal programmes there are many other local initiatives so please contact the FAI Development Officer in your area to find out more.

Hello and welcome to the FAI ‘Cool Kids Guide to Euro 2016’. 24 teams from across Europe will compete in France this June to be crowned UEFA European Champions and we are encouraging school children across Ireland to learn more about the countries taking part.

We have developed this booklet as a fun way of learning through football, Read some interesting facts about the culture and history of each nation participating in Euro 2016, as well as the key football information for each team before the real action gets underway in France.

We have included a lesson on French geography and a basic introduction to the French language through words we associate with football. After the children have studied each country we have some fun classroom games that can be completed such as: a crossword, a word search, a quiz, and drawing and creative writing exercises. We are also encouraging schools to make the 24 national flags as an art project to display in your school.

Finally, we want you to create your own mini Euro 2016 as part of your PE class or school sports day and here is how it works: divide your classes into equal teams, name the teams after Euro 2016 countries and use our fun wallchart to help you complete all the fixtures.

To be in with a chance to win equipment for your school as well as an exclusive FAI coaching day just email us the details of what your school is doing to celebrate Euro 2016. Have fun and enjoy learning through football!

Yours in sport,

Mark ScanlonFAI National Co-ordinator for Schools and Third Level FootballPhone: 086-7954353Email: mark.scanlon@fai.ie

WELCOME

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Message from the Editor

FAI Primary School 5sThis programme is the largest of our Primary Schools competitions and this year we had almost 24,000 children from over 1,200 Primary Schools across Ireland competing in fun 5-a-side blitzes for 4th, 5th and 6th class students. The programme is open to all schools across Ireland and entries open in January with local competitions taking place in all 26 counties over the months of February, March and April. We have six sections to cater for Boys and Girls competitions in small, medium and large school categories. The county winners progress to regional and provincial finals with 24 provincial winners competing in the National Finals in the Aviva Stadium each May.

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THE DRAW

FRANCE

ROMANIA

ALBANIA

SWITZERLAND

POINTSENGLAND

RUSSIA

WALES

SLOVAKIA

POINTSGERMANY

UKRAINE

POLAND

NORTHERN IRELAND

POINTS

Friday 10th June

Saturday 11th June

Wednesday 15th June

Wednesday 15th June

Sunday 19th June

Sunday 19th June

FRANCE

ALBANIA

ROMANIA

FRANCE

ROMANIA

SWITZERLAND

ROMANIA

SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND

ALBANIA

ALBANIA

FRANCE

Saturday 11th June

Saturday 11th June

Wednesday 15th June

Thursday 16th June

Monday 20th June

Monday 20th June

WALES

ENGLAND

RUSSIA

ENGLAND

RUSSIA

SLOVAKIA

SLOVAKIA

RUSSIA

SLOVAKIA

WALES

WALES

ENGLAND

Sunday 12th June

Sunday 12th June

Thursday 16th June

Thursday 16th June

Tuesday 21st June

Tuesday 21st June

POLAND

GERMANY

UKRAINE

GERMANY

NORTHERN IRELAND

UKRAINE

NORTHERN IRELAND

UKRAINE

NORTHERN IRELAND

POLAND

GERMANY

POLAND

The Full Draw

GROUP WINNERRUNNER-UP

GROUP WINNERRUNNER-UP

GROUP WINNERRUNNER-UP

LAST 16 MATCH 1Saturday 25th June

GROUP A RUNNER-UP

GROUP C RUNNER-UP

LAST 16 MATCH 2Saturday 25th June

GROUP BWINNER

GROUPA/C/D THIRD

LAST 16 MATCH 3Saturday 25th June

GROUP DWINNER

GROUP B/E/F THIRD

LAST 16 MATCH 4Sunday 26th June

GROUP A WINNER

GROUP C/D/E THIRD

QUARTER-FINAL AThursday 30th June

WINNERMATCH 1

WINNERMATCH 3

QUARTER-FINAL BFriday 1 July

WINNERMATCH 2

WINNER MATCH 6

SEMI-FINAL 1Wednesday 6th July

WINNERQUARTER-FINAL A

WINNERQUARTER-FINAL B FINAL

Sunday 10th JulyWINNER

SEMI-FINAL 1

GROUP A/C/D THIRD PLACE GROUP B/E/F THIRD PLACE

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THE DRAW

SPAIN

CZECH REPUBLIC

TURKEY

CROATIA

POINTSBELGIUM

ITALY

REP OF IRELAND

SWEDEN

POINTSPORTUGAL

ICELAND

AUSTRIA

HUNGARY

POINTS

NORTHERN IRELAND

UKRAINE

NORTHERN IRELAND

POLAND

GERMANY

POLAND

Sunday 12th June

Monday 13th June

Friday 17th June

Friday 17th June

Tuesday 21st June

Tuesday 21st June

TURKEY

SPAIN

CZECH REPUBLIC

SPAIN

CROATIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

CROATIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

CROATIA

TURKEY

SPAIN

TURKEY

Tuesday 14th June

Tuesday 14th June

Satrurday 18th June

Saturday 18th June

Wednesday 22nd June

Wednesday 22nd June

AUSTRIA

PORTUGAL

ICELAND

PORTUGAL

HUNGARY

ICELAND

HUNGARY

ICELAND

HUNGARY

AUSTRIA

PORTUGAL

AUSTRIA

Monday 13th June

Monday 13th June

Friday 17th June

Saturday 18th June

Wednesday 22nd June

Wednesday 22nd June

REP OF IRELAND

BELGIUM

ITALY

BELGIUM

ITALY

SWEDEN

SWEDEN

ITALY

SWEDEN

REP OF IRELAND

REP OF IRELAND

BELGIUM

The Full DrawRemember - a team gets 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.

GROUP WINNERRUNNER-UP

GROUP WINNERRUNNER-UP

GROUP WINNERRUNNER-UP

LAST 16 MATCH 5Sunday 26th June

GROUP C WINNER

GROUP A/B/F THIRD

LAST 16 MATCH 6Sunday 26th June

GROUP FWINNER

GROUP E RUNNER-UP

LAST 16 MATCH 7Monday 27th June

GROUP EWINNER

GROUP D RUNNER-UP

LAST 16 MATCH 8Monday 27th June

GROUP B RUNNER-UP

GROUP F RUNNER-UP

QUARTER-FINAL CSaturday 3rd July

WINNER MATCH 5

WINNER MATCH 7

QUARTER-FINAL DSunday 3 July

WINNER MATCH 4

WINNER MATCH 8

SEMI-FINAL 2Thursday 7 July

WINNERQUARTER-FINAL C

WINNERQUARTER-FINAL DFINAL

Sunday 10th JulyWINNERSEMI-FINAL 2

GROUP C/D/E THIRD PLACE GROUP A/B/F THIRD PLACE

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GROUP A

Albania

Albania is one of the few European countries without a McDonalds restaurant!

Himni i Flamurit (Hymn to the Flag)Rreth flamurit të përbashkuarMe një dëshir’ e një qëllim,Të gjith’ atij duke iu betuarTë lidhim besën për shpëtim.

Prej lufte veç ai largohetQë është lindur tradhëtor,Kush është burrë nuk frikësohet,Po vdes, po vdes si një dëshmor!

Around our flag we stand united,With one wish and one goal,A sacred oath we bestow upon itProclaiming loyalty for our salvation.

From war abstains only he,Who a traitor is born,He who is a true man is not frightened,But dies a martyr to the cause

National Anthem

Capital: TiranaPopulation: 2,893,005Currency: Albanian LekArea: 28,748km2Highest Peak: Mount Korab (2,764 metres)Longest River: River Drin (335km)

Did you know?

Albanians nod their head up and down to mean ‘no’, and shake

it from side to side for ‘yes’.

Albania’s International Airport is named ‘Nene Tereza’ after

famous Albanian Mother Teresa., who looked after the

poor of Calcutta.

The national symbol is the golden eagle.

The country was previously ruled by the Ottoman Empire,

Italy and the Nazis. After World War II, Albania became

a communist nation before forming the Republic of

Albania in 1991.

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Nickname: Shqiponjat (The Eagles)Captain: Lorik Cana Legend: Erjon BogdaniManager: Gianni De BiasiNational Stadium: Elbasan Arena (12,800)Kit Manufacturer: AdidasMost Appearances: Lorik Cana (90 caps)Most Goals: Erjon Bogdani (18 goals)Euro Record: Debut at Euro 2016FIFA Ranking: 45First International: v Yugoslavia (Lost 2-3, 07/10/1946)Largest Victory: v Cyprus (Won 6-1, 12/08/2009)Famous Result: v France (Won 1-0, 13/06/2015)

Etrit Berisha Orges Shehi Alban Hoxha

Lorik Cana Ansi AgolliAndi LilaElseid HysajArlind Ajeti Berat Djimsiti Naser AlijiFrederic Veseli

Odise RoshiAmir AbrashiMigjen Basha Ermir LenjaniLedian MemushajSabien LilajShkëlzen GashiTaulant Xhaka

Armando SadikuSokol Cikalleshi Bekim BalajRey Manaj

S.S LazioKF Skënderbeu Korçë FK Partizani Tirana

FC NantesQarabağ FKPAS Giannina FCS.S.C NapoliFrosinone CalcioAtalanta B.C.FC BaselFC Lugano

HNK RijekaSC FreiburgFC LuzernFC NantesDelfino Pescara 1936KF Skënderbeu KorçëColorado RapidsFC Basel

FC Vaduzİstanbul Başakşehir FKHNK RijekaFC Internazionale Milano

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FranceLa MarseillaiseAllons enfants de la PatrieLe jour de gloire est arrivé!Contre nous de la tyrannie,L’étendard sanglant est levé, (bis)Entendez-vous dans les campagnesMugir ces féroces soldats?Ils viennent jusque dans vos brasÉgorger vos fils, vos compagnes!

Aux armes, citoyens,Formez vos bataillons,Marchons, marchons!Qu’un sang impurAbreuve nos sillons!

Arise, children of our Nation,The day of glory has arrived!Against us tyranny’sBloody banner is raised, (repeat)Do you hear, in the countryside,The roar of those ferocious soldiers?They’re coming right into your armsTo cut the throats of your sons, your women!

To arms, citizens,Form your battalions,Let’s march, let’s march!Let an impure bloodSoak our fields!

National Anthem

Capital: ParisPopulation: 67,128,000Currency: EuroArea: 673,801 km2Highest Peak: Mont Blanc (4,808m)Longest River: River Loire (1,012km)

Did you know?

A French woman isthe world’s oldest ever human

– she lived to an incredible 122 years, 164 days, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Jeanne Louise Calment was born on February 21, 1875 and died on

August 4, 1997.

The name France comes from the Latin word

Francia, which means ‘country of the Franks’.

The famousEiffel Tower in Paris

was built as the entrance point for the 1889 World Fair. It is one of the most visited

monuments in the world.

France was the second country to host the modern Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris. Paris also hosted the

games again in 1924. Three winter Olympics have been

hosted in France.

Europe’s highest mountain is in the French Alps - Mont Blanc. Over 30,000 attempt to climb the mountain each year.

France havewon the European Championships twice before - in 1984 and 2000

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Nickname: Les Bleus (The Blues)Captain: Hugo LlorisLegend: Michel Platini (right)Manager: Didier DeschampsNational Stadium: Stade De France (81,338)Kit Manufacturer: NikeMost Appearances: Lilian Thuram (142 caps)Most Goals: Thierry Henry (51 goals)Euro Record: Winners – Euro 1984 & Euro 2000FIFA Ranking: 21First International: v Belgium (Drew 3-3, 01/05/1904)Largest Victory: v Azerbaijan (Won 10-0, 06/09/1995)Famous Result: v Brazil (Won 3-0, 12/07/1998) World Cup Final

Hugo LlorisSteve MandandaBenoît Costil

Christophe JalletBacary SagnaRaphaël VaraneLaurent Koscielny Patrice EvraLoïc PerrinEliaquim MangalaLucas Digne

Paul Pogba Lassana Diarra Blaise Matuidi Yohan CabayeMoussa SissokoMorgan Schneiderlin

Antoine Griezmann Anthony Martial Hatem Ben ArfaOlivier Giroud André-Pierre GignacKingsley Coman

Tottenham Hotspur FCOlympique de MarseilleStade Rennais F.C.

Olympique LyonnaisManchester City FCReal Madrid CFArsenal FCJuventus FCAS Saint-ÉtienneManchester City FCA.S. Roma

Juventus FCOlympique de MarseilleParis Saint-Germain FCCrystal Palace FCNewcastle United FCManchester United FC

Atlético MadridManchester United FCOGC NiceArsenal FCTigres UANLFC Bayern München

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ROMANIADeșteaptă-te, române (Awaken thee, Romanian)

Deșteaptă-te, române, din somnul cel de moarte,În care te-adânciră barbarii de tiraniAcum ori niciodată croiește-ți altă soarte,La care să se-nchine și cruzii tăi dușmani.

Acum ori niciodată să dăm dovezi la lumeCă-n aste mâni mai curge un sânge de roman,Și că-n a noastre piepturi păstrăm cu fală-un numeTriumfător în lupte, un nume de Traian.

Priviți, mărețe umbre, Mihai, Ștefan, Corvine,Româna națiune, ai voștri strănepoți,Cu brațele armate, cu focul vostru-n vine,“Viața-n libertate ori moarte” strigă toți.

Preoți, cu crucea-n frunte căci oastea e creștină,Deviza-i libertate și scopul ei preasfânt.Murim mai bine-n luptă, cu glorie deplină,Decât să fim sclavi iarăși în vechiul nost’ pământ.

Wake up, Romanian, from the sleep of deathInto which you have been sunk by the barbaric tyrantsNow, or never, make a new fate for yourself, To which even your cruel enemies will bow.

Now or never let us give proof to the world That in these veins a Roman blood still flows,That in our chests we hold a name with pride,Victorious in battle, the name of Trajan!

Behold, great shadows, Mihai, Ștefan, Corvinus,The Romanian Nation, your great-grandchildren,With weapons in their arms, with your fire in their veins“Life in freedom or death!” shout all

Priests, lead with your crucifixes, for our army is Christian,The motto is Liberty and its goal is holy,Better to die in battle, in full glory,Than to once again be slaves upon our ancient ground!

National Anthem

Capital: BucharestPopulation: 19,511,000Currency: Romanian LeuArea: 238,391km2Highest Peak: Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 metres)Longest River: River Danube (1,075km)

Did you know?

Romania is home toEurope’s largest population of brown

bears. According to a 2014 wild animal census, Romania’s forests are home to some 6,000 bears. That is

why, in some mountain areas, you may see bears searching for food through

garbage dumpsters.

Romanian Nicolae Paulescu discovered pancreatine, later

named insulin.

Count Dracula,a fictional character in the Dracula

novel, was inspired by one of the best-known figures of Romanian

history, Vlad Dracula, who hails from Transylvania.

Timisoara, in Romania, was the first city in Europe to have electric street-lighting (1889).

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Nickname: Tricolorii (The Tricolours)Captain: Razvan RatLegend: Gheorghe HagiManager: Anghel IordănescuNational Stadium: Arena Națională (55,634)Kit Manufacturer: JOMAMost Appearances: Dorinel Munteanu (134 caps)Most Goals: Gheorghe Hagi (35 Goals)Euro Record: Quarter Finals (2000)FIFA Ranking: 19First International: v Yugoslavia (Lost 1-2, 08/06/1922)Largest Victory: v Finland (Won 9-0, 14/10/1973)Famous Result: v Argentina (Won 3-2, 03/07/1994)

Ciprian TătărușanuCostel PantilimonSilviu Lung Jr.

Răzvan RațVlad ChiricheșDragoș GrigoreAlexandru MățelValerică GămanCristian SăpunaruCosmin MoțiSteliano Filip

Gabriel TorjeAlexandru MaximMihai PintiliiOvidiu HobanLucian SânmărteanAdrian PopaAndrei Prepeliță

Bogdan StancuClaudiu KeșerüConstantin BudescuFlorin AndoneAndrei Ivan

FiorentinaWatford FCAstra Giurgiu

Rayo VallecanoNapoli Al-SailiyaDinamo ZagrebAstra GiurgiuPandurii Târgu JiuLudogorets RazgradDinamo București

OsmanlısporVfB StuttgartSteaua BucureștiHapoel Be’er ShevaAl-IttihadSteaua BucureștiLudogorets Razgrad

GençlerbirliğiLudogorets RazgradDalian Yifang FCCórdoba CFCSU Craiova

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Switzerland

The wristwatch was invented by Patek Philippe in 1868.

Swiss PsalmTrittst im Morgenrot daher,Seh ich dich im Strahlenmeer,Dich, du Hocherhabener, Herrlicher!Wenn der Alpen Firn sich rötet,Betet, freie Schweizer, betet,Eure fromme Seele ahnt,Eure fromme Seele ahnt,Gott im hehren Vaterland!Gott, den Herrn, im hehren Vaterland!

When the morning skies grow redAnd o’er their radiance shed,Thou, O Lord, appeareth in their light.When the Alps glow bright with splen-dour,Pray, free Swiss, Pray,For you feel and understand,For you feel and understand,That he dwelleth in this land.That he dwelleth in this land.

National Anthem

Capital: BernPopulation: 8,211,700Currency: Swiss FrancArea: 41,293km2Highest Peak: Monte Rosa (4,634 metres)Longest River: River Rhine (375.5km

Did you know?

Switzerland hasa long and strong tradition

of political and military neutrality. However, the country finally

opted to join the United Nations in 2002, and the Schengen

Agreement in 2005.

The International Committeeof the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in 1863 in Geneva,

Switzerland, and is still based there. The flag of the Red Cross is the flag

of Switzerland with thecolours inverted.

There are over 1500 lakes in the country, making up 6% of the fresh water stock of Europe.

CERN, the world’slargest particle physics

laboratory, is based in Geneva and sitting in the ground under it spanning the Swiss/French

border is the Large Hadron Collider that physicists are

using for experiments.

GROUP A

Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Yann SommerRoman BürkiMarwin Hitz

Stephan LichtsteinerJohan DjourouFabian SchärMichael LangTimm KloseFrançois MoubandjeSilvan WidmerFabian Lustenberger

Gökhan InlerValon BehramiGélson FernandesXherdan ShaqiriValentin StockerPajtim KasamiLuca Zuffi

Eren DerdiyokAdmir MehmediHaris SeferovićJosip Drmić

Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia DortmundFC Augsburg

JuventusHamburger SV1899 HoffenheimBaselNorwich City FCToulouseUdineseHertha BSC

Leicester CityWatfordRennesStoke CityHertha BSCOlympiacosBasel

KasımpaşaBayer LeverkusenEintracht FrankfurtHamburger SV

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Schweizer patiStephan LichtsteinerAlexander FreiVladimir PetkovićNo Permanent StadiumPUMAHeinz Hermann (118 caps)Alexander Frei (42 goals)Group Stage (1996, 2004, 2008)14v France (Lost 0-1, 12/02/1905)v San Marino (Won 7-0, 09/10/2015)v Spain (Won 1-0, 16/06/2010)

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GROUP B

England

God Save the QueenGod save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.

Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign. May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen.

National Anthem

Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

There is only a 34 kilometre (21 mile) gap between England and

France and the countries are connected by the Channel Tunnel which

opened in 1994.

London is hometo several UNESCO World

Heritage Sites: The Tower of London, Royal Botanical Kew Gardens, Westminster Palace,

Westminster Abbey,St. Margaret’s Church, and

Maritime Greenwich.

The city of London has a population of approximately

12 million people, making it the largest city in all of Europe.

There have been anumber of influential English

authors but perhaps the most well-known is William

Shakespeare, who wrote classics such as Romeo and

Juliet, Macbethand Hamlet.

London53,010,000British Pound Sterling130,279km2Scafell Pike (978 metres)River Severn (350km)

English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web.

GROUP B

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Joe HartJack ButlandFraser Forster

Nathaniel ClyneLeighton BainesGary CahillJohn StonesChris SmallingPhil JagielkaPhil JonesKieran Gibbs

Dele AlliRoss BarkleyRaheem SterlingAdam LallanaJordan HendersonJames MilnerFabian DelphAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Jamie VardyWayne RooneyHarry KaneTheo Walcott

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The Three LionsWayne Rooney (right)Bobby MooreRoy HodgsonWembley Stadium (90,000)NikePeter Shilton (125 caps)Wayne Rooney (51 Goals)3rd Place Euro 196810v Scotland (Drew 0-0, 30/11/1872)v Northern Ireland (Won 13-0, 18/02/1882)v Germany (Won 4-2, 30/07/1966)

Manchester City FCStoke City FCSouthampton FC

Liverpool FCEverton FCChelsea FCEverton FCManchester United FCEverton FCManchester United FCArsenal FC

Tottenham Hotspur FCEverton FCManchester City FCLiverpool FCLiverpool FCLiverpool FCManchester City FCArsenal FC

Leicester City FCManchester United FCTottenham Hotspur FCArsenal FC

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RussiaGosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy FederatsiiRossiya – svyashchennaya nasha derzhava,Rossiya – lyubimaya nasha strana.Moguchaya volya, velikaya slava –Tvoyo dostoyanye na vse vremena!

Pripev:Slav’sya, Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye,Bratskih narodov soyuz vekovoy,Predkami dannaya mudrost’ narodnaya!Slav’sya, strana! My gordimsya toboy!

Ot yuzhnyh morey do polyarnogo krayaRaskinulis’ nashi lesa i polya.Odna ty na svete! Odna ty takaya –Khranimaya Bogom rodnaya zemlya!

Pripev

Shiroky prostor dlya mechty i dlya zhizni.Gryadushchiye nam otkryvayut goda.Nam silu dayot nasha vernost’ Otchizne.Tak bylo, tak yest’ i tak budet vsegda!

Pripev

Russia – our sacred homeland,Russia – our beloved country.A mighty will, a great glory –These are your heritage for all time!

Chorus:Be glorious, our free Fatherland,Age-old union of fraternal peoples,Ancestor-given wisdom of the people!Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!

From the southern seas to the polar landsSpread are our forests and fields.You are unique in the world, one of a kind –This native land protected by God!

Chorus

Wide spaces for dreams and for livingAre opened for us by the coming yearsOur loyalty to the Fatherland gives us strength.So it was, so it is, and so it always will be!

Chorus

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Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

The world’sfirst satellite, named

Sputnik, was launched by the Soviet Union in

1957.

The Soviet Union(USSR) was a socialist state

that occupied much of northern Asia and eastern Europe from 1922 until it was dissolved in

1991. Former Soviet states include Lithuania, Georgia, Latvia, Ukraine,

Kazakhstan and others.

Russia is located across 11 time

zones.

Russia has a wide range of natural resources

and is one of the world’s largest producers of oil.

Moscow143,975,923Russian Ruble17,098,242km2Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres)River Volga (3,692km)

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Igor AkinfeevYuri LodiginArtyom Rebrov

Sergei IgnashevichYuri ZhirkovAleksei BerezutskiDmitri KombarovRoman ShishkinGeorgi ShchennikovOleg KuzminIvan NovoseltsevAndrei Semyonov

Igor DenisovRoman ShirokovAlan DzagoevDenis GlushakovAleksandr SamedovAleksei IonovDenis CheryshevPavel Mamayev

Aleksandr KerzhakovArtyom DzyubaFyodor Smolov

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Russians drive on the right hand side of the road.

SbornayaRoman ShirokovLev YashinLeonid SlutskyNo Permanent StadiumAdidasSergei Ignashevich (115)Aleksandr Kerzhakov (30)Champions (1960)27v Mexico (Won 2-0, 16/08/1992)v Liechtenstein (Won 7-0, 08/09/2015)v Yugoslavia (Won 2-1, 10/07/1960)

CSKA MoscowZenit Saint PetersburgSpartak Moscow

CSKA MoscowZenit Saint PetersburgCSKA MoscowSpartak MoscowLokomotiv MoscowCSKA MoscowRubin KazanFC RostovFC Terek Grozny

Dynamo MoscowCSKA MoscowCSKA MoscowSpartak MoscowLokomotiv MoscowDynamo MoscowValencia CFFC Krasnodar

FC ZürichZenit Saint PetersburgKrasnodar

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GROUP B

Slovakia

Nad Tatrou sa blýskaNad Tatrou sa blýskaHromy divo bijúZastavme ich, bratiaVeď sa ony stratiaSlováci ožijú To Slovensko našePosiaľ tvrdo spalo Ale blesky hromu Vzbudzujú ho k tomuAby sa prebralo

There is lightning over the Tatras Thunders loudly sound Let us stop them, brothers After all they will disappear The Slovaks will revive

That Slovakia of ours Had been sleeping by now But the thunder’s lightnings Are rousing the land to wake it up

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Did you know?

Štefan Banič (1870-1941)

invented the first actively used

parachute, patenting it in 1913.

The capital ofSlovakia, Bratislava, lies on

the borders with Austria and Hungary. That makes the city

the only one capital in the world that borders two independent

countries.

The oldest artefact found in Slovakia is the Moravian Venus, a 7.6cm high statue of a woman cut

from a mammoth tusk, dating to 22,800BC.

Traditionalmeals include potato

dumplings with sheep’s cheese and cabbage soup

with sausages.

Bratislava5,415,949Euro49,035km2Mount Gerlachovsky (2,655 metres)Vah River (403km)

The oldest marathon in Europe is held every year in Košice on the first Sunday in October.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Ján MuchaMatúš KozáčikJán Novota

Martin ŠkrtelJán ĎuricaTomáš HubočanKornel SalátaDušan ŠventoNorbert GyömbérLukáš Tesák

Marek HamšíkStanislav ŠestákVladimír WeissJuraj KuckaViktor PečovskýRóbert MakOndrej DudaPatrik HrošovskýErik Sabo

Róbert VittekMartin JakubkoMichal ĎurišAdam Nemec

Slovakian footballteam facts

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Národná reprezentáciaMartin SkrtelĽubomír MoravčíkJán KozákŠtadión pod Dubňom (11,313)PUMAMiroslav Karhan (107 caps)Róbert Vittek (23 goals)Debut at Euro 201632v Germany (Won 2-0, 27/08/1939)v San Marino (Won 7-0, 06/06/2009)v Italy (Won 3-2, 24/06/2010)

Slovan BratislavaViktoria PlzeňRapid Wien

LiverpoolLokomotiv MoscowDynamo MoscowSlovan Bratislava1. FC KölnRomaFC Kairat

NapoliFerencvárosAl-Gharafa SCA.C. MilanŽilinaPAOKLegia WarsawViktoria PlzeňPAOK

Slovan BratislavaRužomberokViktoria PlzeňWillem II

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GROUP B

Wales

Hen Wlad Fy NhadauMae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.

(Chorus)Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad.Tra môr yn fur i’r bur hoff bau,O bydded i’r hen iaith barhau.

The land of my fathers is dear to me,Country of poets and singers, celebrities indeed:Its warring defenders, so gallant and brave,For freedom their life’s blood they gave

Land!, Land!, Pledge-ful I am to my country!While seas secureThis land so pure,O may our old language endure.

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Did you know?

Cardiff’sMillennium Stadium

has the largest retractable roof of any sports stadium

in the world.

The monastery of Bangor-on-Dee,

near Wrexham, is the oldest in Britain. It

was foundedin 560.

Cardiff3,063,456British Pound Sterling20,779km2Mount Snowdon (1,085 metres)River Towy (120km)

The country of Wales is said to contain more castles per square mile than any other country in the world.

The village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrn

-drobwllllantysiliogogogoch (translated in English as ‘St. Mary’s Church in the hollow

of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilio of the red cave’) is

famous for having the longest placename in Europe (58 letters).

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Wayne HennesseyOwain Fôn WilliamsDanny Ward

Chris GunterAshley Williams James CollinsNeil TaylorBen DaviesJames ChesterPaul DummettAdam Henley

Joe LedleyDavid VaughanAndy KingDavid EdwardsJoe AllenJonathan WilliamsEmyr HuwsAaron Ramsey

Simon ChurchGeorge WilliamsTom LawrenceGareth Bale

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Y Dreigiau (The Dragons)Ashley WilliamsRyan Giggs (right)Chris ColemanMillennium Stadium (74,500)AdidasNeville Southall (92 caps)Ian Rush (28 goals)Debut in Euro 201624v Scotland (Lost 0-4, 26/03/1876)v Ireland (Won 11-0, 03/03/1888)v Hungary (Won 2-1, 17/06/1958)

Crystal Palace FCInverness Caledonian Thistle FCLiverpool FC

Reading FCSwansea City FCWest Ham United FCSwansea City FCTottenham Hotspur FCWest Bromwich Albion FCNewcastle United FCBlackburn Rovers FC

Crystal Palace FCNottingham Forest FCLeicester City FCWolverhampton Wanderers FCLiverpool FCMilton Keynes Dons FCHuddersfield Town FCArsenal FC

Aberdeen FCGillingham FCCardiff City FCReal Madrid CF

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GROUP C

Germany

DeutschlandliedEinigkeit und Recht und FreiheitFür das deutsche Vaterland!Danach lasst uns alle strebenBrüderlich mit Herz und Hand!Einigkeit und Recht und FreiheitSind des Glückes Unterpfand;Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes,Blühe, deutsches Vaterland!Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes,Blühe, deutsches Vaterland!

Unity and justice and freedomFor the German fatherland!Let us all strive for this purposeBrotherly with heart and hand!Unity and justice and freedomAre the pledge of happiness;Bloom in the glow of happiness,Bloom, German fatherland!Bloom in the glow of happiness,Bloom, German fatherland!

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Did you know?

The Berlin wall divided East and West Germany

from 1961 to 1989. It was 3.6 metres high and over 140

kilometers long.

In 2005 Germanyproduced approximately 35%

of the world’s wind energy. There are over 20,000 wind

turbines off the coast of northern Germany, the largest of which

reach 200 metres inheight.

Germany is the most populous European country (apart from

Russia), with a population of 82 million.

Germany liesin the center of Europe

and shares borders with 9 countries: Denmark,

Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France,

Luxemburg, Belgium andthe Netherlands.

Berlin81,083,600Euro357,168km2Zugspitze (2,962 metres)River Rhine (1,230km)

Over 100 Germans have been awarded the Nobel prize in their field, including Albert Einstein, who was born in Germany.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Manuel NeuerBernd LenoMarc-André ter Stegen

Shkodran MustafiSebastian RudyMats HummelsEmre CanAntonio RüdigerMatthias GinterJérôme Boateng

Sami KhediraJulian DraxlerAndré SchürrleKarim BellarabiThomas Müllerİlkay GündoğanBastian SchweinsteigerToni KroosMarco ReusMesut Özil

Mario GötzeKevin VollandMario Gómez

German footballteam facts

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Die MannschaftBastian SchweinsteigerGerd MüllerJoachim LöwNo Permanent Stadium AdidasLothar Matthäus (150 caps)Miroslav Klose (71 goals)Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)5v Switzerland (Lost 3-5, 05/04/1908)v Russia (Won 16-0, 01/07/1912)v Netherlands (Won 2-1, 07/07/1974)

FC Bayern MunchenBayer 04 LeverkusenFC Barcelona

Valencia CF1899 HoffenheimBorussia DortmundLiverpoolRomaBorussia DortmundFC Bayern Munchen

Juventus FCVfL WolfsburgVfL WolfsburgBayer 04 LeverkusenFC Bayern MunchenBorussia DortmundManchester United FCReal Madrid CFBorussia DortmundArsenal FC

FC Bayern Munchen1899 HoffenheimBeşiktaş JK

Germany havewon the European Championships three times before - in 1972, 1980 and 1996.

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Northern Ireland

God Save the QueenGod save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.

Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign. May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen.

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Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

The Giant’sCauseway, situated on

the North East coast of Northern Ireland, is an

area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt

columns, the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption.

Belfast City Airport opened in 1983 and was renamed George

Best Airportin 2006.

Northern Ireland wascreated in 1921 when Ireland was partitioned

by the ‘Government of Ireland Act’ which was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Northern

Ireland is made up of six counties in the north east of the island, namely: Antrim, Armagh, Derry,

Down, Fermanagh Tyrone.

Belfast1,856,168British Pound Sterling14,130km2Slieve Donard (850 metres)River Bann (159km)

HMS Titanic ship was built in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Roy CarrollMichael McGovernAlan Mannus

Chris BairdGareth McAuleyJonny EvansCraig CathcartLee HodsonConor McLaughlin

Shane Ferguson Steven DavisChris BruntCorry EvansOliver NorwoodPaddy McCourtStuart Dallas

Kyle LaffertyNiall McGinnJamie WardJosh MagennisBilly McKayWill GriggLiam Boyce

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jersey

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Green and White ArmySteven DavisGeorge Best (right)Michael O’NeillWindsor Park (20,000)AdidasPat Jennings (119 caps)David Healy (36 goals)Debut in Euro 201626v England (Lost 13-0, 18/02/1882)v Faroe Islands (Won 5-0, 11/09/1991)v England (Won 1-0, 07/09/2005)

Notts County FCHamilton Academical FCSt. Johnstone FC

Derby County FCWest Bromwich Albion FCWest Bromwich Albion FCWatford FCMilton Keynes Dons FCFleetwood Town FC

Millwall FCSouthampton FCWest Bromwich Albion FCBlackburn Rovers FCReading FCLuton Town FCLeeds United FC

Norwich City FCAberdeen FCNottingham Forest FCKilmarnock FCDundee United FCWigan Athletic FCRoss County FC

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GROUP C

Poland

Mazurek DąbrowskiegoJeszcze Polska nie zginęła,Kiedy my żyjemy.Co nam obca przemoc wzięła,Szablą odbierzemy.Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.Za twoim przewodemZłączym się z narodem.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.Za twoim przewodemZłączym się z narodem.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.Za twoim przewodemZłączym się z narodem.

Poland has not yet perished,So long as we still live.What the alien force has taken from us,We shall retrieve with a sabre.March, march, Dąbrowski,From the Italian land to Poland.Under your commandWe shall rejoin the nation.

We shall retrieve with a sabre.March, march, Dąbrowski,From the Italian land to Poland.Under your commandWe shall rejoin the nation.

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Did you know?

Poland is the 9th largest country in

Europe by land area.

Of all migratorybirds that travel to Europe

for the summer, one quarter breed in Poland making

it the most important bird breeding ground

in Europe.

Just over 120,000 people of Polish ancestry live in the Republic of Ireland, according to the 2011

census.

Warsaw38,483,957Polish Zloty312,679km2Rysy (2,499 metres)Vistula River (1,047km)

Forests cover over 30% of Poland’s land area and the country is the fourth most forested in Europe.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Artur BorucWojciech SzczęsnyPrzemysław Tytoń

Jakub WawrzyniakŁukasz PiszczekKamil GlikŁukasz SzukałaArtur JędrzejczykMichał PazdanThiago CionekPaweł Dawidowicz

Maciej RybusTomasz JodłowiecSebastian MilaKamil GrosickiSławomir PeszkoKrzysztof MączyńskiPiotr ZielińskiAriel BorysiukKarol Linetty

Arkadiusz MilikArtur SobiechRobert Lewandowski

Polish footballteam facts

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Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)Robert LewandowskiZbigniew BoniekAdam NawałkaStadion Narodowy w Warszawie (56,826)NikeMichał Żewłakow (102 caps)Włodzimierz Lubański (48 goals)Group Stage (2008, 2012)34v Hungary (Lost 0-1, 18/12/1921)v San Marino (Won 10-0, 01/04/2009)v France (Won 3-2, 10/07/1982)

Bournemouth FCAS RomaVfB Stuttgart

Lechia GdańskBorussia DortmundTorino FCOsmanlısporLegia WarsawLegia WarsawUS Cittá di PalermoS.L. Benfica B

Terek GroznyLegia WarsawLechia GdańskRennesLechia GdańskWisła KrakówEmpoliLegia WarsawLech Poznań

AjaxHannover 96FC Bayern Munchen

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GROUP C

Ukraine

Shche ne vmerly Ukrainy i slava i volyaShche ne vmerla Ukrayiny i slava, i volya,Shche nam, brattia molodiyi, usmikhnet’sia dolia.Z-hynut’ nashi vorizhen’ky, yak rosa na sontsi,Zapanuyem i my, brattia, u svoyiy storontsi.

Refrain x2Dushu y tilo my polozhym za nashu svobodu,I pokazhem, shcho my, brattia, kozats’koho rodu!

Ukraine’s glory has not yet died, nor her freedom,Upon us, compatriots, fate shall smile once more.Our enemies will vanish, like dew in the morning sun,And we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own.

Refrain x2Souls and bodies we’ll lay down, all for our freedom,And we will show that we, brothers, are of the Cossack nation!

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Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

Ukrainehas many

interesting animals including lynxes,

wolves, wild boar, brown bears, beavers,

otters, hamsters and gophers. Carp,

bream and catfish are common fish species,

while Great White Pelicans are native

to south-westareas.

Ukrainian nationalcostume is called “vyshyvanka“.

It’s a plain white shirt made of linen and decorated with floral

or ornamental hand-sewn embroidery. They are worn by

both men and women onnumerous occasions.

The world’sworst nuclear power plant

accident, the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

disaster, took place in the now abandoned Ukrainian town

of Pripyat.

Kiev44,429,471Ukranian Hryvnia603,500km2Hora Hoverla (2,061 metres)Dnieper (981km)

Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km² (233,062 mi²), which makes it the largest country with its entirety within Europe.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Andriy PyatovDenys BoykoMykyta Shevchenko

Vyacheslav ShevchukOleksandr KucherArtem FedetskyiYevhen KhacheridiYaroslav RakitskyiAndriy Pylyavskyi

Anatoliy TymoshchukOleh HusyevAndriy YarmolenkoYevhen KonoplyankaTaras StepanenkoDenys HarmashSerhiy SydorchukSerhiy RybalkaRuslan MalinovskyiOleksandr KaravayevMykyta Kamenyuka

Yevhen SeleznyovArtem KravetsPylyp Budkivskyi

Ukraine footballteam facts

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Синьо-жовті (The Blue and Yellows)Anatoliy TymoshchukAndriy ShevchenkoMykhaylo FomenkoNSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium (70,050)AdidasAnatoliy Tymoshchuk (142 caps)Andriy Shevchenko (48 goals)Group Stage (2012)22v Hungary (Lost 1-3, 29/04/1992)v San Marino (Won 9-0, 06/09/2013)v France (Won 2-0, 15/11/2013)

FC Shakhtar DonetskBeşiktaş J.K.Zorya Luhansk

FC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskDnipro DnipropetrovskFC Dynamo KyivFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Rubin Kazan

FC KairatFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivSevilla FCFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivK.R.C GenkZorya LuhanskZorya Luhansk

FC Kuban KrasnodarStuttgartZorya Luhansk

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Croatia

Lijepa naša domovinoLijepa naša domovino,Oj junačka zemljo mila,Stare slave djedovino,Da bi vazda sretna bila!Mila, kano si nam slavna,Mila si nam ti jedina.Mila, kuda si nam ravna,Mila, kuda si planina!Teci Dravo, Savo teci,Nit’ ti Dunav silu gubi,Sinje more svijetu reci,Da svoj narod Hrvat ljubi.Dok mu njive sunce grije,Dok mu hrašće bura vije,Dok mu mrtve grobak krije,Dok mu živo srce bije!

Our beautiful homeland,O so fearless and gracious.Our fathers’ ancient glory,May you be happy for whole eternity.Dear, you are our only glory,Dear, you are our only one,Dear, where you are plains,Dear, where you are mountains.Drava, Sava, keep on flowing,Danube, do not lose your vigour,Deep blue sea, tell the world,That a Croat loves his homeland.Whilst his fields are kissed by sunshine,Whilst his oaks are whipped by wild winds,Whilst his dead are sheltered by land,Whilst his live heart beats.

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Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

The Dalmatian breed of dog is named after

Dalmatia, a south coastal region in

Croatia as the breed has its roots in that

region.

Croatians can vote by the age of 16 provided they’re employed. If not, they must

wait until the age of 18.

Beautiful white stonemined from the Croatian

island of Brac was used to build the palace of the Roman

emperor Diocletian and the limestone columns of the

White House in Washington, D.C.

Zagreb4,284,889Croatian Kuna56,594kmDinara (1,831 metres)Sava (562km)

Marco Polo, the famous explorer, was born on the Croatian island of Korcula.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Ivan VargićLovre KalinićDanijel Subašić

Šime VrsaljkoGoran MilovićDarijo Srna Marko LeškovićDomagoj VidaJosip PivarićVedran ĆorlukaDanijel PranjićDejan Lovren

Ivan PerišićIvan MočinićMarcelo BrozovićMilan BadeljIvan RakitićLuka ModrićMateo Kovačić

Andrej KramarićNikola KalinićMario MandžukićMarko Pjaca

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Vatreni (The Blazers)Darijo SrnaDavor ŠukerAnte ČačićNo Permanent GroundNikeDarijo Srna (129 caps)Davor Šuker (45 goals)Quarter Finals (1996, 2008)23v Australia (Lost 1-0, 05/07/1992)v Andorra (Won 7-0, 07/10/2006)v Netherlands (Won 2-1, 11/07/1998)

HNK RijekaHNK Hajduk SplitAS Monaco

US Sassuolo CalcioChongqing Lifan FCFC Shakhtar DonetskHNK RijekaFC Dynamo KyivGNK Dinamo ZagrebFC Lokomotiv MoscowPanathinaikos FCLiverpool FC

FC InternazionaleHNK RijekaFC InternazionaleACF FiorentinaFC BarcelonaReal Madrid CFReal Madrid CF

Leicester City FCACF FiorentinaJuventus FCGNK Dinamo Zagreb

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Czech Republic

Kde domov můjKde domov můj, kde domov můj?Voda hučí po lučinách,bory šumí po skalinách,v sadě skví se jara květ,zemský ráj to na pohled!A to je ta krásná země,země česká domov můj,země česká domov můj!

Where is my home, where is my home?Water roars across the meadows,Pinewoods rustle among rocks,The orchard is glorious with spring blossom,Paradise on earth it is to see.And this is that beautiful land,The Czech land, my home,The Czech land, my home!

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Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

Prague10,541,466Czech Koruna78,866km2Sněžka (1,602 metres)Vltava (430km)

The Czech Republic has the most hospital beds per inhabitant in the EU.

Prague castle is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest ancient castle in the world by area, at over 7

hectares(70,000 m²)

Historically, the CzechRepublic was composed of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the

March of Moravia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire (800-

1806), then also within the Habsburg Empire

(1526-1918).

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in

Central Europe, it shares borders with Germany, Austria, Slovakia and

Poland.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Petr ČechTomáš VaclíkTomáš Koubek

Michal KadlecTomáš SivokDaniel PudilMarek SuchýVáclav ProcházkaPavel KadeřábekTomáš KalasLukáš Bartošák

Jaroslav PlašilVladimír DaridaBořek DočkalLadislav KrejčíKamil VacekJosef ŠuralDavid PavelkaJiří SkalákMartin PospíšilOndřej Zahustel

Tomáš NecidMilan Škoda

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NároďákPetr CechPavel NedvedPavel VrbaNo Permanent StadiumPUMAKarel Poborský, Petr Čech (118 caps)Jan Koller (55 goals)Winners (1976)29v Turkey (Won 4-1, 23/02/1994)v Andorra (Won 8-1, 04/06/2005v Yugoslavia (Won 3-1, 13/06/1962)

Arsenal FCFC BaselFC Slovan Liberec

Fenerbahçe S.K.BursasporSheffield Wednesday FCFC BaselOsmanlispor1899 HoffenheimMiddlesbrough FCFC Slovan Liberec

FC Girondins de BordeauxHertha BSCAC Sparta PragueAC Sparta PraguePiast GliwiceAC Sparta PragueKasımpaşa SKBrighton & Hove Albion FCFK Baumit JablonecAC Sparta Prague

BursasporSK Slavia Prague

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Spain

Marcha RealNo lyrics

It is one of only four national anthems in the world to have no official lyrics.

National AnthemCapital:

Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

The Spanish people have their own royal family who live in the royal place, the ‘Zarzuela Palace’, outside of

Madrid.

Madrid46,439,864Euro504,782km2Teide (Canary Islands) 3,718 metres)Tagus River (1,038km)

It is believed that modern humans first arrived in Spain around 32000 years ago.

Spain havewon the European

Championships three times before - in 1964, 2008

and 2012.

The Pyrenees is a mountain range that divides Spain

and France

58 milliontourists go to Spain

every year, making it the fourth most visited country in the

world. Spain’s foreign tourist industry is worth approximately

40 billion euro, or about 5%of the GDP.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Iker CasillasDavid de GeaSergio Rico

César AzpilicuetaGerard PiquéMarc BartraNachoSergio RamosMikel San JoséJordi AlbaMario Gaspar

Sergio BusquetsAndrés IniestaKokeCesc FàbregasJuan MataThiago AlcântaraSanti Cazorla

Álvaro MorataPaco AlcácerPedroNolitoDiego Costa

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La Furia RojaIker Casillas (right)Xavi HernándezVicente del BosqueNo Permanent StadiumAdidasIker Casillas (166 caps)David Villa (59 goals)Winners (1964, 2008, 2012)3v Denmark (Won 1-0, 28/08/1920)v Bulgaria (Won 13-0, 13/06/1962)v Netherlands (Won 1-0, 11/07/2010)

FC PortoManchester United FCSevilla FC

Chelsea FCBarcelona FCBarcelona FCReal Madrid CFReal Madrid CFAthletic BilbaoBarcelona FCVillarreal CF

FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaAtlético MadridChelsea FCManchester United FCFC Bayern MunchenArsenal FC

Juventus FCValencia CFChelsea FCCelta de VigoChelsea FC

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Turkey

İstiklâl MarşıKorkma, sönmez bu şafaklarda yüzen al sancak;Sönmeden yurdumun üstünde tüten en son ocak.O benim milletimin yıldızıdır, parlayacak;O benimdir, o benim milletimindir ancak.Çatma, kurban olayım çehreni ey nazlı hilâl!Kahraman ırkıma bir gül! Ne bu şiddet bu celâl?Sana olmaz dökülen kanlarımız sonra helâl,Hakkıdır, Hakk’a tapan, milletimin istiklâl!

Fear not; For the crimson banner that proudly ripples in this glorious dawn, shall not fade,Before the last fiery hearth that is ablaze within my homeland is extinguished.For that is the star of my people, and it will forever shine;It is mine; and solely belongs to my valiant nation.Frown not, I beseech you, oh thou coy crescent!Smile upon my heroic nation! Why the anger, why the rage?Our blood which we shed for you shall not be worthy otherwise;For freedom is the absolute right of my God-worshipping nation!

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Modern day Turkey was formed in 1923 following the fall of

the Ottoman Empire.

Istanbul is thelargest city in Turkey and is the third most populous urban area

in Europe. But it is not the capital, Ankara is in fact the capital of

Turkey.

97% of Turkey is in Asiaand this part is called Anatolia or Asia Minor; 3% is in Europe which is called

Thrace. Although 97% of Turkey is located in Asia, in many respects it is

accepted as a Europeancountry.

Ankara77,695,904Turkish Lira814,578km2Mount Ararat (5,137 metres)Kızılırmak (Halys River) (1,355km)

Because of its location on top of a number plate boundaries Turkey is prone to earthquakes.

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Volkan BabacanMert GünokMert Akyüz

Gökhan Gönülİsmail KöybaşıSerdar AzizŞener ÖzbayraklıEmre TaşdemirAtınç NukanAhmet Yılmaz ÇalıkÇağlar Söyüncü

Arda TuranMehmet TopalSelçuk İnanOlcay ŞahanOzan TufanHakan ÇalhanoğluOğuzhan ÖzyakupAlper PotukYasin ÖztekinEmre Çolak

Burak YılmazCenk Tosun

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crestAy YıldızlılarArda TuranHakan ŞükürFatih TerimNo Permanent Stadium NikeRüştü Reçber (120 caps)Hakan Şükür (51 goals)Semi-Finals (2008)13v Romania (Drew 2-2, 26/10/1923)v San Marino (Won 7-0, 10/11/1996)v South Korea (Won 3-2, 29/06/2002)

İstanbul BaşakşehirBursasporAdanaspor

Fenerbahçe S.K.BeşiktaşBursasporFenerbahçe S.K.BursasporRB LeipzigGençlerbirliği S.K.Altınordu S.K.

Barcelona FCFenerbahçe S.K.Galatasaray S.K.Beşiktaş J.K.Fenerbahçe S.KBayer 04 LeverkusenBeşiktaş J.K.Fenerbahçe S.K.Galatasaray S.K.Galatasaray S.K

Beijing GuoanBeşiktaş J.K.

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Belgium

BrabançonneO dierbaar België, O heilig land der Vaad’ren,Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd.Aanvaard ons kracht en bloed van ons ad’ren,Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd.Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken;Wees immer uzelf en ongeknecht,Het woord getrouw, dat g’ onbevreesd moogt spreken,Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!Het woord getrouw, dat g’ onbevreesd moogt spreken,Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!

O dear Belgium, O holy land of our fathers -Our soul and our hearts are devoted to you!Accept our strength and the blood in our veins,Be our goal, in work and struggle.Prosper, O land, in unbreakable unity;Always be yourself and serve no other,Faithful to the word that you may speak boldly,For King, for Freedom and for Law!Faithful to the word that you may speak boldly,For King, for Freedom and for Law!For King, for Freedom and for Law!For King, for Freedom and for Law!

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Did you know?

The Belgian motorway system is the only man-made structure visible from the

moon at night, due to the lights all

along the motorwaynetwork.

Belgium hasthree offcial languages:

Dutch, German and French. Flemish and English

are also widely spoken throughout Belgium.

The world’s main diamondcenter and second largest petrochemical center is in Belgium. Almost 90% of raw diamonds in the world are negotiated, polished, and distributed in Antwerp,

Belgium.

Belgium is world-famousfor chocolate. Today, Belgium is the world’s

number one exporter of chocolate, with 220,000 tonnes of chocolate produced

per year and shops in Brussels international airport are said to sell the most chocolate

in the world.

Brussels11,190,845Euro30,528km2Signal de Botrange (694 metres)Scheldt (200km)

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Simon MignoletThibaut CourtoisJean-François Gillet

Toby AlderweireldNicolas LombaertsJan VertonghenThomas MeunierJason DenayerVincent Kompany Thomas Vermaelen

Steven DefourAxel WitselKevin De BruyneEden HazardMarouane FellainiYannick FerreiraCarrascoRadja NainggolanMousa Dembélé

Romelu LukakuKevin MirallasChristian BentekeMichy Batshuayi

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Brussels is not only the capital of Belgium, but also the capital of European Union (EU) and houses the headquarter of NATO.

Les Diables RougesVincent Kompany (right)Enzo ScifoMarc WilmotsKing Baudouin StadiumAdidasJan Ceulemans (96 caps)Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst (30 goals)Runners-Up (1980)2v France (Drew 3-3, 01/05/1904)v San Marino (Won 10-1, 28/02/2001)v Spain (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-4 on Pens], 22/06/1986)

Liverpool FCChelsea FCKV Mechelen

Tottenham Hotspur FCZenit Saint Petersburg FCTottenham Hotspur FCClub Brugge KVGalatasaray S.K.Manchester City FCBarcelona FC

R.S.C. AnderlechtZenit Saint Petersburg FCManchester City FCChelsea FCManchester United FCAtlético Madrid

AS RomaTottenham Hotspur FC

Everton FCEverton FCLiverpool FCOlympique de Marseille

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Republic of Ireland

Amhrán na bhFiannSinne Fianna Fáil,atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn,Buíon dár sluathar toinn do ráinig chugainn,Faoi mhóid bheith saorSeantír ár sinsear feasta,Ní fhágfar faoin tíorán ná faoin tráill.Anocht a théam sa bhearna baoil,Le gean ar Ghaeil, chun báis nó saoil,Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar,Seo libh canaídh amhrán na bhfiann

Soldiers are we,whose lives are pledged to Ireland,Some have comefrom a land beyond the wave,Sworn to be free,no more our ancient sireland,Shall shelter the despot or the slave.Tonight we man the “bearna baoil”,In Erin’s cause, come woe or weal,’Mid cannon’s roar and rifles’ peal,We’ll chant a soldier’s song

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Did you know?

Ireland wasone of the initial 12

European Union nations that began

using the euro currency in 2002.

The famine thatoccurred in Ireland in 1845–

1849 when the potato crops failed in successive years due to potato blight. Over a million men, women

and children in Ireland died during the famine and another million fled

the country.

Ireland’s 15principal railway

stations are named after the leaders of the 1916 uprising.

Dublin4,635,400Euro70,273km2Carrauntoohil (1,038 metres)River Shannon (360km)

Halloween was derived from an Irish festival called Samhain.

The Newgrangepassage tomb in County Meath was

constructed around 3200 BC, making it more than 600 years older than the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, and 1,000 years older

than Stonehenge.

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The Boys In GreenRobbie Keane (right)Roy KeaneMartin O’NeillAviva Stadium (51,700)UMBRORobbie Keane (143 caps)Robbie Keane (67 goals)Group Stage (1988, 2012)31v Bulgaria (Won 1-0, 28/05/1924)v Malta (Won 8-0 16/11/1983)v Romania (Drew 0-0 [Won 5-4 on Pens] 25/06/1990)

CURRENT SQUADShay GivenDarren RandolphDavid FordeKeiren Westwood

Seamus ColemanCyrus ChristieRichard KeoghPaul McShaneCiaran ClarkJohn O’SheaMarc WilsonShane DuffyAlex PearceStephen WardMatt Doherty

Robbie BradyAiden McGeadyJames McCleanGlenn WhelanJames McCarthyDarron GibsonHarry ArterEunan O’KaneStephen QuinnDavid MeylerJeff HendrickAnthony PilkingtonWes HoolahanJonathan WaltersStephen GleesonJonathan Hayes

Robbie KeaneShane LongDaryl MurphyKevin DoyleDavid McGoldrickSimon Cox

Stoke City FCWest Ham United FCMillwall FCSheffield Wednesday FC

Everton FCDerby County FCDerby County FCReading FCAston Villa FCSunderland FCStoke City FCBlackburn Rovers FCBristol City FCBurnley FCWolverhampton Wanderers

Norwich City FCSheffield Wednesday FCWest Bromwich AlbionStoke City FCEverton FCEverton FCAFC BournemouthAFC BournemouthReading FCHull City FCDerb County FCCardiff City FCNorwich City FCStoke City FCBirmingham City FCAberdeen FC

LA Galaxy FCSouthampton FCIpswich Town FCColorado RapidsIpswich Town FCReading FC

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Italy

Inno di MameliFratelli d’Italia,l’Italia s’è desta,dell’elmo di Scipios’è cinta la testa.Dov’è la Vittoria?Le porga la chioma,ché schiava di RomaIddio la creò.

(Repeat)

Stringiamci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l’Italia chiamò.Stringiamci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l’Italia chiamò! Sì!

Brothers of Italy,Italy has woken,Bound Scipio’s helmetUpon her head.Where is Victory?Let her bow down,For God created herSlave of Rome.

(Repeat)

Let us join in a cohort,We are ready to die.We are ready to die,Italy has called.Let us join in a cohort,We are ready to die.We are ready to die,Italy has called! Yes!

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Did you know?

Vatican City and San Marino

are very small independent states located inside Italy.

The Colosseumin Rome is the largest

ancient building dedicated to entertainment.

Rome60,795,612Euro301,338km2Monte Bianco (4,810 metres)Po River (652km)

Italian cuisine is popular around the world. Pizza, spaghetti bolognese and lasagne all come from Italy.

Mount Vesuvius isa volcano in Southern Italy and in

79AD it erupted destroying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii is now a major tourist attraction and it attracts more than 2 million visitors

every year.

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Gianluigi BuffonSalvatore SiriguMattia Perin

Mattia De SciglioGiorgio ChielliniMatteo DarmianDavide AstoriLuca AntonelliAndrea BarzagliLeonardo BonucciLorenzo De Silvestri

Antonio CandrevaClaudio MarchisioAlessio CerciStephan El ShaarawyMarco ParoloRiccardo MontolivoEmanuele GiaccheriniAlessandro Florenzi

Simone ZazaGraziano PellèÉderManolo Gabbiadini

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AzzuriGianluigi BuffonPaolo MaldiniAntonio ConteNo Permanent StadiumPUMAGianluigi Buffon (156 caps)Luigi Riva (35 goals)Champions (1968)15v France (Won 6-2, 15/05/1910)v France (Won 9-4, 17/01/1920)v France (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-3 on Pens] 09/07/2006)

Juventus FCParis Saint-Germain FCGenoa C.F.C.

A.C. MilanJuventus FCManchester United FCACF FiorentinaA.C. MilanJuventus FCJuventus FCU.C. Sampdoria

SS LazioJuventus FCA.C. MilanAS RomaLazioA.C. MilanBologna FC 1909AS Roma

Juventus FCSouthampton FCFC InternazionaleSSC Napoli

Italy havewon the European

Championships once before - in

1968.

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Sweden

Du gamla, Du friaDu gamla, Du fria, Du fjällhöga nordDu tysta, Du glädjerika sköna!Jag hälsar Dig, vänaste land uppå jord,Din sol, Din himmel, Dina ängder gröna.

Du tronar på minnen från fornstora dar,då ärat Ditt namn flög över jorden.Jag vet att Du är och Du blir vad Du var.Ja, jag vill leva, jag vill dö i Norden.

You old, you free, you mountainous northYou quiet, you joyful [and] fair!I greet you, most beautiful land upon earth,Your sun, your sky, your meadows green.

You throne upon memories of great olden days,When honoured your name flew across the earth,I know that you are and will remain what thou were,Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North

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Did you know?

The Stockholm Globe Arena is

the world’s largest hemispherical building,

with a diameter of 110 meters, an inner height of 85 meters, and a total volume of 600,000 m³. It is

also the world’s largest scale model of the

Solar System.

A number ofprominent manufacturing

and technology company’s were founded

in Sweden including Ericsson, Volvo, Saab, Scania trucks, IKEA

and Electrolux.

The Swedish head of state since 1973 has been King

Carl XVI Gustaf. He has no political power, but represents the country

and performs ceremonial duties.

Stockholm9,593,000Swedish Krona450,295km2Kebnekaise (2,111km)Göta älv-Klarälven (720km)

Sweden is renowned for producing pop bands and singers, including ABBA, The Cardigans, Ace of Base, Europe and The Hives. Sweden is the world’s 3rd largest exporter of music after the US and UK.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Andreas IsakssonRobin OlsenKristoffer Nordfeldt

Andreas GranqvistMikael LustigMartin OlssonMikael AntonssonPierre BengtssonErik JohanssonAlexander MiloševićFilip Helander

Kim KällströmSebastian LarssonPontus WernbloomJimmy DurmazErkan ZenginEmil ForsbergOscar LewickiOscar Hiljemark

Zlatan Ibrahimović Ola ToivonenMarcus BergJohn Guidetti

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Blågult (The Blue & Yellow)Zlatan Ibrahimović (right)Henrik LarssonErik HamrénFriends Arena (50,653)AdidasAnders Svensson (148 caps)Zlatan Ibrahimović (62 goals)Semi-Finals (1992)36v Norway (Won 11-3, 12/07/1908)v Greece (Won 9-0, 27/08/1920)v England (Won 2-1, 17/06/1992)

Kasımpaşa S.K.FC CopenhagenSwansea City

FC KrasnodarFC CelticNorwich City FCFC CopenhagenFSV Mainz 05FC CopenhagenHannover 96Hellas Verona

Grasshopper Club ZürichSunderland FCCSKA MoscowOlympiacosTrabzonsporRB LeipzigMalmö FFU.S. Cittá di Palermo

Paris Saint-Germain FCSunderland FCPanathinaikos FCCelta de Vigo

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GROUP F

AustriaLand der Berge, Land am StromeLand der Berge, Land am Strome,Land der Äcker, Land der Dome,Land der Hämmer, zukunftsreich!Heimat großer Töchter und Söhne,Volk, begnadet für das Schöne,Vielgerühmtes Österreich,Vielgerühmtes Österreich!

Heiß umfehdet, wild umstritten,Liegst dem Erdteil du inmittenEinem starken Herzen gleich.Hast seit frühen AhnentagenHoher Sendung Last getragen,Vielgeprüftes Österreich,Vielgeprüftes Österreich.

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten,Frei und gläubig sieh uns schreiten,Arbeitsfroh und hoffnungsreich.Einig laß in Jubelchören,Heimatland, dir Treue schwören.Vielgeliebtes Österreich,Vielgeliebtes Österreich

Land of mountains, land by the river,Land of fields, land of cathedrals,Land of hammers, with a promising future,Home to great daughters and sons,A nation highly blessed with beauty,Much-praised Austria,Much-praised Austria!

Strongly feuded for, fiercely hard-fought for,Thou liest in the middle of the continentLike a strong heart,Since the early days of the ancestors thou hastBorne the burden of a high mission,Much tried Austria,Much tried Austria.

Bravely towards the new agesSee us striding, free, and faithful,Assiduous and full of hope,Unified, in jubilation choirs, let usPledge allegiance to thee, FatherlandMuch beloved Austria,Much beloved Austria.

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Did you know?

Austria is a mountainous country due to its location in the Alps, two-thirds of the country sits

over 500m (1,640 ft) above sea level.

The Eisriesenwelt is the largest ice cave in the world,

extending more than 42 km and is located in the

Hochkogel mountain near Salzburg.

Austria is hometo some of the most famous

classical music composers the world has ever seen including Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt,

Franz Schubert, Anton Bruckner, Johann Strauss

and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Vienna8,623,073Euro83,879km2Grossglockner (3,798 metres)River Danube (2,857km)

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Heinz LindnerRamazan ÖzcanAndreas Lukse

Christian Fuchs Sebastian PrödlAleksandar DragovićGyörgy GaricsFlorian KleinMarkus SuttnerMartin HintereggerKevin Wimmer

Marko ArnautovićDavid AlabaJulian BaumgartlingerJakob JantscherMarcel SabitzerStefan IlsankerRobert GucherFlorian KainzKarim Onisiwo

Marc JankoRubin OkotieLukas Hinterseer

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WunderteamChristian FuchsAndreas HerzogMarcel KollerErnst Happel Stadium (53,000)PUMAAndreas Herzog (103 caps)Anton Polster (44 goals)Group Stage (2008)11v Hungary (won 5-0, 12/10/1902)v Malta (Won 9-0, 29/04/1977)v Uruguay (Won 3-1, 03/07/1954)

Eintracht FrankfurtFC Ingolstadt 04SC Rheindorf Altach

Leicester City FCWatford FCFC Dynamo KyivSV Darmstadt 98VFB StuttgartFC Ingolstadt 04Borussia MönchengladbachTottenham Hotspur FC

Stoke City FCFC Bayern Munchen1_FSV Mainz 05FC LuzernRB LeipzigRB LeipzigFrosinone CalcioSK Rapid Wien1_FSV Mainz 05

FC Basel1860 MünchenFC Ingolstadt 04

Austria is the only continental EU country that is not a member of NATO.

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Hungary

HimnuszIsten, áldd meg a magyartJó kedvvel, bőséggel,Nyújts feléje védő kart,Ha küzd ellenséggel;Bal sors akit régen tép,Hozz rá víg esztendőt,Megbűnhődte már e népA múltat s jövendőt!

O God, bless the nation of HungaryWith your grace and bountyExtend over it your guarding armDuring strife with its enemiesLong torn by ill fateBring upon it a time of reliefThis nation has suffered for all sinsOf the past and of the future!

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Did you know?

Hungary is alandlocked state with

many neighbours – Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia,

Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. It is mostly flat,

with low mountains inthe north.

Hungary is famous forits mathematicians including the

designer of modern geometry FarkasBolyai and his son designer of non-Euclidian

geometry János Bolyai, Paul Erdős for Erdős numbers and John von Neumann, who

was a key contributor in Quantummechanics, Game theory, and

digital computing.

The capital city,Budapest, was originally two separate cities:

Buda and Pest. It straddles the River Danube, is rich in history and culture and famed for its

curative springsHungarian

inventors have invented many items

we still use today, Laszlo Biro invented the ballpoint pen and Erno Rubik invented

the Rubik’s Cube.

Budapest9,855,571Hungarian Forint93,030km2Írott-kő (884 metres)River Danube (417km)

Hungary is one of the oldest countries in Europe. It was founded in 896, before France and Germany.

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Gábor KirályÁdám BogdánBalázs Megyeri

Roland JuhászVilmos VanczákTamás KádárLeandro de AlmeidaRichárd GuzmicsAttila FiolaÁdám Lang

Zoltán GeraBalázs DzsudzsákÁkos ElekÁdám PintérGergő LovrencsicsZoltán StieberÁdám NagyLászló Kleinheisler

Tamás PriskinÁdám SzalaiKrisztián NémethNemanja NikolićDániel Böde

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Nemzeti TizenegyBalazs DzsudzakFerenc PuskásBernd StorckGroupama Arena (22,000)AdidasJózsef Bozsik & Gábor Király (101 caps)Ferenc Puskás (84 goals)Third Place (1964)18v Austria (Lost 0-5, 12/10/1902)v Greece (Won 11-1, 24/03/1938)v Uruguay (Won 4-2, 30/06/1954)

Szombathelyi HaladásLiverpool FCGetafe CF

Videoton FCFC SionLech PoznańFerencváros TCWisła KrakówPuskás Akadémia FCVideoton FC

Ferencváros TCBursasporDiósgyőri VTKFerencvárosLech Poznan1.FC NürnbergFerencvárosWerder Bremen

Slovan BratislavaHannover 96Al-Gharafa SCLegia WarsawFerencváros TC

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Iceland

LofsöngurÓ, guð vors lands! Ó, lands vors guð!Vér lofum þitt heilaga, heilaga nafn!Úr sólkerfum himnanna hnýta þér kransþínir herskarar, tímanna safn.Fyrir þér er einn dagur sem þúsund ár,og þúsund ár dagur, ei meir;eitt eilífðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr.Íslands þúsund ár,Íslands þúsund ár!eitt eilífðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr.

Oh, God of our country! Oh, our country’s God!We worship Thy name in its wonder sublime.The suns of the heavens are set in Thy crownBy Thy legions, the ages of time!With Thee is each day as a thousand years,Each thousand of years, but a day,Eternity’s flow’r, with its homage of tears,That reverently passes away.Iceland’s thousand years,Iceland’s thousand years!Eternity’s flow’r, with its homage of tears,That reverently passes away.

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Did you know?

Iceland isone of the few relatively

large countries that does not have a public

railway system.

VigdísFinnbogadóttir is both Iceland’s and Europe’s first female president and the worlds first

democratically elected female president.

Vatnajokull glacier in

Southeast Iceland is Europe’s

largest glacier.

The firstpeople to live on Iceland

are thought to have been Irish monks around the year AD 800. In the 9th century,

Norsemen arrived inIceland.

Reykjavik329,100Icelandic Króna102,775km2Hvannadalshnúkur (2,110 metres)Þjórsá (230km)

Iceland has about 130 volcanic mountains. 18 have erupted since the settlement of Iceland 1100 years ago.

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Ögmundur KristinssonFrederik SchramGunnleifur Gunnleifsson

Birkir Már SævarssonAri Freyr SkúlasonSverrir Ingi IngasonHörður Björgvin MagnússonHjörtur HermannssonHallgrímur Jónasson

Eiður GuðjohnsenAron GunnarssonBirkir BjarnasonJóhann Berg GuðmundssonGylfi Þór SigurðssonOliver SigurjónssonEmil HallfreðssonRúrik GíslasonÓlafur Ingi Skúlason

Kolbeinn SigþórssonAlfreð FinnbogasonJón Daði BöðvarssonHólmbert Aron FriðjónssonMatthías Vilhjálmsson

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Strakamir OkkarAron Einar GunnarssonEiður GuðjohnsenLars Lagerbäck & Heimir HallgrímssonLaugardalsvöllur (9,800)ErreàRúnar Kristinsson (104 caps)Eiður Guðjohnsen (25 goals)Debut in Euro 201635v Denmark (Lost 0-3, 17/07/1946)v Malta (Won 5-0, 26/07/2000)v Netherlands (Won 1-0, 03/09/2015)

Hammarby IFFC VestsjællandBreiðablik UBK

Hammarby IFOdense BoldklubLokerenCesenaIFK GöteborgOdense Boldklub

Molde FKCardiff City FCFC BaselCharlton Athletic FCSwansea City FCBreiðablik UBKUdinese Calcio1. FC NürnbergGençlerbirliği SK

FC NantesFC Augsburg1.FC KaiserslauternKR ReykjavíkRosenborg BK

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Portugal

A PortuguesaHeróis do mar, nobre povo,Nação valente, imortal,Levantai hoje de novoO esplendor de Portugal!Entre as brumas da memória,Ó Pátria, sente-se a vozDos teus egrégios avós,Que há-de guiar-te à vitória!

Às armas, às armas!Sobre a terra, sobre o mar,Às armas, às armas!Pela Pátria lutar!Contra os canhões, marchar, marchar!

Heroes of the sea, noble people,Brave and immortal nation,Raise once again today,The splendor of Portugal!Among the haze of memory,Oh Fatherland, one feels the voiceOf your distinguished forefathers,That shall lead you to victory!

To arms, to arms!Over land, over sea,To arms, to arms!For the Fatherland, fight!Against the cannons, march on, march on!

National Anthem

Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

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On November1st 1755 a huge

earthquake struck Lisbon, measuring at a magnitude of 9.0. In total 85% of

buildings were destroyed, and 275,000

residents died

The Vasco da Gama Bridge, over the Tagus River in

Lisbon is the largest in Europe at 17.2

km.

Portugalproduces half

the world’s cork, which is used in

wine bottles. Cork comes from the

bark of oak trees, but the trees must grow for 25 years before they can be

harvested.

Lisbon10,427,301Euro92,212km2Mount Pico (2,351 metres)Tagus River (275km)

Portugal is a world leader in renewable energy with over 50% of the nation’s needs produced by solar panels, wind farms, hydroelectricity and wave energy.

The kingdomof Portugal lasted for

nearly 800 years, from 1139 to 1910. Since 1910,

the country has been a republic. The modern

democratic republic was founded in 1976.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Rui PatrícioAnthony LopesEduardo

Bruno AlvesPepeJosé FonteVieirinhaLuís NetoEliseuFábio CoentrãoRicardo Carvalho

João MoutinhoAndré GomesMiguel VelosoDannyRicardo QuaresmaTiagoDanilo PereiraWilliam Carvalho

Nélson OliveiraLucas JoãoNaniCristiano Ronaldo

Portuguesefootballteam facts

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Selecção das QuinasCristiano RonaldoEusébioFernando SantosEstádio do Jamor (37,500); Estádio da Luz (65,647)NikeLuís Figo (127 caps)Cristiano Ronaldo (56 goals)Runners-Up (2004)7v Spain (Lost 1-3, 18/12/1921)v Kuwait (Won 8-0, 19/11/2003)v Soviet Union (Won 2-1, 28/07/1966)

Sporting CPOlympique LyonnaisGNK Dinamo Zagreb

Fenerbahçe SKReal Madrid CFSouthampton FCVfl WolfsburgZenit Saint Petersburg FCSL BenficaAS MonacoAS Monaco

AS MonacoValencia CFFC Dynamo KyivZenit Saint Petersburg FCBeşiktaş JKAtlético MadridPortoSporting CP

Nottingham Forest FCSheffield Wednesday FCFenerbahçe SKReal Madrid

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Find the names of ten Euro 2016participants in this wordsearch

Quiz TimeGROUP STAGE

Albania’s international airport is named after which missionary?

How long is the coastal gap between England and France?

How many time zones is Russia located across?

ROUND OF 16

In what year was the Eiffel Tower built?

What was Belfast City Airport renamed in 2006?

What is the name of the longest river in Poland?

QUARTER-FINAL

Which breed of dog is named after a coastal region in Croatia?

What percentage of Turkey is located in Asia?

What is the name of the volcano which erupted in 79AD and destroyed the city of Pompeii?

QUARTER-FINALEXTRA TIMEWhich modern-day celebration was derived from the Irish festival Samhain?

What is the highest peak in Switzerland?

How many letters does the Welsh village with the lon-gest place name in Europe contain?

Use a pen or pencil to circle the countries

How manydid you find?

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Quiz TimeSEMI-FINAL

What is the name of the King of Sweden?

What is the name of the largest ice cave in the world located in Austria?

How many countries does Germany share its border with?

SEMI-FINALEXTRA TIMEErno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, hailed from what country?

What is the name of Europe’s largest glacier located in Iceland?

Portugese is the official language of how many countries?

FINAL

Which city in Slovakia is home to Europe’s oldes marathon?

In what year did the city of Timisoara first use electric street-lighting?

Name the mountain range that divides Spain and France?

FINALEXTRA TIMEThe Hryvnia is the currency of which country?

Name the four countries that Czech Republic shares its borders with?

What are the three official languages of Belgium??

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ACROSS1.Stoke City & Ireland striker, Jonny ____ (7)

4.The host country of UEFA Euro 2016 (5)

6.Real Madrid & Portugal forward, Cristiano ____ (7)

8. The Elbasan Stadium is the national stadium of ____ (7)

9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the captain of _____ (6)

DOWN1.Gareth Bale’s home country (5)

2.Ex-Liverpool & Chelsea striker, scored for Spain in the UEFA 2008 final, Fernando ____ (6)

3.England’s all-time leading goalscorer, Wayne ___ (6)

5.This team has won the European Championships 3 times and won the 2014 FIFA World Cup (7)

7.Scored in Ireland’s 1-0 victory vs 5-Down in October 2015, Shane ____ (4)

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DrawingGet your

teacher to select

a country for you,

then draw their

national flag in the

box provided

MathsIn Euro 2016, if a team wins a match they earn 3 points, if they draw they earn 1 point, and if they lose they earn 0 points. If two or more teams have the same amount of points, the team that has a better goal difference (Goals Scored – Goals Conceded) is placed higher in the table.Remembering these rules about scoring, answer the following questions. Circle the correct answer.1. If the Republic of Ireland beat Sweden, lose to Belgium, and draw with Italy, how many points will they have earned?

A 2 B 4 C 6 2. If England beat Russia 2-0, Wales beat Slovakia 2-1, England and Wales draw against each other, and England beat Slovakia 3-1, which scoreline against Russia will allow Wales to finish ahead of England based on a superior Goal Difference?

A Russia 1-3 WalesB Russia 2-2 WalesC Russia 0-4 Wales

3. If Croatia, Czech Republic, and Turkey all beat Spain in the group stage, what position will Spain finish in the group?

A 1st B 2nd C 4th

4. Based on the following scorelines - Poland 0-0 Northern Ireland, Germany 3-0 Ukraine, Ukraine 1-1 Northern Ireland, Germany 2-1 Poland, Ukraine 1-1 Poland, and Northern Ireland 1-0 Germany - have Northern Ireland qualified from the group?

A YES B NO

5. If Hungary are on 3 points with a goal difference of -2 and Portugal are on 6 points with a goal difference of +2. How many goals will Hungary need to beat Portugal by to finish ahead of them in the group?

A 1 B 2 C 3

How many did you getright?

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Story TimeWrite a short story about the Republic of Ireland’s qualification for Euro 2016

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FRANCETHE VENUES

THE LANGUAGEFoot – SoccerMatch – GameMi-temps – Half-timeÉquipe – TeamJoueur – PlayerGardien de but – Goal-keeper

Défenseur – DefenderButeur – StrikerRemplacant – SubstituteEntraineur- CoachArbitre – RefereeBut – GoalFaute - Foul

Carton jaune – Yellow CardCarton rouge – Red CardStade – StadiumTerrain de jeu – PitchBallon de foot – FootballCrampons – Football bootsProtege-tibia - Shinguards

Here are the French words for some common football terms

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