Group F: Portugal

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Nickname: A Selecção
                A Selecção das Quinas

FIFA Ranking: 8th

Elo Ranking: 12th

Head Coach: Fernando Santos (Euro Cup 2012 with Greece) (World Cup 2014 with Greece)
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
16	11	0	5	68.78

Captain: Forward Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Real Madrid in Spain's La Liga.

Qualified: Winners of Group I
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
7	0	1	11	5	6	21

Qualification Highest Scorer: Captain Cristiano Ronaldo led all scorers with 5 goals.

European Championship History: 2016 is Portugal's 7th European Championship overall, and 6th in a row. Portugal have made it to the Semi-Finals and lost on 3 occasions. In 2004 they hosted the tournament, and had their best finish reaching the Final match but being upset by Greece 0-1.

European Championship 2012: They won 2 matches and lost 1 finishing 2nd in Group B behind Germany. They reached the Semi-Finals where they lost to eventual Champions Spain 2-4 on penalty kicks.

Group F: Iceland

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Nickname: Strákarnir okkar (Our boys)

FIFA Ranking: 35th

Elo Ranking: 46th

Head Coach: Lars Lagerbäck (Euro Cup 2000, 2004, 2008 all with Sweden) (World Cup 2006 Sweden, 2010 Nigeria) and Heimir Hallgrímsson (Yes, Iceland have joint coaches. It doesn't make any sense.)
Joint Record 
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
14	7	3	4	50

Captain: Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson who plays for Cardiff City in England's Football League Championship.

Qualified: Runners-Up in Group A
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
6	2	2	17	6	11	20

Qualification Highest Scorer: Midfielder Gylfi Sigurðsson who plays for Swansea City in England's Barclay's Premier League scored 6 goals.

European Championship History: Iceland are 1 of 5 debutantes at the 2016 European Championship.

European Championship 2012: Failed to qualify.

Group F: Hungary

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Nickname: The Magical Magyars (In the 1950s)
                 Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)

FIFA Ranking: 18th

Elo Ranking: 41st

Head Coach: Bernd Storck
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
7	3	3	1	42.86

Captain: Winger Balázs Dzsudzsák who plays for Bursaspor in Turkey's Super Lig.

Qualified: Finished 3rd in Group F. Defeated Norway 3-1 on aggregate in a Playoff.
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
4	4	2	11	9	2	16

Qualification Highest Scorer: Striker Dániel Böde who plays for Ferencváros in Hungary's OTP Bank Liga scored twice in Qualifiers. Forward Tamás Priskin who plays for Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia's Fortuna League scored 1 goal in qualifiers, and a second in the playoff with Norway.

European Championship History: This is Hungary's 3rd appearance at a European Championship. They haven't been to a championship since 1972. In those days, the tournament consisted of 4 teams battling in a playoff format for a championship. In both their appearances, they lost in the Semi-Finals and the 3rd Place Playoff. This marks Hungary's first attempt to get out of a group.

European Championship 2012: Failed to qualify.

Group F: Austria

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Nickname: Das Team
                 Burschen
                Unsere Burschen

FIFA Ranking: 11th

Elo Ranking: 21st

Head Coach: Marcel Koller
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
37	20	7	10	54.05

Captain: Left Back Christian Fuchs who plays for Leicester City in England's Barclay's Premier League.

Qualified: Winners of Group G
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
9	1	0	22	5	17	28

Qualification Highest Scorer: Striker Marc Janko who plays for Basel in the Swiss Super League scored 7 goals in qualifiers.

European Championship History: This is Austria's 2nd appearance at a European Championship, but the first time they qualified. In 2008, Austria co-hosted the tournament with Switzerland. They finished 3rd in the group with a draw and 2 losses behind Croatia and Germany.

European Championship 2012: Failed to qualify.

Group E: Sweden

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Nickname: Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)

FIFA Ranking: 34th

Elo Ranking: 29th

Head Coach:  Erik Hamrén  (Euro Cup 2012)
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
76	43	12	21	56.58

Captain: Striker Zlatan Ibrahimović who plays for Paris Saint-Germain in France's Ligue 1.

Qualified: Finished 3rd in Group G. Defeated Denmark 4-3 on aggregate in a Playoff.
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
5	3	2	15	9	6	18

Qualification Highest Scorer: Captain Zlatan Ibrahimović led the team with 11 goals including the playoffs.

European Championship History: This is Sweden's 6th European Championship Campaign. They were knocked out of the 1992 tournament they hosted in the Semi-Finals by Germany 2-3. That year, the knockout rounds started at the Semi-Finals. Since then they're best finish came in 2004 where they lost in the Quarter-Finals to Netherlands 4-5 in a penalty kick shootout.

European Championship 2012: Won 1 match and lost 2 finishing 4th in Group D behind England, France, and Ukraine.

Group E: Republic of Ireland

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Nickname: The Boys in Green
                  The Green Army

FIFA Ranking: 29th

Elo Ranking: 24th

Head Coach: Martin O'Neill
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
24	10	9	5	41.67

Captain: Striker Robbie Keane who plays for L.A. Galaxy in America's Major League Soccer.

Qualified: Finished 3rd in Group D. Defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 on aggregate in a playoff.
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
5	3	2	19	7	12	18

Qualification Highest Scorer: Including the two playoff matches, both Captain Robbie Keane and Striker/Winger Jonathan Walters who plays for Stoke City in England's Barclay's Premier League scored 5 goals apiece.

European Championship History: Ireland have been to 2 previous tournaments having never made it out of the group stage.

European Championship 2012: Ireland lost all three of their matches in Group C finishing behind Spain, Italy, and Croatia.

Group E: Italy

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Nickname: Gli Azzurri (The Blues)

FIFA Ranking: 14th

Elo Ranking: 15th

Head Coach: Antonio Conte

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
18	9	6	3	50

Captain: Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon who plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A.

Qualified: Winners of Group H
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
7	3	0	16	7	9	24

Qualification Highest Scorer: Striker Graziano Pellè who plays for Southampton in England's Barclay's Premier league scored 3 goals.

European Championship History: This is Italy's 9th trip to a European Championship. They have one the tournament one time back in 1968 when they hosted it. The original Final ended in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia. As a result, the Final was replayed two days later with the hosts finishing 2-0 better.

European Championship 2012: Italy finished second in Group B with 1 victory and 2 draws behind Spain. They battled their way back in the Championship match where they met Spain in a rematch from the group stages. While the first match ended in a 1-1 draw, the Spanish side proved to be 4-0 better and left Italy as Runners-Up.

Group E: Belgium

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Nickname: De Rode Duivels
                 Les Diables Rouges
                Die Roten Teufel
               (The Red Devils)

FIFA Ranking: 1st

Elo Ranking: 11th

Head Coach: Marc Wilmots (World Cup 2014)
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
42	27	7	8	64.29

Captain: Center Back Vincent Kompany who plays for Manchester City in England's Barclay's Premier League.

Qualified: Winners of Group B
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
7	2	1	24	5	19	23

Qualification Highest Scorer: Attacking Midfielder/Winger Kevin De Bruyne who plays for Manchester City in England's Barclay's Premier League, and Attacking Midfielder/Winger Eden Hazard who plays for Chelsea in England's Barclay's Premier League have scored 5 goals each.

European Championship History: 2016 is the fifth foray for Belgium into the European Championship. They finished 3rd after beating Hungary 2-1 in a 1972 playoff. They finished Runners-Up to West Germany losing 1-2 in the Final. They failed to qualify from the group stage in 1984 and 2000.

European Championship 2012: Failed to qualify.

Group D: Turkey

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 Nickname: Ay Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars)

FIFA Ranking: 20th

Elo Ranking: 16th

Head Coach: Fatih Terim (European Cup 1996, 2008)

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
29	20	4	5	68.97

 Captain: Attacking Midfielder Arda Turan who plays for Barcelona in Spain's La Liga.

Qualified: Finished 3rd in Group A, but qualified automatically as the best 3rd Place team.

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
5	3	2	14	9	5	18

 Qualifications Highest Scorer: Striker Burak Yilmaz who plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League scored 4 goals.

European Championship History: 2016 is Turkey's 4th appearance at the European Championships. In 2008 they advanced to the Semi-Finals where Germany eliminated them 2-3.

European Championship 2012: Failed to qualify.

Group D: Spain

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Nickname: La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
                  La Furia (The Fury)
                 La Roja (The Red One)

FIFA Ranking: 3rd

Elo Ranking: 4th

Head Coach: Vicente del Bosque (World Cup 2010 Champion) (European Cup 2012 Champion)

 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
107	83	10	14	77.57

Captain: Goalkeeper Iker Casillas who plays for Porto in Portugal's Primeira Liga.

Qualified: Winners of Group C

 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
9	0	1	23	3	20	27

Qualifications Highest Scorer: Striker Paco Alcácer who plays for Valencia in Spain's La Liga scored 5 goals.

European Championship History: 2016 is Spain's 10th trip to the European Championship. They have won it three times. First in 1964 when they hosted it, and then back to back in 2008 and 2012.

European Championship 2012: In the last edition Spain finished top of Group C with 2 wins and a loss before advancing to the championship match where they won 4-0 over Italy. 

Group D: Czech Republic

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FIFA Ranking: 25th

Elo Ranking: 31st

Head Coach: Pavel Vrba

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
19	8	4	7	42.11

Captain: Goalkeeper Petr Čech who plays for Arsenal in England's Barclay's Premier League.

Qualified: Winners of Group A
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
7	1	2	19	14	5	22

Qualification Highest Scorer: Midfielder Bořek Dočkal who plays for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League scored 4 goals.

European Championship History: After the separation of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic have qualified for their 6th European Championship. Their best finish was as Runners-Up in 1996 losing to Germany 1-2 after extra time. As Czechoslovakia they won the 1976 European Championship.

European Championship 2012: Finished top of Group A with 2 wins and a loss. Eliminated in the Quarter-Finals by Portugal 0-1.

Group D: Croatia

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Nickname: Vatreni (The Blazers)

FIFA Ranking: 18th

Elo Ranking: 18th

Head Coach: Ante Čačić
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
5	4	1	0	80

Captain: Right Back Darijo Srna who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Qualified: Runners-Up in Group H
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
6	3	1	20	5	15	20

Qualification Highest Scorer: Winger Ivan Perišić who plays for Inter Milan in Italy's Serie A scored 6 goals.

European Championship History: Since the formation of a Croatian National Team separate from Yugoslavia, Croatia have qualified for 4 prior European Championships. 2016 will be their fourth in a row. Croatia have reached the Quarter-Finals twice, losing 1-2 to Germany in 1996, and drawing with Turkey 1-1 before losing on penalties 1-3 in 2008.

European Championship 2012: Croatia finished third Group C with a win, a draw, and a loss behind Spain and Italy.