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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 Nickname: ?

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.

Group C: Ukraine

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Nickname: The Team (Збірна)
                 Yellow-Blue (Жовто-Сині)

FIFA Ranking: 27th

Elo Ranking: 16th

Head Coach: Mykhaylo Fomenko
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
32	22	6	4	68.75

Captain: Defensive Midfielder/Center Back Anatoliy Tymoschuk who plays for Kairat in Kazakhstan's Premier League.

Qualified: Finished 3rd in Group C. Defeated Slovenia 3-1 on aggregate in a Playoff.
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
6	1	3	14	4	10	19

Qualification Highest Scorer: Forward/Winger Andriy Yarmolenko who plays for Dynamo Kiev in the Ukrainian Premier League scored 6 goals including the Playoff.

European Championship History: A former republic of the U.S.S.R., Ukraine are attending only their second ever European Championship. They co-hosted the 2012 European Championship.

European Championship 2012: Ukraine finished 3rd in Group D with 1 victory and 2 losses behind England and France.

Group C: Poland

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 Nickname: Biało-czerwoni (The white and reds)
                Białe Orły (The White Eagles)

FIFA Ranking: 31st

Elo Ranking: 22ng

Head Coach: Adam Nawałka

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
22	13	6	3	59.09

   
Captain: Forward Robert Lewandowski who plays for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. 

Qualified: Runners-Up in Group D
  

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
6	3	1	33	10	23	21

Qualification Highest Scorer: Captain Robert Lewandowski score 13 goals en route to France.

European Championship History: 2016 is Poland's third consecutive, and overall appearance at a European Championship. They have finished bottom of their group in their first two appearances, and have yet to win a match.

European Championship 2012: Poland co-hosted the 2012 edition with Ukraine, where they finished fourth Group A with 2 draws and a loss behind Czech Republic, Greece, and Russia respectively.  

Group C: Northern Ireland

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Nickname: Green and White Army
                  Norn Iron

FIFA Ranking: 28th

Elo Ranking: 59th

Head Coach: Michael O'Neill
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
34	9	13	12	26.47

Captain: Midfielder Steven Davis who plays for Southampton in England's Barclay's Premier League.

Qualification: Winners of Group F
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
6	3	1	16	8	8	21

Qualification Highest Scorer: Forward Kyle Lafferty who is on loan at Birmingham City in England's Football League Championship, from Norwich City in England's Barclay's Premier League scored 7 goals.

European Championship History: 2016 is Northern Ireland's debut at the European Championship.

European Championship 2012: Failed to qualify.

Group C: Germany

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Nickname: Nationalelf (national eleven)
                 DFB-Elf (DFB Eleven)
                Die Mannschaft (The Team)

FIFA Ranking: 4th

Elo Ranking: 1st

Head Coach: Joachim Löw (Euro 2008, 2012) (World Cup 2010, 2014)
 

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
129	86	22	21	66.67

Captain: Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger who plays for Manchester United in England's Barclay's Premier League.

Qualified: Winners of Group D
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
6	3	1	11	4	7	21

Qualification Highest Scorer: Forward Thomas Müller who plays for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga scored 9 goals.

European Championship History: This is Germany's 12th appearance in the European Championships. They have won the tournament 3 times (1972, 1980, 1996).

European Championship 2012: Finished top of Group B with 3 victoies. Eliminated in the Semi-Finals by Italy 0-2.