UEFA Euro 2016 Map

This map shows how far each team went in the UEFA European Championship of 2016, which was held in France. Colours separate teams eliminated in the group stage, the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the finalists and champion.

The tournament ran from 10 June to 10 July 2016 and was the first to feature 24 teams instead of 16. Portugal beat France 1 to 0 after extra time in the final, at the Stade de France in Paris.

A bigger tournament

The expansion to 24 teams meant the best third-placed teams in the six groups could also qualify for the knockout round. Several smaller nations benefited. Iceland, at its first major tournament, reached the quarter-finals, where it lost to France, and Wales reached the semi-finals, where it lost to Portugal.

The map makes this visible. A country that appears in the same colour as larger football nations shows how competitive the new format could be.

Reading a tournament map

A map of results turns a knockout bracket into geography. It makes it easy to see which regions of Europe were strong, in this case western Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, and which countries failed to qualify for the finals.

Matches and venues

The tournament used ten stadiums in ten French cities: Paris (Parc des Princes), Saint-Denis, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Nice, Saint-Étienne, Toulouse and Lens. Portugal won no group matches, drawing all three, but reached the final by beating Croatia, Poland and Wales. Antoine Griezmann of France was the top scorer with six goals. A map of results helps to show how a team's path can be very different from its group-stage form.

Key facts

Questions about this map

Who won Euro 2016?

Portugal.

How many teams played?

Twenty-four, the first time the tournament had that many.

Where was the final?

At the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris.