Thursday, June 23, 2016

Euro 2016 so far: Minnows impress, goals dearth, fans' shame (The Associated Press)

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo goes for the ball during the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Hungary and Portugal at the Grand Stade in Decines-?Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

With the European Championship group stage over, UEFA proudly flagged up a statistic on Thursday: no team won all three games. The lack of walkovers and dead-rubber group games provides some vindication for UEFA after eight teams were added to make its showpiece a 24-team event. Part of the joy of the expanded European Championship was the appearance of five new teams.


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