It’s finally here! Euro 2016 starts tonight when hosts France face Romania in Paris. We’ll be taking you right through the evening with live updates, some stellar content from our website to whet your appetite, and pictures and reaction from the opening ceremony. Then, of course, the match itself…
Euro 2024 / Group Stage
Stade de France / 10.06.2016
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Updated 10/06/2016 at 21:05 GMT
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That really was a fantastic chance at the far post for Bogdan Stanciu and he should have buried it. Fine save, though.
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SAVE! And it’s a fantastic reaction save from Lloris to deny Stanciu from Romania’s first corner and the subsequent header is over the bar.
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Snapshot from ranger from Pintilii doesn’t trouble Lloris and curves wide.
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No room for Anthony Martial in this attack and Romania have proven stubborn in defence during qualifying. No easy opening match, this.
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KICK-OFF! It’s finally here as referee Viktor Kassai blows the whistle to get this tournament underway. No pressure, France…
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At last the national anthems are underway. Kick-off coming right up.
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FIVE MINUTES TO KICK-OFF! Will they start on time? National anthems still to come.
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Surely this will take a while to clear...
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Well they’d better get on with it…
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It’s coming right up! No hour long extravaganza, as with the Olympic Games. A couple of fireworks from a milk bottle and we’re off.
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Surely only after watching the opener, Harry...
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