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Portugal has won the 2016 UEFA European football championship

Portugal on 10 July 2016 lifted the Euro 2016 football championship. In the final clash played at Saint-Denis in Paris, Portugal defeated France 1-0.
•    Substitute Eder scored in extra-time to give Portugal a win at their first major international title despite losing captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to injury.
•    Eder scored the goal with 11 minutes of extra time left to stun France after the host team had dominated the match.
•    Ronaldo, Portugal's all-time leading scorer went down after a heavy tackle from Dimitri Payet in the eighth minute but played on before being replaced in the 25th minute.
•    This was France's first tournament defeat on home soil in 19 games, since 1960 third-place play-off.
•    Man of the Match: Pepe (Portugal)
•    Young Player of the Tournament: Renato Sanches

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