When is UEFA Euro 2016 Squads All Teams Announcement Date

One of the biggest competitions in the world of football after the FIFA World Cup is the UEFA European Championship. It is also called as The Euros. This is basically the continental championship for the nations in Europe which is managed on an international platform. The Euros are held every four-year just like the World Cup tournaments. This competition was founded in 1960 and is still running strong.

Germany and Spain have won this title three times. There are other teams such as France which has won the Euros twice. The global audience for this tournament is immense. It is tagged as the second most watched footballing event with a viewer population of around 300 million! The defending champion of the UEFA Euro Championship 2012 is Spain which defeated Italy 4-0 in the finals. The Euro 2016 would be held in France and there would be 24 teams which would be competing for the prestigious title.

Squad Submission:

The UEFA EURO 2016 would kick-off on 10th June 2016 with the first game between France and Romania. The basic criteria before the start of the tournament are to submit the squad list to the management. Every participating team needs to offer their 23-man squad 10 days before the first game of the competition. Proper guidelines have been stated for the qualifying European teams for this year’s Euro Championship that the final date to produce their official squad is 1st June 2016. There are strict rules which state that every squad must contain at least 3 goal-keepers. Some of the key rules and regulations regarding the announcements are as follows:

Squad Announcement Deadline: Monday, 1 June 2016
Number of players in the squad: 23
Number of goalkeepers to be named in the squad: At least 3
Outfield player: 20
Shirt Numbers: Players can pick numbers from 1 to 23
Starting Xi submission date & time before kickoff: Both participating teams must submit starting XI 75 minutes before kickoff
Substitute Bench: All 12 players who are not named in starting Xi can be on the bench and any three can be used as sub

Some of the dominant teams in the UEFA Euro 2016 are Germany, France, Spain and Italy. The defending champions would enter the competition with their goalkeeper captain Iker Casillas. The team hasn’t performed well in the past international encounters and would be aiming to utilise this competition to regain their lost form. There are strong chances for Germany to win this title. The squad consists of star players who are mostly spread across the German Bundesliga. They have shown consistency along with fierce attacking nature. This would help the squad reach further in

The squad consists of star players who are mostly spread across the German Bundesliga. They have shown consistency along with fierce attacking nature. This would help the squad reach further in the Euros. There are several teams like Belgium, Portugal and Sweden which might be rated as the underdogs but might stun their opponents at any point in the game.

The final squads are yet to be revealed but all the 24 teams have highlighted the name of their captains and head coaches.