On Friday, the most anticipated event of the year started in France - the 2016 European Championship. From June 10 to the same day in July, football fans will enjoy the hottest battles from 10 cities in France. In addition, for the first time in the history of the tournament, 24 national teams will compete instead of 16. The most visited football portal in the country, EuroFootball.com, will help its visitors follow the hottest news from France until the end of the championship. Updated news will be provided every day. At 13:20 today, the second round of the group stage will begin. The first match at 16:00 will feature representatives of Group B, Russia and Slovakia, followed by matches from Group A. At 19:00, Romania will face Switzerland, and at 22:00, the tournament hosts France will try to surprise their audience with goals against Albania. Predicted starting line-ups: Russia: Akinfeev; Smolnikov, Ignashevich, V Berezutski, Schennikov; Neustädter, Glushakov; Shatov, Shirokov, Kokorin; Dzyuba. Slovakia: Kozačik; Pekarík, Škrtel, Durica, Hubočan; Hrošovsky; Mak, Kucka, Hamšik, Weiss; Nemec/Duda. Romania: Tătărușanu; Săpunaru, Chiricheș, Grigore, Raț; Pintilii, Hoban; Torje, Stanciu, Stancu; Keșerü. Switzerland: Sommer; Lichtsteiner, Schär, Djourou, Rodríguez; Behrami, Džemaili, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Seferović, Mehmedi. France: Lloris; Sagna, Rami, Koscielny, Evra; Kanté, Matuidi; Coman, Payet, Martial; Giroud. Albania: Berisha; Hysaj, Ajeri, Mavraj, Agolli; Kukeli, Xhaka; Roshi, Abrashi, Lenjani; Sadiku.
At 13:20, Slovenian referee Damir Skomina was immediately met with a conspiracy theory by Russian fans when assigned to referee the Russia-Slovakia match in Group B on Wednesday, as reported by lrytas.lt. FIFA referee Sergei Chusainov commented: "With Skomina, anything can happen. Let's hope he shows high moral qualities and does not succumb to pressure from authorities. I don't like Skomina's style of work. He gives in to calculations. For example, a game situation. It might seem obvious what's going on. No, Skomina starts calculating whose benefit to make a decision. Although a referee should be above all. But in modern football, it is very difficult to maintain neutrality."
At 13:20, the Portuguese national team failed to start their journey in the European Championship with a win yesterday. However, Portuguese fans should stay calm, as their gods have managed to advance from the group stage after a disappointing start since 2008.
