Football is one of the favorite sports of millions of people. For many sports fans, it is the major football tournaments that are most eagerly awaited. These competitions include the European Football Championships.
The football championship of the Old World, otherwise called the European Championship (Euro), is one of the largest football tournaments among national teams. For several decades, the European championships among football teams have been held every four years (as well as the world championships). This causes a special expectation of the world sports community, football players and fans of the start of the main European competition of the most widespread ball game.
The next European football championship among the first national teams is scheduled for the summer of 2016. The tournament will take place in several cities of France, where everything is already almost one hundred percent ready for the start of the football championship. For the first time in the history of Euro, 24 national teams will take part in the competition. This is the largest number of participants in the main tournament of the Old World in the history of European football. Games are scheduled from June 10th to July 10th.
All matches of the qualifying stage for Euro 2016 have already ended. All 24 teams have been determined, which will fight for such a prestigious title. The entire football world, fans around the world, including Russian football fans, are now waiting for the main thing - the results of the draw for the final stage of Euro 2016.
The European Football Federation (UEFA) has scheduled the start of the draw for the final stage of Euro 2016 on 12 December 2015. This procedure, which is so important for Russian footballers, will take place in the capital of the host country. At 19-00 Moscow time in Paris, the top officials of UEFA will seed 24 national teams in six baskets of four teams. It is not yet known exactly which of the channels will broadcast the Euro 2016 draw, but Russian fans hope to be able to see the procedure live.