CNN Site Map for Section Football (Galleries) for June - 2016
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- 2016-06-30Portuguese players celebrate Thursday, June 30, after they defeated Poland to advance to the semifinals of Euro 2016. The match in Marseille, France, ended 1-1 after extra time.
- 2016-06-30An Iceland fan cheers on the national soccer team before its 2-1 win over England in Euro 2016. See more fan photos -- one from each team in the tournament.
- 2016-06-30Iceland takes on France in Paris on Sunday after recording a stunning 2-1 win over England to reach the quarterfinals in its very first major international tournament.
- 2016-06-27Wayne Rooney walks over to console his teammates -- from left, Gary Cahill, Joe Hart and Dele Alli -- after England were upset 2-1 by Iceland on Monday, June 27. Iceland will play France in the tournament's quarterfinals. England has been eliminated.
- 2016-06-27Chile's players celebrate after defeating Argentina in the penalty shoot-out and winning the Copa America Centenario final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday, June 26.
- 2016-06-26Belgian forward Eden Hazard, center, celebrates with supporters after Belgium's 4-0 victory over Hungary, at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, France on Sunday, June 26.
- 2016-06-25Eduardo jumps to his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal celebrates their 1-0 win over Croatia on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens, France.
- 2016-06-22Ireland's Robbie Brady heads in a late second-half goal to defeat Italy on Wednesday, June 22. The 1-0 result clinched a spot for the Irish in the knockout stage of Euro 2016. Italy had already won the group.
- 2016-06-22Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scores a free-kick goal against the United States on Tuesday, June 21. Messi also had a couple of assists in the match, which Argentina won 4-0 to clinch a spot in the Copa America final.
- 2016-06-21Croatia's Ivan Perisic takes off his shirt to celebrate his match-winning goal against Spain on Tuesday, June 21. He also assisted a goal in Croatia's 2-1 comeback victory. Croatia topped Group D and awaits its next opponent in the round of 16.
- 2016-06-20Welsh superstar Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring the third goal in the 3-0 rout of Russia on Monday, June 20. With the victory and England's 0-0 draw with Slovakia, Wales clinched first place in Group B.
- 2016-06-20Clint Dempsey -- who has scored 52 goals in 129 caps for the U.S. team -- is one of the country's most celebrated players. He turned pro at 20 after playing college soccer -- an advanced age compared to his European peers.
- 2016-06-20Granit Xhaka of Switzerland shows his ripped PUMA shirt during the Euro 2016 Group A match between Switzerland and France in Lille on Sunday.
- 2016-06-19 Adil Rami of France attempts an overhead kick while Admir Mehmedi of Switzerland tries to block during their match at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday in Lille, France. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
- 2016-06-18Hungary players celebrate after the full time whistle of their 1-1 draw against Iceland at Stade Velodrome on Saturday, June 18 in Marseille, France.
- 2016-06-17Spanish players celebrate after Alvaro Morata's second goal gave them a 3-0 lead over Turkey on Friday, June 17. Spain cruised to victory and clinched a spot in the tournament's knockout stage.
- 2016-06-17France's national stadium hosted the tournament's June 10 opening game, and will stage the July 10 final after four group matches, a last-16 tie and a quarterfinal.
- 2016-06-16German defender Jonas Hector heads the ball near Poland's Lukasz Piszczek during a goalless draw at Euro 2016.
- 2016-06-15French players celebrate Antoine Griezmann's goal against Albania on Wednesday, June 15. The goal came in the 90th minute and broke a scoreless tie in Marseille, France. Dmitri Payet added another goal in stoppage time as France prevailed 2-0.
- 2016-06-15Fans watch a Euro 2016 match on a giant screen in Lens, France, on Saturday, June 11. The small city -- population 34,190 -- is expecting 50,000 fans for the England-Wales match on Thursday, and authorities are bolstering security in light of the influx a
- 2016-06-14Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during Portugal's 1-1 draw against Iceland. He labeled his opponents as having "small mentalities" after the tiny islanders held on for a draw in its first match at a major international tournament.
- 2016-06-13Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon reacts during his team's 2-0 victory over Belgium on Monday, June 13. Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle scored the goals.
- 2016-06-12Germany's Shkodran Mustafi heads in the opening goal against Ukraine during a Euro 2016 match in Lille, France, on Sunday, June 12. Bastian Schweinsteiger added a late goal to cap off a 2-0 victory.
- 2016-06-11Russian supporters light fireworks after a Euro 2016 match between England and Russia ended in a 1-1 tie, at Stade Velodrome on Saturday, June 11, in Marseille, France.
- 2016-06-10Dimitri Payet, right, celebrates his spectacular goal that gave France a 2-1 victory over Romania in the opening match of Euro 2016. The match was played in the Stade de France just north of Paris.
- 2016-06-10He's one of the most expensive teenagers in history after opting to join German champion Bayern for an initial fee of €35 million ($40 million) on a five-year deal.
One of Europe's hottest prospects, the dreadlocked 18-year-old can tackle, shoo
- 2016-06-08Mamadou Sakho was handed a 30-day suspension last season after returnning a positive sample for a fat burner. Sakho's defence was that he accepted that the fat burner -- higenamine -- was in his system but insisted it had not been an anti-doping viol
- 2016-06-07Unlike some football academies, the focus at Diambars is on studies before soccer.
- 2016-06-06Entering Euro 2016 with team comprised of a population of just 330,000, Iceland became the smallest country to ever qualify for a major tournament.