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UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament

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UEFA’s team of technical observers has released the UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament, featuring four Portugal players, three from Germany and two each representing France and Wales. Antoine Griezmann has been named as the UEFA EURO 2016 Player of the Tournament.

UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament
UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament ©UEFA.com

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UEFA’s team of technical observers for UEFA EURO 2016 has today released the Team of the Tournament. It features four Portugal players, three from Germany and two each representing France and Wales. France forward Antoine Griezmann has been named as the UEFA EURO 2016 Player of the Tournament after finishing with six goals and two assists. Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches has been named as Young Player of the Tournament presented by SOCAR.

As a line-up for the UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament the technical observers have chosen a 1-4-2-3-1 formation, which has been the most used formation during the tournament.

UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament

Rui PATRÍCIO (Portugal)

Joshua KIMMICH (Germany)

Jérôme BOATENG (Germany)

PEPE (Portugal)

Raphaël GUERREIRO (Portugal)

Toni KROOS (Germany)

Joe ALLEN (Wales)

Antoine GRIEZMANN (France)

Aaron RAMSEY (Wales)

Dmitri PAYET (France)

Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal)

UEFA coaching ambassador and member of the technical observer panel, Sir Alex Ferguson, said: "After quite a bit of deliberation, the observers chose a team that features the best performing players from the best performing teams at UEFA EURO 2016. We have chosen dominant central defenders; full-backs who can defend and attack; deep lying midfielders who can control the game and dynamic, flexible and creative attackers, all of whom have the ability to create and score goals. We believe that the selected eleven represents the best of the competition."

UEFA chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu led the panel that selected the team and said: "Antoine Griezmann was a threat in every game he played. He works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and quality finishing. The technical observers were in unanimous agreement that he was the tournament’s outstanding player."

The technical observers have made their choices based on various criteria, which had been outlined before the tournament and which are detailed here. Two technical observers were present at every game and their reports will contribute to the UEFA EURO 2016 technical report, which will be released on UEFA.com in September.