Euro 2016 Group F By Aisling

Group F The countries in Group F is Portugal, Iceland, Austria and Hungary. The first match is on Tuesday the 14th of June. It is Austria against Hungary. The next match is also on Tuesday the 14th of June. It is Portugal against Iceland.

Portugal Portugal is a country in southern Europe. It boarders Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. In Portugal they speak Portuguese. The currency in Portugal is the Euro. The population of Potugal is 10.46 million. The flag of Portugal is red and green. The Portuguese coat of arms is pictured where the two colours meet. The green symbolizes hope for the future and the red symbolizes blood of the nation. The Portuguese coat of arms that has five small blue shields with white dots and a yellow shield with seven yellow castles is surrounded by yellow straps. The flag was first used in 1910.

Portugal Portugal's best player is Ronaldo. He plays number seven. Ronaldo is the second best player the world after Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo is his full name. Ronaldo plays with the club Real Madrid. Ronaldo playes for Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the Champions League 2016. Portugal’s goalkeeper is number 12 Rui Patricio number 7, Cristiano Ronaldo is an attacking midfielder, number 17 is Nani is an attacking midfielder, number 5 Fabio Coentra a defender. Portugal’s jersey is red. Their goalkeeper jersey is green.

Iceland The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik. The prime minster of Iceland is Sigurour Ingi Jóannsson. The population of Iceland is 323,002. Its currency is Icelandic króna. The highest peak on Iceland is the Hvannadalshnukur 2,110m high. Iceland was founded by the Vikings. The Scandinavians were the first to settle in Iceland. Later Iceland was ruled also by the Norwegians and the Danes. Iceland became independent from the Kingdom of Denmark in 1918 and is a republic since 1944. You could see some Puffins in Iceland. Puffins are black and white birds with large orange beaks. In Iceland the main dishes contain: lamb, seafood and dairy products.

Hungary Hungary is a country in Central Europe. The capital of Hungary is Budapest. The population is 9.897 million. The Prime minister of Hungary is Viktor Orbán Hungarys neighboring countries is Croatia, Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia. The currency of Hungary is Hungarian forint. In Hungary they speak Hungarian.

Facts about Hungary Hungary has won the 8th most Olympic medals of all participating countries. Hungary's men's water polo team is considered the best in the history of the sport with 15 Olympic medals (9 gold), and 10 World Championship medals (3 gold). The Hungarian football team has done very well, winning 3 Olympic titles in 1952, 1964, 1968, made it to two World Cup finals in 1938 and 1954, and came 3rd in the 1964 Euro's.

Austria Austria is a country in Central Europe. The capital is Veinna. Austria's neighbouring countries is Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia. The population of Austria is 8.474million. German is the official language in Austria. The currency of Austria is Euro.

Facts about Austria Soccer is a popular team sport in Austria, the national team came 4th in the 1934 World Cup Finals and 3rd in 1954. The country also co-hosted the 2008 European Championships with Switzerland. Austria has some of the highest standards of living in the world. In 2015 Austria hosted the Eurovision in Vienna.

Table All the group matches are played and this is the table Hungary has 5 points Iceland has 5 points Portugal has 3 points Austria has 1 point. Hungary, Iceland and Portugal are through to the last 16.

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