A LOOK AT THE TEAMS QUALOFIED FOR EURO 2016 PART 3
Today we present the final list of teams qualified for euro 2016, in no particular order:
Austria
How they qualified: Group G winners. Having qualified as hosts in 2008, Austria made it through qualifying for the first time with a superb unbeaten run, winning nine games and drawing one.
Euro pedigree: Group stages in 2008.
Who's the boss? Marcel Koller, 54. Spent his entire playing career as a midfielder with Grasshoppers Zurich and played at Euro 1996 for Switzerland.
Top scorer
FC Basel's gangly striker Marc Janko scored seven goals
Romania
How they qualified: Group F runners-up. With a record of won five, drawn five and just two goals conceded, you can see where Romania's strengths lie. They drew three consecutive games 0-0 in the group and finished unbeaten. Their steady accumulation of points saw them finish five points ahead of Hungary.
Euro pedigree: Quarter-finals in 2000.
Who's the boss? Anghel Iordanescu, 65. The former Romania international had an excellent pedigree. Having won two league titles with Steaua Bucharest as a player, he went on to lead the team to a further four domestic titles as boss.
Top scorer
Paul Papp, Constantin Budescu and Bogdan Stancu scored two goals in qualifying
Italy
How they qualified: Group H winners. The Italians were untroubled in an easy group containing the likes of Azerbaijan and Malta, making it through without losing a game.
Euro pedigree: Winners in 1968.
Who's the boss? Antonio Conte, 46. Led Juventus to three Serie A titles before taking the national job after Italy's group failure at last summer's World Cup. As a player he was part of the squads for the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2000 but won just 20 caps.
Top scorer
Southampton striker Graziano Pelle led the way in qualifying with three goals
Portugal
How they qualified: Group I winners. Portugal were in a group of five and having lost their opener against Albania, then won seven straight games to progress.
Euro pedigree: Semi-finals in 1984, 2000 and 2012, final in 2004.
Who's the boss? After ending his playing career at the age of 21, Fernando Santos worked as an electrician before taking up coaching. Took the Greek national side to the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. The 60-year-old took charge of Portugal when Paulo Bento quit after a shock defeat against Albania in September 2014.
Top scorer
Cristiano Ronaldo, who else? The Real Madrid man scored five goals
Albania
How they qualified: Group I runners-up. Albania pipped Denmark to take the second automatic qualifying spot and reach a major tournament for the first time in their history.
Euro pedigree: Debutants.
Who's the boss? Gianni De Biasi, 59. The Italian is a journeyman manager who took charge of the Albanians in 2011.
Top scorer
Seven players were on the scoresheet for Albania during qualifying - although one was an own goal
How they qualified: Group G winners. Having qualified as hosts in 2008, Austria made it through qualifying for the first time with a superb unbeaten run, winning nine games and drawing one.
Euro pedigree: Group stages in 2008.
Who's the boss? Marcel Koller, 54. Spent his entire playing career as a midfielder with Grasshoppers Zurich and played at Euro 1996 for Switzerland.
Top scorer
FC Basel's gangly striker Marc Janko scored seven goals
How they qualified: Group F runners-up. With a record of won five, drawn five and just two goals conceded, you can see where Romania's strengths lie. They drew three consecutive games 0-0 in the group and finished unbeaten. Their steady accumulation of points saw them finish five points ahead of Hungary.
Euro pedigree: Quarter-finals in 2000.
Who's the boss? Anghel Iordanescu, 65. The former Romania international had an excellent pedigree. Having won two league titles with Steaua Bucharest as a player, he went on to lead the team to a further four domestic titles as boss.
Top scorer
Paul Papp, Constantin Budescu and Bogdan Stancu scored two goals in qualifying
How they qualified: Group H winners. The Italians were untroubled in an easy group containing the likes of Azerbaijan and Malta, making it through without losing a game.
Euro pedigree: Winners in 1968.
Who's the boss? Antonio Conte, 46. Led Juventus to three Serie A titles before taking the national job after Italy's group failure at last summer's World Cup. As a player he was part of the squads for the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2000 but won just 20 caps.
Top scorer
Southampton striker Graziano Pelle led the way in qualifying with three goals
How they qualified: Group I winners. Portugal were in a group of five and having lost their opener against Albania, then won seven straight games to progress.
Euro pedigree: Semi-finals in 1984, 2000 and 2012, final in 2004.
Who's the boss? After ending his playing career at the age of 21, Fernando Santos worked as an electrician before taking up coaching. Took the Greek national side to the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. The 60-year-old took charge of Portugal when Paulo Bento quit after a shock defeat against Albania in September 2014.
Top scorer
Cristiano Ronaldo, who else? The Real Madrid man scored five goals
How they qualified: Group I runners-up. Albania pipped Denmark to take the second automatic qualifying spot and reach a major tournament for the first time in their history.
Euro pedigree: Debutants.
Who's the boss? Gianni De Biasi, 59. The Italian is a journeyman manager who took charge of the Albanians in 2011.
Top scorer
Seven players were on the scoresheet for Albania during qualifying - although one was an own goal
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