GROUP E Belgium National Anthem Brabançonne O dierbaar België, O heilig land der Vaad’ren, Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd. Aanvaard ons kracht en bloed van ons ad’ren, Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd. Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken; Wees immer uzelf en ongeknecht, Het woord getrouw, dat g’ onbevreesd moogt spreken, Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! Het woord getrouw, dat g’ onbevreesd moogt spreken, Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! Capital: Brussels Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! The Belgian Population: 11,190,845 motorway system Currency: Euro is the only man- O dear Belgium, O holy land of our fathers - Area: 30,528km2 made structure visible from the Our soul and our hearts are devoted to Highest Peak: Signal de Botrange (694 metres) moon at night, due you! Accept our strength and the blood in Longest River: Scheldt (200km) to the lights all our veins, along the motorway Be our goal, in work and struggle. network. Prosper, O land, in unbreakable unity; Always be yourself and serve no other, Belgium has Faithful to the word that you may speak boldly, Did you three offcial languages: For King, for Freedom and for Law! Dutch, German and French. Faithful to the word that you may speak Flemish and English boldly, know? For King, for Freedom and for Law! are also widely spoken For King, for Freedom and for Law! Belgium is world-famous throughout Belgium. For King, for Freedom and for Law! for chocolate. Today, Belgium is the world’s number one exporter of chocolate, with The world’s main diamond 220,000 tonnes of chocolate produced center and second largest petrochemical center is in per year and shops in Brussels international Belgium. Almost 90% of raw diamonds in the world airport are said to sell the most chocolate are negotiated, polished, and distributed in Antwerp, in the world. Belgium. 38 Belgian GROUP E football crest CURRENT SQUAD Simon Mignolet Liverpool FC Belgian Thibaut Courtois Chelsea FC Jean-François Gillet KV Mechelen football Toby Alderweireld Tottenham Hotspur FC Belgian Nicolas Lombaerts Zenit Saint Petersburg FC football Jan Vertonghen Tottenham Hotspur FC team facts jersey Thomas Meunier Club Brugge KV Jason Denayer Galatasaray S.K. Nickname: Les Diables Rouges Vincent Kompany Manchester City FC Captain: Vincent Kompany (right) Thomas Vermaelen Barcelona FC Legend: Enzo Scifo Steven Defour R.S.C. Anderlecht Manager: Marc Wilmots Axel Witsel Zenit Saint Petersburg FC National Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City FC Eden Hazard Chelsea FC Kit Manufacturer: Adidas Marouane Fellaini Manchester United FC Most Appearances: Jan Ceulemans (96 caps) Yannick Ferreira Atlético Madrid Most Goals: Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst (30 goals) Carrasco Radja Nainggolan AS Roma Euro Record: Runners-Up (1980) Mousa Dembélé Tottenham Hotspur FC FIFA Ranking: 2 First International: v France (Drew 3-3, 01/05/1904) Romelu Lukaku Everton FC Kevin Mirallas Everton FC Largest Victory: v San Marino (Won 10-1, 28/02/2001) Christian Benteke Liverpool FC Famous Result: v Spain (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-4 on Pens], 22/06/1986) Michy Batshuayi Olympique de Marseille Brussels is not only the capital of Belgium, but also the capital of European Union (EU) and houses the headquarter of NATO. 39 GROUP E Republic of Ireland National Anthem Amhrán na bhFiann Sinne Fianna Fáil, atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn, Buíon dár slua thar toinn do ráinig chugainn, Faoi mhóid bheith saor Seantír ár sinsear feasta, Ní fhágfar faoin tíorán ná faoin tráill. Anocht a théam sa bhearna baoil, Le gean ar Ghaeil, chun báis nó saoil, Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar, Seo libh canaídh amhrán na bhfiann Ireland was Soldiers are we, Capital: Dublin one of the initial 12 whose lives are pledged to Ireland, Population: 4,635,400 European Union Some have come nations that began Currency: Euro from a land beyond the wave, using the euro currency Sworn to be free, Area: 70,273km2 in 2002. no more our ancient sireland, Highest Peak: Carrauntoohil (1,038 metres) Shall shelter the despot or the slave. Tonight we man the “bearna baoil”, Longest River: River Shannon (360km) Ireland’s 15 In Erin’s cause, come woe or weal, principal railway ’Mid cannon’s roar and rifles’ peal, stations are named We’ll chant a soldier’s song after the leaders of Did you the 1916 uprising. know? The famine that The Newgrange Halloween was passage tomb in County Meath was occurred in Ireland in 1845– derived from constructed around 3200 BC, making it 1849 when the potato crops failed an Irish festival more than 600 years older than the Giza in successive years due to potato called Samhain. Pyramids in Egypt, and 1,000 years older blight. Over a million men, women than Stonehenge. and children in Ireland died during the famine40 and another million fled the country. GROUP E Irish football crest CURRENT SQUAD Shay Given Stoke City FC Irish Darren Randolph West Ham United FC David Forde Millwall FC Keiren Westwood Sheffield Wednesday FC football Seamus Coleman Everton FC Cyrus Christie Derby County FC Irish Richard Keogh Derby County FC football Paul McShane Reading FC team facts jersey Ciaran Clark Aston Villa FC John O’Shea Sunderland FC Nickname: The Boys In Green Marc Wilson Stoke City FC Shane Duffy Blackburn Rovers FC Captain: Robbie Keane (right) Alex Pearce Bristol City FC Stephen Ward Burnley FC Legend: Roy Keane Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers Manager: Martin O’Neill Robbie Brady Norwich City FC National Stadium: Aviva Stadium (51,700) Aiden McGeady Sheffield Wednesday FC James McClean West Bromwich Albion Kit Manufacturer: UMBRO Glenn Whelan Stoke City FC Most Appearances: Robbie Keane (143 caps) James McCarthy Everton FC Darron Gibson Everton FC Most Goals: Robbie Keane (67 goals) Harry Arter AFC Bournemouth Eunan O’Kane AFC Bournemouth Euro Record: Group Stage (1988, 2012) Stephen Quinn Reading FC FIFA Ranking: 31 David Meyler Hull City FC Jeff Hendrick Derb County FC First International: v Bulgaria (Won 1-0, 28/05/1924) Anthony Pilkington Cardiff City FC Largest Victory: v Malta (Won 8-0 16/11/1983) Wes Hoolahan Norwich City FC Jonathan Walters Stoke City FC Famous Result: v Romania (Drew 0-0 [Won 5-4 on Pens] 25/06/1990) Stephen Gleeson Birmingham City FC Jonathan Hayes Aberdeen FC Robbie Keane LA Galaxy FC Shane Long Southampton FC Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town FC Kevin Doyle Colorado Rapids David McGoldrick Ipswich Town FC Simon Cox Reading FC 41 GROUP E Italy National Anthem Inno di Mameli Fratelli d’Italia, l’Italia s’è desta, dell’elmo di Scipio s’è cinta la testa. Dov’è la Vittoria? Le porga la chioma, ché schiava di Roma Iddio la creò. Italian cuisine is popular around (Repeat) the world. Pizza, spaghetti bolognese Stringiamci a coorte, and lasagne all come siam pronti alla morte. Capital: Rome from Italy. Siam pronti alla morte, l’Italia chiamò. Population: 60,795,612 Stringiamci a coorte, Currency: Euro siam pronti alla morte. Siam pronti alla morte, Area: 301,338km2 l’Italia chiamò! Sì! Highest Peak: Monte Bianco (4,810 metres) Longest River: Po River (652km) Brothers of Italy, Italy has woken, Bound Scipio’s helmet Vatican City Upon her head. Did you and San Marino Where is Victory? are very small Let her bow down, independent states For God created her know? located inside Italy. Slave of Rome. (Repeat) Mount Vesuvius is Let us join in a cohort, a volcano in Southern Italy and in We are ready to die. 79AD it erupted destroying the towns The Colosseum We are ready to die, of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii Italy has called. in Rome is the largest Let us join in a cohort, is now a major tourist attraction and ancient building dedicated to We are ready to die. it attracts more than 2 million visitors entertainment. We are ready to die, every year. Italy has called! Yes! 42 GROUP E Italian football crest CURRENT SQUAD Gianluigi Buffon Juventus FC Italian Salvatore Sirigu Paris Saint-Germain FC Mattia Perin Genoa C.F.C. football Italian Mattia De Sciglio A.C. Milan football Giorgio Chiellini Juventus FC jersey Matteo Darmian Manchester United FC team facts Davide Astori ACF Fiorentina Luca Antonelli A.C. Milan Nickname: Azzuri Andrea Barzagli Juventus FC Captain: Gianluigi Buffon Italy have Leonardo Bonucci Juventus FC won the European Lorenzo De Silvestri U.C. Sampdoria Legend: Paolo Maldini Championships Manager: Antonio Conte once before - in Antonio Candreva SS Lazio 1968. National Stadium: No Permanent Stadium Claudio Marchisio Juventus FC Alessio Cerci A.C. Milan Kit Manufacturer: PUMA Stephan El Shaarawy AS Roma Most Appearances: Gianluigi Buffon (156 caps) Marco Parolo Lazio Most Goals: Luigi Riva (35 goals) Riccardo Montolivo A.C. Milan Emanuele Giaccherini Bologna FC 1909 Euro Record: Champions (1968) Alessandro Florenzi AS Roma FIFA Ranking: 15 First International: v France (Won 6-2, 15/05/1910) Simone Zaza Juventus FC Graziano Pellè Southampton FC Largest Victory: v France (Won 9-4, 17/01/1920) Éder FC Internazionale Famous Result: v France (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-3 on Pens] 09/07/2006) Manolo Gabbiadini SSC Napoli 43 GROUP E Sweden National Anthem Du gamla, Du fria Du gamla, Du fria, Du fjällhöga nord Du tysta, Du glädjerika sköna! Jag hälsar Dig, vänaste land uppå jord, Din sol, Din himmel, Dina ängder gröna. Du tronar på minnen från fornstora dar, då ärat Ditt namn flög över jorden. Jag vet att Du är och Du blir vad Du var. Ja, jag vill leva, jag vill dö i Norden.