Euro 2016: The ultimate guide

In our country-by-country compilation we pick out the three star players from each team, profile the coaches looking to mastermind victory and ask one big question.

There's also killer knowledge from Jonathan Wilson, a predicted XI and a social media star from each country.

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We have also updated our Euro 2016 Power Rankings following the friendlies over the past two weeks.

For a full list of all the results for the teams competing in Euro 2016, visit UEFA's website.

Germany hold on to top spot despite a 3-1 home defeat to Slovakia, who are the biggest climbers in our chart, with Spain failing to depose them after losing 1-0 to Georgia this week.

[Euro 2016 Final Power Rankings: Germany in top spot, Portugal on the rise]

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Power rankings not your thing? How about a slightly different take on who the real Euro 2016 favourites are...

With this year’s tournament looking like the most open in generations, Ben Lyttleton looks at varying ways to pick a favourite based on different criteria.

[On Reflection: Who are the Euro 2016 favourites?]

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50-41: Introducing Renato Sanchez and co...

40-31: Marcus Rashford enters our countdown...

30-21: Dele Alli makes his entrance...

20-11: Meet the man who could derail England's Euro 2016 campaign.

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Fifty too much for you? How about five players who could take the whole tournament by storm? Nick Ames takes you through some potential breakthrough stars of the finals in France...

[5 potential breakthrough stars at Euro 2016: The next Hagi and a Pep target]

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As the tournament progresses we will have in-depth on-site content published daily. Here is a collection of some of our pre-tournament features.

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Germany's rise to the top of international football has been built on their much-vaunted academy revolution, writes Jonathan Wilson, but has it left them short in one key area?

Jonathan Wilson on Germany - The glitch in the system: Are Germany's Euro 2016 hopes compromised?

"This is a Germany with many potential weaknesses. But then there’s also a sense that they’ve been coasting since the World Cup, that once proper competition kicks in, they’ll rediscover their tenacity and the glitches that have characterised the past two years will melt away."

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Forget that shock defeat to Georgia, writes Pete Jenson, Spain are a formidable force and could win a third straight European Championship if a certain player fires.

Pete Jenson on Spain - Defence is Spain's biggest strength, but Morata holds key to glory

"Spain ought to conformably make the last four but maybe then they will need something more. Iniesta and Silva – both veterans of the 2008 win when the country's golden era began – may hold the key but perhaps it will be Morata who really needs to step forward."

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Jim White reports from the Wales camp, where an eye-catching haircut from Aaron Ramsey reveals something important about Chris Coleman's squad.

Jim White on Wales - The unusual unity inspiring Wales' Euro 2016 challenge

"Indeed, what is striking about the Welsh is not that Ramsey lords it, thinking of himself as somehow detached, a Premier League stalwart among Championship also-rans. It is that they come across as all in it together."

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Belgium have some of the best players at Euro 2016, writes Miguel Delaney, so why aren't they performing like it?

Miguel Delaney, on Belgium - Belgium's golden generation being held back by their own boss

"Wilmots has raised results to a certain level and Belgium will certainly be hard to beat. It’s just that they should find winning so much easier."

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Graham Ruthven explores the contrast between the high expectations of hosts France and the controversies threatening to end their campaign before it starts.

Graham Ruthven on France - France tearing themselves apart, even as country expects Euro 2016 glory

"The next month could feasibly witness an even greater disintegration than the one that marred their 2010 World Cup campaign, when a player insurrection ruined their chances in South Africa. Even in such a position of apparent strength, it shouldn’t be overlooked that France are always capable of beating France."

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Roy Hodgson is a man preoccupied with the bright future he foresees for England, writes Alex Hess, but he needs a productive present if he is to realise it.

Alex Hess on England - Hodgson's future visions now need grounding in the present

"The problem for Hodgson, which has so often been the problem for Hodgson over the years, is that the glorious future he loves to assure us of must be balanced against the need to achieve something – anything – in the present."

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Ireland's Euro 2012 campaign was the worst in the country's history, writes Ken Early, but Martin O'Neill has banished memories of Giovanni Trapattoni's reign.

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"Ireland’s mission for Euro 2016 is simple. We must do better than the last time. This should not be too difficult to achieve, since the last time, Ireland produced the worst statistical performance by any team in the history of the European Championships."

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Our videos will keep you up to date with all the latest from the Euros - you can keep up to date with our video hub here.

And last and certainly not least you can keep up to date with Eric Cantona musings on the tournament here.

Here is a snippet of what to expect.

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