GROUP E National Anthem Did you know?

GROUP E
Belgium
National
Anthem
Brabançonne
Capital:
Population:
Currency:
Area:
Highest Peak:
Longest River:
Brussels
11,190,845
Euro
30,528km2
Signal de Botrange (694 metres)
Scheldt (200km)
Did you
know?
Belgium is world-famous
for chocolate. Today, Belgium is the world’s
number one exporter of chocolate, with
220,000 tonnes of chocolate produced
per year and shops in Brussels international
airport are said to sell the most chocolate
in the world.
The Belgian
motorway system
is the only manmade structure
visible from the
moon at night, due
to the lights all
along the motorway
network.
Belgium has
three offcial languages:
Dutch, German and French.
Flemish and English
are also widely spoken
throughout Belgium.
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!
Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!
O dear Belgium, O holy land of our
fathers Our soul and our hearts are devoted to
you!
Accept our strength and the blood in
our veins,
Be our goal, in work and struggle.
Prosper, O land, in unbreakable unity;
Always be yourself and serve no other,
Faithful to the word that you may speak
boldly,
For King, for Freedom and for Law!
Faithful to the word that you may speak
boldly,
For King, for Freedom and for Law!
For King, for Freedom and for Law!
For King, for Freedom and for Law!
The world’s main diamond
center and second largest petrochemical center is in
Belgium. Almost 90% of raw diamonds in the world
are negotiated, polished, and distributed in Antwerp,
Belgium.
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Belgian
football
team facts
Nickname:
Captain:
Legend:
Manager:
National Stadium:
Kit Manufacturer:
Most Appearances:
Most Goals:
Euro Record:
FIFA Ranking:
First International:
Largest Victory:
Famous Result:
Belgian
football
crest
GROUP E
CURRENT SQUAD
Simon Mignolet
Liverpool FC
Thibaut Courtois
Chelsea FC
Jean-François Gillet KV Mechelen
Belgian
football
jersey
Les Diables Rouges
Vincent Kompany (right)
Enzo Scifo
Marc Wilmots
King Baudouin Stadium
Adidas
Jan Ceulemans (96 caps)
Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst (30 goals)
Runners-Up (1980)
2
v France (Drew 3-3, 01/05/1904)
v San Marino (Won 10-1, 28/02/2001)
v Spain (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-4 on Pens], 22/06/1986)
Toby Alderweireld
Nicolas Lombaerts
Jan Vertonghen
Thomas Meunier
Jason Denayer
Vincent Kompany
Thomas Vermaelen
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Zenit Saint Petersburg FC
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Club Brugge KV
Galatasaray S.K.
Manchester City FC
Barcelona FC
Steven Defour
Axel Witsel
Kevin De Bruyne
Eden Hazard
Marouane Fellaini
Yannick Ferreira
Carrasco
Radja Nainggolan
Mousa Dembélé
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Zenit Saint Petersburg FC
Manchester City FC
Chelsea FC
Manchester United FC
Atlético Madrid
Romelu Lukaku
Kevin Mirallas
Christian Benteke
Michy Batshuayi
Everton FC
Everton FC
Liverpool FC
Olympique de Marseille
AS Roma
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Brussels is not on
ly
the capital of Belgi
um
but also the capita ,
l
of European Unio
n
(EU) and houses th
e
headquarter of NA
TO.
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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
Capital:
Population:
Currency:
Area:
Highest Peak:
Longest River:
Dublin
4,635,400
Euro
70,273km2
Carrauntoohil (1,038 metres)
River Shannon (360km)
Did you
know?
The Newgrange
passage tomb in County Meath was
constructed around 3200 BC, making it
more than 600 years older than the Giza
Pyramids in Egypt, and 1,000 years older
than Stonehenge.
Ireland was
one of the initial 12
European Union
nations that began
using the euro currency
in 2002.
Ireland’s 15
principal railway
stations are named
after the leaders of
the 1916 uprising. Soldiers are we,
whose lives are pledged to Ireland,
Some have come
from a land beyond the wave,
Sworn to be free,
no more our ancient sireland,
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the “bearna baoil”,
In Erin’s cause, come woe or weal,
’Mid cannon’s roar and rifles’ peal,
We’ll chant a soldier’s song
The famine that
occurred in Ireland in 1845–
1849 when the potato crops failed
in successive years due to potato
blight. Over a million men, women
and children in Ireland died during the
famine
40and another million fled
the country.
Halloween was
derived from
an Irish festival
called Samhain.
Irish
football
team facts
Nickname:
Captain:
Legend:
Manager:
National Stadium:
Kit Manufacturer:
Most Appearances:
Most Goals:
Euro Record:
FIFA Ranking:
First International:
Largest Victory:
Famous Result:
Irish
football
crest
Irish
football
jersey
The Boys In Green
Robbie Keane (right)
Roy Keane
Martin O’Neill
Aviva Stadium (51,700)
UMBRO
Robbie Keane (143 caps)
Robbie Keane (67 goals)
Group Stage (1988, 2012)
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v Bulgaria (Won 1-0, 28/05/1924)
v Malta (Won 8-0 16/11/1983)
v Romania (Drew 0-0 [Won 5-4 on Pens] 25/06/1990)
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GROUP E
CURRENT SQUAD
Shay Given
Darren Randolph
David Forde
Keiren Westwood
Stoke City FC
West Ham United FC
Millwall FC
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Seamus Coleman
Cyrus Christie
Richard Keogh
Paul McShane
Ciaran Clark
John O’Shea
Marc Wilson
Shane Duffy
Alex Pearce
Stephen Ward
Matt Doherty
Everton FC
Derby County FC
Derby County FC
Reading FC
Aston Villa FC
Sunderland FC
Stoke City FC
Blackburn Rovers FC
Bristol City FC
Burnley FC
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Robbie Brady
Aiden McGeady
James McClean
Glenn Whelan
James McCarthy
Darron Gibson
Harry Arter
Eunan O’Kane
Stephen Quinn
David Meyler
Jeff Hendrick
Anthony Pilkington
Wes Hoolahan
Jonathan Walters
Stephen Gleeson
Jonathan Hayes
Norwich City FC
Sheffield Wednesday FC
West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City FC
Everton FC
Everton FC
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth
Reading FC
Hull City FC
Derb County FC
Cardiff City FC
Norwich City FC
Stoke City FC
Birmingham City FC
Aberdeen FC
Robbie Keane
Shane Long
Daryl Murphy
Kevin Doyle
David McGoldrick
Simon Cox
LA Galaxy FC
Southampton FC
Ipswich Town FC
Colorado Rapids
Ipswich Town FC
Reading FC
GROUP E
Italy
National
Anthem
Inno di Mameli
Capital:
Population:
Currency:
Area:
Highest Peak:
Longest River:
Italian cu isine is
popular around
the world. Pizza,
spaghetti bolognes
e
and lasagne all co
me
from Italy.
Rome
60,795,612
Euro
301,338km2
Monte Bianco (4,810 metres)
Po River (652km)
Did you
know?
Mount Vesuvius is
a volcano in Southern Italy and in
79AD it erupted destroying the towns
of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii
is now a major tourist attraction and
it attracts more than 2 million visitors
every year.
Vatican City
and San Marino
are very small
independent states
located inside Italy.
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.
(Repeat)
Stringiamci a coorte,
siam pronti alla morte.
Siam pronti alla morte,
l’Italia chiamò.
Stringiamci a coorte,
siam pronti alla morte.
Siam pronti alla morte,
l’Italia chiamò! Sì!
Brothers of Italy,
Italy has woken,
Bound Scipio’s helmet
Upon her head.
Where is Victory?
Let her bow down,
For God created her
Slave of Rome.
(Repeat)
The Colosseum
in Rome is the largest
ancient building dedicated to
entertainment.
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Let us join in a cohort,
We are ready to die.
We are ready to die,
Italy has called.
Let us join in a cohort,
We are ready to die.
We are ready to die,
Italy has called! Yes!
Italian
football
team facts
Nickname:
Captain:
Legend:
Manager:
National Stadium:
Kit Manufacturer:
Most Appearances:
Most Goals:
Euro Record:
FIFA Ranking:
First International:
Largest Victory:
Famous Result:
Italian
football
crest
Italian
football
jersey
Azzuri
Italy have n
Gianluigi Buffon
uropea
won the E h ips
s
io
Paolo Maldini
p
Cham n - in
re
fo
e
b
e
onc
Antonio Conte
1968.
No Permanent Stadium
PUMA
Gianluigi Buffon (156 caps)
Luigi Riva (35 goals)
Champions (1968)
15
v France (Won 6-2, 15/05/1910)
v France (Won 9-4, 17/01/1920)
v France (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-3 on Pens] 09/07/2006)
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GROUP E
CURRENT SQUAD
Gianluigi Buffon
Salvatore Sirigu
Mattia Perin
Juventus FC
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Genoa C.F.C.
Mattia De Sciglio
Giorgio Chiellini
Matteo Darmian
Davide Astori
Luca Antonelli
Andrea Barzagli
Leonardo Bonucci
Lorenzo De Silvestri
A.C. Milan
Juventus FC
Manchester United FC
ACF Fiorentina
A.C. Milan
Juventus FC
Juventus FC
U.C. Sampdoria
Antonio Candreva
Claudio Marchisio
Alessio Cerci
Stephan El Shaarawy
Marco Parolo
Riccardo Montolivo
Emanuele Giaccherini
Alessandro Florenzi
SS Lazio
Juventus FC
A.C. Milan
AS Roma
Lazio
A.C. Milan
Bologna FC 1909
AS Roma
Simone Zaza
Graziano Pellè
Éder
Manolo Gabbiadini
Juventus FC
Southampton FC
FC Internazionale
SSC Napoli
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.
Capital:
Population:
Currency:
Area:
Highest Peak:
Longest River:
Stockholm
9,593,000
Swedish Krona
450,295km2
Kebnekaise (2,111km)
Göta älv-Klarälven (720km)
Did you
know?
The Swedish head of state
since 1973 has been King
Carl XVI Gustaf. He has
no political power, but
represents the country
and performs ceremonial
duties.
The Stockholm
Globe Arena is
the world’s largest
hemispherical building,
with a diameter of
110 meters, an inner
height of 85 meters,
and a total volume of
600,000 m³. It is
also the world’s largest
scale model of the
Solar System.
A number of
prominent manufacturing
and technology
company’s were founded
in Sweden including
Ericsson, Volvo, Saab,
Scania trucks, IKEA
and Electrolux.
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You old, you free, you mountainous
north
You quiet, you joyful [and] fair!
I greet you, most beautiful land upon
earth,
Your sun, your sky, your meadows
green.
You throne upon memories of great
olden days,
When honoured your name flew across
the earth,
I know that you are and will remain
what thou were,
Yes, I want to live, I want to
die in the North
Sweden is renowne
d fo
producing pop band r
s and
singers, including A
BBA,
The Cardigans, Ace
of
Base, Europe and Th
e
Hives. Sweden is th
e world’s
3rd largest exporte
r of
music after the US
and UK.
Swedish
football
team facts
Nickname:
Captain:
Legend:
Manager:
National Stadium:
Kit Manufacturer:
Most Appearances:
Most Goals:
Euro Record:
FIFA Ranking:
First International:
Largest Victory:
Famous Result:
Swe
foot dish
b
cres all
t
GROUP E
CURRENT SQUAD
Andreas Isaksson
Kasımpaşa S.K.
Robin Olsen
FC Copenhagen
Kristoffer Nordfeldt Swansea City
Swedish
football
jersey
Blågult (The Blue & Yellow)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (right)
Henrik Larsson
Erik Hamrén
Friends Arena (50,653)
Adidas
Anders Svensson (148 caps)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (62 goals)
Semi-Finals (1992)
36
v Norway (Won 11-3, 12/07/1908)
v Greece (Won 9-0, 27/08/1920)
v England (Won 2-1, 17/06/1992)
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Andreas Granqvist
Mikael Lustig
Martin Olsson
Mikael Antonsson
Pierre Bengtsson
Erik Johansson
Alexander Milošević
Filip Helander
FC Krasnodar
FC Celtic
Norwich City FC
FC Copenhagen
FSV Mainz 05
FC Copenhagen
Hannover 96
Hellas Verona
Kim Källström
Sebastian Larsson
Pontus Wernbloom
Jimmy Durmaz
Erkan Zengin
Emil Forsberg
Oscar Lewicki
Oscar Hiljemark
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Sunderland FC
CSKA Moscow
Olympiacos
Trabzonspor
RB Leipzig
Malmö FF
U.S. Cittá di Palermo
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Ola Toivonen
Marcus Berg
John Guidetti
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Sunderland FC
Panathinaikos FC
Celta de Vigo