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Welsh striker Gareth Bale said that his team was ready to 'make history', speaking at a press conference in Denard on Monday, ahead of the team's Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal.
Euro 2016 champions Portugal received a heroes' welcome on arrival to Lisbon on Monday evening, following their 1-0 triumph over France in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday. The victorious players and triumphant coach Fernando Santos paraded through the Portuguese capital on the back of an open-top bus, accompanied by the wild cheers of thousands of fans. They then entered the Presidential palace, where they were to be formally received by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Euro 2016 champions Portugal received a heroes' welcome on arrival to Lisbon on Monday evening, following their 1-0 triumph over France in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday. The victorious players and triumphant coach Fernando Santos paraded through the Portuguese capital on the back of an open-top bus, accompanied by the wild cheers of thousands of fans. They then entered the Presidential palace, where they were to be formally received by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Patriotic hopes rose Sunday in Lisbon ahead of the Euro 2016 final between hosts France and Portugal, with supporters of the Selecçao hoping to overturn the odds. IMAGES
Thousands of Icelanders turned out to welcome home their national football team in Reykjavik, the capital of the island nation, on Monday, following their impressive campaign at the UEFA European Championship in France which saw the team get as far as the quarter-finals before getting knocked out by the hosts.
French striker Olivier Giroud, gave a press conference at the team's base in Clairefontaine outside Paris, Monday, following Sunday's quarter-final victory over Iceland.