UPDATE 1-Soccer-France bid for Euro 2016 Reuters
PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The French soccer federation (FFF) has submitted an application to host the 2016 European championships, the authority said in a statement on Friday.
"The (federation's) Federal council has confirmed France has applied to organise Euro 2016," the FFF said.
National federations have until March 9 to apply to European governing body UEFA over the hosting rights for the 2016 tournament.
France previously hosted the European championships in 1984 and also held the World Cup in 1998, tournaments they both won. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by John O'Brien)
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The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, is the 13th edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European nations. The tournament, which is being hosted by Austria and Switzerland, began on 7 June 2008 and is scheduled to conclude with the final at Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna on 29 June 2008. It is the second successful joint bid in the competition's history.
A total of 16 teams are participating in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams were determined through qualifying matches which began in August 2006. The winner of Euro 2008 will qualify for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.
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A total of 16 teams are participating in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams were determined through qualifying matches which began in August 2006. The winner of Euro 2008 will qualify for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.
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