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Germany

DeutschlandliedEinigkeit und Recht und FreiheitFür das deutsche Vaterland!Danach lasst uns alle strebenBrüderlich mit Herz und Hand!Einigkeit und Recht und FreiheitSind des Glückes Unterpfand;Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes,Blühe, deutsches Vaterland!Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes,Blühe, deutsches Vaterland!

Unity and justice and freedomFor the German fatherland!Let us all strive for this purposeBrotherly with heart and hand!Unity and justice and freedomAre the pledge of happiness;Bloom in the glow of happiness,Bloom, German fatherland!Bloom in the glow of happiness,Bloom, German fatherland!

National Anthem

Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

The Berlin wall divided East and West Germany

from 1961 to 1989. It was 3.6 metres high and over 140

kilometers long.

In 2005 Germanyproduced approximately 35%

of the world’s wind energy. There are over 20,000 wind

turbines off the coast of northern Germany, the largest of which

reach 200 metres inheight.

Germany is the most populous European country (apart from

Russia), with a population of 82 million.

Germany liesin the center of Europe

and shares borders with 9 countries: Denmark,

Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France,

Luxemburg, Belgium andthe Netherlands.

Berlin81,083,600Euro357,168km2Zugspitze (2,962 metres)River Rhine (1,230km)

Over 100 Germans have been awarded the Nobel prize in their field, including Albert Einstein, who was born in Germany.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Manuel NeuerBernd LenoMarc-André ter Stegen

Shkodran MustafiSebastian RudyMats HummelsEmre CanAntonio RüdigerMatthias GinterJérôme Boateng

Sami KhediraJulian DraxlerAndré SchürrleKarim BellarabiThomas Müllerİlkay GündoğanBastian SchweinsteigerToni KroosMarco ReusMesut Özil

Mario GötzeKevin VollandMario Gómez

German footballteam facts

CURRENT SQUAD

Germanfootballjersey

Germanfootball

crest

Die MannschaftBastian SchweinsteigerGerd MüllerJoachim LöwNo Permanent Stadium AdidasLothar Matthäus (150 caps)Miroslav Klose (71 goals)Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)5v Switzerland (Lost 3-5, 05/04/1908)v Russia (Won 16-0, 01/07/1912)v Netherlands (Won 2-1, 07/07/1974)

FC Bayern MunchenBayer 04 LeverkusenFC Barcelona

Valencia CF1899 HoffenheimBorussia DortmundLiverpoolRomaBorussia DortmundFC Bayern Munchen

Juventus FCVfL WolfsburgVfL WolfsburgBayer 04 LeverkusenFC Bayern MunchenBorussia DortmundManchester United FCReal Madrid CFBorussia DortmundArsenal FC

FC Bayern Munchen1899 HoffenheimBeşiktaş JK

Germany havewon the European Championships three times before - in 1972, 1980 and 1996.

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Northern Ireland

God Save the QueenGod save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.

Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign. May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen.

National Anthem

Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

The Giant’sCauseway, situated on

the North East coast of Northern Ireland, is an

area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt

columns, the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption.

Belfast City Airport opened in 1983 and was renamed George

Best Airportin 2006.

Northern Ireland wascreated in 1921 when Ireland was partitioned

by the ‘Government of Ireland Act’ which was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Northern

Ireland is made up of six counties in the north east of the island, namely: Antrim, Armagh, Derry,

Down, Fermanagh Tyrone.

Belfast1,856,168British Pound Sterling14,130km2Slieve Donard (850 metres)River Bann (159km)

HMS Titanic ship was built in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Roy CarrollMichael McGovernAlan Mannus

Chris BairdGareth McAuleyJonny EvansCraig CathcartLee HodsonConor McLaughlin

Shane Ferguson Steven DavisChris BruntCorry EvansOliver NorwoodPaddy McCourtStuart Dallas

Kyle LaffertyNiall McGinnJamie WardJosh MagennisBilly McKayWill GriggLiam Boyce

Northern Irelandteam facts

CURRENT SQUAD

Northern Irish

jersey

NorthernIrishcrest

Green and White ArmySteven DavisGeorge Best (right)Michael O’NeillWindsor Park (20,000)AdidasPat Jennings (119 caps)David Healy (36 goals)Debut in Euro 201626v England (Lost 13-0, 18/02/1882)v Faroe Islands (Won 5-0, 11/09/1991)v England (Won 1-0, 07/09/2005)

Notts County FCHamilton Academical FCSt. Johnstone FC

Derby County FCWest Bromwich Albion FCWest Bromwich Albion FCWatford FCMilton Keynes Dons FCFleetwood Town FC

Millwall FCSouthampton FCWest Bromwich Albion FCBlackburn Rovers FCReading FCLuton Town FCLeeds United FC

Norwich City FCAberdeen FCNottingham Forest FCKilmarnock FCDundee United FCWigan Athletic FCRoss County FC

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Poland

Mazurek DąbrowskiegoJeszcze Polska nie zginęła,Kiedy my żyjemy.Co nam obca przemoc wzięła,Szablą odbierzemy.Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.Za twoim przewodemZłączym się z narodem.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.Za twoim przewodemZłączym się z narodem.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.Za twoim przewodemZłączym się z narodem.

Poland has not yet perished,So long as we still live.What the alien force has taken from us,We shall retrieve with a sabre.March, march, Dąbrowski,From the Italian land to Poland.Under your commandWe shall rejoin the nation.

We shall retrieve with a sabre.March, march, Dąbrowski,From the Italian land to Poland.Under your commandWe shall rejoin the nation.

National Anthem

Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

Poland is the 9th largest country in

Europe by land area.

Of all migratorybirds that travel to Europe

for the summer, one quarter breed in Poland making

it the most important bird breeding ground

in Europe.

Just over 120,000 people of Polish ancestry live in the Republic of Ireland, according to the 2011

census.

Warsaw38,483,957Polish Zloty312,679km2Rysy (2,499 metres)Vistula River (1,047km)

Forests cover over 30% of Poland’s land area and the country is the fourth most forested in Europe.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Artur BorucWojciech SzczęsnyPrzemysław Tytoń

Jakub WawrzyniakŁukasz PiszczekKamil GlikŁukasz SzukałaArtur JędrzejczykMichał PazdanThiago CionekPaweł Dawidowicz

Maciej RybusTomasz JodłowiecSebastian MilaKamil GrosickiSławomir PeszkoKrzysztof MączyńskiPiotr ZielińskiAriel BorysiukKarol Linetty

Arkadiusz MilikArtur SobiechRobert Lewandowski

Polish footballteam facts

CURRENT SQUAD

Polishfootballjersey

Polishfootball

crest

Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)Robert LewandowskiZbigniew BoniekAdam NawałkaStadion Narodowy w Warszawie (56,826)NikeMichał Żewłakow (102 caps)Włodzimierz Lubański (48 goals)Group Stage (2008, 2012)34v Hungary (Lost 0-1, 18/12/1921)v San Marino (Won 10-0, 01/04/2009)v France (Won 3-2, 10/07/1982)

Bournemouth FCAS RomaVfB Stuttgart

Lechia GdańskBorussia DortmundTorino FCOsmanlısporLegia WarsawLegia WarsawUS Cittá di PalermoS.L. Benfica B

Terek GroznyLegia WarsawLechia GdańskRennesLechia GdańskWisła KrakówEmpoliLegia WarsawLech Poznań

AjaxHannover 96FC Bayern Munchen

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Ukraine

Shche ne vmerly Ukrainy i slava i volyaShche ne vmerla Ukrayiny i slava, i volya,Shche nam, brattia molodiyi, usmikhnet’sia dolia.Z-hynut’ nashi vorizhen’ky, yak rosa na sontsi,Zapanuyem i my, brattia, u svoyiy storontsi.

Refrain x2Dushu y tilo my polozhym za nashu svobodu,I pokazhem, shcho my, brattia, kozats’koho rodu!

Ukraine’s glory has not yet died, nor her freedom,Upon us, compatriots, fate shall smile once more.Our enemies will vanish, like dew in the morning sun,And we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own.

Refrain x2Souls and bodies we’ll lay down, all for our freedom,And we will show that we, brothers, are of the Cossack nation!

National Anthem

Capital:Population:Currency:Area:Highest Peak:Longest River:

Did you know?

Ukrainehas many

interesting animals including lynxes,

wolves, wild boar, brown bears, beavers,

otters, hamsters and gophers. Carp,

bream and catfish are common fish species,

while Great White Pelicans are native

to south-westareas.

Ukrainian nationalcostume is called “vyshyvanka“.

It’s a plain white shirt made of linen and decorated with floral

or ornamental hand-sewn embroidery. They are worn by

both men and women onnumerous occasions.

The world’sworst nuclear power plant

accident, the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

disaster, took place in the now abandoned Ukrainian town

of Pripyat.

Kiev44,429,471Ukranian Hryvnia603,500km2Hora Hoverla (2,061 metres)Dnieper (981km)

Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km² (233,062 mi²), which makes it the largest country with its entirety within Europe.

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Nickname:Captain:Legend:Manager:National Stadium:Kit Manufacturer:Most Appearances:Most Goals:Euro Record:FIFA Ranking:First International:Largest Victory:Famous Result:

Andriy PyatovDenys BoykoMykyta Shevchenko

Vyacheslav ShevchukOleksandr KucherArtem FedetskyiYevhen KhacheridiYaroslav RakitskyiAndriy Pylyavskyi

Anatoliy TymoshchukOleh HusyevAndriy YarmolenkoYevhen KonoplyankaTaras StepanenkoDenys HarmashSerhiy SydorchukSerhiy RybalkaRuslan MalinovskyiOleksandr KaravayevMykyta Kamenyuka

Yevhen SeleznyovArtem KravetsPylyp Budkivskyi

Ukraine footballteam facts

CURRENT SQUAD

Ukrainefootballjersey

Ukrainefootballcrest

Синьо-жовті (The Blue and Yellows)Anatoliy TymoshchukAndriy ShevchenkoMykhaylo FomenkoNSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium (70,050)AdidasAnatoliy Tymoshchuk (142 caps)Andriy Shevchenko (48 goals)Group Stage (2012)22v Hungary (Lost 1-3, 29/04/1992)v San Marino (Won 9-0, 06/09/2013)v France (Won 2-0, 15/11/2013)

FC Shakhtar DonetskBeşiktaş J.K.Zorya Luhansk

FC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskDnipro DnipropetrovskFC Dynamo KyivFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Rubin Kazan

FC KairatFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivSevilla FCFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivK.R.C GenkZorya LuhanskZorya Luhansk

FC Kuban KrasnodarStuttgartZorya Luhansk