Cristiano Ronaldo atira micro da CMTV para um lago EURO 2016
The group stage of Euro 2016 was completed on Wednesday night as the Republic of Ireland made it through to the last 16 in dramatic fashion and Belgium beat Sweden in Nice.
No team managed to win all three of their group games in France, but there still were plenty of good performances and fine individual displays during the opening 36 matches of the tournament.
Here, Sportsmailtakes a look at some of the best - and most surprising - statistics so far.
Robbie Brady (left) scored late on against Italy to send the Republic of Ireland into the last 16 of Euro 2016
TOTAL SHOTS (INCLUDING BLOCKS)Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 30
Gareth Bale (Wales) - 17
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) andNani (Portugal) - 12
Alvaro Morata (Spain) andDavid Alaba (Austria) - 11
Yevhen Konoplyanka (UKraine),Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) andArkadiusz Milik (Poland) - 10
Marek Hamsik (Slovakia), IvanPerisic (Croatia),BalazsDzsudzsak (Hungary), SamiKhedira (Germany),Eric Dier (England),Olivier Giroud (France) - 9
RONALDO FINDING HIS SHOOTING BOOTS
Cristiano Ronaldo had 30 shots in Portugal"s three group games - almost double second-placed Gareth Bale (17) and exactly three times as many as Belgium"s Kevin De Bruyne (10).
His total is also more than eight countries - Albania (29), Czech Republic (26), Slovakia (26), Turkey (26), Italy (25), Iceland (23), Sweden (23) and Northern Ireland (17).
The Real Madrid superstar has hit the target with just seven of his efforts, leaving him behind club team-mate Bale (12) but ahead of Spain"s Alvaro Morata (6) in third.
Ronaldo failed to find the back of the net as Portugal drew with Iceland and Austria, but he was back on form against Hungary on Wednesday, scoring twice as Fernando Santos" side secured a 3-3 draw to set up a last-16 clash with Croatia on Saturday evening.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goal of Euro 2016 in Portugal"s 3-3 draw with Hungary on Wednesday
MOST SUCCESSFUL PASSESToni Kroos (Germany) -323
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) -281
Andres Iniesta (Spain) -264
Sergio Ramos (Spain) -248
Sergio Busquets (Spain) -239
Eric Dier (England) -214
Jerome Boateng (Germany) -214
Cesc Fabregas (Spain) -210
Jordi Alba (Spain) -200
Sami Khedira (Germany) -195
KROOS KEEPS GERMANY IN CONTROL
Toni Kroos completed more passes than the entire Northern Ireland team during Germany"s 1-0 win on Tuesday, so it"s no surprise to see him out in front when it comes to Euro 2016"s pass masters.
The 26-year-old has made 323 successful passes at the tournament so far, leaving him ahead of Switzerland"s Granit Xhaka (281) and Spain maestro Andres Iniesta (264).
Eric Dier, who has been one of England"s best performers in France, is the only member of Roy Hodgson"s squad inside the top 10, having found a team-mate on 214 occasions.
However, it"s Spain who dominate this category, with five of the top 10 coming from Vicente del Bosque"s talented squad. Sergio Ramos (248), Sergio Busquets (239), Cesc Fabregas (210) and Jordi Alba (200) all feature.
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has completed more passes than any other player in the tournament so far
DRIBBLES COMPLETEDGareth Bale (Wales) - 13
Eden Hazard (Belgium) and Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia) - 10
Kingsley Coman (France) - 9
Marek Hamsik (Slovakia), DimitriPayet (France),Dele Alli (England) and KyleWalker (England) - 8
Toni Kroos (Germany), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Wayne Rooney (England), Juraj Kucka (Slovakia),Joao Mario (Portugal), YevhenKonoplyanka (Ukraine), LedianMemushaj (Albania), Nicolae Stanciu (Romania), Marko Pjaca (Croatia) - 7
BALE IS DRIVING WALES FORWARD
Although Wales" run to the knockout stages has been a group effort, talisman Gareth Bale was instrumental as Chris Coleman"s side finished above England at the top of Group B.
The former Tottenham winger has completed more dribbles than any other player at Euro 2016 (13) - three more than Belgium"s Eden Hazard and Slovakia"s Vladimir Weiss (both 10).
England duo Dele Alli and Kyle Walker have both completed eight dribbles, while Three Lions skipper Wayne Rooney has managed seven - the same amount as Mesut Ozil and seven others.
Bale also sits joint-top of the goalscoring chart with Real Madrid team-mate Morata after netting in each of Wales" three group games.
Wales forward Gareth Bale has scored three goals in three games and completed more dribbles than anyone
TACKLES WONDarijo Srna (Croatia), Ricardo Rodriguez (Switzerland), Cristian Sapunaru (Romania), Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) - 10
FlorianKlein (Austria), Mergim Mavraj (Albania), Yohan Cabaye (France) - 9
Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland),JamesChester Wales), GranitXhaka (Switzerland) - 8
SRNA SHINING FOR IN-FORM CROATIA
Darijo Srna has had to deal with a personal tragedy during the tournament, but he hasn"t let the death of his father affect his performances for Croatia.
The Shakhtar Donetsk defender has won 10 tackles so far - the joint highest amount along with Switzerland"s Ricardo Rodriguez, Romania"s Cristian Sapunaru and Northern Ireland"s Oliver Norwood.
France midfielder Yohan Cabaye sits joint second on the list, having won nine tackles in just one match (against Switzerland), the same amount as Austria"s Florian Klein and Albania"s Mergim Mavraj.
Croatia captain Darijo Srna slides in to tackle Spain forward Nolito during his side"s 2-1 victory in Bordeaux
MOST INTERCEPTIONSJames Chester (Wales) and ThomasVermaelen (Belgium) - 13
Ben Davies (Wales) - 12
Roman Hubnik (Czech Republic) - 11
N"Golo Kante (France), Gerard Pique (Spain), Yevhen Khacheridi (Ukraine), Michal Pazdan (Poland) - 10
Valon Behrami (Switzerland), Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland), AshleyWilliams Williams (Wales), JoeAllen (Wales),Pepe (Portugal), VedranCorluka (Croatia) - 9
KANTE BEING OUTDONE BY CHESTER
N"Golo Kante made a name for himself as Leicester"s midfield enforcer last season, helping Claudio Ranieri"s side to the most unlikely of Premier League titles.
And while he has been impressive for hosts France, the former Caen man has made less interceptions than Wales" James Chester, who leads the way with Thomas Vermaelen on 13 so far.
Another Welshman, Ben Davies, sits second with 12, while Czech Republic"s Roman Hubnik (11) has also managed more than the in-demand Kante.
Spain"s Gerard Pique (10), Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami (9) and Portugal defender Pepe (9) also feature in the top 10.
Wales defender James Chester, pictured in action against Russia, has made 13 interceptions at Euro 2016
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3655929/Euro-2016-ultimate-stats-guide-Cristiano-Ronaldo-shots-eight-countries.html
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