{"id":2611,"date":"2016-06-13T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2016-06-15T13:46:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T12:46:43","slug":"euro-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/euro-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2016\/05\/eurocup-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Euro 2016 logo\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2612\" srcset=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2016\/05\/eurocup-logo.jpg 214w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2016\/05\/eurocup-logo-114x160.jpg 114w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2016\/05\/eurocup-logo-57x80.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>Euro 2016, the 15th edition of the European football \/ soccer championship, will take place in France from 10 June to 10 July. 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