Five of the 24 group matches at Euro 2008 finished 1-0; the first 24 games at the bigger Euro 2016 also saw five 1-0 results. NICE, France (AP) " Bigger is proving better at the first European Championship with 24 teams. France looked on course to meet Northern Ireland but ended up with plain vanilla Ireland instead. Granted, the football of some of the so-called 'smaller' teams whose road to France was made easier by the tournament expansion has lacked polish. Clever printing on the back page made a new headline when the newspaper was unfolded: "Let the party start again!"

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2016 10:07 UTC