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Belgium

BrabançonneO dierbaar België, O heilig land der Vaad’ren,Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd.Aanvaard ons kracht en bloed van ons ad’ren,Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd.Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken;Wees immer uzelf en ongeknecht,Het woord getrouw, dat g’ onbevreesd moogt spreken,Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!Het woord getrouw, dat g’ onbevreesd moogt spreken,Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!

O dear Belgium, O holy land of our fathers -Our soul and our hearts are devoted to you!Accept our strength and the blood in our veins,Be our goal, in work and struggle.Prosper, O land, in unbreakable unity;Always be yourself and serve no other,Faithful to the word that you may speak boldly,For King, for Freedom and for Law!Faithful to the word that you may speak boldly,For King, for Freedom and for Law!For King, for Freedom and for Law!For King, for Freedom and for Law!

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

Did you know?

The Belgian motorway system is the only man-made structure visible from the

moon at night, due to the lights all

along the motorwaynetwork.

Belgium hasthree offcial languages:

Dutch, German and French. Flemish and English

are also widely spoken throughout Belgium.

The world’s main diamondcenter and second largest petrochemical center is in Belgium. Almost 90% of raw diamonds in the world are negotiated, polished, and distributed in Antwerp,

Belgium.

Belgium is world-famousfor chocolate. Today, Belgium is the world’s

number one exporter of chocolate, with 220,000 tonnes of chocolate produced

per year and shops in Brussels international airport are said to sell the most chocolate

in the world.

Brussels11,190,845Euro30,528km2Signal de Botrange (694 metres)Scheldt (200km)

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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:

Simon MignoletThibaut CourtoisJean-François Gillet

Toby AlderweireldNicolas LombaertsJan VertonghenThomas MeunierJason DenayerVincent Kompany Thomas Vermaelen

Steven DefourAxel WitselKevin De BruyneEden HazardMarouane FellainiYannick FerreiraCarrascoRadja NainggolanMousa Dembélé

Romelu LukakuKevin MirallasChristian BentekeMichy Batshuayi

Belgian footballteam facts

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Brussels is not only the capital of Belgium, but also the capital of European Union (EU) and houses the headquarter of NATO.

Les Diables RougesVincent Kompany (right)Enzo ScifoMarc WilmotsKing Baudouin StadiumAdidasJan Ceulemans (96 caps)Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst (30 goals)Runners-Up (1980)2v France (Drew 3-3, 01/05/1904)v San Marino (Won 10-1, 28/02/2001)v Spain (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-4 on Pens], 22/06/1986)

Liverpool FCChelsea FCKV Mechelen

Tottenham Hotspur FCZenit Saint Petersburg FCTottenham Hotspur FCClub Brugge KVGalatasaray S.K.Manchester City FCBarcelona FC

R.S.C. AnderlechtZenit Saint Petersburg FCManchester City FCChelsea FCManchester United FCAtlético Madrid

AS RomaTottenham Hotspur FC

Everton FCEverton FCLiverpool FCOlympique de Marseille

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Republic of Ireland

Amhrán na bhFiannSinne Fianna Fáil,atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn,Buíon dár sluathar toinn do ráinig chugainn,Faoi mhóid bheith saorSeantír ár sinsear feasta,Ní fhágfar faoin tíorán ná faoin tráill.Anocht a théam sa bhearna baoil,Le gean ar Ghaeil, chun báis nó saoil,Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar,Seo libh canaídh amhrán na bhfiann

Soldiers are we,whose lives are pledged to Ireland,Some have comefrom a land beyond the wave,Sworn to be free,no more our ancient sireland,Shall shelter the despot or the slave.Tonight we man the “bearna baoil”,In Erin’s cause, come woe or weal,’Mid cannon’s roar and rifles’ peal,We’ll chant a soldier’s song

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Did you know?

Ireland wasone of the initial 12

European Union nations that began

using the euro currency in 2002.

The famine thatoccurred in Ireland in 1845–

1849 when the potato crops failed in successive years due to potato blight. Over a million men, women

and children in Ireland died during the famine and another million fled

the country.

Ireland’s 15principal railway

stations are named after the leaders of the 1916 uprising.

Dublin4,635,400Euro70,273km2Carrauntoohil (1,038 metres)River Shannon (360km)

Halloween was derived from an Irish festival called Samhain.

The Newgrangepassage tomb in County Meath was

constructed around 3200 BC, making it more than 600 years older than the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, and 1,000 years older

than Stonehenge.

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Irishfootballteam facts Irish

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The Boys In GreenRobbie Keane (right)Roy KeaneMartin O’NeillAviva Stadium (51,700)UMBRORobbie Keane (143 caps)Robbie Keane (67 goals)Group Stage (1988, 2012)31v Bulgaria (Won 1-0, 28/05/1924)v Malta (Won 8-0 16/11/1983)v Romania (Drew 0-0 [Won 5-4 on Pens] 25/06/1990)

CURRENT SQUADShay GivenDarren RandolphDavid FordeKeiren Westwood

Seamus ColemanCyrus ChristieRichard KeoghPaul McShaneCiaran ClarkJohn O’SheaMarc WilsonShane DuffyAlex PearceStephen WardMatt Doherty

Robbie BradyAiden McGeadyJames McCleanGlenn WhelanJames McCarthyDarron GibsonHarry ArterEunan O’KaneStephen QuinnDavid MeylerJeff HendrickAnthony PilkingtonWes HoolahanJonathan WaltersStephen GleesonJonathan Hayes

Robbie KeaneShane LongDaryl MurphyKevin DoyleDavid McGoldrickSimon Cox

Stoke City FCWest Ham United FCMillwall FCSheffield Wednesday FC

Everton FCDerby County FCDerby County FCReading FCAston Villa FCSunderland FCStoke City FCBlackburn Rovers FCBristol City FCBurnley FCWolverhampton Wanderers

Norwich City FCSheffield Wednesday FCWest Bromwich AlbionStoke City FCEverton FCEverton FCAFC BournemouthAFC BournemouthReading FCHull City FCDerb County FCCardiff City FCNorwich City FCStoke City FCBirmingham City FCAberdeen FC

LA Galaxy FCSouthampton FCIpswich Town FCColorado RapidsIpswich Town FCReading FC

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Italy

Inno di MameliFratelli d’Italia,l’Italia s’è desta,dell’elmo di Scipios’è cinta la testa.Dov’è la Vittoria?Le porga la chioma,ché schiava di RomaIddio la creò.

(Repeat)

Stringiamci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l’Italia chiamò.Stringiamci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l’Italia chiamò! Sì!

Brothers of Italy,Italy has woken,Bound Scipio’s helmetUpon her head.Where is Victory?Let her bow down,For God created herSlave of Rome.

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Let us join in a cohort,We are ready to die.We are ready to die,Italy has called.Let us join in a cohort,We are ready to die.We are ready to die,Italy has called! Yes!

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Did you know?

Vatican City and San Marino

are very small independent states located inside Italy.

The Colosseumin Rome is the largest

ancient building dedicated to entertainment.

Rome60,795,612Euro301,338km2Monte Bianco (4,810 metres)Po River (652km)

Italian cuisine is popular around the world. Pizza, spaghetti bolognese and lasagne all come from Italy.

Mount Vesuvius isa volcano in Southern Italy and in

79AD it erupted destroying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii is now a major tourist attraction and it attracts more than 2 million visitors

every year.

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Gianluigi BuffonSalvatore SiriguMattia Perin

Mattia De SciglioGiorgio ChielliniMatteo DarmianDavide AstoriLuca AntonelliAndrea BarzagliLeonardo BonucciLorenzo De Silvestri

Antonio CandrevaClaudio MarchisioAlessio CerciStephan El ShaarawyMarco ParoloRiccardo MontolivoEmanuele GiaccheriniAlessandro Florenzi

Simone ZazaGraziano PellèÉderManolo Gabbiadini

Italian footballteam facts

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AzzuriGianluigi BuffonPaolo MaldiniAntonio ConteNo Permanent StadiumPUMAGianluigi Buffon (156 caps)Luigi Riva (35 goals)Champions (1968)15v France (Won 6-2, 15/05/1910)v France (Won 9-4, 17/01/1920)v France (Drew 1-1 [Won 5-3 on Pens] 09/07/2006)

Juventus FCParis Saint-Germain FCGenoa C.F.C.

A.C. MilanJuventus FCManchester United FCACF FiorentinaA.C. MilanJuventus FCJuventus FCU.C. Sampdoria

SS LazioJuventus FCA.C. MilanAS RomaLazioA.C. MilanBologna FC 1909AS Roma

Juventus FCSouthampton FCFC InternazionaleSSC Napoli

Italy havewon the European

Championships once before - in

1968.

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Sweden

Du gamla, Du friaDu gamla, Du fria, Du fjällhöga nordDu tysta, Du glädjerika sköna!Jag hälsar Dig, vänaste land uppå jord,Din sol, Din himmel, Dina ängder gröna.

Du tronar på minnen från fornstora dar,då ärat Ditt namn flög över jorden.Jag vet att Du är och Du blir vad Du var.Ja, jag vill leva, jag vill dö i Norden.

You old, you free, you mountainous northYou quiet, you joyful [and] fair!I greet you, most beautiful land upon earth,Your sun, your sky, your meadows green.

You throne upon memories of great olden days,When honoured your name flew across the earth,I know that you are and will remain what thou were,Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North

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Did you know?

The Stockholm Globe Arena is

the world’s largest hemispherical building,

with a diameter of 110 meters, an inner height of 85 meters, and a total volume of 600,000 m³. It is

also the world’s largest scale model of the

Solar System.

A number ofprominent manufacturing

and technology company’s were founded

in Sweden including Ericsson, Volvo, Saab, Scania trucks, IKEA

and Electrolux.

The Swedish head of state since 1973 has been King

Carl XVI Gustaf. He has no political power, but represents the country

and performs ceremonial duties.

Stockholm9,593,000Swedish Krona450,295km2Kebnekaise (2,111km)Göta älv-Klarälven (720km)

Sweden is renowned for producing pop bands and singers, including ABBA, The Cardigans, Ace of Base, Europe and The Hives. Sweden is the world’s 3rd largest exporter of music after the US and UK.

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Andreas IsakssonRobin OlsenKristoffer Nordfeldt

Andreas GranqvistMikael LustigMartin OlssonMikael AntonssonPierre BengtssonErik JohanssonAlexander MiloševićFilip Helander

Kim KällströmSebastian LarssonPontus WernbloomJimmy DurmazErkan ZenginEmil ForsbergOscar LewickiOscar Hiljemark

Zlatan Ibrahimović Ola ToivonenMarcus BergJohn Guidetti

Swedish footballteam facts

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Blågult (The Blue & Yellow)Zlatan Ibrahimović (right)Henrik LarssonErik HamrénFriends Arena (50,653)AdidasAnders Svensson (148 caps)Zlatan Ibrahimović (62 goals)Semi-Finals (1992)36v Norway (Won 11-3, 12/07/1908)v Greece (Won 9-0, 27/08/1920)v England (Won 2-1, 17/06/1992)

Kasımpaşa S.K.FC CopenhagenSwansea City

FC KrasnodarFC CelticNorwich City FCFC CopenhagenFSV Mainz 05FC CopenhagenHannover 96Hellas Verona

Grasshopper Club ZürichSunderland FCCSKA MoscowOlympiacosTrabzonsporRB LeipzigMalmö FFU.S. Cittá di Palermo

Paris Saint-Germain FCSunderland FCPanathinaikos FCCelta de Vigo

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