At Stade de France, which hosts the final on Sunday, and in Marseille, where France play Germany in the semifinal on Thursday, playing surfaces have been criticised.
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UEFA’s tournament director says he is “very satisfied” with security operations at Euro 2016 ahead of the last three matches. Some of the newcomers have been particularly successful, including Northern Ireland, who reached the last 16, and quarter-finalists Iceland.
But reports today suggest that the players children will still be passed over the barriers at Stade de Lyon after Wales’ Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal. “People were anxious the format might not work but it has worked”, Kallen told reporters.
The new format will be in place for Euro 2020, which will be hosted throughout Europe, and Kallen said it could also be adopted beyond that.
“This has opened new areas for football”, he said.
The governing body has faced criticism, however, for the way it allocated tickets to the football associations. Ticketing, overall, was a success with most matches sold out.
Wales’ players have been asked not to bring their children onto the pitch after Wednesday’s Euro 2016 semi-final because it is “not a safe place”.
“It is a European Championship not a family party”, the Guardian reported Mr Kallen as saying.
A Uefa official said: “It is nice pictures”. The principle is how far you go with having other people on the pitch than the players. We are not 100% against it but we are cautious.
“The circle (of team associates) is always getting bigger and it reaches a stage where you can’t miss it. From that point of view, I can understand such a decision or suggestion from UEFA”, said Bierhoff.
“There should be a certain order”.
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