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Euro 2016 champions Portugal received a heroes' welcome on arrival to Lisbon on Monday evening, following their 1-0 triumph over France in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday. The victorious players and triumphant coach Fernando Santos paraded through the Portuguese capital on the back of an open-top bus, accompanied by the wild cheers of thousands of fans. They then entered the Presidential palace, where they were to be formally received by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Euro 2016 champions Portugal received a heroes' welcome on arrival to Lisbon on Monday evening, following their 1-0 triumph over France in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday. The victorious players and triumphant coach Fernando Santos paraded through the Portuguese capital on the back of an open-top bus, accompanied by the wild cheers of thousands of fans. They then entered the Presidential palace, where they were to be formally received by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.