So a few of you are writing Italy off eh? That's brave, they don't disappoint all too often...

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Benjamin Earnshaw: I think Italy in group E. Very tough opener followed by games against Rep of Ireland and an unpredictable Sweden side

Dan Davies: Belgium out early. Rubbish at world cup and they have a team full of players who think they have made it Lukaku, Hazard etc.

Nathan Wharin: Think Italy will struggle this year, especially today.

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Love him, loathe him, whatever, the guy is a menace, a brilliant menace.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic can become the first player in history to score a goal in four successive European Championships, proof that his career can boast longevity as well as moments of wonder.

If that's not enough, he has six goals in the European Championships in all. The record is nine, set by Michel Platini but both Ibra and Cristiano Ronaldo are just three behind.

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The Stade de France will be a festival of colour today with the green of the Republic of Ireland and yellow of Sweden set to make it feel like a Norwich City home fixture.

Wes Hoolahan will evidently feel right at home, but the Republic fans could be forgiven for feeling slightly uneasy as their team have lost their past four games at a European Championship - the longest winless run of any side at the tournament.

Oh and if that's not bad enough, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is chasing a record. More on that next...

I'll bring you a full line-up shortly but the top lines are that David de Gea starts in goal and David Silva earns a 100th cap. Nolito and Alvaro Morata are in attack.

If you are not travelling to Lyon for Belgium v Italy, this may have escaped your attention.

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Many Belgium fans are making their way to Lyon for the match. To mark the occasion Google Maps had rechristened the AutoRoute du Soleil (Motorway to the Sun) to AutoRoute de la Frite (Motorway of Belgian Fries).

Every chippy on the way is marked. Now that's what I call a resource. Use it wisely Belgium fans.

The Northern Ireland players have expressed their sadness after a fan died in Nice following their defeat against Poland last night. 

It is believed Darren Rodgers, 24 and from Ballymena, was on his own and fell about eight metres from a promenade onto a rocky beach.

I'll bring you more detail on the Czech team shortly. I can tell you Tomas Necid leads the line up front. He managed 16 goals in 33 games this season for his club Bursaspor. Can that sort of firepower trouble Spain? At 6ft 3in, he will be a set-piece threat.

Anyway, back to events elsewhere for a while...

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I can tell you the Czech Republic team has just dropped and Petr Cech starts in goal but perhaps more notable is the inclusion of Tomas Rosicky. The midfielder has of course now left Arsenal and played just 19 minutes of football last season.

To think people were whining that Jack Wilshere is at the tournament despite only playing 141 minutes during the campaign.

And while we are on the subject of violence at the tournament...

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England manager Roy Hodgson has issued a statement concerning the violence, external that has marred the early days of Euro 2016.

Both England and Russia have been warned further trouble could see their sides sent home from France.

"I'm obviously very concerned about the threat and the sanctions that could be imposed on the England team," says Hodgson. 

"We worked very hard to get here and we really desperately want to stay in the competition. I'm appealing therefore to all of our fans to stay out of trouble and to try and make certain that these threats being issued are never carried out. We will do our best to stay in the competition and stay in the competition by football means."

Football's shame is how Sport describes the violence that has marred Euro 2016 so far...

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Spain are attempting to be the first country to compete a hat-trick of Euro tournament wins and Mundo Deportivo carries a picture of the team going for a triple crown.

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Marca marks Spain opening their campaign today with a front cover declaring 'The Return' and that the team will be going for a third consecutive Euro crown.

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So get in touch with us. 

We will take a quick look at the Spanish papers ahead of what is a big day for Vicente del Bosque's side and of course, we'll then look at what else the tournament is offering up including news of a plea from Roy Hodgson.

So given Spain were unceremoniously dumped out of the 2014 World Cup in the group stage, we want to know who you think will be the biggest casualty early on at Euro 2016.

Please pick your team and tell us why on #bbceuro2016.

Robbie Savage is doing his homework. 

He's studying the BBC Euro 2016 bible put together in house. 

"Next game 2pm@5livesport, external Spain v Czech Republic," he writes on Instagram.

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BBC Radio 5 Live

So let's mark your card.

The BBC sport website will feature a live text on all three games today. 

BBC Radio 5 live has coverage of Spain v Czech Republic at 14:00 BST.

Then it's over to BBC One for Republic of Ireland against Sweden at 17:00 BST and Belgium v Italy later.

Stick with us in this live service even if you're watching or listening as we will bring you the best of social media and clip up highlights for you to watch within the live stream.

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Thank you for joining us on day four of the European Championships of 2016.

I'm not sure about you, but to me this is a tournament akin to a fine buffet. You know what I mean, we've all been at those weddings where the buffet sports flimsy cheese sandwiches and poor standard crisps.

Then we've all been at those events where the sausage rolls appear from every angle, the pasties are stuffed, the sausages on sticks are abundant. The Euros just seem to throw up intriguing and somewhat delicious fixtures everyday. Today is a bumper buffet...

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But while eyes are on how a champion will perform, we of course can't overlook a side much closer to home.

These are strange times, even Roy Keane seems happy as Republic of Ireland prepare for a major tournament.

The boys in green have it all to do in a group packed with talent but hey, they've got Jon Walters. If ever a man can bulldoze a side to success, it's JW...