• Iceland national football team players train on Wednesday at Amsterdam ArenA, home of Ajax, before a Euro 2016 qualifier against the Netherlands on Thursday night. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / EPA
    Iceland national football team players train on Wednesday at Amsterdam ArenA, home of Ajax, before a Euro 2016 qualifier against the Netherlands on Thursday night. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / EPA
  • Belgium players Eden Hazard, centre, Vincent Kompany, left, and Kevin de Bruyne train on Wednesday for their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Bosnia on Thursday. Yves Herman / Reuters
    Belgium players Eden Hazard, centre, Vincent Kompany, left, and Kevin de Bruyne train on Wednesday for their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Bosnia on Thursday. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • Gareth Bale of Wales trains with the national team in preparation for their Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Cyprus on Thursday night and Israel on Sunday. John Sibley / Action Images / Reuters
    Gareth Bale of Wales trains with the national team in preparation for their Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Cyprus on Thursday night and Israel on Sunday. John Sibley / Action Images / Reuters
  • Spain's goalkeeper David de Gea attends a training session near Madrid on Wednesday ahead of Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Slovakia on Saturday and Macedonia on Tuesday. Susana Vera / Reuters
    Spain's goalkeeper David de Gea attends a training session near Madrid on Wednesday ahead of Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Slovakia on Saturday and Macedonia on Tuesday. Susana Vera / Reuters
  • Netherlands player Arjen Robben shown in action on Wednesday at the team's training session for Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Iceland on Thursday night and Turkey on Sunday. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / EPA
    Netherlands player Arjen Robben shown in action on Wednesday at the team's training session for Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Iceland on Thursday night and Turkey on Sunday. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / EPA
  • Germany national team coach Joachim Loew directs Thomas Muller in training on Wednesday for the side's Euro 2016 qualifying contest against Poland on Friday. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
    Germany national team coach Joachim Loew directs Thomas Muller in training on Wednesday for the side's Euro 2016 qualifying contest against Poland on Friday. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
  • France's Olivier Giroud trains with teammate Mathieu Debuchy ahead of a friendly against Portugal on Friday. As hosts, France do not need to qualify for Euro 2016. Thomas Samson / AFP
    France's Olivier Giroud trains with teammate Mathieu Debuchy ahead of a friendly against Portugal on Friday. As hosts, France do not need to qualify for Euro 2016. Thomas Samson / AFP
  • Daniele De Rossi smiles during an Italy training session in Florence ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Bulgaria on Sunday. Claudio Villa / Getty Images
    Daniele De Rossi smiles during an Italy training session in Florence ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Bulgaria on Sunday. Claudio Villa / Getty Images
  • Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal stretches with Ricardo Carvalho ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Albania on Monday, as well as a Friday friendly with France. Manuel de Almeida / EPA
    Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal stretches with Ricardo Carvalho ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Albania on Monday, as well as a Friday friendly with France. Manuel de Almeida / EPA
  • Netherlands coach Danny Blind addresses, from left to right, Robin van Persie, Jeroen Zoet, Ibrahim Afellay, Davy Klaasen and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar at a training session on Wednesday. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / AFP / ANP
    Netherlands coach Danny Blind addresses, from left to right, Robin van Persie, Jeroen Zoet, Ibrahim Afellay, Davy Klaasen and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar at a training session on Wednesday. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / AFP / ANP
  • France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda dives for a ball during a training session near Paris ahead of a friendly with Portugal on Friday. Thomas Samson / AFP
    France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda dives for a ball during a training session near Paris ahead of a friendly with Portugal on Friday. Thomas Samson / AFP
  • Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon of Italy shown at the team's training session on Wednesday to prepare for their match against Malta on Thursday night. Maurizio Degl'Innocenti / EPA
    Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon of Italy shown at the team's training session on Wednesday to prepare for their match against Malta on Thursday night. Maurizio Degl'Innocenti / EPA
  • Germany's Mesut Ozil plays the ball during a team training session on Wednesday ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Poland on Friday night. Daniel Roland / AFP
    Germany's Mesut Ozil plays the ball during a team training session on Wednesday ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Poland on Friday night. Daniel Roland / AFP

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard and Europe’s stars decamp for national teams – in pictures

Jake Badger

September 03, 2015

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Images from national team training sessions this week of Europe’s biggest teams ahead of Euro 2016 qualifying matches, including Christiano Ronaldo with Portugal and Eden Hazard with Belgium. Click the arrows below to scroll through the photos.

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