:00:34. > :00:39.We've had 30 days, 50 matches, 107 goals, 195 yellow cards,
:00:40. > :00:44.and about 367,594 shots on goal by this man,
:00:45. > :00:46.who blatantly doesn't like to pass, does he?
:00:47. > :00:51.But now, there's on the one thing that matters, tomorrow's final
:00:52. > :00:56.Before we turn our attention to that though, there's a whole month's
:00:57. > :01:00.worth of tremendous tournament football to look back on.
:01:01. > :01:08.This proud Welshman looks back on his country's
:01:09. > :01:14.Conor McNamara is back from France, and reveals his team
:01:15. > :01:24.I've been keeping an eye out for the weird and wonderful as well.
:01:25. > :01:27.So here we are then, just one match away from crowning
:01:28. > :01:35.And it's going to be either Portugal or the hosts, France.
:01:36. > :01:37.But it could have been even more exciting.
:01:38. > :01:40.Wales so nearly became the first British team to reach a major
:01:41. > :01:45.And though Portugal might have crushed their dreams,
:01:46. > :01:47.the team spirit, passion and togetherness shown by the Welsh
:01:48. > :01:52.And they couldn't have done it without their travelling support.
:01:53. > :01:55.Here's our Wales fan to talk us through their story.
:01:56. > :02:09.It was an amazing tournament for the Red Dragons.
:02:10. > :02:21.Gareth Bale scored this amazing free kick.
:02:22. > :02:31.Our first victory in our first European Championships.
:02:32. > :02:43.Aaron Ramsey, surely one of the players of the tournament.
:02:44. > :03:03.The semifinal v Portugal was our first in a major tournament.
:03:04. > :03:10.We tried hard, we fought hard, but we salute you, Ronaldo.
:03:11. > :03:28.Leicester's fairy tale in winning the Premier League, and now Wales
:03:29. > :03:34.So Portugal's win against Wales left one more place in the final up
:03:35. > :03:38.for grabs, and it was a clash between the footballing
:03:39. > :03:44.It's a Griezmann corner, driven into Patrice Evra.
:03:45. > :03:56.That is harsh, and the referee's behind that as well,
:03:57. > :04:18.Getting paid to watch football and see the sights, I've said
:04:19. > :04:21.before and I'll say it again - as much as I love my job,
:04:22. > :04:23.surely our next guest had the best gig at the Euros.
:04:24. > :04:26.Plus, he's now back to tell us his stories -
:04:27. > :04:35.Now before we chat, Conor, let's remind ourselves of your best bits.
:04:36. > :04:38.Hi there, Match Of The Day Kickabout - I'm Conor McNamara.
:04:39. > :04:43.If there's one thing the French love even more than football, it's food.
:04:44. > :04:47.I saw a guy prepare a crepe, which trust me, it's so much better
:04:48. > :04:50.than the normal pancake you get back home.
:04:51. > :04:53.Now what trip to Paris with the complete without
:04:54. > :04:58.The Louvre is one of the most famous and respected museums in the world.
:04:59. > :05:01.It's not afraid to try something new, this place.
:05:02. > :05:05.I would say that Belgian's Radja Nainggolan is the Pompidou
:05:06. > :05:15.It was so, so brilliant to be in the country while the tournament
:05:16. > :05:18.I think there's so much people don't see on the television.
:05:19. > :05:24.Every time you go to an airport, it's full of fans wearing
:05:25. > :05:26.their team colours, going to different destinations.
:05:27. > :05:28.Every train you're on, people are singing their songs,
:05:29. > :05:31.You might have 15,000 Welsh fans in the stadium,
:05:32. > :05:33.if you left, there were 25,000 outside the stadium.
:05:34. > :05:39.And you weren't just looking at the football.
:05:40. > :05:41.You were also linking national landmarks in France
:05:42. > :05:43.to some of the star players of the tournament.
:05:44. > :05:46.It's such a huge tourist country anyway, France.
:05:47. > :05:48.People go to France in their hundreds of thousands
:05:49. > :05:52.But with the football on, they had a really nice mix
:05:53. > :05:56.When I got there, at the start of the tournament, they lit up
:05:57. > :05:59.the Eiffel Tower in the colours of the nation that
:06:00. > :06:02.And that gave me the idea, let's do a Kickabout-style,
:06:03. > :06:05.what kind of players could get compared to famous landmarks.
:06:06. > :06:07.I think for the Eiffel Tower we said Paul Pogba,
:06:08. > :06:09.because he's world-class, and he certainly stands out
:06:10. > :06:11.and is tall and dominant in the centre.
:06:12. > :06:15.Don't go anywhere, Conor, please, because you are going to be helping
:06:16. > :06:17.us choose a team of the tournament in a minute.
:06:18. > :06:26.Right after these bloopers, I think you're going to love them.
:06:27. > :06:47.Morata, upending one of the officials.
:06:48. > :06:51.That's sold short by Djorou, Griezmann, Gignac to his right,
:06:52. > :07:01.I don't think I've ever seen that before.
:07:02. > :07:33.What about that, Conor, it has had everything, this Euros.
:07:34. > :07:37.I haven't seen those things before, because when I'm in the stadium
:07:38. > :07:39.doing commentary, we don't see highlights afterwards.
:07:40. > :07:41.We go down and speak to the players and managers,
:07:42. > :07:44.so that was the first summer so that.
:07:45. > :07:49.And it's also featured some standout performances from players.
:07:50. > :07:52.They're hoping to make it into the Kickabout starting 11
:07:53. > :07:58.It's not about winning the trophy, it is like getting in this team,
:07:59. > :08:01.It's going to be hard, because we had to come up
:08:02. > :08:06.I think we need to discuss formation first, what should we go for?
:08:07. > :08:08.Overall, the dominant formation in this tournament has been 4-2-3-1.
:08:09. > :08:12.Very few teams have been playing with two strikers up front.
:08:13. > :08:15.In so many teams you've got these attacking midfielders who come
:08:16. > :08:17.forward when you need it, but they have got to
:08:18. > :08:20.get back into the job in defence as well.
:08:21. > :08:23.I'm happy to stick with that formation then.
:08:24. > :08:26.Between the sticks, can I put forward Michael McGovern
:08:27. > :08:29.Absolutely, I think there is no debate about this,
:08:30. > :08:31.the performance against Germany alone, he's playing
:08:32. > :08:34.the saves he made, he completely saved Northern Ireland.
:08:35. > :08:36.Moving on to right back, Lucas Piszcek of Poland has
:08:37. > :08:43.This is a Borussia Dortmund player he does this dual role, he never
:08:44. > :08:46.gets caught out at the back, but whenever Poland are attacking,
:08:47. > :08:47.you looks almost like a right winger.
:08:48. > :08:51.Another position now at centre back is Jerome Boateng.
:08:52. > :08:55.The first game that Germany played was against Ukraine,
:08:56. > :08:59.He made this block and a line that was incredible.
:09:00. > :09:04.He's so acrobatic, it ended up tackled in the net.
:09:05. > :09:11.He somehow got the ball away. He is so a Flitwick and fast, you has to
:09:12. > :09:14.be in the team. Second centre back, I think Italy
:09:15. > :09:19.have been very strong at the back, it could have been anyone of their
:09:20. > :09:24.three central defenders. The BBC - Brummie Barzalgi. A steady
:09:25. > :09:26.player who makes everyone relax around him. Alongside Boateng, I
:09:27. > :09:29.think that is the centre have bearing.
:09:30. > :09:32.A player I am very impressed and surprised by has been Neil Taylor
:09:33. > :09:37.for Wales. He is all about energy, box to box,
:09:38. > :09:41.who defended and attacked well. Got a golfer Wales which has made him a
:09:42. > :09:45.national hero. For me we have to put him in.
:09:46. > :09:49.Moving on to midfield, our first shout is for Aron Gunnarsson of
:09:50. > :09:53.Iceland, who typified that Iceland attack with the long throws that
:09:54. > :09:58.England couldn't handle. The moment he stood in the tunnel,
:09:59. > :10:00.imposing, a leather clad with the Iceland fans, Delaney to see any
:10:01. > :10:06.more? I'm going Ramsey in that this
:10:07. > :10:10.midfield, done what you think about but I think it's been even more
:10:11. > :10:12.influential than Gareth Bale? When they needed some common he came
:10:13. > :10:18.forward. Such a shame he missed the semi.
:10:19. > :10:23.Questionable hair though! Moving onto the flair players, on the right
:10:24. > :10:26.of attack, and one Griezmann. He has to be there, Griezmann are
:10:27. > :10:29.set to be the player of the tournament.
:10:30. > :10:34.Gareth Bale has had a brilliant tournament. They deserve to have
:10:35. > :10:42.three players in our team that is richer.
:10:43. > :10:43.Moving onto the left flank of our midfield three, who DC playing
:10:44. > :10:47.there? We had to go back to the hosts,
:10:48. > :10:50.Dimitri Payet it has been incredible, particularly with free
:10:51. > :10:57.kicks. Although Griezmann has become the staff of the French, Fayette is
:10:58. > :11:01.great as well. Moving up front, just one striker,
:11:02. > :11:05.but you only need one when you have this fella, Cristiano Ronaldo.
:11:06. > :11:12.If Portugal when the Euros, he joined the likes of Maradona and
:11:13. > :11:14.Pele being an international superstar.
:11:15. > :11:19.That completes our team, and what a team, 11 players of extreme quality.
:11:20. > :11:26.I think they would win the Euros! The tenements may be rounding up,
:11:27. > :11:37.but you can get your football fix any time on our website. ... There's
:11:38. > :11:41.so much there, you can even send us your skills by the video upload for
:11:42. > :11:44.a chance to make it onto the telly. And once the Euros finish, it is
:11:45. > :11:49.only just a month until the new Premier League season will stop so
:11:50. > :11:54.keep your eye out for a lot more cool Kickabout stuff online.
:11:55. > :11:56.As a commentator, you have a way with words.
:11:57. > :12:03.I hope so. You're speaking to a kindred spirit,
:12:04. > :12:08.because I'm also known for my wordsmith abilities. I been known to
:12:09. > :12:14.put things into rhyme from time to time. We have created a prior to sum
:12:15. > :12:17.up how great your 2016 has been. I hope you will join me in a
:12:18. > :12:25.dramatic reading. I would love to. Epic mesa, please!
:12:26. > :12:29.We kicked off in style with a rocket from Dimitri Payet at, and with a
:12:30. > :14:19.town like is, why not just try it. Huge pressure on England...
:14:20. > :14:26.It wasn't quite Shakespeare, was it? If anything, it was better! This
:14:27. > :14:29.summer has been poetry in motion, hasn't it?
:14:30. > :14:32.I am sad it is coming to an end. It has been great to have you here,
:14:33. > :14:37.thanks were coming by. A pleasure. Quick prediction on the
:14:38. > :14:42.final? I'm going to go for France. Me too.
:14:43. > :14:48.Hope you enjoy it, guys. See you soon.