There are many reasons to believe that France will win this EURO, from history, the times, the stadium to the human factor. And in that, perhaps the voice of history plays an extremely important role.

16 years ago, the French national team won the Euro 2000 championship.

In 1984, France won the championship, and in 2000 they also won the championship. Will the 16-year rule be formed in this year's tournament? French fans believe that they will win the championship right at home with the "16-year rule". The first time Les Blues became kings of Europe (also their first major title) was at EURO 1984 with the brilliance of Michel Platini. 16 years after that glorious day, the French generation ofZinedine Zidanee and Didier Deschamps himself were crowned champions in Belgium & the Netherlands after a thrilling final against Italy.

The majority of the French public are yearning for the fact that 16 years later, now, France will return to the throne of the old continent. The historical figures may be teasing the fragile hearts of the French, but with home field advantage, anything can happen.

The hosts of the last two EUROs, Austria and Switzerland (2008) and Poland and Ukraine (2012), were all eliminated early because their strength was too low compared to the rest. This has somewhat lowered the position of the EURO hosts.

But in fact, EURO hosts had always had a great record for nearly 30 years until Austria and Switzerland played poorly in EURO 2008. Before this tournament, the last time a host team did not reach the semi-finals was the case of the former Yugoslavia in 1976, the rest all entered the Top 4, with two cases of champions: West Germany (1980) and France in 1984.

Les Blues are perhaps the best national team in history to have used their home advantage. After a hugely successful EURO 1984, France once again capitalised on their home advantage at the 1998 World Cup to make history by winning the World Cup for the first time. History does not exist to be forgotten, the French are doing everything they can to repeat it. And with the players Deschamps has at his disposal at the moment, France are the favourites to win the title.

Despite losing stars like Karim Benzema, Raphael Varane… for various reasons, Les Blues are still rated the highest at this EURO thanks to the team's consistency and desire to win. Spain and Germany, France's biggest rivals, have all been full of titles over the years, and are currently facing certain difficulties. Other rivals such as England, Italy, and Portugal are all in a transitional phase, with uneven squads.

The right time, right place, and right people have all come together in France. Whether Deschamps and his team can keep the championship trophy in the hexagonal land or not, no one can say yet. Everything will begin tomorrow, at the Stade de France, the stage that witnessed the current Les Blues head coach Deschamps lift the World Cup trophy 18 years ago./.

According to bongdaplus