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EURO 2016

Spain beat Turkey to light up Stade de Nice - and Eiffel Tower

The landmark was illuminated with La Roja's national colours after their Euro 2016 Group D win made them the day's social media top dogs.

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Spain beat Turkey to light up Stade de Nice - and Eiffel Tower
JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENETAFP

Spain beat Turkey 3-0 on Friday night as a brace from Álvaro Morata and one for Nolito ensured the holders sealed their last 16 place at Euro 2016.

And La Roja were rewarded for their comprehensive victory over Fatih Terim's men by seeing the Spanish national flag up in lights on the Eiffel Tower.

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Eiffel Tower to be lit up every day

Throughout the European Championships, the iconic Paris landmark is to be illuminated with the colours of the side that accrues the highest number of hashtag mentions on social media each day.

With Spain producing a mightily impressive display in Nice, they proved to be the team most talked about by users of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.