A bus carrying the Serbia squad was hit by stones within hours of the team arriving in Albania on Wednesday for a Euro 2016 qualifier, a year after their previous encounter was abandoned in chaos.

Albania leveled quickly after conceding an early goal, but gave away another goal at the start of the new half, and Ukraine, also going to Euro 2016, sealed the win with two minutes to go.

The wait is nearly over as the 24 teams who will take to the field at Euro 2016 are put the finishing touches on their preparations.

They are the stars that will light up Euro 2016, and they have been immortalised in glossy posters ahead of the start of the biggest tournament in this year's sporting calendar.

Sportsmail's Martin Keown brings you his guide to all six groups. The former England defender's breaks down each team including star men, ones to watch and his take on their tournament prospects.

Neither side are particularly fancied as winners ahead of their first game, but with talent throughout the Switzerland side, it would be foolish to write them off before they have even kicked a ball.

France will be looking to dampen down the voices of criticism that piped up after their less than convincing opening game win over Romania last week as they face Albania in Marseilles.

Antoine Griezmann has claimed that his late goal for France against Albania enacted some 'revenge' for his disappointing showing in the Euro 2016 opener against Romania.

Romania head into this clash knowing that three points could be enough to take them into the next round but only if Switzerland lose to France.

Kosovo police say they prevented simultaneous attacks by ISIS fanatics, including one on the Israeli national football team which played a World Cup qualifier in neighboring Albania.

Antonio Candreva's second-half strike was enough for Italy to end their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory in Albania.

STEPHEN MCGOWAN AT HAMPDEN PARK: With seven goals in eight games already this season, Steven Naismith is sleeping soundly these nights.

Jordan Hugill has had a rocky last couple of seasons to say the least. Signed by West Ham in January 2018, he was on the verge of achieving his dream - becoming a Premier League striker.

Manchester United's former goalkeeper coach Eric Steele has recalled that sickening moment they lost out on the Premier League title to City with one of the last kicks of the season.

Newcastle scouted QPR full-back Ryan Manning during his side's 2-0 defeat by Leeds on Saturday. According to Football Insider, the Magpies are keeping close tabs on the 23-year-old.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Aboubakar Kamara scored a brace as Fulham came from behind to beat QPR 2-1. Jordan Hugill put QPR in front after just three minutes.

Swansea are confident of securing the loan signing of Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster next month. The European champions are ready to let the striker leave Anfield temporarily in January.

From Player tantrums, to supporter meltdowns. You can see more drama on deadline day then you do for the entire window previously. Here we look back at the maddest moments ever.

Birmingham starlet Jude Bellingham will not be given the chance to test himself against Premier League opposition in the FA Cup fifth-round clash with Leicester on Wednesday.

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has been working hard on her fitness since giving birth in February.

She's about to reprise her role as shifty office assistant April Ludgate in the upcoming Parks And Recreation reunion, set for this Thursday.

'I'm very, very excited to have Monica Lewinsky's version of what happened be put out there in the world, and I think that she's earned the right to be able to tell her story,' Murphy told Collider.

Sandra from Simi Valley, broke down in tears on E!'s Botched as she explained she felt like a 'circus freak' after a routine breast augmentation to boost her chest to a C-cup went badly wrong.

Dorit Kemsley joined DailyMailTV for an exclusive chat about finding the positive in lockdown and the 'twists and turns' coming around the bend this season on the RHOBH.

Kendall Jenner was spotted on a 'road trip' with her friend and NBA star Devin Booker during lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday.

The 49-year-old actress claimed that her husband Aaron Phyper's job might get her killed on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills plastic surgeons are resuming cosmetic procedures throughout the coronavirus pandemic after California Governor Gavin Newsom lifted a ban on elective surgeries.

New details have emerged about the bizarre case of Mary Day who vanished around 40 years ago in Seaside, California.

LA lawyer Hilary Sledge-Sarnor, 38, her husband Lateef Sarnor, 49, and their two children all first starting experiencing coronavirus symptoms in March.

She and her twin sister Brie are pregnant at the same time, even due within weeks of one another. 

The 51-year-old Oscar nominee went barefoot for the Malibu stroll

The Batman star, 68, was keen to keep fit during the ongoing lockdown as he enjoyed an evening jog around the Pacific Palisades in California on Tuesday.

Nicole Smith, 31, used to work at Disneyland in California. In a series of TikTok videos, she named all of the celebrities she encountered at the park

In the new issue of UsWeekly , a source claims that Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli are "more steadfast than ever that they did nothing illegal"

Capt. Crozier was relieved of his duties on April 2 after a letter he wrote to superiors urging them to respond more quickly to a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier leaked to the press.

Seinfeld stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus reunited through video conferencing on Instagram Live to raise funds and Alexander revealed an interesting detail about the finale.

The 56-year-old actress cracked a joke about Lori Loughlin's prosecution in the college admissions scandal on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.

New data from Harvard reveals that nine states - Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming - are doing enough testing to reopen

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been staying in an ultra-luxury Beverly Hills hideout that belongs to Hollywood tycoon Tyler Perry, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Kevin Hart has had his $60 million sex tape lawsuit dismissed. Montia Sabbag, 28, filed documents last year accusing the comedian of secretly recording her while they had sex.

A report from a cost watchdog estimated that it costs $9.32 to manufacture one 10-day course of remdesivir treatment and that, if proven to save live, it could cost $4,500 per treatment.

'This whole thing started in the state of California, the community spread, at a nail salon,' Gov Gavin Newsom said at a press conference on Thursday. 'Let me just remind everyone of that.

Jonjo Shelvey has called on Newcastle fans to give new manager Steve Bruce a chance. Bruce has not been greeted with universal approval on Tyneside since his appointment.

IAN LADYMAN: Nobody will be surprised to learn that the last player sent off purely for dissent - rather than being given a second yellow card for it - was combustible Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole.

AMITAI WINEHOUSE: Unlike a Marcelo Bielsa side, Take Us Home: Leeds United starts questionably and gets better the longer it goes on. It is part of a raft of football documentaries.

Steve Bruce is determined to take Newcastle back to Wembley in the Carabao Cup 44 years after watching them lose there to Manchester City as a ball-boy.

The 30-year-old will be named among the substitutes for Saturday's visit of Brighton having come through a full week of training for the first time since ankle surgery in March.

Club legend Kevin Phillips 'is the early frontrunner to replace Jack Ross as Sunderland manager.' Phillips, who scored 130 goals for the club, has coaching experience at Derby and Stoke.

Kevin Phillips went on to score 189 career goals - 93 of those in the English top-flight - while Jeffers managed a measly tally of four strikes in three years for the Gunners.

Simon Mignolet has revealed he left Liverpool because he didn't believe he could compete with Alisson for a starting spot. The 31-year-old left the Reds to join Club Brugge in a £6.4m deal.