 Alves was also selected for Euro 2016.In the penultimate warm-up game away to England on 2 June, he was sent off in the first half for a head-high tackle on Harry Kane; he only made his debut in the tournament in the semi-finals against Wales due to injury to Pepe, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 2–0 win at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.In May 2017, Alves was picked for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squad.