UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage
The knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2016 began on 25 June 2016 and ended on 10 July 2016 with the final in Saint-Denis, France, near Paris.[1][2]
All times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Format
In the knockout phase, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.[3] As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[3]
- Match 1: Runners-up Group A vs Runners-up Group C
- Match 2: Winners Group D vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F
- Match 3: Winners Group B vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D
- Match 4: Winners Group F vs Runners-up Group E
- Match 5: Winners Group C vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F
- Match 6: Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group D
- Match 7: Winners Group A vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E
- Match 8: Runners-up Group B vs Runners-up Group F
Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[3]
Third-placed teams qualify from groups |
1A vs |
1B vs |
1C vs |
1D vs | ||||||
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A | B | C | D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B | |||
A | B | C | E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
A | B | C | F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | B | D | E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
A | B | D | F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | B | E | F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E | |||
A | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F | |||
A | C | E | F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
A | D | E | F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
B | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E | |||
B | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
B | C | E | F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F | |||
B | D | E | F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
C | D | E | F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E |
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups qualified for the knockout stage, along with the four best third-placed teams.[3]
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best four qualify) |
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A | France | Switzerland | — |
B | Wales | England | Slovakia |
C | Germany | Poland | Northern Ireland |
D | Croatia | Spain | — |
E | Italy | Belgium | Republic of Ireland |
F | Hungary | Iceland | Portugal |
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
25 June – Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
30 June – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
Poland (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Poland | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
25 June – Lens | ||||||||||||||
Portugal (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||
6 July – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||||||
Portugal (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||
25 June – Paris | ||||||||||||||
Wales | 0 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 July – Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 3 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||
10 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||
Portugal (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||||||||||||||
France | 0 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 July – Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
Slovakia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Germany (p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
27 June – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||
7 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 0 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||||||
France | 2 | |||||||||||||
France | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||
France | 5 | |||||||||||||
27 June – Nice | ||||||||||||||
Iceland | 2 | |||||||||||||
England | 1 | |||||||||||||
Iceland | 2 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Switzerland vs Poland
Switzerland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Poland |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Switzerland[5]
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Poland[5]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Wales vs Northern Ireland
Wales[9]
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Northern Ireland[9]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Croatia vs Portugal
Croatia[12]
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Portugal[12]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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France vs Republic of Ireland
France | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Report |
France[15]
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Republic of Ireland[15]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Germany vs Slovakia
Germany[18]
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Slovakia[18]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Hungary vs Belgium
Hungary[21]
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Belgium[21]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Italy vs Spain
Italy[24]
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Spain[24]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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England vs Iceland
The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever.[26] Former footballer and Talksport presenter Stan Collymore, who was commentating on the game, panned the England team, reserving special criticism for goalkeeper Joe Hart and captain Wayne Rooney.[27] Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team.[28] The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup.[29]
The English team was viciously mocked by the press who described it as a "second exit from Europe", as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union just four days earlier. As a result, the match was seen as a national embarrassment.[30] The English media criticized the team to be unfit and the fans to be unsportsmanlike.[31]
England | 1–2 | Iceland |
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Report |
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England[33]
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Iceland[33]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Quarter-finals
Poland vs Portugal
Poland[36]
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Portugal[36]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Wales vs Belgium
Wales | 3–1 | Belgium |
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Report |
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Wales[39]
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Belgium[39]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Germany vs Italy
Germany[42]
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Italy[42]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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France vs Iceland
France | 5–2 | Iceland |
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Report |
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France[45]
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Iceland[45]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Semi-finals
Portugal vs Wales
Portugal[48]
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Wales[48]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Germany vs France
Germany[51]
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France[51]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Final
Portugal[54]
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France[54]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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