UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage explained

The knockout stage 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 stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary. 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:

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
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.

Bracket

Round of 16

Switzerland vs Poland

GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22
CB 20
LB 13Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11
CM 10Granit Xhaka
RW 23Xherdan Shaqiri
AM 15
LW 18
CF 9 Haris Seferovic
Substitutions:
FW 7
FW 19
MF 16
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
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GK 22Łukasz Fabiański
RB 20Łukasz Piszczek
CB 15Kamil Glik
CB 2
LB 3
RM 16Jakub Błaszczykowski
CM 10Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 5
LM 11
SS 7 Arkadiusz Milik
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6
MF 17
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
Man of the Match:
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)[4]

Assistant referees:[5]
Simon Beck (England)
Jake Collin (England)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Anthony Taylor (England)
Andre Marriner (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Wales vs Northern Ireland

GK 1 Wayne Hennessey
CB 5 James Chester
CB 6 Ashley Williams (c)
CB 4 Ben Davies
RM 2 Chris Gunter
CM 7 Joe Allen
CM 16
CM 10
LM 3
CF 18
CF 11Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 20
Manager:
Chris Coleman
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GK 1 Michael McGovern
RB 18Aaron Hughes
CB 4
CB 20Craig Cathcart
LB 5 Jonny Evans
CM 8 Steven Davis (c)
CM 13Corry Evans
CM 16
RW 19
LW 14
CF 10Kyle Lafferty
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 7
FW 21
Manager:
Michael O'Neill
Man of the Match:
Gareth Bale (Wales)[6]

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Stephen Child (England)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Additional assistant referees:
Michael Oliver (England)
Craig Pawson (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Croatia vs Portugal

GK 23Danijel Subašić
RB 11Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5
CB 21Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić
CM 10Luka Modrić
CM 19Milan Badelj
RW 14Marcelo Brozović
AM 7
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17
Substitutions:
FW 16
FW 20
FW 9
Manager:
Ante Čačić
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GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21Cédric
CB 3 Pepe
CB 4 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
RM 10
CM 23
CM 14
LM 15
CF 17Nani
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF 16
FW 20
MF 13
Manager:
Fernando Santos
Man of the Match:
Renato Sanches (Portugal)[7]

Assistant referees:
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Additional assistant referees:
Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
György Ring (Hungary)

France vs Republic of Ireland

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19Bacary Sagna
CB 4
CB 21Laurent Koscielny
LB 3 Patrice Evra
CM 15Paul Pogba
CM 5
CM 14Blaise Matuidi
RW 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 8 Dimitri Payet
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 20
FW 10
MF 18
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 23Darren Randolph
RB 2 Séamus Coleman (c)
CB 5 Richard Keogh
CB 12
LB 17Stephen Ward
RM 19Robbie Brady
CM 8
CM 13
LM 11
CF 9
CF 21
Substitutions:
FW 14
DF 4
MF 20
Manager:
Martin O'Neill
Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[8]

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Additional assistant referees:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Antonio Damato (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

Germany vs Slovakia

GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 21
CB 17
CB 5
LB 3 Jonas Hector
CM 18Toni Kroos
CM 6
RW 13Thomas Müller
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 11
CF 23Mario Gómez
Substitutions:
DF 4
FW 10
MF 7
Manager:
Joachim Löw
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GK 23Matúš Kozáčik
RB 2 Peter Pekarík
CB 3 Martin Škrtel (c)
CB 4 Ján Ďurica
LB 5
CM 13Patrik Hrošovský
CM 14Milan Škriniar
CM 17Marek Hamšík
RW 19
LW 7
CF 21
Substitutions:
MF 6
FW 9
DF 16
Manager:
Ján Kozák
Man of the Match:
Julian Draxler (Germany)[9]

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)

Hungary vs Belgium

GK 1 Gábor Király
RB 2
CB 20Richárd Guzmics
CB 23
LB 4
CM 8 Ádám Nagy
CM 10
CM 16
RW 14Gergő Lovrencsics
LW 7 Balázs Dzsudzsák (c)
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 6
FW 17
FW 13
Manager:
Bernd Storck
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GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 16Thomas Meunier
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 3
LB 5 Jan Vertonghen
CM 4 Radja Nainggolan
CM 6 Axel Witsel
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
RW 14
LW 10Eden Hazard (c)
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 22
MF 8
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)[10]

Assistant referees:[11]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Additional assistant referees:
Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Nenad Đokić (Serbia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)

Italy vs Spain

See also: Italy–Spain football rivalry.

GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB 15Andrea Barzagli
CB 19Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
RM 8
CM 18Marco Parolo
CM 16
CM 23Emanuele Giaccherini
LM 2
SS 17
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 10
FW 20
DF 4
Manager:
Antonio Conte
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GK 13David de Gea
RB 16Juanfran
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18
DM 5
CM 10Cesc Fàbregas
CM 6 Andrés Iniesta
RW 21
LW 22
CF 7
Substitutions:
FW 20
FW 9
FW 11
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
Man of the Match:
Leonardo Bonucci (Italy)[12]

Assistant referees:[13]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Barış Şimşek (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Mullarkey (England)

England vs Iceland

The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever.[14] 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.[15] Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team.[16] The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup.[17]

The English team was viciously mocked by the press who described it as a "second exit from Europe", referencing the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union just four days earlier. The English media called the result a national embarrassment, criticising the team's fitness and calling the fans unsportsmanlike.[18] [19] Consequently, England manager Roy Hodgson announced his resignation following the match.[20]

GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 Gary Cahill
CB 6 Chris Smalling
LB 3 Danny Rose
CM 20Dele Alli
CM 17
CM 10Wayne Rooney (c)
RF 15
CF 9 Harry Kane
LF 7
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 11
FW 22
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
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GK 1 Hannes Þór Halldórsson
RB 2 Birkir Már Sævarsson
CB 14Kári Árnason
CB 6 Ragnar Sigurðsson
LB 23Ari Freyr Skúlason
RM 7 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
CM 10
CM 17Aron Gunnarsson (c)
LM 8 Birkir Bjarnason
CF 9
CF 15
Substitutions:
MF 18
MF 21
Managers:
Heimir Hallgrímsson
Lars Lagerbäck
Man of the Match:
Ragnar Sigurðsson (Iceland)[21]

Assistant referees:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)

Quarter-finals

Poland vs Portugal

GK 22Łukasz Fabiański
RB 20Łukasz Piszczek
CB 15
CB 2 Michał Pazdan
LB 3
RM 16Jakub Błaszczykowski
CM 10Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 5
LM 11
SS 7 Arkadiusz Milik
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF 21
MF 6
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
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GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21Cédric
CB 3 Pepe
CB 4 José Fonte
LB 19Eliseu
DM 14
RM 10
CM 16Renato Sanches
LM 23
SS 17Nani
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 20
MF 13
Manager:
Fernando Santos
Man of the Match:
Renato Sanches (Portugal)[22]

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Additional assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)

Wales vs Belgium

GK 1 Wayne Hennessey
CB 5
CB 6 Ashley Williams (c)
CB 4
DM 16
CM 7 Joe Allen
CM 10
RW 3 Neil Taylor
LW 2
CF 9
CF 11Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 18
DF 19
Manager:
Chris Coleman
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GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 16Thomas Meunier
CB 2
CB 15Jason Denayer
LB 21
CM 4 Radja Nainggolan
CM 6 Axel Witsel
RW 11
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10Eden Hazard (c)
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 14
FW 22
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
Man of the Match:
Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales)[23]

Assistant referees:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)

Germany vs Italy

See also: Germany–Italy football rivalry.

GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 4 Benedikt Höwedes
CB 17Jérôme Boateng
CB 5
LB 3 Jonas Hector
RM 21Joshua Kimmich
CM 6
CM 18Toni Kroos
LM 8 Mesut Özil
CF 13Thomas Müller
CF 23
Substitutions:
MF 7
MF 11
Manager:
Joachim Löw
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GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB 15Andrea Barzagli
CB 19Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3
DM 18
CM 14
CM 23
RW 8
LW 2
CF 9
CF 17
Substitutions:
DF 4
FW 20
FW 7
Manager:
Antonio Conte
Man of the Match:
Manuel Neuer (Germany)[24]

Assistant referees:
György Ring (Hungary)
Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Reserve assistant referee:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)

France vs Iceland

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19Bacary Sagna
CB 22
CB 21
LB 3 Patrice Evra
CM 15Paul Pogba
CM 14Blaise Matuidi
RW 18Moussa Sissoko
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 8
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 10
DF 13
FW 20
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 1 Hannes Þór Halldórsson
RB 2 Birkir Már Sævarsson
CB 14
CB 6 Ragnar Sigurðsson
LB 23Ari Freyr Skúlason
RM 7 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
CM 17Aron Gunnarsson (c)
CM 10Gylfi Sigurðsson
LM 8
CF 9
CF 15
Substitutions:
FW 11
DF 5
FW 22
Managers:
Heimir Hallgrímsson
Lars Lagerbäck
Man of the Match:
Olivier Giroud (France)[25]

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)

Semi-finals

Portugal vs Wales

GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21Cédric
CB 2
CB 4 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
DM 13Danilo
CM 10João Mário
CM 23
AM 16
CF 17
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF 15
MF 8
FW 20
Manager:
Fernando Santos
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GK 1 Wayne Hennessey
CB 5
CB 19
CB 6 Ashley Williams (c)
RWB2 Chris Gunter
LWB3 Neil Taylor
DM 16
CM 7
CM 8 Andy King
CF 9
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 18
FW 23
MF 20
Manager:
Chris Coleman
Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[26]

Assistant referees:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)

Germany vs France

See also: France–Germany football rivalry.

GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 21Joshua Kimmich
CB 17
CB 4 Benedikt Höwedes
LB 3 Jonas Hector
CM 14
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger (c)
RW 8
AM 18Toni Kroos
LW 11
CF 13Thomas Müller
Substitutions:
DF 2
MF 19
MF 20
Manager:
Joachim Löw
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GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19Bacary Sagna
CB 21Laurent Koscielny
CB 22Samuel Umtiti
LB 3
CM 15Paul Pogba
CM 14Blaise Matuidi
RW 18Moussa Sissoko
AM 7
LW 8
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 5
FW 10
MF 6
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[27]

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Antonio Damato (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2016/matches/ UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage
  2. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2016/matches/ UEFA Euro 2016 final
  3. News: Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16 . UEFA.com .
  4. News: Chris . Burke . Poland edge past Switzerland on penalties . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 25 June 2016 . 25 June 2016 .
  5. Web site: Who is the referee? UEFA EURO 2016 appointments . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 10 June 2016 . 10 June 2016 .
  6. News: Jim . Foulerton . McAuley agony as Wales reach last eight . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 25 June 2016 . 25 June 2016 .
  7. News: John . Atkin . Quaresma snatches extra-time win for Portugal . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 25 June 2016 . 25 June 2016 .
  8. News: Andrew . Haslam . Griezmann helps France fight back to oust Ireland . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 26 June 2016 . 26 June 2016 .
  9. News: Tom . Kell . Germany go through the gears to see off Slovakia . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 26 June 2016 . 26 June 2016 .
  10. News: Paul . Saffer . Hazard-inspired Belgium blow away Hungary . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 26 June 2016 . 26 June 2016 .
  11. Web site: Who is the referee? UEFA EURO 2016 appointments . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 10 June 2016 . 10 June 2016 .
  12. News: Jim . Foulerton . Dominant Italy brush aside champions Spain . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 27 June 2016 . 27 June 2016 .
  13. Web site: Who is the referee? UEFA EURO 2016 appointments . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 10 June 2016 . 10 June 2016 .
  14. Web site: England's defeat vs. Iceland at Euro 2016 will go down as one of their worst. 27 June 2016. ESPN FC . https://web.archive.org/web/20160628093100/http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-match/60/post/2896655/england-defeat-vs-iceland-at-euro-2016-one-of-their-worst-ever . 28 June 2016 . dead.
  15. Web site: Stan Collymore's magnificent rant at full time of England 1 – Iceland 2 (Video). 27 June 2016. 101 Great Goals.
  16. Web site: Alan Shearer says England's performance vs Iceland was worst ever. Metro. 29 June 2016.
  17. Web site: England vs Iceland: Steve McClaren's painful reaction to winning goal in Euro 2016 goes viral. 28 June 2016. The Independent.
  18. Web site: England 1-2 Iceland: the internet reacts to another humiliating exit from Europe. 28 June 2016. The Guardian.
  19. News: The week that was: the world's ugliest dog. The Sunday Times. 3 July 2016. https://archive.today/20210714035047/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-week-that-was-zww3tzxxm. 14 July 2021.
  20. Web site: Euro 2016: Roy Hodgson resigns after England lose to Iceland. 28 June 2016. BBC Sport.
  21. News: Wayne . Harrison . Iceland into quarter-finals after stunning England . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 27 June 2016 . 27 June 2016 .
  22. News: Andy . James . Draw specialists Portugal beat Poland on penalties . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 30 June 2016 . 30 June 2016 .
  23. News: Patrick . Hart . Remarkable Wales shock Belgium to reach semis . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 1 July 2016 . 1 July 2016 .
  24. News: Sam . Adams . Hector the shoot-out hero as Germany finally defeat Italy . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 2 July 2016 . 3 July 2016 .
  25. News: Chris . Burke . Slick France end Iceland saga . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 3 July 2016 . 3 July 2016 .
  26. News: Atkin . John . Portugal reach EURO final as Wales fairy tale ends . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 6 July 2016 . 6 July 2016 .
  27. News: Andrew . Haslam . Griezmann double takes France into final . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 7 July 2016 . 7 July 2016 .

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