UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2020 began on 26 June 2021 with the round of 16 and ended on 11 July 2021 with the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England.[1]

Times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a sixth substitution.[2] If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[3]

UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[3]

As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.

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		1B
vs		1C
vs		1E
vs		1F
vs
A B C D 3A 3D 3B 3C
A B C E 3A 3E 3B 3C
A B C F 3A 3F 3B 3C
A B D E 3D 3E 3A 3B
A B D F 3D 3F 3A 3B
A B E F 3E 3F 3B 3A
A C D E 3E 3D 3C 3A
A C D F 3F 3D 3C 3A
A C E F 3E 3F 3C 3A
A D E F 3E 3F 3D 3A
B C D E 3E 3D 3B 3C
B C D F 3F 3D 3C 3B
B C E F 3F 3E 3C 3B
B D E F 3F 3E 3D 3B
C D E F 3F 3E 3D 3C

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, along with the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Round of 16

Wales vs Denmark

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GK 12Danny Ward
RB 14
CB 6
CB 22Chris Mepham
LB 4 Ben Davies
CM 16
CM 7 Joe Allen
RW 20
AM 10Aaron Ramsey
LW 11Gareth Bale (c)
CF 13
Substitutions:
DF 3
MF 8
FW 9
MF 19
Manager:
Rob Page
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GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
CB 6 Andreas Christensen
CB 4 Simon Kjær (c)
CB 3 Jannik Vestergaard
RM 17
CM 23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM 8
LM 5 Joakim Mæhle
RF 14
CF 12
LF 9 Martin Braithwaite
Substitutions:
MF 24
MF 15
FW 21
DF 26
DF 2
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
Man of the Match:
Kasper Dolberg (Denmark)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Fourth official:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Italy vs Austria

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GK 21Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2
CB 19Leonardo Bonucci (c)
CB 15Francesco Acerbi
LB 4 Leonardo Spinazzola
CM 18
CM 8 Jorginho
CM 6
RF 11
CF 17
LF 10
Substitutions:
MF 12
MF 5
FW 9
MF 14
MF 16
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
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GK 13Daniel Bachmann
RB 21
CB 3
CB 4
LB 8 David Alaba (c)
CM 23
CM 10
RW 24
AM 9 Marcel Sabitzer
LW 19
CF 7
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 25
MF 17
FW 11
MF 6
MF 16
Manager:
Franco Foda
Man of the Match:
Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Gary Beswick (England)
Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official:
Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stéphane De Almeida (Switzerland)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Lee Betts (England)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

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GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
CB 6 Stefan de Vrij
CB 3
CB 17
RWB22
LWB12
CM 15
CM 21
AM 8 Georginio Wijnaldum (c)
CF 10Memphis Depay
CF 18
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 19
FW 7
DF 25
Manager:
Frank de Boer
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GK 1 Tomáš Vaclík
RB 5
CB 3 Ondřej Čelůstka
CB 6 Tomáš Kalas
LB 2 Pavel Kadeřábek
CM 9
CM 15Tomáš Souček (c)
RW 12
AM 7
LW 13
CF 10
Substitutions:
MF 14
FW 19
MF 21
FW 11
MF 26
Manager:
Jaroslav Šilhavý
Man of the Match:
Tomáš Holeš (Czech Republic)

Assistant referees:
Igor Demeshko (Russia)
Maksim Gavrilin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mikaël Berchebru (France)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Lee Betts (England)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

Belgium vs Portugal

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GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
CB 3
RM 15Thomas Meunier
CM 8 Youri Tielemans
CM 6 Axel Witsel
LM 16
RW 7
LW 10Eden Hazard (c)
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku
Substitutions:
FW 14
MF 11
MF 19
Manager:
Roberto Martínez
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GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 20
CB 4 Rúben Dias
CB 3
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
CM 8
CM 26
CM 16
RW 10
LW 21
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 23
MF 11
FW 9
MF 13
MF 24
Manager:
Fernando Santos
Man of the Match:
Thorgan Hazard (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Martin Margaritov (Bulgaria)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Croatia vs Spain

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GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 22
CB 21Domagoj Vida
CB 5
LB 25Joško Gvardiol
DM 11
CM 10Luka Modrić (c)
CM 8
RW 13
LW 17
CF 20
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 18
FW 7
FW 14
MF 15
MF 26
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
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GK 23Unai Simón
RB 2 César Azpilicueta
CB 12
CB 24Aymeric Laporte
LB 14
CM 8
CM 5 Sergio Busquets (c)
CM 26Pedri
RF 11
CF 7 Álvaro Morata
LF 22
Substitutions:
MF 19
DF 4
DF 18
MF 17
FW 21
MF 16
Manager:
Luis Enrique
Man of the Match:
Sergio Busquets (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mehmet Culum (Sweden)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

France vs Switzerland

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GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
CB 4
CB 5
CB 3 Presnel Kimpembe
RWB2
LWB14Adrien Rabiot
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13N'Golo Kanté
AM 7
CF 19
CF 10Kylian Mbappé
Substitutions:
MF 20
MF 17
FW 9
FW 26
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 4
CB 5
CB 13
RWB3
LWB14
CM 8 Remo Freuler
CM 10Granit Xhaka (c)
AM 23
CF 9
CF 7
Substitutions:
FW 19
DF 2
MF 16
MF 11
FW 18
DF 22
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
Man of the Match:
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marcin Boniek (Poland)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain (Spain)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

England vs Germany

See also: England–Germany football rivalry.

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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 6
CB 5 John Stones
RM 12Kieran Trippier
CM 14
CM 4
LM 3 Luke Shaw
RW 25
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
LW 10Raheem Sterling
Substitutions:
MF 7
MF 8
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
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GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
CB 4
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 2 Antonio Rüdiger
RM 6 Joshua Kimmich
CM 18Leon Goretzka
CM 8 Toni Kroos
LM 20
AM 7 Kai Havertz
AM 25
CF 11
Substitutions:
MF 10
DF 23
MF 19
MF 14
Manager:
Joachim Löw
Man of the Match:
Harry Maguire (England)

Assistant referees:
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Uroš Stojković (Serbia)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain (Spain)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Sweden vs Ukraine

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GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 2
CB 3 Victor Lindelöf
CB 24
LB 6
RM 7 Sebastian Larsson (c)
CM 20
CM 8 Albin Ekdal
LM 10
CF 21
CF 11
Substitutions:
DF 5
DF 16
MF 22
FW 9
MF 17
DF 14
Manager:
Janne Andersson
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GK 1 Heorhiy Bushchan
RB 21Oleksandr Karavayev
CB 13Illya Zabarnyi
CB 4 Serhiy Kryvtsov
LB 22Mykola Matviyenko
CM 5
CM 6
CM 17Oleksandr Zinchenko
RF 7 Andriy Yarmolenko (c)
CF 9
LF 10
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 19
MF 14
MF 15
FW 26
MF 18
Manager:
Andriy Shevchenko
Man of the Match:
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fabiano Preti (Italy)
Fourth official:
Davide Massa (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stefano Alassio (Italy)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Filippo Meli (Italy)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Quarter-finals

Switzerland vs Spain

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GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 4 Nico Elvedi
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
CB 13Ricardo Rodríguez
RWB3
LWB14
CM 6
CM 8
AM 23Xherdan Shaqiri (c)
AM 7
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 11
MF 15
FW 19
MF 16
DF 2
DF 22
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
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GK 23Unai Simón
RB 2 César Azpilicueta
CB 24
CB 4
LB 18Jordi Alba
CM 8
CM 5 Sergio Busquets (c)
CM 26
RF 11
CF 7
LF 22
Substitutions:
MF 19
FW 9
MF 6
FW 21
MF 10
MF 16
Manager:
Luis Enrique
Man of the Match:
Unai Simón (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt (England)
Simon Bennett (England)
Fourth official:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Lee Betts (England)
Stuart Attwell (England)

Belgium vs Italy

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GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen (c)
RM 15
CM 6 Axel Witsel
CM 8
LM 16Thorgan Hazard
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
AM 25Jérémy Doku
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku
Substitutions:
FW 14
MF 22
MF 26
Manager:
Roberto Martínez
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GK 21Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 19Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini (c)
LB 4
CM 18Nicolò Barella
CM 8 Jorginho
CM 6
RW 14
CF 17
LW 10
Substitutions:
MF 16
FW 9
FW 11
DF 13
DF 25
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
Man of the Match:
Lorenzo Insigne (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

Czech Republic vs Denmark

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GK 1 Tomáš Vaclík
RB 5 Vladimír Coufal
CB 3
CB 6
LB 18Jan Bořil
CM 9
CM 15Tomáš Souček (c)
RW 12
AM 7 Antonín Barák
LW 13
CF 10
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 14
DF 4
FW 20
MF 8
Manager:
Jaroslav Šilhavý
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GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
CB 6
CB 4 Simon Kjær (c)
CB 3 Jannik Vestergaard
RM 17
CM 23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM 8
LM 5 Joakim Mæhle
RF 9 Martin Braithwaite
CF 12
LF 14
Substitutions:
FW 20
MF 15
MF 18
DF 2
MF 24
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
Man of the Match:
Thomas Delaney (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Igor Demeshko (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Filippo Meli (Italy)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Ukraine vs England

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GK 1 Heorhiy Bushchan
CB 13Illya Zabarnyi
CB 4
CB 22Mykola Matviyenko
RM 21Oleksandr Karavayev
CM 5
CM 17Oleksandr Zinchenko
LM 16Vitalii Mykolenko
AM 10Mykola Shaparenko
CF 9 Roman Yaremchuk
CF 7 Andriy Yarmolenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF 15
MF 14
Manager:
Andriy Shevchenko
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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 3
CM 4
CM 14
RW 17Jadon Sancho
AM 19Mason Mount
LW 10
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8
DF 12
FW 11
MF 26
FW 18
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Semi-finals

Italy vs Spain

See also: Italy–Spain football rivalry.

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GK 21Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 19
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini (c)
LB 13
CM 18
CM 8 Jorginho
CM 6
RW 14
LW 10
CF 17
Substitutions:
FW 11
DF 25
MF 12
MF 5
FW 9
MF 20
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
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GK 23Unai Simón
RB 2
CB 12
CB 24Aymeric Laporte
LB 18Jordi Alba
DM 5 Sergio Busquets (c)
CM 8
CM 26Pedri
RW 11
LW 19Dani Olmo
CF 21
Substitutions:
FW 7
FW 9
MF 16
MF 6
MF 10
DF 4
Manager:
Luis Enrique
Man of the Match:
Federico Chiesa (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Maksim Gavrilin (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

England vs Denmark

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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6
LB 3 Luke Shaw
CM 14Kalvin Phillips
CM 4
RW 25
AM 19
LW 10Raheem Sterling
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
MF 7
MF 8
MF 20
DF 12
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
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GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
CB 6
CB 4 Simon Kjær (c)
CB 3
RWB17
LWB5 Joakim Mæhle
CM 23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM 8
RF 9 Martin Braithwaite
CF 12
LF 14
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 20
MF 15
DF 2
MF 24
FW 19
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)

Assistant referees:
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Euro 2020: 2021 match schedule . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . May 2021 . 12 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507201505/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0269-1235cbcf229a-a665bdf96d2c-1000/euro_match_schedule.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Zürich . Temporary amendment to Law 3 . . 8 May 2020 . 31 March 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130203121/https://static-3eb8.kxcdn.com/documents/843/113921_080520_IFAB_Circular_19_2020_EN.pdf . 30 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20 . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 9 March 2018 . 11 May 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511180320/https://documents.uefa.com/internal/api/webapp/documents/WVKcnryVkASzztwJjPBcIw/content . 11 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Every EURO 2020 Star of the Match . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 11 June 2021 . 11 July 2021.

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