UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2024 began on 29 June 2024 with the round of 16 and ended on 14 July 2024 with the final at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.[1]

All times listed are Central European Summer Time. (UTC+2)

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[2]

UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[2]

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:[2]

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

Switzerland vs Italy

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GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 22Fabian Schär
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
CB 13Ricardo Rodriguez
RM 20
CM 8 Remo Freuler
CM 10Granit Xhaka (c)
LM 26
RF 17
CF 7
LF 19
Substitutions:
MF 14
DF 2
MF 16
FW 18
MF 11
Manager:
Murat Yakin
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GK 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 17
CB 23Alessandro Bastoni
LB 13
CM 16
CM 21
CM 18
RF 14Federico Chiesa
CF 9 Gianluca Scamacca
LF 22
Substitutions:
FW 20
FW 19
DF 24
MF 10
MF 7
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti
Man of the Match:
Ruben Vargas (Switzerland)[3]

Assistant referees:
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Adam Kupsik (Poland)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Reserve assistant referee:
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Germany vs Denmark

This was a rematch of the UEFA Euro 1992 final, which Denmark won 2–0.[4] [5]

In the 35th minute, the match was suspended due to adverse weather conditions (thunderstorms and heavy rain) in the vicinity of the stadium.[6] Play was suspended for about 25 minutes before resuming at 21:59.[7]

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GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 6 Joshua Kimmich
CB 2 Antonio Rüdiger
CB 15Nico Schlotterbeck
LB 3
CM 23
CM 8 Toni Kroos
RW 19
AM 21İlkay Gündoğan (c)
LW 10
CF 7 Kai Havertz
Substitutions:
MF 25
FW 9
DF 20
MF 17
DF 16
Manager:
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GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel (c)
CB 2
CB 3 Jannik Vestergaard
CB 6
RM 18
CM 8
CM 23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
LM 5
AM 11
AM 10Christian Eriksen
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 20
FW 19
MF 26
DF 17
Manager:
Man of the Match:
Antonio Rüdiger (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt (England)
Dan Cook (England)
Fourth official:
Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Reserve assistant referee:
Senad Ibrišimbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (England)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

England vs Slovakia

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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5
CB 6
LB 12
CM 26
CM 4 Declan Rice
RW 7 Bukayo Saka
AM 10
LW 11
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
MF 24
FW 21
FW 17
MF 16
DF 14
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK 1 Martin Dúbravka
RB 2
CB 3
CB 14Milan Škriniar (c)
LB 16Dávid Hancko
CM 19
CM 22Stanislav Lobotka
CM 8
RF 26
CF 18
LF 17
Substitutions:
MF 7
FW 9
MF 11
MF 21
DF 6
FW 10
Manager:
Francesco Calzona
Man of the Match:
Jude Bellingham (England)

Assistant referees:
Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (Turkey)
Kerem Ersoy (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Spain vs Georgia

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GK 23Unai Simón
RB 2
CB 3 Robin Le Normand
CB 14Aymeric Laporte
LB 24
CM 20
CM 16Rodri
CM 8
RF 19Lamine Yamal
CF 7 Álvaro Morata (c)
LF 17Nico Williams
Substitutions:
FW 10
DF 12
FW 21
FW 22
MF 6
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
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GK 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
CB 15
CB 4 Guram Kashia (c)
CB 3 Lasha Dvali
RWB2 Otar Kakabadze
LWB14
CM 10
CM 17
CM 6 Giorgi Kochorashvili
CF 22
CF 7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Substitutions:
MF 18
MF 21
MF 9
FW 8
MF 16
Manager:
Willy Sagnol
Man of the Match:
Rodri (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Cyril Mugnier (France)
Mehdi Rahmouni (France)
Fourth official:
Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Johan Balder (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Willy Delajod (France)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Belgium

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GK 16Mike Maignan
RB 5 Jules Koundé
CB 4 Dayot Upamecano
CB 17William Saliba
LB 22Théo Hernandez
CM 13N'Golo Kanté
CM 8
CM 14
AM 7
CF 15
CF 10Kylian Mbappé (c)
Substitutions:
FW 12
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 1 Koen Casteels
RB 21
CB 4 Wout Faes
CB 5
LB 3 Arthur Theate
CM 7 Kevin De Bruyne (c)
CM 24Amadou Onana
CM 11
RF 20
CF 10Romelu Lukaku
LF 22Jérémy Doku
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 14
FW 17
Manager:
Man of the Match:
Jules Koundé (France)

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Aleksandr Radiuš (Lithuania)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

Portugal vs Slovenia

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GK 22Diogo Costa
RB 20
CB 4 Rúben Dias
CB 3
LB 19Nuno Mendes
CM 8 Bruno Fernandes
CM 6 João Palhinha
CM 23
RF 10Bernardo Silva
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
LF 17
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 26
DF 2
MF 18
Manager:
GK 1 Jan Oblak (c)
RB 2
CB 21
CB 6
LB 3
RM 20
CM 22Adam Gnezda Čerin
CM 10
LM 17
CF 9
CF 11Benjamin Šeško
Substitutions:
MF 5
FW 19
MF 7
FW 26
Manager:
Man of the Match:
Diogo Costa (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Espen Eskås (Norway)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Romania vs Netherlands

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GK 1 Florin Niță
RB 2
CB 3 Radu Drăgușin
CB 15Andrei Burcă
LB 22
DM 6
CM 21Nicolae Stanciu (c)
CM 18Răzvan Marin
RW 20Dennis Man
LW 10
CF 19
Substitutions:
DF 24
FW 13
FW 7
MF 8
MF 14
Manager:
Edward Iordănescu
GK 1 Bart Verbruggen
RB 22
CB 6 Stefan de Vrij
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
LB 5
CM 24
CM 7 Xavi Simons
CM 14Tijjani Reijnders
RF 25
CF 10
LF 11
Substitutions:
FW 18
MF 16
DF 15
FW 9
DF 17
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
Man of the Match:
Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Marco Achmüller (Germany)
Fourth official:
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Jérôme Brisard (France)

Austria vs Turkey

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GK 13Patrick Pentz
RB 5 Stefan Posch
CB 4 Kevin Danso
CB 15
LB 16
CM 6 Nicolas Seiwald
CM 9 Marcel Sabitzer
RW 20
AM 19Christoph Baumgartner
LW 18
CF 7 Marko Arnautović (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 11
DF 2
MF 10
Manager:
Ralf Rangnick
GK 1 Mert Günok
RB 18Mert Müldür
CB 14Abdülkerim Bardakcı
CB 3 Merih Demiral
LB 20Ferdi Kadıoğlu
CM 16
CM 22Kaan Ayhan (c)
RW 21Barış Alper Yılmaz
AM 6
LW 19
CF 8
Substitutions:
MF 15
MF 5
FW 7
FW 17
Manager:
Vincenzo Montella
Man of the Match:
Merih Demiral (Turkey)

Assistant referees:
Paulo Soares (Portugal)
Pedro Ribeiro (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Reserve assistant referee:
Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine)
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Quarter-finals

Spain vs Germany

The sides most notably met in the UEFA Euro 2008 final, which Spain won 1–0. Their most recent tournament meeting was in the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]

This was German midfielder Toni Kroos' last professional football match, as he had announced that he would retire after the Euros.[9]

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GK 23
RB 2
CB 3
CB 14Aymeric Laporte
LB 24Marc Cucurella
CM 16
CM 8
RW 19
AM 20
LW 17
CF 7 Álvaro Morata (c)
Substitutions:
FW 10
DF 4
FW 11
MF 6
FW 21
FW 9
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
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GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 6 Joshua Kimmich
CB 2
CB 4
LB 3
CM 25
CM 8
RW 10Jamal Musiala
AM 21İlkay Gündoğan (c)
LW 19
CF 7
Substitutions:
MF 23
MF 17
DF 18
FW 9
FW 13
DF 16
Other disciplinary actions:
MF 15
FW 26
Manager:
Julian Nagelsmann
Man of the Match:
Dani Olmo (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Gary Beswick (England)
Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official:
Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jan Pozor (Slovakia)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Portugal vs France

The sides previously met in the UEFA Euro 2020 group stage, where Portugal and France ended a 2-2 draw. Their most notable meeting was in the UEFA Euro 2016 final, where Portugal won 1-0 after extra time. [10]

This was Portuguese defender Pepe's last professional football match.

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GK 22Diogo Costa
RB 20
CB 3 Pepe
CB 4 Rúben Dias
LB 19Nuno Mendes
CM 23
CM 6
CM 8
RF 10Bernardo Silva
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
LF 17
Substitutions:
DF 2
FW 26
MF 18
FW 11
MF 16
Manager:
Roberto Martínez
GK 16Mike Maignan
RB 5 Jules Koundé
CB 4 Dayot Upamecano
CB 17
LB 22Théo Hernandez
CM 13N'Golo Kanté
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 6
AM 7
CF 12
CF 10Kylian Mbappé (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 15
MF 19
FW 25
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
Man of the Match:
Ousmane Dembélé (France)

Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt (England)
Dan Cook (England)
Fourth official:
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (England)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

England vs Switzerland

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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5
CB 14
RWB12
LWB7 Bukayo Saka
CM 26
CM 4 Declan Rice
AM 10Jude Bellingham
AM 11
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
DF 3
MF 24
FW 21
FW 17
DF 8
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 22
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
CB 13Ricardo Rodriguez
RM 26
CM 8
CM 10Granit Xhaka (c)
LM 20
RF 19
CF 7
LF 17
Substitutions:
DF 3
MF 14
MF 6
MF 23
MF 16
FW 25
Manager:
Murat Yakin
Man of the Match:
Bukayo Saka (England)

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Netherlands vs Turkey

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GK 1 Bart Verbruggen
RB 22Denzel Dumfries
CB 6 Stefan de Vrij
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
LB 5
CM 24Jerdy Schouten
CM 7
CM 14
RF 25
CF 10
LF 11Cody Gakpo
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 16
DF 15
DF 12
FW 21
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
GK 1 Mert Günok
CB 22
CB 4
CB 14Abdülkerim Bardakcı
RWB18
LWB20Ferdi Kadıoğlu
RM 21Barış Alper Yılmaz
CM 15
CM 10Hakan Çalhanoğlu (c)
LM 19
CF 8 Arda Güler
Substitutions:
MF 5
FW 7
DF 2
FW 9
FW 24
Other disciplinary actions:
FW 26
Manager:
Man of the Match:
Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Benjamin Pagès (France)
Fourth official:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marco Achmüller (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Willy Delajod (France)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Semi-finals

Spain vs France

The sides previously met in the UEFA Euro 1984 final, where hosts France prevailed 2–0, the most recent team to win the Euros on home soil. They also played each other in the 2021 UEFA Nations League final, which France won 2–1.[11]

Spain's Lamine Yamal, aged 16, became the youngest player to score in the UEFA European Championship final tournament. Yamal broke the record set by Johan Vonlanthen, then aged 18, in 2004.[12]

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GK 23Unai Simón
RB 22
CB 4 Nacho
CB 14Aymeric Laporte
LB 24Marc Cucurella
CM 16Rodri
CM 8 Fabián Ruiz
RW 19
AM 10
LW 17
CF 7 Álvaro Morata (c)
Substitutions:
DF 5
FW 21
MF 6
MF 18
FW 11
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
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GK 16Mike Maignan
RB 5 Jules Koundé
CB 4 Dayot Upamecano
CB 17William Saliba
LB 22Théo Hernandez
CM 13
CM 8
CM 14
RF 11
CF 12
LF 10Kylian Mbappé (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6
MF 7
FW 25
FW 9
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
Man of the Match:
Lamine Yamal (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Branislav Hancko (Slovakia)
Video assistant referee:
Nejc Kajtazovič (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Netherlands vs England

This was the first meeting between the sides in a World Cup or European Championship since 1996, which England won 4–1.[13]

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GK 1 Bart Verbruggen
RB 22
CB 6 Stefan de Vrij
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
LB 5 Nathan Aké
CM 24Jerdy Schouten
CM 7
CM 14Tijjani Reijnders
RF 18
CF 10
LF 11Cody Gakpo
Substitutions:
MF 16
FW 9
FW 19
FW 21
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Marc Guéhi
RM 7
CM 26
CM 4 Declan Rice
LM 12
AM 11
AM 10
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
DF 3
MF 24
FW 19
DF 14
MF 16
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
Man of the Match:
Ollie Watkins (England)

Assistant referees:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Marco Achmüller (Germany)
Fourth official:
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Euro 2024 match schedule . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 6 June 2024 . 21 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521021554/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0288-1999ab91ad50-899894098aed-1000/uefa_euro_2024_match_schedule.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2022–24 . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 3 May 2024 . 6 June 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240322014020/https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-European-Football-Championship-2022-24-Online . 22 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Every Euro 2024 Player of the Match . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 14 June 2024 . 10 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Euro 2024: Who is playing in the round of 16? Will Ronaldo, Mbappé play? . Manasi . Pathak . . 28 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 .
  5. Web site: Germany national football team: record v Denmark . 29 June 2024 . 11v11.com.
  6. Web site: Tobin . Sam . Germany v Denmark resumes after thunderstorm, hail . . 29 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 .
  7. Web site: Ames . Nick . Germany v Denmark suspended at Euro 2024 due to lightning storm . . 29 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 .
  8. Web site: Spain national football team: record v Germany . 1 July 2024 . 11v11.com.
  9. News: 5 July 2024 . Kroos to retire from football after Euro 2024. BBC Sport. 21 May 2024.
  10. Web site: Portugal national football team: record v France . 1 July 2024 . 11v11.com.
  11. Web site: Spain national football team: record v France . 5 July 2024 . 11v11.com.
  12. Web site: EURO's youngest scorers: Lamine Yamal, Vonlanthen, Rooney, Renato Sanches, Stojković, Arda Güler . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 9 July 2024 . 9 July 2024.
  13. Web site: England national football team: record v Netherlands . 9 July 2024 . 11v11.com.

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