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 [edit ]

In the hard phase, extra clock time and a punishment shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary. [ 3 ] As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third base place play-off. UEFA set out the follow agenda 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 [edit ]

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round off of 16 : [ 3 ]

 

Combination according to the four qualified teams

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 [edit ]

The top two set teams from each of the six groups qualified for the knockout stage, along with the four best third-placed teams. [ 3 ]

bracket [edit ]

Round of 16 [edit ]

Switzerland five Poland [edit ]

Wales vs Northern Ireland [edit ]

Wales[9] Northern Ireland

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Croatia vanadium Portugal [edit ]

France vs Republic of Ireland [edit ]

France[15] Republic of Ireland[15]

Germany five Slovakia [edit ]

Hungary vanadium Belgium [edit ]

Italy five Spain [edit ]

England v Iceland [edit ]

The match has been described as one of England ‘s worst defeats ever. [ 26 ] Former football player and Talksport donor 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 initiate Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team. [ 28 ] The frustration was called England ‘s most shock since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup. [ 29 ] The English team was viciously mocked by the urge who described it as a “ second gear exit from Europe ”, as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union merely four days early. As a result, the match was seen as a national overplus. [ 30 ] The english media criticized the team to be unfit and the fans to be cheating, as talksport radio presenter Mark Saggers put, “ Pack your bags, Roy, we ‘ve had enough of you… Wayne Rooney, we ’ ve had adequate of you excessively, you ‘ve never delivered on the highest, the most important stage… The hale of this tournament will be glad that England ’ s going home. Because our reputation on and off the field is american samoa low as it gets veracious now… The players might have sunk to their knees. The likes of Sturridge, probably crying his eyes out, you want to feel like we do watching you playing for England workweek in week out ? ” [ 31 ] [ 32 ]

Poland five Portugal [edit ]

Wales vs Belgium [edit ]

Germany five Italy [edit ]

France volt Iceland [edit ]

Portugal v Wales [edit ]

Germany five France [edit ]

final [edit ]

References [edit ]

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