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.
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. 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:
- 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:
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1B 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.
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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4–5 |
Switzerland
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Poland
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Man of the Match:
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Wales vs Northern Ireland
Wales
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Northern Ireland
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Man of the Match:
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Croatia vs Portugal
Croatia
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Portugal
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France vs Republic of Ireland
France | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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France
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Republic of Ireland
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Man of the Match:
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Germany vs Slovakia
Germany
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Slovakia
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Man of the Match:
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Hungary vs Belgium
Hungary
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Belgium
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Italy vs Spain
Italy
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Spain
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England vs Iceland
The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever. 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. Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team. The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup.
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. The English media criticized the team to be unfit and the fans to be unsportsmanlike.
England | 1–2 | Iceland |
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England
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Iceland
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Quarter-finals
Poland vs Portugal
Poland
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Portugal
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Wales vs Belgium
Wales | 3–1 | Belgium |
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Wales
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Belgium
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Germany vs Italy
Germany
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Italy
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France vs Iceland
France | 5–2 | Iceland |
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France
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Iceland
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Semi-finals
Portugal vs Wales
Portugal
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Wales
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Man of the Match:
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Germany vs France
Germany
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France
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Man of the Match:
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Final
Portugal
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France
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Man of the Match:
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