Group D of UEFA Euro 2016 contained defending European champion Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia. This Euro 2016 group was the only with two former European champions – Spain (3 times) and Czech Republic (1 time, as Czechoslovakia). Matches were played from 12 to 21 June 2016.
Teams Draw position Team Pot Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance UEFA RankingsOctober 2015 FIFA RankingsJune 2016 D1 1 Group C winner 9 October 2015 10th 2012 Winners (1964, 2008, 2012) 2 6 D2 3 Group A winner 6 September 2015 9th 2012 Winners (1976) 15 30 D3 4 Best third-placed team 13 October 2015 4th 2008 Semi-finals (2008) 22 18 D4 2 Group H runner-up 13 October 2015 5th 2012 Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) 12 27
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Standings
In the round of 16, The winner of Group D, Croatia, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Portugal. The runner-up of Group D, Spain, advanced to play the winner of Group E, Italy.
Matches
Turkey vs Croatia
GK 1 Volkan BabacanRB 7 Gökhan GönülCB 15Mehmet TopalCB 3 Hakan Balta LB 18Caner ErkinCM 16Ozan TufanCM 8 Selçuk İnanCM 14Oğuzhan Özyakup RW 6 Hakan ÇalhanoğluLW 10Arda Turan (c) CF 9 Cenk Tosun Substitutions:MF 20Volkan Şen FW 17Burak Yılmaz FW 21Emre Mor Manager:Fatih Terim GK 23Danijel SubašićRB 11Darijo Srna (c)CB 5 Vedran ĆorlukaCB 21Domagoj VidaLB 3 Ivan Strinić CM 10Luka ModrićCM 19Milan BadeljRW 14Marcelo BrozovićAM 7 Ivan Rakitić LW 4 Ivan Perišić CF 17Mario Mandžukić Substitutions:FW 9 Andrej Kramarić DF 13Gordon Schildenfeld FW 20Marko Pjaca Manager:Ante Čačić
Man of the Match: Luka Modrić (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden) Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden) Fourth official: Willie Collum (Scotland) Additional assistant referees: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden) Reserve assistant referee: Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)
Spain vs Czech Republic
GK 13David de GeaRB 16JuanfranCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 15Sergio Ramos (c)LB 18Jordi AlbaDM 5 Sergio BusquetsCM 10Cesc Fàbregas CM 6 Andrés IniestaRW 21David SilvaLW 22Nolito CF 7 Álvaro Morata Substitutions:FW 20Aritz Aduriz MF 14Thiago FW 11Pedro Manager:Vicente del Bosque GK 1 Petr ČechRB 2 Pavel KadeřábekCB 6 Tomáš SivokCB 5 Roman HubníkLB 8 David Limberský CM 22Vladimír DaridaCM 13Jaroslav PlašilRW 4 Theodor Gebre Selassie AM 10Tomáš Rosický (c) LW 19Ladislav KrejčíCF 7 Tomáš Necid Substitutions:FW 21David Lafata MF 18Josef Šural MF 15David Pavelka Manager:Pavel Vrba
Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Assistant referees: Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland) Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) Fourth official: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Additional assistant referees: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) Tomasz Musiał (Poland) Reserve assistant referee: Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)
Czech Republic vs Croatia
GK 1 Petr ČechRB 2 Pavel KadeřábekCB 5 Roman HubníkCB 6 Tomáš Sivok LB 8 David LimberskýDM 13Jaroslav Plašil RM 10Tomáš Rosický (c)CM 20Jiří Skalák CM 19Ladislav KrejčíLM 22Vladimír DaridaCF 21David Lafata Substitutions:FW 12Milan Škoda MF 18Josef Šural FW 7 Tomáš Necid Manager:Pavel Vrba GK 23Danijel SubašićRB 11Darijo Srna (c)CB 5 Vedran ĆorlukaCB 21Domagoj Vida LB 3 Ivan Strinić CM 19Milan Badelj CM 10Luka Modrić RW 14Marcelo Brozović AM 7 Ivan Rakitić LW 4 Ivan PerišićCF 17Mario MandžukićSubstitutions:MF 8 Mateo Kovačić DF 13Gordon Schildenfeld DF 2 Šime Vrsaljko Manager:Ante Čačić
Man of the Match: Ivan Rakitić (Croatia)
Assistant referees: 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)
Spain vs Turkey
GK 13David de GeaRB 16JuanfranCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 15Sergio Ramos (c) LB 18Jordi Alba DM 5 Sergio BusquetsCM 10Cesc Fàbregas CM 6 Andrés IniestaRW 21David Silva LW 22NolitoCF 7 Álvaro MorataSubstitutions:MF 19Bruno Soriano MF 8 Koke DF 2 César Azpilicueta Manager:Vicente del Bosque GK 1 Volkan BabacanRB 7 Gökhan GönülCB 15Mehmet TopalCB 3 Hakan BaltaLB 18Caner ErkinCM 16Ozan Tufan CM 8 Selçuk İnan CM 14Oğuzhan Özyakup RW 6 Hakan Çalhanoğlu LW 10Arda Turan (c)CF 17Burak Yılmaz Substitutions:MF 5 Nuri Şahin MF 11Olcay Şahan MF 19Yunus Mallı Manager:Fatih Terim
Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Assistant referees: Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia) Fourth official: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Additional assistant referees: Danilo Grujić (Serbia) Nenad Đokić (Serbia) Reserve assistant referee: Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)
Czech Republic vs Turkey
GK 1 Petr Čech (c)RB 2 Pavel KadeřábekCB 6 Tomáš SivokCB 5 Roman HubníkLB 11Daniel PudilDM 22Vladimír DaridaCM 15David Pavelka CM 13Jaroslav Plašil RW 9 Bořek Dočkal LW 19Ladislav KrejčíCF 7 Tomáš NecidSubstitutions:FW 12Milan Škoda MF 18Josef Šural MF 14Daniel Kolář Manager:Pavel Vrba GK 1 Volkan BabacanRB 7 Gökhan GönülCB 15Mehmet TopalCB 3 Hakan Balta LB 13İsmail Köybaşı CM 16Ozan TufanCM 8 Selçuk İnanRW 21Emre Mor AM 10Arda Turan (c)LW 20Volkan Şen CF 17Burak Yılmaz Substitutions:MF 14Oğuzhan Özyakup MF 11Olcay Şahan FW 9 Cenk Tosun Manager:Fatih Terim
Man of the Match: Burak Yılmaz (Turkey)
Assistant referees: Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland) Francis Connor (Scotland) Fourth official: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia) Additional assistant referees: Bobby Madden (Scotland) John Beaton (Scotland) Reserve assistant referee: Nikolai Golubev (Russia)
Croatia vs Spain
GK 23Danijel SubašićRB 11Darijo Srna (c) CB 5 Vedran ĆorlukaCB 6 Tin JedvajLB 2 Šime Vrsaljko CM 15Marko Rog CM 19Milan BadeljRW 4 Ivan Perišić AM 7 Ivan RakitićLW 20Marko Pjaca CF 16Nikola KalinićSubstitutions:MF 8 Mateo Kovačić FW 22Duje Čop FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Manager:Ante Čačić GK 13David de GeaRB 16JuanfranCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 15Sergio Ramos (c)LB 18Jordi AlbaDM 5 Sergio BusquetsCM 10Cesc Fàbregas CM 6 Andrés IniestaRW 21David SilvaLW 22Nolito CF 7 Álvaro Morata Substitutions:MF 19Bruno Soriano FW 20Aritz Aduriz MF 14Thiago Manager:Vicente del Bosque
Man of the Match: Ivan Perišić (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands) Fourth official: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Additional assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Richard Liesveld (Netherlands) Reserve assistant referee: György Ring (Hungary)
See also Croatia at the UEFA European Championship Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship Spain at the UEFA European Championship Turkey at the UEFA European Championship
References
External links UEFA Euro 2016 Group D