The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2016 began on 25 June 2016 and ended on 10 July 2016 with the final in Saint-Denis, France, near Paris.UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage. UEFA.com.UEFA Euro 2016 final. UEFA.com.
All times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Format In the knockout stage, 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 from 15 possible combinations qualified for the round of 16:
Third-placed teamsqualify from groups 1Avs 1Bvs 1Cvs 1Dvs 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 qualified) A B C D E F
Bracket
Round of 16
Switzerland vs Poland
GK 1 Yann SommerRB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)CB 22Fabian Schär CB 20Johan Djourou LB 13Ricardo RodriguezCM 11Valon Behrami CM 10Granit XhakaRW 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM 15Blerim Džemaili LW 18Admir Mehmedi CF 9 Haris SeferovicSubstitutions:FW 7 Breel Embolo FW 19Eren Derdiyok MF 16Gelson Fernandes Manager:Vladimir Petković GK 22Łukasz FabiańskiRB 20Łukasz PiszczekCB 15Kamil GlikCB 2 Michał Pazdan LB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk RM 16Jakub BłaszczykowskiCM 10Grzegorz KrychowiakCM 5 Krzysztof Mączyński LM 11Kamil Grosicki SS 7 Arkadiusz MilikCF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)Substitutions:MF 6 Tomasz Jodłowiec MF 17Sławomir Peszko Manager:Adam Nawałka
Man of the Match: Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
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)
Wales vs Northern Ireland
GK 1 Wayne HennesseyCB 5 James ChesterCB 6 Ashley Williams (c)CB 4 Ben DaviesRM 2 Chris GunterCM 7 Joe AllenCM 16Joe Ledley CM 10Aaron Ramsey LM 3 Neil Taylor CF 18Sam Vokes CF 11Gareth BaleSubstitutions:FW 9 Hal Robson-Kanu MF 20Jonny Williams Manager:Chris Coleman GK 1 Michael McGovernRB 18Aaron HughesCB 4 Gareth McAuley CB 20Craig CathcartLB 5 Jonny EvansCM 8 Steven Davis (c) CM 13Corry EvansCM 16Oliver Norwood RW 19Jamie Ward LW 14Stuart Dallas CF 10Kyle LaffertySubstitutions:FW 11Conor Washington MF 7 Niall McGinn FW 21Josh Magennis Manager:Michael O'Neill
Man of the Match: Gareth Bale (Wales)
Assistant referees: Michael Mullarkey (England) Stephen Child (England) Fourth official: Felix Brych (Germany) Additional assistant referees: Michael Oliver (England) Craig Pawson (England) Reserve assistant referee: Mark Borsch (Germany)
Croatia vs Portugal
GK 23Danijel SubašićRB 11Darijo Srna (c)CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka CB 21Domagoj VidaLB 3 Ivan StrinićCM 10Luka ModrićCM 19Milan BadeljRW 14Marcelo BrozovićAM 7 Ivan Rakitić LW 4 Ivan PerišićCF 17Mario Mandžukić Substitutions:FW 16Nikola Kalinić FW 20Marko Pjaca FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Manager:Ante Čačić GK 1 Rui PatrícioRB 21CédricCB 3 PepeCB 4 José FonteLB 5 Raphaël GuerreiroRM 10João Mário CM 23Adrien Silva CM 14William Carvalho LM 15André Gomes CF 17NaniCF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)Substitutions:MF 16Renato Sanches FW 20Ricardo Quaresma MF 13Danilo Manager:Fernando Santos
Man of the Match: Renato Sanches (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain) Fourth official: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Additional assistant referees: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Reserve assistant referee: György Ring (Hungary)
France vs Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 19Bacary SagnaCB 4 Adil Rami CB 21Laurent KoscielnyLB 3 Patrice EvraCM 15Paul PogbaCM 5 N'Golo Kanté CM 14Blaise MatuidiRW 7 Antoine GriezmannLW 8 Dimitri PayetCF 9 Olivier Giroud Substitutions:FW 20Kingsley Coman FW 10André-Pierre Gignac MF 18Moussa Sissoko Manager:Didier Deschamps GK 23Darren RandolphRB 2 Séamus Coleman (c) CB 5 Richard KeoghCB 12Shane Duffy LB 17Stephen WardRM 19Robbie BradyCM 8 James McCarthy CM 13Jeff Hendrick LM 11James McClean CF 9 Shane Long CF 21Daryl Murphy Substitutions:FW 14Jonathan Walters DF 4 John O'Shea MF 20Wes Hoolahan Manager: Martin O'Neill
Man of the Match: Antoine Griezmann (France)
Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Mauro Tonolini (Italy) Fourth official: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Additional assistant referees: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Antonio Damato (Italy) Reserve assistant referee: Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)
Germany vs Slovakia
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)RB 21Joshua Kimmich CB 17Jérôme Boateng CB 5 Mats Hummels LB 3 Jonas HectorCM 18Toni KroosCM 6 Sami Khedira RW 13Thomas MüllerAM 8 Mesut ÖzilLW 11Julian Draxler CF 23Mario GómezSubstitutions:DF 4 Benedikt Höwedes FW 10Lukas Podolski MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Manager:Joachim Löw GK 23Matúš KozáčikRB 2 Peter PekaríkCB 3 Martin Škrtel (c) CB 4 Ján ĎuricaLB 5 Norbert Gyömbér CM 13Patrik HrošovskýCM 14Milan ŠkriniarCM 17Marek HamšíkRW 19Juraj Kucka LW 7 Vladimír Weiss CF 21Michal Ďuriš Substitutions:MF 6 Ján Greguš FW 9 Stanislav Šesták DF 16Kornel Saláta Manager:Ján Kozák
Man of the Match: Julian Draxler (Germany)
Assistant referees: Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland) Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) Fourth official: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Additional assistant referees: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) Tomasz Musiał (Poland) Reserve assistant referee: Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Hungary vs Belgium
GK 1 Gábor KirályRB 2 Ádám Lang CB 20Richárd GuzmicsCB 23Roland Juhász LB 4 Tamás Kádár CM 8 Ádám NagyCM 10Zoltán Gera CM 16Ádám Pintér RW 14Gergő LovrencsicsLW 7 Balázs Dzsudzsák (c)CF 9 Ádám Szalai Substitutions:MF 6 Ákos Elek FW 17Nemanja Nikolić FW 13Dániel Böde Manager: Bernd Storck GK 1 Thibaut CourtoisRB 16Thomas MeunierCB 2 Toby AlderweireldCB 3 Thomas Vermaelen LB 5 Jan VertonghenCM 4 Radja NainggolanCM 6 Axel WitselAM 7 Kevin De BruyneRW 14Dries Mertens LW 10Eden Hazard (c) CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Substitutions:FW 11Yannick Carrasco FW 22Michy Batshuayi MF 8 Marouane Fellaini Manager:Marc Wilmots
Man of the Match: Eden Hazard (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia) Fourth official: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Additional assistant referees: Danilo Grujić (Serbia) Nenad Đokić (Serbia) Reserve assistant referee: Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Italy vs Spain
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)CB 15Andrea BarzagliCB 19Leonardo BonucciCB 3 Giorgio ChielliniRWB 8 Alessandro Florenzi LWB 2 Mattia De Sciglio DM 16Daniele De Rossi CM 18Marco ParoloCM 23Emanuele GiaccheriniSS 17Éder CF 9 Graziano Pellè Substitutions:MF 10Thiago Motta FW 20Lorenzo Insigne DF 4 Matteo Darmian Manager:Antonio Conte GK 13David de GeaRB 16JuanfranCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 15Sergio Ramos (c)LB 18Jordi Alba DM 5 Sergio Busquets CM 10Cesc FàbregasCM 6 Andrés IniestaRW 21David Silva LW 22Nolito CF 7 Álvaro Morata Substitutions:FW 20Aritz Aduriz FW 9 Lucas Vázquez FW 11Pedro Manager:Vicente del Bosque
Man of the Match: Leonardo Bonucci (Italy)
Assistant referees: Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) Fourth official: Martin Atkinson (England) Additional assistant referees: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) Barış Şimşek (Turkey) Reserve assistant referee: Michael Mullarkey (England)
England vs Iceland The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever, and one of the biggest upsets in European football history.
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", referencing the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union just four days earlier. The English media called the result a national embarrassment, criticising the team's fitness and calling the fans unsportsmanlike. Consequently, England manager Roy Hodgson announced his resignation following the match.
GK 1 Joe HartRB 2 Kyle WalkerCB 5 Gary CahillCB 6 Chris SmallingLB 3 Danny RoseCM 20Dele AlliCM 17Eric Dier CM 10Wayne Rooney (c) RF 15Daniel Sturridge CF 9 Harry KaneLF 7 Raheem Sterling Substitutions:MF 18Jack Wilshere FW 11Jamie Vardy FW 22Marcus Rashford Manager:Roy Hodgson GK 1 Hannes Þór HalldórssonRB 2 Birkir Már SævarssonCB 14Kári ÁrnasonCB 6 Ragnar SigurðssonLB 23Ari Freyr SkúlasonRM 7 Jóhann Berg GuðmundssonCM 10Gylfi Sigurðsson CM 17Aron Gunnarsson (c) LM 8 Birkir BjarnasonCF 9 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson CF 15Jón Daði Böðvarsson Substitutions:MF 18Theódór Elmar Bjarnason MF 21Arnór Ingvi Traustason Managers:Heimir Hallgrímsson Lars Lagerbäck
Man of the Match: Ragnar Sigurðsson (Iceland)
Assistant referees: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia) Fourth official: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Quarter-finals
Poland vs Portugal
GK 22Łukasz FabiańskiRB 20Łukasz PiszczekCB 15Kamil Glik CB 2 Michał PazdanLB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk RM 16Jakub BłaszczykowskiCM 10Grzegorz KrychowiakCM 5 Krzysztof Mączyński LM 11Kamil Grosicki SS 7 Arkadiusz MilikCF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)Substitutions:MF 21Bartosz Kapustka MF 6 Tomasz Jodłowiec Manager:Adam Nawałka GK 1 Rui PatrícioRB 21CédricCB 3 PepeCB 4 José FonteLB 19EliseuDM 14William Carvalho RM 10João Mário CM 16Renato SanchesLM 23Adrien Silva SS 17NaniCF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)Substitutions:MF 8 João Moutinho FW 20Ricardo Quaresma MF 13Danilo Manager:Fernando Santos
Man of the Match: Renato Sanches (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Mark Borsch (Germany) Stefan Lupp (Germany) Fourth official: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Additional assistant referees: Bastian Dankert (Germany) Marco Fritz (Germany) Reserve assistant referee: Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Wales vs Belgium
GK 1 Wayne HennesseyCB 5 James Chester CB 6 Ashley Williams (c)CB 4 Ben Davies DM 16Joe Ledley CM 7 Joe AllenCM 10Aaron Ramsey RW 3 Neil TaylorLW 2 Chris Gunter CF 9 Hal Robson-Kanu CF 11Gareth BaleSubstitutions:MF 8 Andy King FW 18Sam Vokes DF 19James Collins Manager:Chris Coleman GK 1 Thibaut CourtoisRB 16Thomas MeunierCB 2 Toby Alderweireld CB 15Jason DenayerLB 21Jordan Lukaku CM 4 Radja NainggolanCM 6 Axel WitselRW 11Yannick Carrasco AM 7 Kevin De BruyneLW 10Eden Hazard (c)CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Substitutions:MF 8 Marouane Fellaini FW 14Dries Mertens FW 22Michy Batshuayi Manager:Marc Wilmots
Man of the Match: Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia) Fourth official: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Germany vs Italy