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
In the knockout phase, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.[3] 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:[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
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[3]
| 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
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups qualified for the knockout stage, along with the four best third-placed teams.[3]
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best four qualify) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| A |  France | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | — | 
| B |  Wales |  England |  Slovakia | 
| C |  Germany |  Poland | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 
| D |  Croatia |  Spain | — | 
| E |  Italy | .svg.png.webp) Belgium |  Republic of Ireland | 
| F |  Hungary |  Iceland |  Portugal | 
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 June – Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) 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 | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||
|  Wales | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
|  Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 10 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Poland | 
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|           Switzerland[5] |           Poland[5] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Wales vs Northern Ireland
|           Wales[9] |           Northern Ireland[9] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Croatia vs Portugal
|           Croatia[12] |           Portugal[12] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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France vs Republic of Ireland
| France  | 2–1 |  Republic of Ireland | 
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|           France[15] |           Republic of Ireland[15] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Germany vs Slovakia
|           Germany[18] |           Slovakia[18] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Hungary vs Belgium
|           Hungary[21] |        Belgium[21] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Italy vs Spain
|           Italy[24] |         Spain[24] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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England vs Iceland
The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever.[26] 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.[27] Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team.[28] The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup.[29]
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.[30] The English media criticized the team to be unfit and the fans to be unsportsmanlike.[31]
| England  | 1–2 |  Iceland | 
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| Report | 
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|           England[33] |          Iceland[33] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Quarter-finals
Poland vs Portugal
|           Poland[36] |           Portugal[36] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Wales vs Belgium
| Wales  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 
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|           Wales[39] |        Belgium[39] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Germany vs Italy
|           Germany[42] |          Italy[42] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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France vs Iceland
| France  | 5–2 |  Iceland | 
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| Report | 
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|           France[45] |          Iceland[45] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Semi-finals
Portugal vs Wales
|           Portugal[48] |           Wales[48] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Germany vs France
|           Germany[51] |           France[51] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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Final
|           Portugal[54] |           France[54] | 
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| Man of the Match:
 Assistant referees:[7]
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