The UEFA EURO 2020 group stage competition come to a conclusion on Wednesday, June 23 and round of 16 Matchups are revealed.
Out of 24 teams participated in the group stage of EURO 2020, eight were eliminated after three rounds of Games. Turkey (0 points), Finland (3), Russia (3), North Macedonia (0), Scotland (1), Slovakia (3), Poland (1) and Hungary (2) will not be part of further stages of competition.
Who Qualified for round of 16 ?
With eight teams eliminated from the competition , remaining sixteen teams will play in Round of 16 knock-out games to advance further into the tournament. Six group winners and Six group runners-up will join four best third placed teams to form 16.
Group winners in order (A to F): Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Sweden, France
Group runners-up in order (A to F) : Wales, Denmark, Austria, Croatia, Spain, Germany
Best third-placed teams: Portugal, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Ukraine
Round of 16 ties
Round of 16 games will start on Saturday, June 26th and completes on Tuesday, June 29th. England vs Germany and Belgium vs Portugal will be tie to watch in round of 16 ties. Below are the schedule of Round of 16 ties, All times in CET.
Saturday 26 June
Wales vs Denmark (18:00, Amsterdam)
Italy vs Austria (21:00, London)
Sunday 27 June
Netherlands vs Czech Republic (18:00, Budapest)
Belgium vs Portugal (21:00, Seville)
Monday 28 June
Croatia vs Spain (18:00, Copenhagen)
France vs Switzerland (21:00, Bucharest)
Tuesday 29 June
England vs Germany (18:00, London)
Sweden vs Ukraine (21:00, Glasgow)
How ties were broken within groups
If two or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the final tournament group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine their rankings:
a. higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question
b. superior goal difference resulting from the matches played among the teams in question
c. higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question
d. if, after having applied criteria a) to c), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to c) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the remaining teams to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria e) to i) apply in the order given to the two or more teams still equal
e. superior goal difference in all group matches
f. higher number of goals scored in all group matches
g. higher number of wins in all group matches
h. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
i. position in the overall European Qualifiers rankings
If two teams which have the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, their final rankings are determined by kicks from the penalty mark, provided that no other teams within the group have the same number of points on completion of all group matches.
How the four best third-placed teams are decided
With reference to article 21.03, the results of the third-placed teams are compared based on their three group stage matches, according to the following criteria:
a. higher number of points
b. superior goal difference
c. higher number of goals scored
d. higher number of wins
e. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
f. position in the overall European Qualifiers rankings
Once the four best third-placed teams were determined, article 21.05 of the regulations explains which third-placed team plays in which tie.
