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UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Group E of UEFA Euro 2016 contained Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Sweden. Italy was the only former European champion in this group, having won in 1968. Matches were played from 13 to 22 June 2016.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		UEFA Rankings
October 2015[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
June 2016
E1  Belgium 1 Group B winner 10 October 2015 5th 2000 Runners-up (1980) 5 2
E2  Italy 2 Group H winner 10 October 2015 9th 2012 Winners (1968) 6 12
E3  Republic of Ireland 4 Play-off winner 16 November 2015 3rd 2012 Group stage (1988, 2012) 23 33
E4  Sweden 3 Play-off winner 17 November 2015 6th 2012 Semi-finals (1992) 16 35

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[a]
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.

In the round of 16,

Matches

All times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Republic of Ireland vs Sweden

Republic of Ireland 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 73,419[1]
Republic of Ireland[2]
Sweden[2]
GK 23 Darren Randolph
RB 2 Séamus Coleman
CB 4 John O'Shea (c)
CB 3 Ciaran Clark
LB 19 Robbie Brady
CM 8 James McCarthy Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 6 Glenn Whelan Yellow card 77'
CM 13 Jeff Hendrick
AM 20 Wes Hoolahan downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 14 Jonathan Walters downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Shane Long
Substitutions:
MF 11 James McClean upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 10 Robbie Keane upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 7 Aiden McGeady upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 2 Mikael Lustig downward-facing red arrow 45'
CB 14 Victor Lindelöf Yellow card 61'
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist
LB 5 Martin Olsson
RM 7 Sebastian Larsson
CM 18 Oscar Lewicki downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 9 Kim Källström
LM 6 Emil Forsberg
CF 11 Marcus Berg downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
Substitutions:
DF 3 Erik Johansson upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 20 John Guidetti upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 8 Albin Ekdal upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén

Man of the Match:
Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland)[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Nenad Đokić (Serbia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

Belgium vs Italy

Belgium 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 55,408[5]
Belgium[6]
Italy[6]
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 23 Laurent Ciman downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen
LB 5 Jan Vertonghen Yellow card 90+2'
CM 4 Radja Nainggolan downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 6 Axel Witsel
RW 7 Kevin De Bruyne
AM 8 Marouane Fellaini
LW 10 Eden Hazard (c)
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Dries Mertens upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 17 Divock Origi upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 11 Yannick Carrasco upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci Yellow card 78'
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini Yellow card 65'
DM 16 Daniele De Rossi downward-facing red arrow 78'
RW 6 Antonio Candreva
CM 18 Marco Parolo
CM 23 Emanuele Giaccherini
LW 4 Matteo Darmian downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 9 Graziano Pellè
CF 17 Éder Yellow card 75' downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Mattia De Sciglio upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 11 Ciro Immobile upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 10 Thiago Motta Yellow card 84' upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Antonio Conte

Man of the Match:
Emanuele Giaccherini (Italy)[7]

Assistant referees:[4]
Simon Beck (England)
Jake Collin (England)
Fourth official:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Additional assistant referees:
Anthony Taylor (England)
Andre Marriner (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)

Italy vs Sweden

Italy 1–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 29,600[8]
Italy[9]
Sweden[9]
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c) Yellow card 90+3'
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
RW 8 Alessandro Florenzi downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 18 Marco Parolo
CM 16 Daniele De Rossi Yellow card 69' downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 23 Emanuele Giaccherini
LW 6 Antonio Candreva
CF 9 Graziano Pellè downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 17 Éder
Substitutions:
FW 7 Simone Zaza upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 10 Thiago Motta upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 14 Stefano Sturaro upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Antonio Conte
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 14 Victor Lindelöf
CB 3 Erik Johansson
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist
LB 5 Martin Olsson Yellow card 90'
RM 7 Sebastian Larsson
CM 8 Albin Ekdal downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 9 Kim Källström
LM 6 Emil Forsberg downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 20 John Guidetti downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jimmy Durmaz upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 18 Oscar Lewicki upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 11 Marcus Berg upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén

Man of the Match:
Éder (Italy)[10]

Assistant referees:[4]
György Ring (Hungary)
Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Clément Turpin (France)
Additional assistant referees:
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolas Danos (France)

Belgium vs Republic of Ireland

Belgium 3–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 39,493[11]
Belgium[12]
Republic of Ireland[12]
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 16 Thomas Meunier
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen Yellow card 49'
LB 5 Jan Vertonghen
CM 6 Axel Witsel
CM 19 Moussa Dembélé downward-facing red arrow 57'
RW 11 Yannick Carrasco downward-facing red arrow 64'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10 Eden Hazard (c)
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Radja Nainggolan upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 14 Dries Mertens upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 20 Christian Benteke upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK 23 Darren Randolph
RB 2 Séamus Coleman
CB 4 John O'Shea (c)
CB 3 Ciaran Clark
LB 17 Stephen Ward
RM 13 Jeff Hendrick Yellow card 42'
CM 6 Glenn Whelan
CM 8 James McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 62'
LM 19 Robbie Brady
SS 20 Wes Hoolahan downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 9 Shane Long downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 11 James McClean upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 7 Aiden McGeady upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 10 Robbie Keane upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill

Man of the Match:
Axel Witsel (Belgium)[13]

Assistant referees:[4]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Benoît Bastien (France)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Barış Şimşek (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Frédéric Cano (France)

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

Italy 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 44,268[14]
Italy[15]
Republic of Ireland[15]
GK 12 Salvatore Sirigu Yellow card 39'
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli Yellow card 78'
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci (c)
CB 5 Angelo Ogbonna
DM 10 Thiago Motta
RW 21 Federico Bernardeschi downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 14 Stefano Sturaro
CM 8 Alessandro Florenzi
LW 2 Mattia De Sciglio downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 7 Simone Zaza Yellow card 87'
CF 11 Ciro Immobile downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Matteo Darmian upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 20 Lorenzo Insigne Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 22 Stephan El Shaarawy upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Antonio Conte
GK 23 Darren Randolph
RB 2 Séamus Coleman (c)
CB 12 Shane Duffy
CB 5 Richard Keogh
LB 17 Stephen Ward Yellow card 73'
RM 13 Jeff Hendrick
CM 11 James McClean
CM 8 James McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 77'
LM 19 Robbie Brady
SS 21 Daryl Murphy downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Shane Long Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Aiden McGeady upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 20 Wes Hoolahan upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 22 Stephen Quinn upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill

Man of the Match:
Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland)[16]

Assistant referees:[4]
Octavian Șovre (Romania)
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Sweden vs Belgium

Sweden 0–1 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 34,011[17]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Sweden[18]
Belgium[18]
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 14 Victor Lindelöf
CB 3 Erik Johansson Yellow card 36'
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist
LB 5 Martin Olsson
RM 7 Sebastian Larsson downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal Yellow card 33'
CM 9 Kim Källström
LM 6 Emil Forsberg downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 11 Marcus Berg downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
Substitutions:
FW 20 John Guidetti upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 21 Jimmy Durmaz upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 22 Erkan Zengin upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 16 Thomas Meunier Yellow card 30'
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen
LB 5 Jan Vertonghen
CM 4 Radja Nainggolan
CM 6 Axel Witsel Yellow card 45+1'
RW 11 Yannick Carrasco downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10 Eden Hazard (c) downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Dries Mertens upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 20 Christian Benteke upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 17 Divock Origi upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)[19]

Assistant referees:[4]
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Full Time Summary – Republic of Ireland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Republic of Ireland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ Adams, Sam (13 June 2016). "Clark own goal salvages point for Sweden against Ireland". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Who is the referee? UEFA EURO 2016 appointments". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Italy" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  7. ^ Burke, Chris (13 June 2016). "Impressive Italy leave Belgium floored". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  10. ^ Saffer, Paul (17 June 2016). "Éder sparks ecstasy as Italy go through". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  13. ^ Saffer, Paul (18 June 2016). "Belgium find best form to beat Ireland". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Italy v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  16. ^ Adams, Sam (22 June 2016). "Brady sends euphoric Ireland into the last 16". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Sweden v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  19. ^ Harrison, Wayne (22 June 2016). "Belgium's Nainggolan floors Sweden with late strike". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 June 2016.