UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2016 contained England, Russia, Wales and Slovakia. Within this group only Russia was a former European champion, having won as the Soviet Union in 1960. This was Wales' and Slovakia's first appearance at the European Championship. Matches were played from 11 to 20 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
B1 England1Group E winner5 September 20159th2012Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)311
B2 Russia[nb 2]2Group G runner-up12 October 201511th2012Winners (1960)929
B3 Wales4Group B runner-up10 October 20151st—Debut2826
B4 Slovakia3Group C runner-up12 October 20151st—Debut1924
Notes
  1. ↑ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase
2  England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16,

  • The winner of Group B, Wales, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group C, Northern Ireland.
  • The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group F, Iceland.
  • The third-placed team of Group B, Slovakia, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Germany.

Matches

Wales vs Slovakia

Wales 2–1 Slovakia
 Report Duda  61'
Attendance: 37,831[1]

Wales[2]
Slovakia[2]
GK21Danny Ward
CB5James Chester
CB6Ashley Williams (c)
CB4Ben Davies
CM7Joe Allen
CM14David Edwards 69'
CM10Aaron Ramsey 88'
RW2Chris Gunter
LW3Neil Taylor
CF20Jonny Williams 71'
CF11Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
MF16Joe Ledley 69'
FW9Hal Robson-Kanu 71'
DF15Jazz Richards 88'
Manager:
Chris Coleman
GK23Matúš Kozáčik
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel (c)Yellow card 90+2'
CB4Ján Ďurica
LB18Dušan Švento
CM19Juraj KuckaYellow card 83'
CM13Patrik HrošovskýYellow card 31' 60'
CM17Marek Hamšík
RW20Róbert MakYellow card 78'
LW7Vladimír WeissYellow card 80' 83'
CF21Michal Ďuriš 59'
Substitutions:
FW11Adam Nemec 59'
MF8Ondrej Duda 60'
MF10Miroslav Stoch 83'
Manager:
Ján Kozák

Man of the Match:
Joe Allen (Wales)[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway)
Frank Andås (Norway)
Fourth official:
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Additional assistant referees:
Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)
Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

England vs Russia

England 1–1 Russia
Dier  73' Report V. Berezutski  90+2'
Attendance: 62,343[5]

England[6]
Russia[6]
GK1Joe Hart
RB2Kyle Walker
CB5Gary CahillYellow card 62'
CB6Chris Smalling
LB3Danny Rose
CM20Dele Alli
CM17Eric Dier
CM10Wayne Rooney (c) 78'
RW8Adam Lallana
LW7Raheem Sterling 87'
CF9Harry Kane
Substitutions:
MF18Jack Wilshere 78'
MF4James Milner 87'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK1Igor Akinfeev
RB3Igor Smolnikov
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
CB14Vasili Berezutski (c)
LB21Georgi ShchennikovYellow card 72'
CM5Roman Neustädter 80'
CM13Aleksandr Golovin 77'
RW10Fyodor Smolov 85'
AM17Oleg Shatov
LW9Aleksandr Kokorin
CF22Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
MF15Roman Shirokov 77'
MF8Denis Glushakov 80'
MF11Pavel Mamayev 85'
Manager:
Leonid Slutsky

Man of the Match:
Eric Dier (England)[7]

Assistant referees:[4]
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Antonio Damato (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Russia vs Slovakia

Russia 1–2 Slovakia
Glushakov  80' Report
Attendance: 38,989[8]

Russia[9]
Slovakia[9]
GK1Igor Akinfeev
RB3Igor Smolnikov
CB14Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
LB21Georgi Shchennikov
CM13Aleksandr Golovin 46'
CM5Roman Neustädter 46'
RW9Aleksandr Kokorin 75'
AM17Oleg Shatov
LW10Fyodor Smolov
CF22Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
MF11Pavel Mamayev 46'
MF8Denis Glushakov 46'
MF15Roman Shirokov 75'
Manager:
Leonid Slutsky
GK23Matúš Kozáčik
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel (c)
CB4Ján ĎuricaYellow card 46'
LB15Tomáš Hubočan
CM19Juraj Kucka
CM22Viktor Pečovský
CM17Marek Hamšík
RW20Róbert Mak 80'
LW7Vladimír Weiss 72'
CF8Ondrej Duda 67'
Substitutions:
FW11Adam Nemec 67'
DF18Dušan Švento 72'
FW21Michal Ďuriš 80'
Manager:
Ján Kozák

Man of the Match:
Marek Hamšík (Slovakia)[10]

Assistant referees:[4]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)

England vs Wales

England 2–1 Wales
 Report Bale  42'
Attendance: 34,033[11]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

England[12]
Wales[12]
GK1Joe Hart
RB2Kyle Walker
CB5Gary Cahill
CB6Chris Smalling
LB3Danny Rose
CM20Dele Alli
CM17Eric Dier
CM10Wayne Rooney (c)
RW8Adam Lallana 73'
LW7Raheem Sterling 46'
CF9Harry Kane 46'
Substitutions:
FW15Daniel Sturridge 46'
FW11Jamie Vardy 46'
FW22Marcus Rashford 73'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK1Wayne Hennessey
CB5James Chester
CB6Ashley Williams (c)
CB4Ben DaviesYellow card 61'
RWB2Chris Gunter
LWB3Neil Taylor
CM10Aaron Ramsey
CM16Joe Ledley 67'
CM7Joe Allen
CF9Hal Robson-Kanu 72'
CF11Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
MF14David Edwards 67'
MF20Jonny Williams 72'
Manager:
Chris Coleman

Man of the Match:
Kyle Walker (England)[13]

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:
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)

Russia vs Wales

Russia 0–3 Wales
Report
Attendance: 28,840[14]

Russia[15]
Wales[15]
GK1Igor Akinfeev
RB3Igor Smolnikov
CB14Vasili Berezutski 46'
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
LB23Dmitri Kombarov
CM11Pavel MamayevYellow card 64'
CM8Denis Glushakov
RW10Fyodor Smolov 70'
AM15Roman Shirokov (c) 52'
LW9Aleksandr Kokorin
CF22Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
DF6Aleksei Berezutski 46'
MF13Aleksandr Golovin 52'
MF19Aleksandr Samedov 70'
Manager:
Leonid Slutsky
GK1Wayne Hennessey
CB5James Chester
CB6Ashley Williams (c)
CB4Ben Davies
RWB2Chris Gunter
LWB3Neil Taylor
CM7Joe Allen 74'
CM16Joe Ledley 76'
CM10Aaron Ramsey
CF11Gareth Bale 83'
CF18Sam VokesYellow card 16'
Substitutions:
MF14David Edwards 74'
MF8Andy King 76'
FW23Simon Church 83'
Manager:
Chris Coleman

Man of the Match:
Aaron Ramsey (Wales)[16]

Assistant referees:[4]
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)

Slovakia vs England

Slovakia 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 39,051[17]

Slovakia[18]
England[18]
GK23Matúš Kozáčik
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel (c)
CB4Ján Ďurica
LB15Tomáš Hubočan
DM22Viktor PečovskýYellow card 24' 67'
CM19Juraj Kucka
CM17Marek Hamšík
RW20Róbert Mak
LW7Vladimír Weiss 78'
CF8Ondrej Duda 57'
Substitutions:
DF18Dušan Švento 57'
DF5Norbert Gyömbér 67'
DF14Milan Škriniar 78'
Manager:
Ján Kozák
GK1Joe Hart
RB12Nathaniel Clyne
CB5Gary Cahill (c)
CB6Chris Smalling
LB21Ryan BertrandYellow card 52'
CM14Jordan Henderson
CM17Eric Dier
CM18Jack Wilshere 56'
RW8Adam Lallana 61'
LW15Daniel Sturridge 76'
CF11Jamie Vardy
Substitutions:
FW10Wayne Rooney 56'
MF20Dele Alli 61'
FW9Harry Kane 76'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

Man of the Match:
Matúš Kozáčik (Slovakia)[19]

Assistant referees:[4]
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Antonio Damato (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)

References

  1. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Saffer, Paul (11 June 2016). "Wales beat Slovakia on dream debut". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Who is the referee? UEFA EURO 2016 appointments". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Full Time Summary – England v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – England v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Harrison, Wayne (11 June 2016). "Late Berezutski header denies England victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Wirth, Jim (15 June 2016). "Hamšík's Slovakia one-two sends Russia reeling". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Full Time Summary – England v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – England v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Kell, Tom (16 June 2016). "Sturridge earns England late comeback win against Wales". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – Russia v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Saffer, Paul (20 June 2016). "Wonderful Wales win group and oust Russia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Slovakia v England" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – Slovakia v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  19. ↑ Burke, Chris (20 June 2016). "England second after Slovakia stalemate". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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