Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship

Slovakia qualified once as an independent nation for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition,[1] since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and its national team in 1993. They directly qualified after finishing second in their qualifying group. For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 3.[2]

Overview
UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
1996Did not qualify 3rd104241418
2000 3rd10523129
2004 3rd8314119
2008 4th125163323
2012 4th10433710
2016Round of 1614th411236 2nd10712178
2020To be determined 3rd84131311
2024 To be determined
TotalRound of 161/6411236–6832112510788

Euro 2016
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Manager: Ján Kozák

Slovakia announced their final squad on 30 May.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ján Mucha (1982-12-05)5 December 1982 (aged 33) 46 0 Slovan Bratislava
2 2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 29) 67 2 Hertha BSC
3 2DF Martin Škrtel (captain) (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 31) 81 5 Liverpool
4 2DF Ján Ďurica (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 34) 79 4 Lokomotiv Moscow
5 2DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03)3 July 1992 (aged 23) 13 0 Roma
6 3MF Ján Greguš (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 25) 7 0 Baumit Jablonec
7 3MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 26) 52 4 Al-Gharafa
8 3MF Ondrej Duda (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 21) 11 1 Legia Warsaw
9 4FW Stanislav Šesták (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 33) 65 13 Ferencváros
10 3MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 26) 54 6 Bursaspor
11 4FW Adam Nemec (1985-09-02)2 September 1985 (aged 30) 22 6 Willem II
12 1GK Ján Novota (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 32) 3 0 Rapid Wien
13 3MF Patrik Hrošovský (1992-04-22)22 April 1992 (aged 24) 12 0 Viktoria Plzeň
14 2DF Milan Škriniar (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 21) 2 0 Sampdoria
15 2DF Tomáš Hubočan (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 (aged 30) 44 0 Dynamo Moscow
16 2DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 31) 37 2 Slovan Bratislava
17 3MF Marek Hamšík (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 28) 87 18 Napoli
18 2DF Dušan Švento (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 30) 39 1 1. FC Köln
19 3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 29) 47 5 Milan
20 3MF Róbert Mak (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 25) 27 7 PAOK
21 4FW Michal Ďuriš (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 28) 26 4 Viktoria Plzeň
22 3MF Viktor Pečovský (1983-05-24)24 May 1983 (aged 33) 32 1 Žilina
23 1GK Matúš Kozáčik (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 32) 17 0 Viktoria Plzeň

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B
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

Wales vs Slovakia
Wales 2–1 Slovakia
 Report
Attendance: 37,831[4]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Wales[5]
Slovakia[5]
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) 90+2'
CB4Ján Ďurica
LB18Dušan Švento
CM19Juraj Kucka 83'
CM13Patrik Hrošovský 31' 60'
CM17Marek Hamšík
RW20Róbert Mak 78'
LW7Vladimír Weiss 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)[6]

Assistant referees:[7]
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)

Russia vs Slovakia
Russia 1–2 Slovakia
 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 Ďurica 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:[7]
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)

Slovakia vs England
Slovakia 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 39,051[11]
Slovakia[12]
England[12]
GK23Matúš Kozáčik
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel (c)
CB4Ján Ďurica
LB15Tomáš Hubočan
DM22Viktor Pečovský 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 Bertrand 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)[13]

Assistant referees:[7]
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)

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16

Germany vs Slovakia
Germany 3–0 Slovakia
 Report
Attendance: 44,312[14]
Germany[15]
Slovakia[15]
GK1Manuel Neuer (c)
RB21Joshua Kimmich 46'
CB17Jérôme Boateng 72'
CB5Mats Hummels 67'
LB3Jonas Hector
CM18Toni Kroos
CM6Sami Khedira 76'
RW13Thomas Müller
AM8Mesut Özil
LW11Julian Draxler 72'
CF23Mario Gómez
Substitutions:
DF4Benedikt Höwedes 72'
FW10Lukas Podolski 72'
MF7Bastian Schweinsteiger 76'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK23Matúš Kozáčik
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel (c) 13'
CB4Ján Ďurica
LB5Norbert Gyömbér 84'
CM13Patrik Hrošovský
CM14Milan Škriniar
CM17Marek Hamšík
RW19Juraj Kucka 90+1'
LW7Vladimír Weiss 46'
CF21Michal Ďuriš 64'
Substitutions:
MF6Ján Greguš 46'
FW9Stanislav Šesták 64'
DF16Kornel Saláta 84'
Manager:
Ján Kozák

Man of the Match:
Julian Draxler (Germany)[16]

Assistant referees:[7]
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)

Goalscorers
Player Goals 2016
Marek Hamšík 1 1
Ondrej Duda 1 1
Vladimír Weiss 1 1
Total 3 3

See also
  • Czech Republic at the UEFA European Football Championship

References
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  2. "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 2015.
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  6. Saffer, Paul (11 June 2016). "Wales beat Slovakia on dream debut". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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  13. 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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