UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2016 contained France, Romania, debutant Albania and Switzerland. France was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship two times (in 1984 and 2000). Matches were played from 10 to 19 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
A1 France1Host28 May 20109th2012Winners (1984, 2000)817
A2 Romania3Group F runner-up11 October 20155th2008Quarter-finals (2000)1822
A3 Albania4Group I runner-up11 October 20151st—Debut3142
A4  Switzerland2Group E runner-up9 October 20154th2008Group stage (1996, 2004, 2008)1015

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  France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the round of 16,

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

France vs Romania
France 2–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 75,113[1]
France[2]
Romania[2]
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB19Bacary Sagna
CB4Adil Rami
CB21Laurent Koscielny
LB3Patrice Evra
CM15Paul Pogba 77'
CM5N'Golo Kanté
CM14Blaise Matuidi
RW7Antoine Griezmann 66'
LW8Dimitri Payet 90+2'
CF9Olivier Giroud 69'
Substitutions:
FW20Kingsley Coman 66'
FW11Anthony Martial 77'
MF18Moussa Sissoko 90+2'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK12Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB22Cristian Săpunaru
CB6Vlad Chiricheș (c) 32'
CB21Dragoș Grigore
LB3Răzvan Raț 45'
CM10Nicolae Stanciu 72'
CM5Ovidiu Hoban
CM8Mihai Pintilii
RW20Adrian Popa 78' 82'
LW19Bogdan Stancu
CF14Florin Andone 61'
Substitutions:
FW9Denis Alibec 61'
MF7Alexandru Chipciu 72'
MF11Gabriel Torje 82'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

Man of the Match:
Dimitri Payet (France)[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
György Ring (Hungary)
Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Reserve assistant referee:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Albania vs Switzerland
Albania 0–1  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 33,805[5]
Albania[6]
Switzerland[6]
GK1Etrit Berisha
RB4Elseid Hysaj
CB5Lorik Cana (c) 23'  36'
CB15Mërgim Mavraj 90+2'
LB7Ansi Agolli
RM22Amir Abrashi
CM13Burim Kukeli 89'
LM14Taulant Xhaka 62'
RW21Odise Roshi 74'
LW3Ermir Lenjani
CF10Armando Sadiku 82'
Substitutions:
MF20Ergys Kaçe 63' 62'
FW16Sokol Cikalleshi 74'
FW11Shkëlzen Gashi 82'
Manager:
Gianni De Biasi
GK1Yann Sommer
RB2Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB22Fabian Schär 14'
CB20Johan Djourou
LB13Ricardo Rodríguez
CM11Valon Behrami 66'
CM10Granit Xhaka
RW23Xherdan Shaqiri 88'
AM15Blerim Džemaili 76'
LW18Admir Mehmedi 62'
CF9Haris Seferović
Substitutions:
FW7Breel Embolo 62'
MF8Fabian Frei 76'
MF16Gelson Fernandes 88'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)[7]

Assistant referees:[4]
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)

Romania vs Switzerland
Romania 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 43,576[8]
Romania[9]
Switzerland[9]
GK12Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB22Cristian Săpunaru
CB6Vlad Chiricheș (c)
CB21Dragoș Grigore 76'
LB3Răzvan Raț 62'
CM18Andrei Prepeliță 22'
CM8Mihai Pintilii 46'
RW11Gabriel Torje
AM19Bogdan Stancu 84'
LW7Alexandru Chipciu 24'
CF13Claudiu Keșerü 37'
Substitutions:
MF5Ovidiu Hoban 46'
DF16Steliano Filip 62'
FW14Florin Andone 84'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1Yann Sommer
RB2Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB22Fabian Schär
CB20Johan Djourou
LB13Ricardo Rodríguez
CM11Valon Behrami
CM10Granit Xhaka 50'
RW23Xherdan Shaqiri 90+1'
AM15Blerim Džemaili 83'
LW18Admir Mehmedi
CF9Haris Seferović 63'
Substitutions:
FW7Breel Embolo 90+4' 63'
DF6Michael Lang 83'
FW17Shani Tarashaj 90+1'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)[10]

Assistant referees:[4]
Nikolai Golubev (Russia)
Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Additional assistant referees:
Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

France vs Albania
France 2–0 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 63,670[11]
France[12]
Albania[12]
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB19Bacary Sagna
CB4Adil Rami
CB21Laurent Koscielny
LB3Patrice Evra
CM5N'Golo Kanté 88'
CM14Blaise Matuidi
RW20Kingsley Coman 68'
AM8Dimitri Payet
LW11Anthony Martial 46'
CF9Olivier Giroud 77'
Substitutions:
MF15Paul Pogba 46'
FW7Antoine Griezmann 68'
FW10André-Pierre Gignac 77'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK1Etrit Berisha
RB4Elseid Hysaj
CB18Arlind Ajeti 85'
CB15Mërgim Mavraj
LB7Ansi Agolli (c)
DM13Burim Kukeli 55' 74'
CM22Amir Abrashi 81'
CM9Ledian Memushaj
RW2Andi Lila 71'
LW3Ermir Lenjani
CF10Armando Sadiku
Substitutions:
MF21Odise Roshi 71'
MF14Taulant Xhaka 74'
DF6Freddie Veseli 85'
Manager:
Gianni De Biasi

Man of the Match:
Dimitri Payet (France)[13]

Assistant referees:[4]
Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)
Francis Connor (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Michael Oliver (England)
Additional assistant referees:
Bobby Madden (Scotland)
John Beaton (Scotland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Mullarkey (England)

Romania vs Albania
Romania 0–1 Albania
Report
Attendance: 49,752[14]
Romania[15]
Albania[15]
GK12Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB22Cristian Săpunaru 85'
CB21Dragoș Grigore
CB6Vlad Chiricheș (c)
LB2Alexandru Mățel 54'
CM18Andrei Prepeliță 46'
CM5Ovidiu Hoban
RW20Adrian Popa 68'
AM10Nicolae Stanciu
RW19Bogdan Stancu
CF9Denis Alibec 57'
Substitutions:
MF17Lucian Sânmărtean 46'
MF11Gabriel Torje 90+3' 57'
FW14Florin Andone 68'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1Etrit Berisha
RB4Elseid Hysaj 90+4'
CB18Arlind Ajeti
CB15Mërgim Mavraj
LB7Ansi Agolli (c)
DM8Migjen Basha 6' 83'
CM22Amir Abrashi
CM9Ledian Memushaj 85'
RW2Andi Lila
LW3Ermir Lenjani 77'
CF10Armando Sadiku 59'
Substitutions:
FW19Bekim Balaj 59'
MF21Odise Roshi 77'
DF5Lorik Cana 83'
Manager:
Gianni De Biasi

Man of the Match:
Arlind Ajeti (Albania)[16]

Assistant referees:[4]
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Tomáš Mokrusch (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)
Michal Paták (Czech Republic)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Switzerland vs France
Switzerland  0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 45,616[17]
Switzerland[18]
France[18]
GK1Yann Sommer
RB2Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB22Fabian Schär
CB20Johan Djourou
LB13Ricardo Rodríguez
CM11Valon Behrami
CM10Granit Xhaka
RW23Xherdan Shaqiri 79'
AM15Blerim Džemaili
LW18Admir Mehmedi 86'
CF7Breel Embolo 74'
Substitutions:
FW9Haris Seferović 74'
MF16Gelson Fernandes 79'
DF6Michael Lang 86'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB19Bacary Sagna
CB4Adil Rami 25'
CB21Laurent Koscielny 83'
LB3Patrice Evra
RM18Moussa Sissoko
CM6Yohan Cabaye
LM15Paul Pogba
RW20Kingsley Coman 63'
LW7Antoine Griezmann 77'
CF10André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
MF8Dimitri Payet 63'
MF14Blaise Matuidi 77'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Yann Sommer (Switzerland)[19]

Assistant referees:[4]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

References
  1. "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. "Tactical Line-ups – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. Kell, Tom (10 June 2016). "Payet strikes late to hand victory to France". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. "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 – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. "Tactical Line-ups – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. Atkin, John (11 June 2016). "Switzerland hold on against ten-man Albania". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. "Tactical Line-ups – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  10. Foulerton, Jim (15 June 2016). "Mehmedi strike earns Swiss valuable point". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  11. "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  12. "Tactical Line-ups – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  13. Harrison, Wayne (15 June 2016). "Last-gasp France defeat Albania to reach last 16". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  14. "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  15. "Tactical Line-ups – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  16. Burke, Chris (19 June 2016). "Albania await their fate after historic victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  17. "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v France" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  18. "Tactical Line-ups – Switzerland v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  19. Haslam, Andrew (19 June 2016). "Stalemate takes Swiss through with France". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.