The knockout phase of

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Format

In the knockout phase, extra time and a

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were used to decide the winners if necessary. As with every tournament since

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, there was no

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. UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16: * Match 1: Runners-up Group A vs Runners-up Group C * Match 2: Winners Group D vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F * Match 3: Winners Group B vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D * Match 4: Winners Group F vs Runners-up Group E * Match 5: Winners Group C vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F * Match 6: Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group D * Match 7: Winners Group A vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E * Match 8: Runners-up Group B vs Runners-up Group F

Combinations of matches in the Round of 16

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups qualified for the knockout stage, along with the four best third-placed teams.

Bracket

Round of 16

Switzerland vs Poland

Wales vs Northern Ireland

Croatia vs Portugal

France vs Republic of Ireland

Germany vs Slovakia

Hungary vs Belgium

Italy vs Spain

England vs Iceland

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, who was commentating on the game, panned the England team, reserving special criticism for goalkeeper

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and captain

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. Former England international and

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pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team. The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup. The English team was viciously mocked by the press who described it as a "second exit from Europe", as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union just four days earlier. As a result, the match was seen as a national embarrassment. The English media criticized the team to be unfit and the fans to be unsportsmanlike.

Quarter-finals

Poland vs Portugal

Wales vs Belgium

Germany vs Italy

France vs Iceland

Semi-finals

Portugal vs Wales

Germany vs France

Final

References

External links

UEFA Euro 2016 official history
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