Third place at Euro 2016: How it works, who qualified and last 16 draw
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Updated 22/06/2016 at 21:16 GMT
Only eight of the 24 sides at Euro 2016 are knocked out after the group stage, meaning that four of the six third-placed teams will make the last-16 - but how did it all work?
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The expansion of the tournament for this Euro 2016 edition has been a success on the pitch - however, it left one confusing point of business: how did the 24 teams get cut down to 16? Here's the explanation:
LAST 16 DRAW
- Match 1: Switzerland v Poland
- Match 2: Croatia v Portugal
- Match 3: Wales v Northern Ireland
- Match 4: Hungary v Belgium
- Match 5: Germany v Slovakia
- Match 6: Italy v Spain
- Match 7: France v Republic of Ireland
- Match 8: England v Iceland
THE FOUR BEST THIRD PLACE TEAMS
The top two teams from each group go through, plus the four best-ranked third-placed teams (Wikipedia). - Slovakia, Portugal, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland took the four spots in this table.
ROUTE TO THE FINAL
TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR LAST 16
- France - Winners Group A
- Switzerland - Runners-up Group A
- Wales - Winners Group B
- England - Runners-up Group B
- Slovakia - Third place Group B
- Germany - Winners Group C
- Poland - Runners-up Group C
- Northern Ireland - Third place Group C
- Croatia - Winners Group D
- Spain - Runners-up Group D
- Italy - Winners Group E
- Belgium - Runners-up Group E
- Republic of Ireland - Third place Group E
- Hungary - Winners Group F
- Iceland - Runners-up Group F
- Portugal - Third place Group F
HOW WERE THE THIRD-PLACED TEAMS ASSIGNED?
It's a case of referring to the table below to determine who will play whom.
The best-placed teams came from Groups B, C, E and F, meaning:
Slovakia (Group B) play Germany (Winners Group C)
Northern Ireland (Group C) play Wales (Winners Group B)
Republic of Ireland (Group E) play France (Winners Group A)
Portugal (Group F) play Croatia (Winners Group D)
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