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  France 1 Host 28 May 2010 9th 2012 Winners (1984, 2000) 8 17
A2  Romania 3 Group F runner-up 11 October 2015 5th 2008 Quarter-finals (2000) 18 22
A3  Albania 4 Group I runner-up 11 October 2015 1st — Debut 31 42
A4   Switzerland 2 Group E runner-up 9 October 2015 4th 2008 Group stage (1996, 2004, 2008) 10 15

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 stage
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: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

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]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19 Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny
LB 3 Patrice Evra
CM 15 Paul Pogba downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 5 N'Golo Kanté
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi
RW 7 Antoine Griezmann downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 8 Dimitri Payet downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Yellow card 69'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Kingsley Coman upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 11 Anthony Martial upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 18 Moussa Sissoko upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c) Yellow card 32'
CB 21 Dragoș Grigore
LB 3 Răzvan Raț Yellow card 45'
CM 10 Nicolae Stanciu downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban
CM 8 Mihai Pintilii
RW 20 Adrian Popa Yellow card 78' downward-facing red arrow 82'
LW 19 Bogdan Stancu
CF 14 Florin Andone downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Denis Alibec upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 7 Alexandru Chipciu upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 11 Gabriel Torje upward-facing green arrow 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]
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 5 Lorik Cana (c) Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 36'
CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj Yellow card 90+2'
LB 7 Ansi Agolli
RM 22 Amir Abrashi
CM 13 Burim Kukeli Yellow card 89'
LM 14 Taulant Xhaka downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 21 Odise Roshi downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani
CF 10 Armando Sadiku downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Ergys Kaçe Yellow card 63' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 16 Sokol Cikalleshi upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 11 Shkëlzen Gashi upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Italy Gianni De Biasi
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22 Fabian Schär Yellow card 14'
CB 20 Johan Djourou
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami Yellow card 66'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri downward-facing red arrow 88'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 9 Haris Seferovic
Substitutions:
FW 7 Breel Embolo upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 8 Fabian Frei upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 16 Gelson Fernandes upward-facing green arrow 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]
GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)
CB 21 Dragoș Grigore Yellow card 76'
LB 3 Răzvan Raț downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 18 Andrei Prepeliță Yellow card 22'
CM 8 Mihai Pintilii downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 11 Gabriel Torje
AM 19 Bogdan Stancu downward-facing red arrow 84'
LW 7 Alexandru Chipciu Yellow card 24'
CF 13 Claudiu Keșerü Yellow card 37'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Ovidiu Hoban upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 16 Steliano Filip upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 14 Florin Andone upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22 Fabian Schär
CB 20 Johan Djourou
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami
CM 10 Granit Xhaka Yellow card 50'
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi
CF 9 Haris Seferovic downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Breel Embolo Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 6 Michael Lang upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 17 Shani Tarashaj upward-facing green arrow 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]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19 Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny
LB 3 Patrice Evra
CM 5 N'Golo Kanté Yellow card 88'
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi
RW 20 Kingsley Coman downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 8 Dimitri Payet
LW 11 Anthony Martial downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Paul Pogba upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 7 Antoine Griezmann upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 18 Arlind Ajeti downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj
LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c)
DM 13 Burim Kukeli Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 22 Amir Abrashi Yellow card 81'
CM 9 Ledian Memushaj
RW 2 Andi Lila downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani
CF 10 Armando Sadiku
Substitutions:
MF 21 Odise Roshi upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 14 Taulant Xhaka upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 6 Frédéric Veseli upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Italy 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]
GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru Yellow card 85'
CB 21 Dragoș Grigore
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)
LB 2 Alexandru Mățel Yellow card 54'
CM 18 Andrei Prepeliță downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban
RW 20 Adrian Popa downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 10 Nicolae Stanciu
RW 19 Bogdan Stancu
CF 9 Denis Alibec downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Lucian Sânmărtean upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Gabriel Torje Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 14 Florin Andone upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj Yellow card 90+4'
CB 18 Arlind Ajeti
CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj
LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c)
DM 8 Migjen Basha Yellow card 6' downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 22 Amir Abrashi
CM 9 Ledian Memushaj Yellow card 85'
RW 2 Andi Lila
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 10 Armando Sadiku downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Bekim Balaj upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 21 Odise Roshi upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 5 Lorik Cana upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Italy 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]
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22 Fabian Schär
CB 20 Johan Djourou
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami
CM 10 Granit Xhaka
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri downward-facing red arrow 79'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 7 Breel Embolo downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Haris Seferovic upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 16 Gelson Fernandes upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 6 Michael Lang upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19 Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami Yellow card 25'
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny Yellow card 83'
LB 3 Patrice Evra
RM 18 Moussa Sissoko
CM 6 Yohan Cabaye
LM 15 Paul Pogba
RW 20 Kingsley Coman downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 7 Antoine Griezmann downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
MF 8 Dimitri Payet upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 14 Blaise Matuidi upward-facing green arrow 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)

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f "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.
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  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.
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  10. ^ Foulerton, Jim (15 June 2016). "Mehmedi strike earns Swiss valuable point". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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  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.
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  16. ^ Burke, Chris (19 June 2016). "Albania await their fate after historic victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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  19. ^ Haslam, Andrew (19 June 2016). "Stalemate takes Swiss through with France". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2016.