UEFA Euro 2016 Group C

Group C of UEFA Euro 2016 contained Germany, Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland. Germany was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship three times (in 1972 and 1980 as West Germany and in 1996 as unified Germany). Matches were played from 12 to 21 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
C1  Germany[nb 2] 1 Group D winner 11 October 2015 12th 2012 Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) 1 4
C2  Ukraine 2 Play-off winner 17 November 2015 2nd 2012 Group stage (2012) 14 19
C3  Poland 3 Group D runner-up 11 October 2015 3rd 2012 Group stage (2012) 17 27
C4  Northern Ireland 4 Group F winner 8 October 2015 1st — Debut 33 25

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7[a]
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

In the round of 16,

Matches

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

Poland vs Northern Ireland

Poland 1–0 Northern Ireland
  • Milik 51'
 Report
Attendance: 33,742[1]
Poland[2]
Northern Ireland[2]
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek Yellow card 89'
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 2 Michał Pazdan
LB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk
RM 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 5 Krzysztof Mączyński downward-facing red arrow 78'
LM 21 Bartosz Kapustka Yellow card 65' downward-facing red arrow 88'
SS 7 Arkadiusz Milik
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Tomasz Jodłowiec upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 11 Kamil Grosicki upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 17 Sławomir Peszko upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
GK 1 Michael McGovern
RB 2 Conor McLaughlin
CB 20 Craig Cathcart Yellow card 69'
CB 5 Jonny Evans
LB 4 Gareth McAuley
RWB 17 Paddy McNair downward-facing red arrow 46'
LWB 3 Shane Ferguson downward-facing red arrow 66'
RM 16 Oliver Norwood
CM 8 Steven Davis (c)
LM 6 Chris Baird downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 10 Kyle Lafferty
Substitutions:
MF 14 Stuart Dallas upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Conor Washington upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 19 Jamie Ward upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Michael O'Neill

Man of the Match:
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland)[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
Octavian Șovre (Romania)
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Germany vs Ukraine

Germany 2–0 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 43,035[5]
Germany[6]
Ukraine[6]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 4 Benedikt Höwedes
CB 17 Jérôme Boateng
CB 2 Shkodran Mustafi
LB 3 Jonas Hector
CM 6 Sami Khedira
CM 18 Toni Kroos
RW 13 Thomas Müller
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 11 Julian Draxler downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 19 Mario Götze downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF 9 André Schürrle upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 12 Andriy Pyatov
RB 17 Artem Fedetskyi
CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi
CB 20 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
LB 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk (c)
CM 16 Serhiy Sydorchuk
CM 6 Taras Stepanenko
RW 7 Andriy Yarmolenko
AM 9 Viktor Kovalenko downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 10 Yevhen Konoplyanka Yellow card 68'
CF 8 Roman Zozulya downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Yevhen Seleznyov upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 21 Oleksandr Zinchenko upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Mykhaylo Fomenko

Man of the Match:
Toni Kroos (Germany)[7]

Assistant referees:[4]
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Stephen Child (England)
Fourth official:
Bobby Madden (Scotland)
Additional assistant referees:
Michael Oliver (England)
Craig Pawson (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Francis Connor (Scotland)

Ukraine vs Northern Ireland

Ukraine 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 51,043[8]
Ukraine[9]
Northern Ireland[9]
GK 12 Andriy Pyatov
RB 17 Artem Fedetskyi
CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi
CB 20 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
LB 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk (c)
CM 16 Serhiy Sydorchuk Yellow card 67' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 6 Taras Stepanenko
RW 7 Andriy Yarmolenko
AM 9 Viktor Kovalenko downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 10 Yevhen Konoplyanka
CF 11 Yevhen Seleznyov Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Roman Zozulya upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 19 Denys Harmash upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 21 Oleksandr Zinchenko upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Mykhaylo Fomenko
GK 1 Michael McGovern
RB 18 Aaron Hughes
CB 20 Craig Cathcart
CB 4 Gareth McAuley
LB 5 Jonny Evans Yellow card 90+4'
RM 19 Jamie Ward Yellow card 63' downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 13 Corry Evans downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM 8 Steven Davis (c)
CM 16 Oliver Norwood
LM 14 Stuart Dallas Yellow card 87'
CF 11 Conor Washington downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Niall McGinn upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 21 Josh Magennis upward-facing green arrow 84'
DF 17 Paddy McNair upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Michael O'Neill

Man of the Match:
Gareth McAuley (Northern Ireland)[10]

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)

Germany vs Poland

Germany 0–0 Poland
Report
Attendance: 73,648[11]
Germany[12]
Poland[12]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 4 Benedikt Höwedes
CB 17 Jérôme Boateng Yellow card 67'
CB 5 Mats Hummels
LB 3 Jonas Hector
CM 18 Toni Kroos
CM 6 Sami Khedira Yellow card 3'
RW 13 Thomas Müller
AM 8 Mesut Özil Yellow card 34'
LW 11 Julian Draxler downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 19 Mario Götze downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 9 André Schürrle upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 23 Mario Gómez upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 22 Łukasz Fabiański
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 2 Michał Pazdan
LB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 5 Krzysztof Mączyński Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 76'
RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 11 Kamil Grosicki Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 7 Arkadiusz Milik
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Tomasz Jodłowiec upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 21 Bartosz Kapustka upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 17 Sławomir Peszko Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka

Man of the Match:
Jérôme Boateng (Germany)[13]

Assistant referees:[4]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)

Ukraine vs Poland

Ukraine 0–1 Poland
Report
Attendance: 58,874[14]
Ukraine[15]
Poland[15]
GK 12 Andriy Pyatov
RB 17 Artem Fedetskyi
CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi
CB 5 Oleksandr Kucher Yellow card 38'
LB 2 Bohdan Butko
CM 14 Ruslan Rotan (c) Yellow card 25'
CM 6 Taras Stepanenko
RW 7 Andriy Yarmolenko
AM 21 Oleksandr Zinchenko downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 10 Yevhen Konoplyanka
CF 8 Roman Zozulya downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Viktor Kovalenko upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Mykhaylo Fomenko
GK 22 Łukasz Fabiański
RB 4 Thiago Cionek
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 2 Michał Pazdan
LB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk
CM 6 Tomasz Jodłowiec
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
RW 19 Piotr Zieliński downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 21 Bartosz Kapustka Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 71'
SS 7 Arkadiusz Milik downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Kamil Grosicki upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 23 Filip Starzyński upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka

Man of the Match:
Ruslan Rotan (Ukraine)[16]

Assistant referees:[4]
Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway)
Frank Andås (Norway)
Fourth official:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)
Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

Northern Ireland vs Germany

Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 44,125[17]
Northern Ireland[18]
Germany[18]
GK 1 Michael McGovern
RB 18 Aaron Hughes
CB 4 Gareth McAuley
CB 20 Craig Cathcart
LB 5 Jonny Evans
DM 8 Steven Davis (c)
CM 13 Corry Evans downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 16 Oliver Norwood
RW 19 Jamie Ward downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 14 Stuart Dallas
CF 11 Conor Washington downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Kyle Lafferty upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 21 Josh Magennis upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 7 Niall McGinn upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Michael O'Neill
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 21 Joshua Kimmich
CB 17 Jérôme Boateng downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 5 Mats Hummels
LB 3 Jonas Hector
CM 6 Sami Khedira downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 18 Toni Kroos
RW 8 Mesut Özil
AM 13 Thomas Müller
LW 19 Mario Götze downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 23 Mario Gómez
Substitutions:
MF 9 André Schürrle upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 4 Benedikt Höwedes upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)[19]

Assistant referees:[4]
Frédéric Cano (France)
Nicolas Danos (France)
Fourth official:
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Benoît Bastien (France)
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Poland v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ Harrison, Wayne (12 June 2016). "Poland defeat Northern Irish for first EURO win". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 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 – Germany v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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  7. ^ James, Andy (12 June 2016). "Germany up and running with Ukraine win". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Ukraine v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  10. ^ Burke, Chris (16 June 2016). "McAuley heads Northern Ireland to victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Germany v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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  13. ^ Atkin, John (16 June 2016). "Germany and Poland draw to end Ukraine's campaign". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Ukraine v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  16. ^ Harrison, Wayne (21 June 2016). "Błaszczykowski shoots Poland past Ukraine". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Northern Ireland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Northern Ireland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  19. ^ James, Andy (21 June 2016). "Gomez guarantees top spot for Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 June 2016.