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 Method of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 UEFA Rankings
October 2015[nb 1]		 FIFA Rankings
June 2016
A1  France Hosts 9th 2012 Winners (1984, 2000) 8 17
A2  Romania Group F runners-up 5th 2008 Quarter-finals (2000) 18 22
A3  Albania Group I runners-up 1st — Debut 31 42
A4   Switzerland Group E runners-up 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 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: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the round of 16,

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

France vs Romania

10 June 2016 (2016-06-10)
21:00
France  2–1  Romania
Giroud  57'
Payet  89'		 Report Stancu  65' (pen.)

France[2]
Romania[2]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 21Laurent Koscielny
LB 3 Patrice Evra
CM 15Paul Pogba  77'
CM 5 N'Golo Kanté
CM 14Blaise Matuidi
RW 7 Antoine Griezmann  66'
LW 8 Dimitri Payet  90+2'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud  69'
Substitutions:
FW 20Kingsley Coman  66'
FW 11Anthony Martial  77'
MF 18Moussa Sissoko  90+2'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 12Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22Cristian Săpunaru
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)  32'
CB 21Dragoș Grigore
LB 3 Răzvan Raț  45'
CM 10Nicolae Stanciu  72'
CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban
CM 8 Mihai Pintilii
RW 20Adrian Popa  78'  82'
LW 19Bogdan Stancu
CF 14Florin Andone  61'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Denis Alibec  61'
MF 7 Alexandru Chipciu  72'
MF 11Gabriel 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

11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
15:00
Albania  0–1   Switzerland
Report Schär  5'

Albania[6]
Switzerland[6]
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 5 Lorik Cana (c) Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 23', 36'
CB 15Mërgim Mavraj  90+2'
LB 7 Ansi Agolli
RM 22Amir Abrashi
CM 13Burim Kukeli  89'
LM 14Taulant Xhaka  62'
RW 21Odise Roshi  74'
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani
CF 10Armando Sadiku  82'
Substitutions:
MF 20Ergys Kaçe  63'  62'
FW 16Sokol Cikalleshi  74'
FW 11Shkëlzen Gashi  82'
Manager:
Italy Gianni De Biasi
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22Fabian Schär  14'
CB 20Johan Djourou
LB 13Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11Valon Behrami  66'
CM 10Granit Xhaka
RW 23Xherdan Shaqiri  88'
AM 15Blerim Džemaili  76'
LW 18Admir Mehmedi  62'
CF 9 Haris Seferović
Substitutions:
FW 7 Breel Embolo  62'
MF 8 Fabian Frei  76'
MF 16Gélson Fernandes  88'
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)
18:00
Romania  1–1   Switzerland
Stancu  18' (pen.) Report Mehmedi  57'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,576[8]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Romania[9]
Switzerland[9]
GK 12Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22Cristian Săpunaru
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)
CB 21Dragoș Grigore  76'
LB 3 Răzvan Raț  62'
CM 18Andrei Prepeliță  22'
CM 8 Mihai Pintilii  46'
RW 11Gabriel Torje
AM 19Bogdan Stancu  84'
LW 7 Alexandru Chipciu  24'
CF 13Claudiu Keșerü  37'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Ovidiu Hoban  46'
DF 16Steliano Filip  62'
FW 14Florin Andone  84'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22Fabian Schär
CB 20Johan Djourou
LB 13Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11Valon Behrami
CM 10Granit Xhaka  50'
RW 23Xherdan Shaqiri  90+1'
AM 15Blerim Džemaili  83'
LW 18Admir Mehmedi
CF 9 Haris Seferović  63'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Breel Embolo  90+4'  63'
DF 6 Michael Lang  83'
FW 17Shani Tarashaj  90+1'
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)
21:00
France  2–0  Albania
Griezmann  90'
Payet  90+6'		 Report

France[12]
Albania[12]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 21Laurent Koscielny
LB 3 Patrice Evra
CM 5 N'Golo Kanté  88'
CM 14Blaise Matuidi
RW 20Kingsley Coman  68'
AM 8 Dimitri Payet
LW 11Anthony Martial  46'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud  77'
Substitutions:
MF 15Paul Pogba  46'
FW 7 Antoine Griezmann  68'
FW 10André-Pierre Gignac  77'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 18Arlind Ajeti  85'
CB 15Mërgim Mavraj
LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c)
DM 13Burim Kukeli  55'  74'
CM 22Amir Abrashi  81'
CM 9 Ledian Memushaj
RW 2 Andi Lila  71'
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani
CF 10Armando Sadiku
Substitutions:
MF 21Odise Roshi  71'
MF 14Taulant Xhaka  74'
DF 6 Freddie Veseli  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

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)
21:00
Romania  0–1  Albania
Report Sadiku  43'

Romania[15]
Albania[15]
GK 12Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22Cristian Săpunaru  85'
CB 21Dragoș Grigore
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)
LB 2 Alexandru Mățel  54'
CM 18Andrei Prepeliță  46'
CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban
RW 20Adrian Popa  68'
AM 10Nicolae Stanciu
RW 19Bogdan Stancu
CF 9 Denis Alibec  57'
Substitutions:
MF 17Lucian Sânmărtean  46'
MF 11Gabriel Torje  90+3'  57'
FW 14Florin Andone  68'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj  90+4'
CB 18Arlind Ajeti
CB 15Mërgim Mavraj
LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c)
DM 8 Migjen Basha  6'  83'
CM 22Amir Abrashi
CM 9 Ledian Memushaj  85'
RW 2 Andi Lila
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani  77'
CF 10Armando Sadiku  59'
Substitutions:
FW 19Bekim Balaj  59'
MF 21Odise Roshi  77'
DF 5 Lorik Cana  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

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)
21:00
Switzerland   0–0  France
Report

Switzerland[18]
France[18]
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22Fabian Schär
CB 20Johan Djourou
LB 13Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11Valon Behrami
CM 10Granit Xhaka
RW 23Xherdan Shaqiri  79'
AM 15Blerim Džemaili
LW 18Admir Mehmedi  86'
CF 7 Breel Embolo  74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Haris Seferović  74'
MF 16Gélson Fernandes  79'
DF 6 Michael Lang  86'
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Petković
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami  25'
CB 21Laurent Koscielny  83'
LB 3 Patrice Evra
RM 18Moussa Sissoko
CM 6 Yohan Cabaye
LM 15Paul Pogba
RW 20Kingsley Coman  63'
LW 7 Antoine Griezmann  77'
CF 10André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
MF 8 Dimitri Payet  63'
MF 14Blaise 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. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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