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UEFA announced the tournament schedule on 25 April 2014, [59] [60] which was confirmed on 12 December 2015, after the final draw. [61] Group winners, runners-up, and the best four third-placed teams advanced to the Round of 16. All times are local, CEST . France beat Romania 2–1 in the 1st match of EURO 2016.
As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off. UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16: [3] 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
It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes place every four years. [ a ] The European Championship final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which country's team is declared European champion.
A UEFA Category Four stadium, the Stade de France is the sixth-largest stadium in Europe and was the largest venue of Euro 2016, with a maximum capacity for the tournament of 80,000. The final was the seventh match played in the stadium at Euro 2016, which included the tournament's opening game between France and Romania. [9]
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
The play-offs of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament decided the final four teams which qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament. Eight teams, each of which finished third in their qualifying group were paired and contested in four ties, with the winner of each pair qualifying for the final tournament.
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [49] 48 14 June 2015: Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia: 105 Slovenia: 3–2: 3–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [50] 49 5 September 2015: San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino: 106 San Marino: 1–0: 6–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [51] 50 8 September 2015: Wembley Stadium, London, England: 107 ...
Group F of UEFA Euro 2016 contained the eventual champions Portugal, Iceland, Austria, and Hungary. It was Iceland's first appearance at the finals. It was Iceland's first appearance at the finals. Matches were played from 14 to 22 June 2016.