Posted on 06/22/2016 8:28:54 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
It was never going to be easy.
With 24 teams in the group stages at Euro 2016, that does not divide neatly into 16 qualifying for the knockout stages.
The best four third-placed teams from the six groups progress to the last 16.
So far, 12 teams have made it through: France, Switzerland, Wales, England, Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Hungary and Northern Ireland.
BBC Sport helps explain which sides can still go through, why yellow cards could prove crucial and who is in pole position in the 'third-place table'.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
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Group A
Albania 0-1 Switzerland Romania 1-1 Switzerland France 2-0 Albania Switzerland 0-0 France Romania 0-1 Albania |
Group B
England 1-1 Russia Russia 1-2 Slovakia England 2-1 Wales Russia 0-3 Wales Slovakia 0-0 England |
Group C
Germany 2-0 Ukraine Ukraine 0-2 N.Ireland Germany 0-0 Poland N.Ireland 0-1 Germany Ukraine 0-1 Poland |
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Group D
Spain 1-0 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia Spain 3-0 Turkey Czech Republic 0-2 Turkey Croatia 2-1 Spain |
Group E
Belgium 0-2 Italy Italy 1-0 Sweden Belgium 3-0 Ireland |
Group F
Portugal 1-1 Iceland Iceland 1-1 Hungary Portugal 0-0 Austria |
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June 22 (Eastern Standard Time) Sweden vs. Belgium, 3 p.m. on ESPN Italy vs. Ireland, 3 p.m. on ESPN2 Iceland vs. Austria, 12 p.m. on ESPN2 Hungary vs. Portugal, 12 p.m. on ESPN |
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UEFA.com UEFA Euro 2016 - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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"We were a unit that Poland couldn't beat," said the coach, reflecting on Scotland's failure to qualify for the finals in France."We were a unit that the Republic of Ireland couldn't beat, We beat Croatia twice over the last couple of years."
If Hungary wins, Turkey is in and Albania stay alive for the time being.
GOAL HUNGARY!!!!
As of now Turkey In, Portugal Out.
ICELAND SCORES!!!!
Hungary and Iceland go through as it stands.
So they play 36 games to eliminate the first 8 teams. Then they play 15 games to eliminate 15 teams and produce a champion. I never did like the format. The group stage is basically a glorified warm-up. A 24-team double-elimination tournament would be 47 games (4 fewer), and every one would be meaningful to both teams.
I guess the downside is there would be no 3-game guarantee. Six teams would be done after two games, although some teams are already practically eliminated after 2 games anyway, so I'm not sure it's that big a deal.
If they had 4 groups like they normally would it wouldn’t be so bad.
24 teams in a Continental Tournament is ridiculous!
UEFA has taken a lot of heat for this, as well they should.
It sounds like they say Portugal advances, I’m still not sure, they will be 3rd place no matter what.
Germany will play Slovakia, England vs. Iceland, would not take Iceland or Slovakia lightly.
Congrats Hungary and Iceland.
Ping for later.
Boy, I’m sorry, I guess Albania got eliminated.
Turkey looking good now as it stands.
It’s pretty disheartening to watch these games and realize that the US is still far away from being as good as any of these teams. I doubt we would even beat Iceland right now.
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