Euro 2016: Unlucky France wins group despite draw

• by Soccer America , Jun 18, 2016

Host France won its Euro 2016 group without conceding a goal, but it again struggled to finish its chances in a 0-0 draw with Switzerland that also sent the Swiss into the round of 16. The Bleus rattled the crossbar three times on two shots by Paul Pogba and a volley by  Dimitri Payet. Albania stayed alive with a 1-0 win over Romania -- its  first major tournament win -- that gave it third place.

SATURDAY. Belgium recovered from a 2-0 loss to Italy in its opening game and beat Ireland, 3-0, with three second-half goals for its first victory at Euro 2016. Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty kick as Portugal had to settle for its second draw, a scoreless tie with Austria. Iceland was two minutes away from beating Hungary when a Birkir Mar Saevarsson own goal earned Hungary a 1-1 tie.

FRIDAY. Spain and Italy joined host France as the first teams to advance to the round of 16 at Euro 2016. Alvaro Morata scored twice to lead the two-time defending champion Spaniards past Turkey, 3-0. Eder's 88th-minute goal gave Italy a 1-0 win over Sweden. The Czech Republic came back from two goals down to tie Croatia, 2-2, on Tomas Necid's penalty kick in the third minute of stoppage time.

Note: All times ET.

GROUP A
June 10 in St. Denis
France 2 (Giroud 58, Payet 89) Romania 1 (Stancu 65 pen.).
June 11 in Lens
Switzerland 1 (Schaer 5) Albania 0.
June 15 in Paris
Romania 1 (Stancu 18 pen.) Switzerland 1 (Mehmedi 56).
June 15 in Marseille
France 2 (Griezmann 89, Payet 90+2) Albania 0.
June 19 in Lyon
Albania 1 (Sadiku 43) Romania 0.
June 19 in Lille
France 0 Switzerland 0.

Final Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
7 France 2-1-0 4/1
5 Switzerland 1-0-2 2/1
3 Albania 1-0-2 1/3
1 Romania 0-1-2 2/4

GROUP B
June 11 in Bordeaux
Wales 2 (Bale 10, Robson-Kanu 81) Slovakia 1 (Duda 61).
June 11 in Marseille
England 1 (Dier 73) Russia 1 (Berezutsky 90+2).
June 15 in Lille
Slovakia 2 (Weiss 32, Hamsik 45) Russia 1 (Glushakov 80).
June 16 in Lens
England 2 (England 2 (Vardy 56, Sturridge 90+1) Wales 1 (Bale 42).
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June 20 in Toulouse
Russia vs. Wales, 3 pm, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (at 5 pm)
June 20 in St. Etienne
Slovakia vs. England, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
4 England 1-1-0 3/2
3 Wales 1-0-1 3/3
3 Slovakia 1-0-1 3/3
1 Russia 0-1-1 2/3

GROUP C
June 12 in Nice
Poland 1 (Milik  51) Northern Ireland 0.
June 12 in Lille
Germany 2 (Mustafi 19, Schweinsteiger 90+2) Ukraine 0.
June 16 in Lyon
Northern Ireland 2 (McAuley 49, McGinn 90+6) Ukraine 0.
June 16 in St. Denis
Germany 0 Poland 0.
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June 21 in Marseille
Ukraine vs. Poland, noon, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (at 5 pm)
June 21 in Paris
Northern Ireland vs. Germany, noon, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
4 Germany 1-1-0 2/0
4 Poland 1-1-0 1/0
3 Northern Ireland 1-0-1 2/1
0 Ukraine 0-0-2 0/4

GROUP D
June 12 in Paris
Croatia 1 (Modric 41) Turkey 0.
June 13 in Toulouse
Spain 1 (Pique 87) Czech Republic 0.
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June 17 in St. Etienne
Czech Republic 2 (Skoda 76, Necid 90+3 pen.) Croatia 2 (Perisic 37, Rakitic 59).
June 17 in Nice
Spain 3 (Morata 34, 48, Nolito 37) Turkey 0.
June 21 in Lens
Czech Republic vs. Turkey, 3 pm, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (at 7 pm)
June 21 in Bordeaux
Croatia vs. Spain, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
4 Spain 2-0-0 4/0
4 Croatia 1-1-0 3/2
1 Czech Republic 0-1-1 2/3
0 Turkey 0-0-2 0/4

GROUP E
June 13 in St. Denis
Ireland 1 (Hoolahan 48) Sweden 1 (own goal 71).
June 13 in Lyon
Italy 2 (Giaccherini 32, Pelle 90+2) Belgium 0.
June 17 in Toulouse
Italy 1 (Eder 88) Sweden 0.
June 18 in Bordeaux
Belgium 3 (Lukaku 48, 70, Witsel 61) Ireland 0.
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June 22 in Lille
Italy vs. Ireland, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
June 22 in Nice
Sweden vs. Belgium, 3 pm, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (at 7 pm)

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
6 Italy 2-0-0 3/0
3 Belgium 1-0-1 2/3
1 Sweden 0-1-1 1/2
1 Ireland 0-0-1 1/4

GROUP F
June 14 in Bordeaux
Hungary 2 (Szalai 62, Stieber 87) Austria 0.
June 14 in St. Etienne
Portugal 1 (Nani 31) Iceland 1 (Bjarnason 50).
June 18 in Marseille
Iceland 1 (Sigurdsson 39 pen.) Hungary 1 (own goal 88).
June 18 in Paris
Portugal 0 Austria 0.
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June 22 in St. Denis
Iceland vs. Austria, noon, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (at 5 pm)
June 22 in Lyon
Hungary vs. Portugal, noon, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
4 Hungary 1-1-0 3/1
2 Iceland 0-2-0 2/2
2 Portland 0-2- 1/1
1 Austria 0-1-1 0/2
 
ROUND OF 16
June 25 in St. Etienne
Match 1: Switzerland vs. 2C, 9 am, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
June 25 in Paris
Match 2: 1B vs. 3ACD, noon, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
June 25 in Lens
Match 3: 1D vs. 3BEF, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
June 26 in Lyon
Match 4: France vs. 3CDE, 9 am, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
June 26 in Lille
Match 5: 1C vs. 3ABF, noon, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
June 26 in Toulouse
Match 6: 1F vs. 2E, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
June 27 in St. Denis
Match 7: Italy vs. 2D, noon, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
June 27 in Nice
Match 8: 2B vs. 2F, 3 pm, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

QUARTERFINALS
June 30 in Marseille
Match 9: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 3, 3 pm, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
July 1 in Lille
Match 10: Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 6, 3 pm, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
July 2 in Bordeaux
Match 11: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 7, 3 pm, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
July 3 in St. Denis
Match 12: Winner Match 4 vs. Winner Match 8, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

SEMIFINALS
July 6 in Lyon
Match 13: Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
July 7 in Marseille
Match 14: Winner Match 11 vs. Winner Match 12, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

FINAL
July 10 in St. Denis
Winner Match 13 vs. Winner Match 14, 3 pm, ESPN, ESPN Deportes