UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

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Group B of UEFA Euro 2016 contained England, Russia, Wales and Slovakia. Within this group, only Russia was a former European champion, having won as the Soviet Union in 1960. This was Wales' and Slovakia's (as an independent nation) first appearance at the European Championship. Matches were played from 11 to 20 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
B1  England 1 Group E winner 5 September 2015 9th 2012 Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) 3 11
B2  Russia[nb 2] 2 Group G runner-up 12 October 2015 11th 2012 Winners (1960) 9 29
B3  Wales 4 Group B runner-up 10 October 2015 1st — Debut 28 26
B4  Slovakia[nb 3] 3 Group C runner-up 12 October 2015 4th 1980 Winners (1976) 19 24

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the CIS.
  3. ^ From 1960 to 1980, Slovakia competed as Czechoslovakia.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase
2  England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the

round of 16
,

Matches

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

Wales vs Slovakia

Wales 2–1 Slovakia
 Report
Norway
)
Wales[2]
Slovakia[2]
GK 21
Danny Ward
CB 5 James Chester
CB 6 Ashley Williams (c)
CB 4 Ben Davies
CM 7
Joe Allen
CM 14 David Edwards downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 10 Aaron Ramsey downward-facing red arrow 88'
RW 2 Chris Gunter
LW 3 Neil Taylor
CF 20 Jonny Williams downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 11 Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
MF 16 Joe Ledley upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Hal Robson-Kanu upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 15 Jazz Richards upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Chris Coleman
GK 23 Matúš Kozáčik
RB 2 Peter Pekarík
CB 3 Martin Škrtel (c) Yellow card 90+2'
CB 4 Ján Ďurica
LB 18 Dušan Švento
CM 19 Juraj Kucka Yellow card 83'
CM 13 Patrik Hrošovský Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 17 Marek Hamšík
RW 20 Róbert Mak Yellow card 78'
LW 7 Vladimír Weiss Yellow card 80' downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 21 Michal Ďuriš downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Adam Nemec upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 8 Ondrej Duda upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 10 Miroslav Stoch upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Ján Kozák

Man of the Match:

Joe Allen (Wales)[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
Kim Thomas Haglund (

Norway
)
Frank Andås (
Norway
)
Fourth official:
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Additional assistant referees:
Ken Henry Johnsen (
Norway
)
Norway
)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

England vs Russia

England 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 62,343[5]
England[6]
Russia[6]
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 Gary Cahill Yellow card 62'
CB 6 Chris Smalling
LB 3 Danny Rose
CM 20 Dele Alli
CM 17 Eric Dier
CM 10 Wayne Rooney (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
RW 8 Adam Lallana
LW 7 Raheem Sterling downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 9 Harry Kane
Substitutions:
MF 18 Jack Wilshere upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 4 James Milner upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 3 Igor Smolnikov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
LB 21 Georgi Shchennikov Yellow card 72'
CM 5 Roman Neustädter downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 13 Aleksandr Golovin downward-facing red arrow 77'
RW 10 Fyodor Smolov downward-facing red arrow 85'
AM 17 Oleg Shatov
LW 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
MF 15 Roman Shirokov upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 8 Denis Glushakov upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 11 Pavel Mamayev upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Leonid Slutsky

Man of the Match:
Eric Dier (England)[7]

Assistant referees:[4]
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Antonio Damato (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Russia vs Slovakia

Russia 1–2 Slovakia
 Report
Attendance: 38,989[8]
Russia[9]
Slovakia[9]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 3 Igor Smolnikov
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 21 Georgi Shchennikov
CM 13 Aleksandr Golovin downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 5 Roman Neustädter downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 9 Aleksandr Kokorin downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 17 Oleg Shatov
LW 10 Fyodor Smolov
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
MF 11 Pavel Mamayev upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Denis Glushakov upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Roman Shirokov upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Leonid Slutsky
GK 23 Matúš Kozáčik
RB 2 Peter Pekarík
CB 3 Martin Škrtel (c)
CB 4 Ján Ďurica Yellow card 46'
LB 15 Tomáš Hubočan
CM 19 Juraj Kucka
CM 22 Viktor Pečovský
CM 17 Marek Hamšík
RW 20 Róbert Mak downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 7 Vladimír Weiss downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 8 Ondrej Duda downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Adam Nemec upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 18 Dušan Švento upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 21 Michal Ďuriš upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Ján Kozák

Man of the Match:
Marek Hamšík (Slovakia)[10]

Assistant referees:[4]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)

England vs Wales

England 2–1 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 34,033[11]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
England[12]
Wales[12]
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 Gary Cahill
CB 6 Chris Smalling
LB 3 Danny Rose
CM 20 Dele Alli
CM 17 Eric Dier
CM 10 Wayne Rooney (c)
RW 8 Adam Lallana downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 7 Raheem Sterling downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Harry Kane downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Daniel Sturridge upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Jamie Vardy upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 22 Marcus Rashford upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Wayne Hennessey
CB 5 James Chester
CB 6 Ashley Williams (c)
CB 4 Ben Davies Yellow card 61'
RWB 2 Chris Gunter
LWB 3 Neil Taylor
CM 10 Aaron Ramsey
CM 16 Joe Ledley downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 7
Joe Allen
CF 9 Hal Robson-Kanu downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 11 Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
MF 14 David Edwards upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 20 Jonny Williams upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Chris Coleman

Man of the Match:
Kyle Walker (England)[13]

Assistant referees:[4]
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)

Russia vs Wales

Russia 0–3 Wales
Report
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 28,840[14]
)
Russia[15]
Wales[15]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 3 Igor Smolnikov
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov
CM 11 Pavel Mamayev Yellow card 64'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov
RW 10 Fyodor Smolov downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 15 Roman Shirokov (c) downward-facing red arrow 52'
LW 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
DF 6 Aleksei Berezutski upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 13 Aleksandr Golovin upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 19 Aleksandr Samedov upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Leonid Slutsky
GK 1 Wayne Hennessey
CB 5 James Chester
CB 6 Ashley Williams (c)
CB 4 Ben Davies
RWB 2 Chris Gunter
LWB 3 Neil Taylor
CM 7
Joe Allen
 downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 16 Joe Ledley downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 10 Aaron Ramsey
CF 11 Gareth Bale downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 18 Sam Vokes Yellow card 16'
Substitutions:
MF 14 David Edwards upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 8 Andy King upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 23 Simon Church upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Chris Coleman

Man of the Match:
Aaron Ramsey (Wales)[16]

Assistant referees:[4]
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)

Slovakia vs England

Slovakia 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 39,051[17]
Slovakia[18]
England[18]
GK 23 Matúš Kozáčik
RB 2 Peter Pekarík
CB 3 Martin Škrtel (c)
CB 4 Ján Ďurica
LB 15 Tomáš Hubočan
DM 22 Viktor Pečovský Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 19 Juraj Kucka
CM 17 Marek Hamšík
RW 20 Róbert Mak
LW 7 Vladimír Weiss downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 8 Ondrej Duda downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
DF 18 Dušan Švento upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 5 Norbert Gyömbér upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 14 Milan Škriniar upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Ján Kozák
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 12 Nathaniel Clyne
CB 5 Gary Cahill (c)
CB 6 Chris Smalling
LB 21 Ryan Bertrand Yellow card 52'
CM 14 Jordan Henderson
CM 17 Eric Dier
CM 18 Jack Wilshere downward-facing red arrow 56'
RW 8 Adam Lallana downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 15 Daniel Sturridge downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 11 Jamie Vardy
Substitutions:
FW 10 Wayne Rooney upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 20 Dele Alli upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Harry Kane upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

Man of the Match:
Matúš Kozáčik (Slovakia)[19]

Assistant referees:[4]
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Antonio Damato (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ Saffer, Paul (11 June 2016). "Wales beat Slovakia on dream debut". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 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 – England v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – England v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ^ Harrison, Wayne (11 June 2016). "Late Berezutski header denies England victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  10. ^ Wirth, Jim (15 June 2016). "Hamšík's Slovakia one-two sends Russia reeling". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – England v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – England v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  13. ^ Kell, Tom (16 June 2016). "Sturridge earns England late comeback win against Wales". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Russia v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  16. ^ Saffer, Paul (20 June 2016). "Wonderful Wales win group and oust Russia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Slovakia v England" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Slovakia v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  19. ^ Burke, Chris (20 June 2016). "England second after Slovakia stalemate". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

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