No bad teams sneaked through and no obvious favorite has emerged. Isn't Euro 2016 great?
After a keenly contested group stage of Euro 2016, the final 16 teams of the tournament have emerged. With the round of 16 kicking off on Saturday, there is now a big question to answer: how would these teams stack up against one another?
There have been some upsets, some rising stars, and some bitter disappointments along the way.
There have been some upsets, some rising stars, and some bitter disappointments along the way.
All group games at the 2016 European Championship were concluded on Wednesday night.
Hosts France finished top of Group A and will face Ireland, who finished third in Group E, after a 1-0 win over Italy.
The winner of that Round of 16 game, will take on England or Iceland who play each other on Monday.
Switzerland finished second in Group A and will battle Poland in Saint-Etienne, while Croatia and Portugal will square up against each other on Saturday. The winners of these ties will face each other.
Wales, who finished top of Group B, will clash with fellow British nation, Northern Ireland. The winner of this fixture, will take on either Hungary or Belgium in the quarter-final.
Holders Spain will play Italy on Monday, with the winner expecting to play Germany.
Turkey, Albania, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Austria, Sweden and Czech Republic, have all been eliminated from the tournament.
Round of 16 matches fixtures
Match 1: Switzerland v Poland – Saturday 25 June, 15:00 (Saint-Etienne)
Match 2: Wales v Northern Ireland – Saturday 25 June, 18:00 (Paris)
Match 3: Croatia v Portugal – Saturday 25 June, 21:00 (Lens)
Match 4: France v Republic of Ireland – Sunday 26 June, 15:00 (Lyon)
Match 5: Germany v Slovakia – Sunday 26 June, 18:00 (Lille)
Match 6: Hungary v Belgium – Sunday 26 June, 21:00 (Toulouse)
Match 7: Italy v Spain – Monday 27 June, 18:00 (Saint-Denis)
Match 8: England v Iceland – Monday 27 June, 21:00 (Nice)
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