UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Group E of UEFA Euro 2016 contained Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Sweden. Italy was the only former European champion in this group, having won in 1968. Matches were played from 13 to 22 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
E1	Belgium	1	Group B winner	10 October 2015	5th	2000	Runners-up (1980)	5	2
E2	Italy	2	Group H winner	10 October 2015	9th	2012	Winners (1968)	6	12
E3	Republic of Ireland	4	Play-off winner	16 November 2015	3rd	2012	Group stage (1988, 2012)	23	33
E4	Sweden	3	Play-off winner	17 November 2015	6th	2012	Semi-finals (1992)	16	35

Notes

1. The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6[a]
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.

In the round of 16,

• The winner of Group E, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Spain.
• The runner-up of Group E, Belgium, advanced to play the winner of Group F, Hungary.
• The third-placed team of Group E, Republic of Ireland, advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group A, France.

Matches

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

Republic of Ireland vs Sweden

Republic of Ireland	1–1	Sweden
Hoolahan 48'	Report	Clark 71' (o.g.)

13 June 2016 (2016-06-13)

18:00

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 73,419^[1]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Republic of Ireland[2]

Sweden[2]

GK 23 Darren Randolph RB 2 Séamus Coleman CB 4 John O'Shea (c) CB 3 Ciaran Clark LB 19 Robbie Brady CM 8 James McCarthy  43'  85' CM 6 Glenn Whelan  77' CM 13 Jeff Hendrick AM 20 Wes Hoolahan  78' CF 14 Jonathan Walters  64' CF 9 Shane Long Substitutions: MF 11 James McClean  64' FW 10 Robbie Keane  78' MF 7 Aiden McGeady  85' Manager: Martin O'Neill

GK 1 Andreas Isaksson RB 2 Mikael Lustig  45' CB 14 Victor Lindelöf  61' CB 4 Andreas Granqvist LB 5 Martin Olsson RM 7 Sebastian Larsson CM 18 Oscar Lewicki  86' CM 9 Kim Källström LM 6 Emil Forsberg CF 11 Marcus Berg  59' CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c) Substitutions: DF 3 Erik Johansson  45' FW 20 John Guidetti  59' MF 8 Albin Ekdal  86' Manager: Erik Hamrén

Man of the Match: Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland)[3] Assistant referees:[4] Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia) Fourth official: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Additional assistant referees: Danilo Grujić (Serbia) Nenad Đokić (Serbia) Reserve assistant referee: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

Belgium vs Italy

Belgium	0–2	Italy
	Report	Giaccherini 32' Pellè 90+3'

13 June 2016 (2016-06-13)

21:00

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 55,408^[5]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Belgium[6]

Italy[6]

GK 1 Thibaut Courtois RB 23 Laurent Ciman  76' CB 2 Toby Alderweireld CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen LB 5 Jan Vertonghen  90+2' CM 4 Radja Nainggolan  62' CM 6 Axel Witsel RW 7 Kevin De Bruyne AM 8 Marouane Fellaini LW 10 Eden Hazard (c) CF 9 Romelu Lukaku  73' Substitutions: FW 14 Dries Mertens  62' FW 17 Divock Origi  73' FW 11 Yannick Carrasco  76' Manager: Marc Wilmots

GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c) CB 15 Andrea Barzagli CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci  78' CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini  65' DM 16 Daniele De Rossi  78' RW 6 Antonio Candreva CM 18 Marco Parolo CM 23 Emanuele Giaccherini LW 4 Matteo Darmian  58' CF 9 Graziano Pellè CF 17 Éder  75'  75' Substitutions: DF 2 Mattia De Sciglio  58' FW 11 Ciro Immobile  75' MF 10 Thiago Motta  84'  78' Manager: Antonio Conte

Man of the Match: Emanuele Giaccherini (Italy)[7] Assistant referees:[4] Simon Beck (England) Jake Collin (England) Fourth official: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Additional assistant referees: Anthony Taylor (England) Andre Marriner (England) Reserve assistant referee: Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)

Italy vs Sweden

Italy	1–0	Sweden
Éder 88'	Report

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

15:00

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

Attendance: 29,600^[8]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Italy[9]

Sweden[9]

GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)  90+3' CB 15 Andrea Barzagli CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini RW 8 Alessandro Florenzi  85' CM 18 Marco Parolo CM 16 Daniele De Rossi  69'  74' CM 23 Emanuele Giaccherini LW 6 Antonio Candreva CF 9 Graziano Pellè  60' CF 17 Éder Substitutions: FW 7 Simone Zaza  60' MF 10 Thiago Motta  74' MF 14 Stefano Sturaro  85' Manager: Antonio Conte

GK 1 Andreas Isaksson RB 14 Victor Lindelöf CB 3 Erik Johansson CB 4 Andreas Granqvist LB 5 Martin Olsson  90' RM 7 Sebastian Larsson CM 8 Albin Ekdal  79' CM 9 Kim Källström LM 6 Emil Forsberg  79' CF 20 John Guidetti  85' CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c) Substitutions: MF 21 Jimmy Durmaz  79' MF 18 Oscar Lewicki  79' FW 11 Marcus Berg  85' Manager: Erik Hamrén

Man of the Match: Éder (Italy)[10] Assistant referees:[4] György Ring (Hungary) Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Fourth official: Clément Turpin (France) Additional assistant referees: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) Ádám Farkas (Hungary) Reserve assistant referee: Nicolas Danos (France)

Belgium vs Republic of Ireland

Belgium	3–0	Republic of Ireland
R. Lukaku 48', 70' Witsel 61'	Report

18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)

15:00

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Attendance: 39,493^[11]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Belgium[12]

Republic of Ireland[12]

GK 1 Thibaut Courtois RB 16 Thomas Meunier CB 2 Toby Alderweireld CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen  49' LB 5 Jan Vertonghen CM 6 Axel Witsel CM 19 Moussa Dembélé  57' RW 11 Yannick Carrasco  64' AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne LW 10 Eden Hazard (c) CF 9 Romelu Lukaku  83' Substitutions: MF 4 Radja Nainggolan  57' FW 14 Dries Mertens  64' FW 20 Christian Benteke  83' Manager: Marc Wilmots

GK 23 Darren Randolph RB 2 Séamus Coleman CB 4 John O'Shea (c) CB 3 Ciaran Clark LB 17 Stephen Ward RM 13 Jeff Hendrick  42' CM 6 Glenn Whelan CM 8 James McCarthy  62' LM 19 Robbie Brady SS 20 Wes Hoolahan  71' CF 9 Shane Long  79' Substitutions: MF 11 James McClean  62' MF 7 Aiden McGeady  71' FW 10 Robbie Keane  79' Manager: Martin O'Neill

Man of the Match: Axel Witsel (Belgium)[13] Assistant referees:[4] Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) Fourth official: Benoît Bastien (France) Additional assistant referees: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) Barış Şimşek (Turkey) Reserve assistant referee: Frédéric Cano (France)

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

Italy	0–1	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Brady 85'

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22)

21:00

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 44,268^[14]

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Italy[15]

Republic of Ireland[15]

GK 12 Salvatore Sirigu  39' CB 15 Andrea Barzagli  78' CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci (c) CB 5 Angelo Ogbonna DM 10 Thiago Motta RW 21 Federico Bernardeschi  60' CM 14 Stefano Sturaro CM 8 Alessandro Florenzi LW 2 Mattia De Sciglio  81' CF 7 Simone Zaza  87' CF 11 Ciro Immobile  74' Substitutions: DF 4 Matteo Darmian  60' FW 20 Lorenzo Insigne  90+1'  74' MF 22 Stephan El Shaarawy  81' Manager: Antonio Conte

GK 23 Darren Randolph RB 2 Séamus Coleman (c) CB 12 Shane Duffy CB 5 Richard Keogh LB 17 Stephen Ward  73' RM 13 Jeff Hendrick CM 11 James McClean CM 8 James McCarthy  77' LM 19 Robbie Brady SS 21 Daryl Murphy  70' CF 9 Shane Long  39'  90' Substitutions: MF 7 Aiden McGeady  70' MF 20 Wes Hoolahan  77' MF 22 Stephen Quinn  90' Manager: Martin O'Neill

Man of the Match: Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland)[16] Assistant referees:[4] Octavian Șovre (Romania) Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania) Fourth official: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Additional assistant referees: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) Sebastian Colţescu (Romania) Reserve assistant referee: Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Sweden vs Belgium

Sweden	0–1	Belgium
	Report	Nainggolan 84'

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22)

21:00

Stade de Nice, Nice

Attendance: 34,011^[17]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Sweden[18]

Belgium[18]

GK 1 Andreas Isaksson RB 14 Victor Lindelöf CB 3 Erik Johansson  36' CB 4 Andreas Granqvist LB 5 Martin Olsson RM 7 Sebastian Larsson  70' CM 8 Albin Ekdal  33' CM 9 Kim Källström LM 6 Emil Forsberg  82' CF 11 Marcus Berg  63' CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c) Substitutions: FW 20 John Guidetti  63' MF 21 Jimmy Durmaz  70' MF 22 Erkan Zengin  82' Manager: Erik Hamrén

GK 1 Thibaut Courtois RB 16 Thomas Meunier  30' CB 2 Toby Alderweireld CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen LB 5 Jan Vertonghen CM 4 Radja Nainggolan CM 6 Axel Witsel  45+1' RW 11 Yannick Carrasco  71' AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne LW 10 Eden Hazard (c)  90+3' CF 9 Romelu Lukaku  87' Substitutions: FW 14 Dries Mertens  71' FW 20 Christian Benteke  87' FW 17 Divock Origi  90+3' Manager: Marc Wilmots

Man of the Match: Eden Hazard (Belgium)[19] 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: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

See also

• Belgium at the UEFA European Championship
• Italy at the UEFA European Championship
• Republic of Ireland at the UEFA European Championship
• Sweden at the UEFA European Championship

References

1. "Full Time Summary – Republic of Ireland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
2. "Tactical Line-ups – Republic of Ireland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
3. Adams, Sam (13 June 2016). "Clark own goal salvages point for Sweden against Ireland". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
4. "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 – Belgium v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
6. "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
7. Burke, Chris (13 June 2016). "Impressive Italy leave Belgium floored". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
8. "Full Time Summary – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
9. "Tactical Line-ups – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
10. Saffer, Paul (17 June 2016). "Éder sparks ecstasy as Italy go through". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
11. "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
12. "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
13. Saffer, Paul (18 June 2016). "Belgium find best form to beat Ireland". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
14. "Full Time Summary – Italy v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
15. "Tactical Line-ups – Italy v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
16. Adams, Sam (22 June 2016). "Brady sends euphoric Ireland into the last 16". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
17. "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
18. "Tactical Line-ups – Sweden v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
19. Harrison, Wayne (22 June 2016). "Belgium's Nainggolan floors Sweden with late strike". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

External links

• UEFA Euro 2016 Group E