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.

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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

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Notes

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

More information Pos, Team ...

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

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

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.

Republic of Ireland vs Sweden

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

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13 June 2016

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

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

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13 June 2016

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

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Italy	1–0	Sweden
Éder 88'	Report

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17 June 2016

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

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

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18 June 2016

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

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Italy	0–1	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Brady 85'

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22 June 2016

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

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Sweden	0–1	Belgium
	Report	Nainggolan 84'

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22 June 2016

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)

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