Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship

As Slovakia along with the Czech Republic is considered to be the successor team of Czechoslovakia by FIFA and UEFA, they have qualified for a UEFA European Championship six times; three as Czechoslovakia and three as an independent nation since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and its national team in 1993. ^{[1] [2]} As an independent nation, they directly qualified in 2016 after finishing second in their qualifying group. For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 3. ^[3] As Czechoslovakia, they became European champions in 1976, with eight Slovaks in starting eleven. As Slovakia, their best finish was reaching the round of 16 at Euro 2016 and Euro 2024.

Participations as Czechoslovakia

Main article: Czechoslovakia at the UEFA European Championship

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
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

11 June 2016 (2016-6-11)

18:00

Wales	2–1	Slovakia
Bale 10' Robson-Kanu 81'	Report	Duda 61'

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Attendance: 37,831 ^[4]

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

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15 June 2016 (2016-6-15)

15:00

Russia	1–2	Slovakia
Glushakov 80'	Report	Weiss 32' Hamšík 45'

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 38,989 ^[5]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

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20 June 2016 (2016-6-20)

21:00

Slovakia	0–0	England
	Report

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 39,051 ^[6]

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	E	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
3	F	Portugal	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
4	C	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
5	D	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
6	A	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage

Round of 16

26 June 2016 (2016-6-26)

18:00

Germany	3–0	Slovakia
Boateng 8' Gómez 43' Draxler 63'	Report

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 44,312 ^[7]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain (H)	3	1	2	0	6	1	+5	5
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3
4	Poland	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

14 June 2021 (2021-6-14)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Poland	1–2	Slovakia
Linetty 46'	Report	Szczęsny 18' (o.g.) Škriniar 69'

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 12,862 ^[8]

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

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18 June 2021 (2021-6-18)

15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)

Sweden	1–0	Slovakia
Forsberg 77' (pen.)	Report

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 11,525 ^[9]

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

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23 June 2021 (2021-6-23)

18:00

Slovakia	0–5	Spain
	Report	Dúbravka 30' (o.g.) Laporte 45+3' Sarabia 56' F. Torres 67' Kucka 71' (o.g.)

Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville

Attendance: 11,204 ^[10]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Portugal	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	D	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	A	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	C	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
5	B	Finland	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
6	E	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Belgium	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Ukraine	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4

Source: UEFA

17 June 2024 (2024-6-17)

18:00

Belgium	0–1	Slovakia
	Report	Schranz 7'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 45,181 ^[11]

Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

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21 June 2024 (2024-6-21)

15:00

Slovakia	1–2	Ukraine
Schranz 17'	Report	Shaparenko 54' Yaremchuk 80'

Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 43,910 ^[12]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

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26 June 2024 (2024-6-26)

18:00

Slovakia	1–1	Romania
Duda 24'	Report	R. Marin 37' (pen.)

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 45,033 ^[13]

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4 [a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	F	Georgia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4 [a]
3	E	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	C	Slovenia	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
5	A	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
6	B	Croatia	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking (or drawing of lots, if hosts Germany had been involved in the tiebreaker). ^[15]
Notes:

1. Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6. ^[14]

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage

Round of 16

30 June 2024 (2024-6-30)

18:00

England	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Slovakia
Bellingham 90+5' Kane 91'	Report	Schranz 25'

Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 47,244 ^[16]

Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record											Qualifying record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
as   Czechoslovakia											as   Czechoslovakia
1960	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	3	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	5	1960
1964	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	2	3	1964
1968											6	3	1	2	8	4	1968
1972											6	4	1	1	11	4	1972
1976	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	5	3	Squad		8	5	2	1	19	7	1976
1980	Third place	3rd	4	1	2	1	5	4	Squad		6	5	0	1	17	4	1980
1984	Did not qualify										8	3	4	1	15	7	1984
1988											6	2	3	1	7	5	1988
1992											8	5	0	3	12	9	1992
as   Slovakia											as   Slovakia
1996	Did not qualify										3rd	10	4	2	4	14	18
2000											3rd	10	5	2	3	12	9
2004											3rd	8	3	1	4	11	9
2008											4th	12	5	1	6	33	23
2012											4th	10	4	3	3	7	10
2016	Round of 16	14th	4	1	1	2	3	6	Squad		2nd	10	7	1	2	17	8
2020	Group stage	18th	3	1	0	2	2	7	Squad		3rd	10	5	2	3	15	12
2024	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	4	5	Squad		2nd	10	7	1	2	17	8
2028	To be determined										To be determined
2032
Total	1 Title	6/17	19	6	5	8	21	28	—	—	136	71	26	39	233	145

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also

• Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup

References

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Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgium	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
England	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Poland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Romania	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Russia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Wales	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	11	3	2	6	9	18	−9	027.27