UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2016 contained France, Romania, debutant Albania and Switzerland. France was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship two times (in 1984 and 2000). Matches were played from 10 to 19 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
A1	France	1	Host	28 May 2010	9th	2012	Winners (1984, 2000)	8	17
A2	Romania	3	Group F runner-up	11 October 2015	5th	2008	Quarter-finals (2000)	18	22
A3	Albania	4	Group I runner-up	11 October 2015	1st	—	Debut	31	42
A4	Switzerland	2	Group E runner-up	9 October 2015	4th	2008	Group stage (1996, 2004, 2008)	10	15

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	France (H)	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

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

In the round of 16,

• The winner of Group A, France, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group E, Republic of Ireland.
• The runner-up of Group A, Switzerland, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Poland.

Matches

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

France vs Romania

10 June 2016 (2016-6-10)

21:00

France	2–1	Romania
Giroud 57' Payet 89'	Report	Stancu 65' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,113 ^[1]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

France [2]

Romania [2]

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c) RB 19 Bacary Sagna CB 4 Adil Rami CB 21 Laurent Koscielny LB 3 Patrice Evra CM 15 Paul Pogba  77' CM 5 N'Golo Kanté CM 14 Blaise Matuidi RW 7 Antoine Griezmann  66' LW 8 Dimitri Payet  90+2' CF 9 Olivier Giroud  69' Substitutions: FW 20 Kingsley Coman  66' FW 11 Anthony Martial  77' MF 18 Moussa Sissoko  90+2' Manager: Didier Deschamps

GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)  32' CB 21 Dragoș Grigore LB 3 Răzvan Raț  45' CM 10 Nicolae Stanciu  72' CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban CM 8 Mihai Pintilii RW 20 Adrian Popa  78'  82' LW 19 Bogdan Stancu CF 14 Florin Andone  61' Substitutions: FW 9 Denis Alibec  61' MF 7 Alexandru Chipciu  72' MF 11 Gabriel Torje  82' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

Man of the Match: Dimitri Payet (France) [3] Assistant referees: [4] György Ring (Hungary) Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Fourth official: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Additional assistant referees: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) Ádám Farkas (Hungary) Reserve assistant referee: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Albania vs Switzerland

11 June 2016 (2016-6-11)

15:00

Albania	0–1	Switzerland
	Report	Schär 5'

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Attendance: 33,805 ^[5]

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Albania [6]

Switzerland [6]

GK 1 Etrit Berisha RB 4 Elseid Hysaj CB 5 Lorik Cana (c)  23'  36' CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj  90+2' LB 7 Ansi Agolli RM 22 Amir Abrashi CM 13 Burim Kukeli  89' LM 14 Taulant Xhaka  62' RW 21 Odise Roshi  74' LW 3 Ermir Lenjani CF 10 Armando Sadiku  82' Substitutions: MF 20 Ergys Kaçe  63'  62' FW 16 Sokol Cikalleshi  74' FW 11 Shkëlzen Gashi  82' Manager: Gianni De Biasi

GK 1 Yann Sommer RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c) CB 22 Fabian Schär  14' CB 20 Johan Djourou LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez CM 11 Valon Behrami  66' CM 10 Granit Xhaka RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri  88' AM 15 Blerim Džemaili  76' LW 18 Admir Mehmedi  62' CF 9 Haris Seferovic Substitutions: FW 7 Breel Embolo  62' MF 8 Fabian Frei  76' MF 16 Gelson Fernandes  88' Manager: Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match: Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) [7] Assistant referees: [4] Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain) Fourth official: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Additional assistant referees: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Reserve assistant referee: Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)

Romania vs Switzerland

15 June 2016 (2016-6-15)

18:00

Romania	1–1	Switzerland
Stancu 18' (pen.)	Report	Mehmedi 57'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 43,576 ^[8]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Romania [9]

Switzerland [9]

GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c) CB 21 Dragoș Grigore  76' LB 3 Răzvan Raț  62' CM 18 Andrei Prepeliță  22' CM 8 Mihai Pintilii  46' RW 11 Gabriel Torje AM 19 Bogdan Stancu  84' LW 7 Alexandru Chipciu  24' CF 13 Claudiu Keșerü  37' Substitutions: MF 5 Ovidiu Hoban  46' DF 16 Steliano Filip  62' FW 14 Florin Andone  84' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

GK 1 Yann Sommer RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c) CB 22 Fabian Schär CB 20 Johan Djourou LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez CM 11 Valon Behrami CM 10 Granit Xhaka  50' RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri  90+1' AM 15 Blerim Džemaili  83' LW 18 Admir Mehmedi CF 9 Haris Seferovic  63' Substitutions: FW 7 Breel Embolo  90+4'  63' DF 6 Michael Lang  83' FW 17 Shani Tarashaj  90+1' Manager: Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match: Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) [10] Assistant referees: [4] Nikolai Golubev (Russia) Tikhon Kalugin (Russia) Fourth official: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Additional assistant referees: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia) Sergey Ivanov (Russia) Reserve assistant referee: Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

France vs Albania

15 June 2016 (2016-6-15)

21:00

France	2–0	Albania
Griezmann 90' Payet 90+6'	Report

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 63,670 ^[11]

Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

France [12]

Albania [12]

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c) RB 19 Bacary Sagna CB 4 Adil Rami CB 21 Laurent Koscielny LB 3 Patrice Evra CM 5 N'Golo Kanté  88' CM 14 Blaise Matuidi RW 20 Kingsley Coman  68' AM 8 Dimitri Payet LW 11 Anthony Martial  46' CF 9 Olivier Giroud  77' Substitutions: MF 15 Paul Pogba  46' FW 7 Antoine Griezmann  68' FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac  77' Manager: Didier Deschamps

GK 1 Etrit Berisha RB 4 Elseid Hysaj CB 18 Arlind Ajeti  85' CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c) DM 13 Burim Kukeli  55'  74' CM 22 Amir Abrashi  81' CM 9 Ledian Memushaj RW 2 Andi Lila  71' LW 3 Ermir Lenjani CF 10 Armando Sadiku Substitutions: MF 21 Odise Roshi  71' MF 14 Taulant Xhaka  74' DF 6 Frédéric Veseli  85' Manager: Gianni De Biasi

Man of the Match: Dimitri Payet (France) [13] Assistant referees: [4] Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland) Francis Connor (Scotland) Fourth official: Michael Oliver (England) Additional assistant referees: Bobby Madden (Scotland) John Beaton (Scotland) Reserve assistant referee: Michael Mullarkey (England)

Romania vs Albania

19 June 2016 (2016-6-19)

21:00

Romania	0–1	Albania
	Report	Sadiku 43'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 49,752 ^[14]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Romania [15]

Albania [15]

GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru  85' CB 21 Dragoș Grigore CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c) LB 2 Alexandru Mățel  54' CM 18 Andrei Prepeliță  46' CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban RW 20 Adrian Popa  68' AM 10 Nicolae Stanciu LW 19 Bogdan Stancu CF 9 Denis Alibec  57' Substitutions: MF 17 Lucian Sânmărtean  46' MF 11 Gabriel Torje  90+3'  57' FW 14 Florin Andone  68' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

GK 1 Etrit Berisha RB 4 Elseid Hysaj  90+4' CB 18 Arlind Ajeti CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c) DM 8 Migjen Basha  6'  83' CM 22 Amir Abrashi CM 9 Ledian Memushaj  85' RW 2 Andi Lila LW 3 Ermir Lenjani  77' CF 10 Armando Sadiku  59' Substitutions: FW 19 Bekim Balaj  59' MF 21 Odise Roshi  77' DF 5 Lorik Cana  83' Manager: Gianni De Biasi

Man of the Match: Arlind Ajeti (Albania) [16] Assistant referees: [4] Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Tomáš Mokrusch (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Additional assistant referees: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic) Michal Paták (Czech Republic) Reserve assistant referee: Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Switzerland vs France

19 June 2016 (2016-6-19)

21:00

Switzerland	0–0	France
	Report

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 45,616 ^[17]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Switzerland [18]

France [18]

GK 1 Yann Sommer RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c) CB 22 Fabian Schär CB 20 Johan Djourou LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez CM 11 Valon Behrami CM 10 Granit Xhaka RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri  79' AM 15 Blerim Džemaili LW 18 Admir Mehmedi  86' CF 7 Breel Embolo  74' Substitutions: FW 9 Haris Seferovic  74' MF 16 Gelson Fernandes  79' DF 6 Michael Lang  86' Manager: Vladimir Petković

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c) RB 19 Bacary Sagna CB 4 Adil Rami  25' CB 21 Laurent Koscielny  83' LB 3 Patrice Evra RM 18 Moussa Sissoko CM 6 Yohan Cabaye LM 15 Paul Pogba RW 20 Kingsley Coman  63' LW 7 Antoine Griezmann  77' CF 10 André-Pierre Gignac Substitutions: MF 8 Dimitri Payet  63' MF 14 Blaise Matuidi  77' Manager: Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match: Yann Sommer (Switzerland) [19] Assistant referees: [4] Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia) Fourth official: Marco Fritz (Germany) Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Mark Borsch (Germany)

See also

• Albania at the UEFA European Championship
• France at the UEFA European Championship
• Romania at the UEFA European Championship
• Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship

References

1. "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
2. "Tactical Line-ups – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
3. Kell, Tom (10 June 2016). "Payet strikes late to hand victory to France". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 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 – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
6. "Tactical Line-ups – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
7. Atkin, John (11 June 2016). "Switzerland hold on against ten-man Albania". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
8. "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
9. "Tactical Line-ups – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
10. Foulerton, Jim (15 June 2016). "Mehmedi strike earns Swiss valuable point". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
11. "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
12. "Tactical Line-ups – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
13. Harrison, Wayne (15 June 2016). "Last-gasp France defeat Albania to reach last 16". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
14. "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
15. "Tactical Line-ups – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
16. Burke, Chris (19 June 2016). "Albania await their fate after historic victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
17. "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v France" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
18. "Tactical Line-ups – Switzerland v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
19. Haslam, Andrew (19 June 2016). "Stalemate takes Swiss through with France". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

External links

• UEFA Euro 2016 Group A