UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A

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Line-up of the Netherlands-Kazakhstan teams prior to the match UEFA qualifying 2016- NED-KAZ - 3.jpeg
Line-up of the Netherlands–Kazakhstan teams prior to the match

The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. [1] Group A consisted of six teams: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, and Kazakhstan, [2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]

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The top two teams, the Czech Republic and Iceland, qualified directly for the finals. Turkey's win over Iceland, combined with Kazakhstan's win over Latvia on the final day of matches, also allowed Turkey to qualify directly as the best ranked third-placed team of the qualifiers. As Turkey earned 6 points against Kazakhstan and 2 points against Latvia through their home and away fixtures, and as Kazakhstan's win over Latvia ensured that Latvia finished in last place in the group based on head-to-head record, not Kazakhstan, it then meant that only 2, not 6, of Turkey's total of 18 points earned would not count towards their third-placed ranking (as results against the team finishing in last place in the group were not included when ranking third-placed teams because one group had fewer teams than the others). [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Latvia.svg
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 107121914+522Qualify for final tournament 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–1
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 10622176+1120 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 10532149+518 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 104151714+313 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–1 6–0
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 10127718115 [a] 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–0
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 10055619135 [a] 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 4, Latvia 1.

Matches

The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice. [9] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 10,200 [10]
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,946 [11]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg3–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 8,811 [12]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,354 [13]
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,500 [14]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg2–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 13,752 [16]
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,442 [18]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,500 [19]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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Doosan Arena, Plzeň
Attendance: 11,533 [20]
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 27,549 [21]
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 13,182 [22]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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Eden Arena, Prague
Attendance: 13,722 [23]
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 49,500 [24]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 25,125 [25]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 8,067 [27]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Doosan Arena, Plzeň
Attendance: 10,572 [28]
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,275 [29]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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Torku Arena, Konya
Attendance: 35,900 [30]
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 7,913 [31]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Torku Arena, Konya
Attendance: 41,007 [32]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,767 [34]
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 20,716 [35]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,190 [36]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 7,027 [37]
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,000 [38]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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Torku Arena, Konya
Attendance: 39,404 [39]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Goalscorers

Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson was the group's top scorer, with six goals Goteborg Gamla Ullevi SWE-ICE 26 Gylfi Sigurdsson.jpg
Iceland's Gylfi Sigurðsson was the group's top scorer, with six goals

There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [3]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Bořek Dočkal Yellow card.svg vs Iceland (16 November 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (28 March 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (10 October 2015)
vs Netherlands (13 October 2015)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Kazakhstan (6 September 2015)vs Latvia (10 October 2015)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev Red card.svg vs Netherlands (10 October 2014)vs Czech Republic (13 October 2014)
vs Turkey (16 November 2014)
vs Iceland (28 March 2015)
Dmitri Shomko Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (10 October 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (12 June 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Czech Republic (3 September 2015)
vs Iceland (6 September 2015)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Artjoms Rudņevs Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Iceland (10 October 2014)vs Turkey (13 October 2014)
Gints Freimanis Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Turkey (13 October 2014)vs Netherlands (16 November 2014)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bruno Martins Indi Red card.svg vs Iceland (3 September 2015)vs Turkey (6 September 2015)
vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015)
Gregory van der Wiel Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (28 March 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Iceland (3 September 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (6 September 2015)
vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ömer Toprak Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Iceland (9 September 2014)vs Czech Republic (10 October 2014)
Arda Turan Yellow card.svg vs Iceland (9 September 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (13 October 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (16 November 2014)
vs Netherlands (28 March 2015)

Notes

  1. CET (UTC+1) for matches on 16 November 2014 and 28 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

  1. "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA. 23 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013.
  4. "Turkey qualify as Selçuk İnan stunner seals win over Iceland". Eurosport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. "Football: Kazakh international happy to help Turkey". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. "Turkey qualify for Euro 2016 after late free-kick against Iceland". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. "Netherlands loses 3-2 to Czech Republic, misses Euro 2016". USA TODAY. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. Murray, Scott (13 October 2015). "Euro 2016 qualifiers clock watch – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.
  10. "Kazakhstan vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. "Czech Republic vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  12. "Iceland vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. "Latvia vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. "Netherlands vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. "Turkey vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  16. "Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  17. "Iceland vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  18. "Latvia vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  19. "Netherlands vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  20. "Czech Republic vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  21. "Turkey vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  22. "Kazakhstan vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  23. "Czech Republic vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  24. "Netherlands vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  25. "Kazakhstan vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  26. "Iceland vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  27. "Latvia vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  28. "Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  29. "Netherlands vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  30. "Turkey vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  31. "Latvia vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  32. "Turkey vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  33. "Iceland vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  34. "Iceland vs. Latvia - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway".
  35. "Kazakhstan vs. Netherlands - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway".
  36. "Czech Republic vs. Turkey - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway".
  37. "Latvia vs. Kazakhstan - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway".
  38. "Netherlands vs. Czech Republic - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway".
  39. "Turkey vs. Iceland - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway".