UEFA Euro 2016 Group D

Group D of UEFA Euro 2016 contained defending European champion Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia. This Euro 2016 group was the only with two former European champions – Spain (3 times) and Czech Republic (1 time, as Czechoslovakia). Matches were played from 12 to 21 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
D1  Spain 1 Group C winner 9 October 2015 10th 2012 Winners (1964, 2008, 2012) 2 6
D2  Czech Republic[nb 2] 3 Group A winner 6 September 2015 9th 2012 Winners (1976) 15 30
D3  Turkey 4 Best third-placed team 13 October 2015 4th 2008 Semi-finals (2008) 22 18
D4  Croatia 2 Group H runner-up 13 October 2015 5th 2012 Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) 12 27

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16,

  • The winner of Group D, Croatia, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Portugal.
  • The runner-up of Group D, Spain, advanced to play the winner of Group E, Italy.

Matches

Turkey vs Croatia

Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
  • Modrić 41'
Attendance: 43,842[1]
Turkey[2]
Croatia[2]
GK 1 Volkan Babacan
RB 7 Gökhan Gönül
CB 15 Mehmet Topal
CB 3 Hakan Balta  48'
LB 18 Caner Erkin
CM 16 Ozan Tufan
CM 8 Selçuk İnan
CM 14 Oğuzhan Özyakup  46'
RW 6 Hakan Çalhanoğlu
LW 10 Arda Turan (c)  65'
CF 9 Cenk Tosun  31'  69'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Volkan Şen  90+1'  46'
FW 17 Burak Yılmaz  65'
FW 21 Emre Mor  69'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić  80'
CM 10 Luka Modrić
CM 19 Milan Badelj
RW 14 Marcelo Brozović
AM 7 Ivan Rakitić  90'
LW 4 Ivan Perišić  87'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić  90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić  87'
DF 13 Gordon Schildenfeld  90'
FW 20 Marko Pjaca  90+3'
Manager:
Ante Čačić

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić (Croatia)[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Willie Collum (Scotland)
Additional assistant referees:
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)

Spain vs Czech Republic

Spain 1–0 Czech Republic
Report
Spain[6]
Czech Republic[6]
GK 13 David de Gea
RB 16 Juanfran
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
DM 5 Sergio Busquets
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas  70'
CM 6 Andrés Iniesta
RW 21 David Silva
LW 22 Nolito  82'
CF 7 Álvaro Morata  62'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Aritz Aduriz  62'
MF 14 Thiago  70'
FW 11 Pedro  82'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Pavel Kadeřábek
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok
CB 5 Roman Hubník
LB 8 David Limberský  61'
CM 22 Vladimír Darida
CM 13 Jaroslav Plašil
RW 4 Theodor Gebre Selassie  86'
AM 10 Tomáš Rosický (c)  88'
LW 19 Ladislav Krejčí
CF 7 Tomáš Necid  75'
Substitutions:
FW 21 David Lafata  75'
MF 18 Josef Šural  86'
MF 15 David Pavelka  88'
Manager:
Pavel Vrba

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[7]

Assistant referees:[4]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Additional assistant referees:
Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

Czech Republic vs Croatia

Czech Republic 2–2 Croatia
Report
Czech Republic[9]
Croatia[9]
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Pavel Kadeřábek
CB 5 Roman Hubník
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok  72'
LB 8 David Limberský
DM 13 Jaroslav Plašil  86'
RM 10 Tomáš Rosický (c)
CM 20 Jiří Skalák  67'
CM 19 Ladislav Krejčí
LM 22 Vladimír Darida
CF 21 David Lafata  67'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Milan Škoda  67'
MF 18 Josef Šural  67'
FW 7 Tomáš Necid  86'
Manager:
Pavel Vrba
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 21 Domagoj Vida  88'
LB 3 Ivan Strinić  90+3'
CM 19 Milan Badelj  14'
CM 10 Luka Modrić  62'
RW 14 Marcelo Brozović  74'
AM 7 Ivan Rakitić  90+2'
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić  62'
DF 13 Gordon Schildenfeld  90+2'
DF 2 Šime Vrsaljko  90+3'
Manager:
Ante Čačić

Man of the Match:
Ivan Rakitić (Croatia)[10]

Assistant referees:[4]
Simon Beck (England)
Jake Collin (England)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Anthony Taylor (England)
Andre Marriner (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Spain vs Turkey

Spain 3–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 33,409[11]
Spain[12]
Turkey[12]
GK 13 David de Gea
RB 16 Juanfran
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)  2'
LB 18 Jordi Alba  81'
DM 5 Sergio Busquets
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas  71'
CM 6 Andrés Iniesta
RW 21 David Silva  64'
LW 22 Nolito
CF 7 Álvaro Morata
Substitutions:
MF 19 Bruno Soriano  64'
MF 8 Koke  71'
DF 2 César Azpilicueta  81'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Volkan Babacan
RB 7 Gökhan Gönül
CB 15 Mehmet Topal
CB 3 Hakan Balta
LB 18 Caner Erkin
CM 16 Ozan Tufan  41'
CM 8 Selçuk İnan  70'
CM 14 Oğuzhan Özyakup  62'
RW 6 Hakan Çalhanoğlu  46'
LW 10 Arda Turan (c)
CF 17 Burak Yılmaz  9'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Nuri Şahin  46'
MF 11 Olcay Şahan  62'
MF 19 Yunus Mallı  70'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[13]

Assistant referees:[4]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Additional assistant referees:
Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Nenad Đokić (Serbia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

Czech Republic vs Turkey

Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report
Czech Republic[15]
Turkey[15]
GK 1 Petr Čech (c)
RB 2 Pavel Kadeřábek
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok
CB 5 Roman Hubník
LB 11 Daniel Pudil
DM 22 Vladimír Darida
CM 15 David Pavelka  39'  57'
CM 13 Jaroslav Plašil  36'  90'
RW 9 Bořek Dočkal  71'
LW 19 Ladislav Krejčí
CF 7 Tomáš Necid
Substitutions:
FW 12 Milan Škoda  57'
MF 18 Josef Šural  87'  71'
MF 14 Daniel Kolář  90'
Manager:
Pavel Vrba
GK 1 Volkan Babacan
RB 7 Gökhan Gönül
CB 15 Mehmet Topal
CB 3 Hakan Balta  50'
LB 13 İsmail Köybaşı  35'
DM 16 Ozan Tufan
DM 8 Selçuk İnan
CM 10 Arda Turan (c)
RW 21 Emre Mor  69'
LW 20 Volkan Şen  61'
CF 17 Burak Yılmaz  90'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Oğuzhan Özyakup  61'
MF 11 Olcay Şahan  69'
FW 9 Cenk Tosun  90'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Burak Yılmaz (Turkey)[16]

Assistant referees:[4]
Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)
Francis Connor (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
Additional assistant referees:
Bobby Madden (Scotland)
John Beaton (Scotland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nikolai Golubev (Russia)

Croatia vs Spain

Croatia 2–1 Spain
Report
Croatia[18]
Spain[18]
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)  70'
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 6 Tin Jedvaj
LB 2 Šime Vrsaljko  70'
CM 15 Marko Rog  29'  82'
CM 19 Milan Badelj
RW 4 Ivan Perišić  88'  90+4'
AM 7 Ivan Rakitić
LW 20 Marko Pjaca  90+2'
CF 16 Nikola Kalinić
Substitutions:
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić  82'
FW 22 Duje Čop  90+2'
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić  90+4'
Manager:
Ante Čačić
GK 13 David de Gea
RB 16 Juanfran
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
DM 5 Sergio Busquets
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas  84'
CM 6 Andrés Iniesta
RW 21 David Silva
LW 22 Nolito  60'
CF 7 Álvaro Morata  67'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Bruno Soriano  60'
FW 20 Aritz Aduriz  67'
MF 14 Thiago  84'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Ivan Perišić (Croatia)[19]

Assistant referees:[4]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
György Ring (Hungary)

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Turkey v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ Haslam, Andrew (12 June 2016). "Modrić magic helps Croatia down Turkey". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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  10. ^ Burke, Chris (17 June 2016). "Necid shows nerve to rescue Czech Republic". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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