In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.[3] As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[3]
Match 1: Runners-up Group A vs Runners-up Group C
Match 2: Winners Group D vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F
Match 3: Winners Group B vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D
Match 4: Winners Group F vs Runners-up Group E
Match 5: Winners Group C vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F
Match 6: Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group D
Match 7: Winners Group A vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E
Match 8: Runners-up Group B vs Runners-up Group F
Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[3]
Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third-placed teams qualify from groups
1A vs
1B vs
1C vs
1D vs
A
B
C
D
3C
3D
3A
3B
A
B
C
E
3C
3A
3B
3E
A
B
C
F
3C
3A
3B
3F
A
B
D
E
3D
3A
3B
3E
A
B
D
F
3D
3A
3B
3F
A
B
E
F
3E
3A
3B
3F
A
C
D
E
3C
3D
3A
3E
A
C
D
F
3C
3D
3A
3F
A
C
E
F
3C
3A
3F
3E
A
D
E
F
3D
3A
3F
3E
B
C
D
E
3C
3D
3B
3E
B
C
D
F
3C
3D
3B
3F
B
C
E
F
3E
3C
3B
3F
B
D
E
F
3E
3D
3B
3F
C
D
E
F
3C
3D
3F
3E
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups qualified for the knockout stage, along with the four best third-placed teams.[3]
The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever.[26] Former footballer and Talksport presenter Stan Collymore, who was commentating on the game, panned the England team, reserving special criticism for goalkeeper Joe Hart and captain Wayne Rooney.[27] Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team.[28] The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup.[29]
The English team was viciously mocked by the press who described it as a "second exit from Europe", referencing the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union just four days earlier. The English media called the result a national embarrassment, criticising the team's fitness and calling the fans unsportsmanlike.[30][31] Consequently, England manager Roy Hodgson announced his resignation following the match.[32]
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