By Habeeb Akinfegbe
Germany and Poland finished first and second respectively after both playing 1-0 victories against Northern Ireland and Ukraine respectively. Northern Ireland relinquished their first spot on the best third placed teams but went through eventually as the fourth best third placed team. Germany face Slovakia, Poland face Switzerland and Northern Ireland play fellow British in Wales who have red hot Gareth Bale in their line up, he is currently joint top scorer of the competition with three goals.
Croatia came from behind to topple Spain in an exciting match after shaking off Morata's seventh minute opener, third of the competition, to hit the current champions on the 45th and 87th minutes with goals from Kalinic and Perisic respectively to finish top of the group and set up a date with another member of the Iberian Peninsula Portugal, who finished third in their group while Spain once again have to come face to face with Italy in a delicate encounter with history wrapped around it.
Surprisingly, Italy lost to a determined Irish team which knew they had their destiny right in front of them and were bold enough to grab it and rescue their participation in the competition after defeating Italy 1-0. Belgium also did enough to weather the storm against Ibrahimovic as a Mangala thunderbolt
eliminated the Swedes and sent Ibrahimovic into retirement without a European tittle Swansong to his international career. Belgium face Hungary and the Republic of Ireland face France.
Hungary and Portugal did what was expected of them in a six goal thriller. Hungary needed a draw to return to the summit of European football while Portugal needed a win to be sure of an automatic qualification. It ended a draw in the end and it appeared to be enough for the Portuguese as well. Iceland fought to the end and got a 2-1 win over Austria. They face England in the round of 16.
The following are the Euro 2016 round of 16 fixtures:
Saturday 25 Switzerland v Poland
Wales v Northern Ireland
Croatia v Portugal
Sunday 26 France v Republic of Ireland
Germany v Slovakia
Hungary v Belgium
Monday 27 Italy v Spain
England v Iceland
The winners of UEFA EURO 2016 will represent Europe at the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017
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Germany and Poland finished first and second respectively after both playing 1-0 victories against Northern Ireland and Ukraine respectively. Northern Ireland relinquished their first spot on the best third placed teams but went through eventually as the fourth best third placed team. Germany face Slovakia, Poland face Switzerland and Northern Ireland play fellow British in Wales who have red hot Gareth Bale in their line up, he is currently joint top scorer of the competition with three goals.
Croatia came from behind to topple Spain in an exciting match after shaking off Morata's seventh minute opener, third of the competition, to hit the current champions on the 45th and 87th minutes with goals from Kalinic and Perisic respectively to finish top of the group and set up a date with another member of the Iberian Peninsula Portugal, who finished third in their group while Spain once again have to come face to face with Italy in a delicate encounter with history wrapped around it.
Surprisingly, Italy lost to a determined Irish team which knew they had their destiny right in front of them and were bold enough to grab it and rescue their participation in the competition after defeating Italy 1-0. Belgium also did enough to weather the storm against Ibrahimovic as a Mangala thunderbolt
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| Historic - Brady's header against Italy |
Hungary and Portugal did what was expected of them in a six goal thriller. Hungary needed a draw to return to the summit of European football while Portugal needed a win to be sure of an automatic qualification. It ended a draw in the end and it appeared to be enough for the Portuguese as well. Iceland fought to the end and got a 2-1 win over Austria. They face England in the round of 16.
The following are the Euro 2016 round of 16 fixtures:
Saturday 25 Switzerland v Poland
Wales v Northern Ireland
Croatia v Portugal
Sunday 26 France v Republic of Ireland
Germany v Slovakia
Hungary v Belgium
Monday 27 Italy v Spain
England v Iceland
The winners of UEFA EURO 2016 will represent Europe at the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017
FOLLOW US ON
Twitter: @bizarre_comms
Facebook: Bizarre Communications
Email: bizarrecommunications@gmail.com
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