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Group A of UEFA Euro 2016 contains France, Romania, debutant Albania and Switzerland. France is the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship two times (in 1984 and 2000). Matches will be played from 10 to 19 June 2016.

Teams[]

Draw position Team Method of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		UEFA Rankings
October 2015 		FIFA Rankings
June 2016
A1  France Hosts 9th 2012 Winners (1984, 2000) 8 17
A2  Romania Group F runners-up 5th 2008 Quarter-finals (2000) 18 22
A3  Albania Group I runners-up 1st — Debut 31 42
A4  Switzerland Group E runners-up 4th 2008 Group stage (1996, 2004, 2008) 10 15
Notes

Standings[]

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
 France 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
 Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1

Matches[]

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

France vs Romania[]

10 June 2016 (2016-06-10)
21:00
 France  2–1  Romania Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,113
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Giroud Goal 57'
Payet Goal 89' 		Report Stancu Goal 65' (pen.)
France
Romania
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19 Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny
LB 3 Patrice Evra
RM 15 Paul Pogba Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CM 5 N'Golo Kanté
LM 14 Blaise Matuidi
RW 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
LW 8 Dimitri Payet Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Booked in the 69th minute 69'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
FW 11 Anthony Martial Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
MF 18 Moussa Sissoko Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c) Booked in the 32nd minute 32'
CB 21 Dragoș Grigore
LB 3 Răzvan Raț Booked in the 45th minute 45'
RM 10 Nicolae Stanciu Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban
LM 8 Mihai Pintilii
RW 20 Adrian Popa Booked in the 78th minute 78' Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
LW 14 Florin Andone Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
CF 19 Bogdan Stancu
Substitutions:
FW 9 Denis Alibec Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
MF 7 Alexandru Chipciu Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 11 Gabriel Torje Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

Man of the Match:
Dimitri Payet (France)

Assistant referees:
György Ring (Hungary)
Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Reserve official:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Albania vs Switzerland[]

11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
15:00
 Albania  0–1  Switzerland Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Report Schär Goal 5'
Albania
Switzerland
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 5 Lorik Cana (c) Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 23', 36'
CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj Booked in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
LB 7 Ansi Agolli
RM 22 Amir Abrashi
CM 13 Burim Kukeli Booked in the 89th minute 89'
LM 14 Taulant Xhaka Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
RW 21 Odise Roshi Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani
CF 10 Armando Sadiku Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Ergys Kaçe Booked in the 63rd minute 63' Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
FW 16 Sokol Cikalleshi Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 11 Shkëlzen Gashi Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Flag of Italy Gianni De Biasi
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22 Fabian Schär Booked in the 14th minute 14'
CB 20 Johan Djourou
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami Booked in the 66th minute 66'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CF 9 Haris Seferović
Substitutions:
FW 7 Breel Embolo Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
MF 8 Fabian Frei Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
MF 16 Gélson Fernandes Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
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 official:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)

Romania vs Switzerland[]

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)
18:00
 Romania  1–1  Switzerland Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,576
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Stancu Goal 18' (pen.) Report Mehmedi Goal 57'
Romania
Switzerland
GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)
CB 21 Dragoș Grigore Booked in the 76th minute 76'
LB 3 Răzvan Raț Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CM 18 Andrei Prepeliță Booked in the 22nd minute 22'
CM 8 Mihai Pintilii Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RW 11 Gabriel Torje
AM 19 Bogdan Stancu Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
LW 7 Alexandru Chipciu Booked in the 24th minute 24'
CF 13 Claudiu Keșerü Booked in the 37th minute 37'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Ovidiu Hoban Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
DF 16 Steliano Filip Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
FW 14 Florin Andone Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Flag of Romania 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 Booked in the 50th minute 50'
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi
CF 9 Haris Seferović Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Breel Embolo Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4' Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
DF 6 Michael Lang Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
FW 17 Shani Tarashaj Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Nikolai Golubev (Russia)
Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Additional assistant referees:
Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
Reserve official:
Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

France vs Albania[]

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)
21:00
 France  2–0  Albania Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Griezmann Goal 90'
Payet Goal 90+6' 		Report
France
Albania
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 Booked in the 88th minute 88'
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi
RW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
AM 8 Dimitri Payet
LW 11 Anthony Martial Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Paul Pogba Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 18 Arlind Ajeti Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj
LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c)
RM 2 Andi Lila Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 22 Amir Abrashi Booked in the 81st minute 81'
CM 13 Burim Kukeli Booked in the 55th minute 55' Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CM 9 Ledian Memushaj
LM 3 Ermir Lenjani
CF 10 Armando Sadiku
Substitutions:
MF 21 Odise Roshi Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 14 Taulant Xhaka Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
DF 6 Freddie Veseli Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Flag of Italy Gianni De Biasi


Assistant referees:
Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)
Francis Connor (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Michael Oliver (England)
Additional assistant referees:
Bobby Madden (Scotland)
John Beaton (Scotland)
Reserve official:
Michael Mullarkey (England)

Romania vs Albania[]

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)
21:00
 Romania  0–1  Albania Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
Attendance: 49,752
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Report Sadiku Goal 43'
Romania
Albania
GK 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu
RB 22 Cristian Săpunaru
CB 21 Dragoș Grigore
CB 6 Vlad Chiricheș (c)
LB 2 Alexandru Mățel
CM 18 Andrei Prepeliță
CM 5 Ovidiu Hoban
RW 20 Adrian Popa
AM 10 Nicolae Stanciu
RW 19 Bogdan Stancu
CF 9 Denis Alibec
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Etrit Berisha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 18 Arlind Ajeti
CB 15 Mërgim Mavraj
LB 7 Ansi Agolli (c)
CM 22 Amir Abrashi
CM 8 Migjen Basha
CM 9 Ledian Memushaj
RW 2 Andi Lila
LW 3 Ermir Lenjani
CF 10 Armando Sadiku
Manager:
Flag of Italy Gianni De Biasi

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Tomáš Mokrusch (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)
Michal Paták (Czech Republic)
Reserve official:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Switzerland vs France[]

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)
21:00
 Switzerland  0–0  France Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 45,616
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Report
Switzerland
France
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 Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CF 7 Breel Embolo Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Haris Seferović Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 16 Gélson Fernandes Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
DF 6 Michael Lang Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Petković
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 19 Bacary Sagna
CB 4 Adil Rami Booked in the 25th minute 25'
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny Booked in the 83rd minute 83'
LB 3 Patrice Evra
RM 18 Moussa Sissoko
CM 6 Yohan Cabaye
LM 15 Paul Pogba
RW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
LW 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CF 10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
MF 8 Dimitri Payet Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
MF 14 Blaise Matuidi Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Assistant referees:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve official:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

External links[]

UEFA Euro 2016
Stages

Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Knockout phase · Quarter-finals · Semi-finals · Final

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