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Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time,

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was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a

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. UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16: * Match 1: Winner

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vs 3rd Group A/D/E/F * Match 2: Winner

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vs Runner-up

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* Match 3: Winner

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vs 3rd Group A/B/C * Match 4: Runner-up

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vs Runner-up

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* Match 5: Winner Group E vs 3rd Group A/B/C/D * Match 6: Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group F * Match 7: Winner Group C vs 3rd Group D/E/F * Match 8: Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B As with every tournament since

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, there was no

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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:

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, along with the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Round of 16

Switzerland vs Italy

Germany vs Denmark

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group stage, won 2-1 by Germany. In the 35th minute, the match was suspended due to adverse weather conditions (thunderstorms and heavy rain) in the vicinity of the stadium. Play was suspended for about 25 minutes before resuming at 21:59.

England vs Slovakia

Spain vs Georgia

France vs Belgium

Portugal vs Slovenia

Romania vs Netherlands

Austria vs Turkey

Quarter-finals

Spain vs Germany

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group stage, which ended in a 1–1 draw. This was German midfielder

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' last professional football match, as he had announced that he would retire after the Euros.

Portugal vs France

The sides previously met in the

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group stage, where the match ended a 2–2 draw. Their most notable meeting was in the UEFA Euro 2016 final, where Portugal won 1–0 after extra time. This was Portuguese defender

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's last professional football match.

England vs Switzerland

Netherlands vs Turkey

Semi-finals

Spain vs France

The sides previously met in the UEFA Euro 1984 final, where hosts France prevailed 2–0, the most recent team to win the Euros on home soil. They also played each other in the 2021 UEFA Nations League final, which France won 2–1. Spain's Lamine Yamal, aged 16, became the youngest player to score in the UEFA European Championship final tournament. Yamal broke the record set by Johan Vonlanthen, then aged 18, in 2004.

Netherlands vs England

This was the first meeting between the sides in a World Cup or European Championship since

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, which England won 4–1.

Final

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knockout stage UEFA Euro 2024

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