Group B of UEFA Euro 2016 contained England, Russia, Wales and Slovakia. Within this group, only Russia was a former European champion, having won as the Soviet Union in 1960. This was Wales' and Slovakia's (as an independent nation) first appearance at the European Championship. Matches were played from 11 to 20 June 2016.
The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the CIS.
From 1960 to 1980, Slovakia competed as Czechoslovakia.
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Wales
3
2
0
1
6
3
+3
6
Advance to knockout stage
2
England
3
1
2
0
3
2
+1
5
3
Slovakia
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
4
4
Russia
3
0
1
2
2
6
−4
1
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
In the round of 16,
The winner of Group B, Wales, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group C, Northern Ireland.
The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group F, Iceland.
The third-placed team of Group B, Slovakia, advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group C, Germany.
Matches
Wales vs Slovakia
Wales
2–1
Slovakia
Bale 10'
Robson-Kanu 81'
Report
Duda 61'
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Attendance: 37,831
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Wales
Slovakia
GK
21
Danny Ward
CB
5
James Chester
CB
6
Ashley Williams (c)
CB
4
Ben Davies
CM
7
Joe Allen
CM
14
David Edwards
69'
CM
10
Aaron Ramsey
88'
RW
2
Chris Gunter
LW
3
Neil Taylor
CF
20
Jonny Williams
71'
CF
11
Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
MF
16
Joe Ledley
69'
FW
9
Hal Robson-Kanu
71'
DF
15
Jazz Richards
88'
Manager:
Chris Coleman
GK
23
Matúš Kozáčik
RB
2
Peter Pekarík
CB
3
Martin Škrtel (c)
90+2'
CB
4
Ján Ďurica
LB
18
Dušan Švento
CM
19
Juraj Kucka
83'
CM
13
Patrik Hrošovský
31'
60'
CM
17
Marek Hamšík
RW
20
Róbert Mak
78'
LW
7
Vladimír Weiss
80'
83'
CF
21
Michal Ďuriš
59'
Substitutions:
FW
11
Adam Nemec
59'
MF
8
Ondrej Duda
60'
MF
10
Miroslav Stoch
83'
Manager:
Ján Kozák
Man of the Match: Joe Allen (Wales)
Assistant referees: Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway) Frank Andås (Norway) Fourth official: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Additional assistant referees: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway) Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway) Reserve assistant referee: Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)
Assistant referees: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia) Fourth official: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
England vs Wales
England
2–1
Wales
Vardy 56'
Sturridge 90+2'
Report
Bale 42'
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 34,033
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
England
Wales
GK
1
Joe Hart
RB
2
Kyle Walker
CB
5
Gary Cahill
CB
6
Chris Smalling
LB
3
Danny Rose
CM
20
Dele Alli
CM
17
Eric Dier
CM
10
Wayne Rooney (c)
RW
8
Adam Lallana
73'
LW
7
Raheem Sterling
46'
CF
9
Harry Kane
46'
Substitutions:
FW
15
Daniel Sturridge
46'
FW
11
Jamie Vardy
46'
FW
22
Marcus Rashford
73'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK
1
Wayne Hennessey
CB
5
James Chester
CB
6
Ashley Williams (c)
CB
4
Ben Davies
61'
RWB
2
Chris Gunter
LWB
3
Neil Taylor
CM
10
Aaron Ramsey
CM
16
Joe Ledley
67'
CM
7
Joe Allen
CF
9
Hal Robson-Kanu
72'
CF
11
Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
MF
14
David Edwards
67'
MF
20
Jonny Williams
72'
Manager:
Chris Coleman
Man of the Match: Kyle Walker (England)
Assistant referees: Mark Borsch (Germany) Stefan Lupp (Germany) Fourth official: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Additional assistant referees: Bastian Dankert (Germany) Marco Fritz (Germany) Reserve assistant referee: Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Russia vs Wales
Russia
0–3
Wales
Report
Ramsey 11'
Taylor 20'
Bale 67'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 28,840
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Russia
Wales
GK
1
Igor Akinfeev
RB
3
Igor Smolnikov
CB
14
Vasili Berezutski
46'
CB
4
Sergei Ignashevich
LB
23
Dmitri Kombarov
CM
11
Pavel Mamayev
64'
CM
8
Denis Glushakov
RW
10
Fyodor Smolov
70'
AM
15
Roman Shirokov (c)
52'
LW
9
Aleksandr Kokorin
CF
22
Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
DF
6
Aleksei Berezutski
46'
MF
13
Aleksandr Golovin
52'
MF
19
Aleksandr Samedov
70'
Manager:
Leonid Slutsky
GK
1
Wayne Hennessey
CB
5
James Chester
CB
6
Ashley Williams (c)
CB
4
Ben Davies
RWB
2
Chris Gunter
LWB
3
Neil Taylor
CM
7
Joe Allen
74'
CM
16
Joe Ledley
76'
CM
10
Aaron Ramsey
CF
11
Gareth Bale
83'
CF
18
Sam Vokes
16'
Substitutions:
MF
14
David Edwards
74'
MF
8
Andy King
76'
FW
23
Simon Church
83'
Manager:
Chris Coleman
Man of the Match: Aaron Ramsey (Wales)
Assistant referees: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden) Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden) Fourth official: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Additional assistant referees: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden) Reserve assistant referee: Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Slovakia vs England
Slovakia
0–0
England
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 39,051
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Slovakia
England
GK
23
Matúš Kozáčik
RB
2
Peter Pekarík
CB
3
Martin Škrtel (c)
CB
4
Ján Ďurica
LB
15
Tomáš Hubočan
DM
22
Viktor Pečovský
24'
67'
CM
19
Juraj Kucka
CM
17
Marek Hamšík
RW
20
Róbert Mak
LW
7
Vladimír Weiss
78'
CF
8
Ondrej Duda
57'
Substitutions:
DF
18
Dušan Švento
57'
DF
5
Norbert Gyömbér
67'
DF
14
Milan Škriniar
78'
Manager:
Ján Kozák
GK
1
Joe Hart
RB
12
Nathaniel Clyne
CB
5
Gary Cahill (c)
CB
6
Chris Smalling
LB
21
Ryan Bertrand
52'
CM
14
Jordan Henderson
CM
17
Eric Dier
CM
18
Jack Wilshere
56'
RW
8
Adam Lallana
61'
LW
15
Daniel Sturridge
76'
CF
11
Jamie Vardy
Substitutions:
FW
10
Wayne Rooney
56'
MF
20
Dele Alli
61'
FW
9
Harry Kane
76'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
Man of the Match: Matúš Kozáčik (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain) Fourth official: Antonio Damato (Italy) Additional assistant referees: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Reserve assistant referee: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
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