UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage

Stage of the football championship competition

The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2024 began on 29 June 2024 with the round of 16 and will end on 14 July 2024 with the final at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.^[1]

All times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.^[2]

UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:^[2]

Match 1: Winner Group B vs 3rd Group A/D/E/F
Match 2: Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group C
Match 3: Winner Group F vs 3rd Group A/B/C
Match 4: Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group E
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 UEFA Euro 1984, there will be no third place play-off.

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:^[2]

Combination according to the four qualified teams

Third-placed teams qualify from groups						1B vs	1C vs	1E vs	1F vs
A	B	C	D			3A	3D	3B	3C
A	B	C		E		3A	3E	3B	3C
A	B	C			F	3A	3F	3B	3C
A	B		D	E		3D	3E	3A	3B
A	B		D		F	3D	3F	3A	3B
A	B			E	F	3E	3F	3B	3A
A		C	D	E		3E	3D	3C	3A
A		C	D		F	3F	3D	3C	3A
A		C		E	F	3E	3F	3C	3A
A			D	E	F	3E	3F	3D	3A
	B	C	D	E		3E	3D	3B	3C
	B	C	D		F	3F	3D	3C	3B
	B	C		E	F	3F	3E	3C	3B
	B		D	E	F	3F	3E	3D	3B
		C	D	E	F	3F	3E	3D	3C

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.^[2]

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third-placed teams (best four qualify)
A	Germany	Switzerland	—
B	Spain	Italy	—
C	England	Denmark	Slovenia
D	Austria	France	Netherlands
E	Romania	Belgium	Slovakia
F	Portugal	Turkey	Georgia

Bracket

30 June – Cologne

Spain

5 July – Stuttgart

Georgia

Winner Match 39

29 June – Dortmund

Germany

Germany

9 July – Munich

Denmark

Winner Match 45

1 July – Frankfurt

Winner Match 46

Portugal

5 July – Hamburg

Slovenia

Winner Match 41

1 July – Düsseldorf

Winner Match 42

France

14 July – Berlin

Belgium

Winner Match 49

2 July – Munich

Winner Match 50

Romania

6 July – Berlin

Netherlands

Winner Match 43

2 July – Leipzig

Winner Match 44

Austria

10 July – Dortmund

Turkey

Winner Match 47

30 June – Gelsenkirchen

Winner Match 48

England

6 July – Düsseldorf

Slovakia

Winner Match 40

29 June – Berlin

Switzerland

Switzerland

Italy

Round of 16

Switzerland vs Italy

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29)

18:00

Switzerland	2–0	Italy
Freuler 37' Vargas 46'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 68,172^[3]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Switzerland^[4]

Italy^[4]


GK	1	Yann Sommer
CB	22	Fabian Schär
CB	5	Manuel Akanji
CB	13	Ricardo Rodriguez
RM	20	Michel Aebischer	90+2'
CM	8	Remo Freuler
CM	10	Granit Xhaka (c)
LM	26	Fabian Rieder	71'
RF	17	Ruben Vargas	71'
CF	7	Breel Embolo	77'
LF	19	Dan Ndoye	77'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Steven Zuber	71'
DF	2	Leonidas Stergiou	71'
MF	16	Vincent Sierro	77'
FW	18	Kwadwo Duah	77'
MF	11	Renato Steffen	90+2'
Manager:
Murat Yakin


GK	1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB	2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB	17	Gianluca Mancini	57'
CB	23	Alessandro Bastoni
LB	13	Matteo Darmian		74'
CM	16	Bryan Cristante		74'
CM	21	Nicolò Fagioli		86'
CM	18	Nicolò Barella	35'	64'
RF	14	Federico Chiesa
CF	9	Gianluca Scamacca
LF	22	Stephan El Shaarawy	45'	46'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Mattia Zaccagni		46'
FW	19	Mateo Retegui		64'
DF	24	Andrea Cambiaso		74'
MF	10	Lorenzo Pellegrini		74'
MF	7	Davide Frattesi		86'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti

Man of the Match:
Ruben Vargas (Switzerland)^[5]

Assistant referees:^[4]
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Adam Kupsik (Poland)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Reserve assistant referee:
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Germany vs Denmark

This was a rematch of the UEFA Euro 1992 final, which Denmark won 2–0.^[6]^[7]

In the 35th minute, the match was suspended due to adverse weather conditions (thunderstorms and heavy rain) in the vicinity of the stadium.^[8] Play was suspended for about 25 minutes before resuming at 21:59.^[9]

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29)

21:00

Germany	2–0	Denmark
Havertz 53' (pen.) Musiala 68'	Report

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 61,612^[10]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Germany^[11]

Denmark^[11]


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	6	Joshua Kimmich
CB	2	Antonio Rüdiger
CB	15	Nico Schlotterbeck
LB	3	David Raum		81'
CM	23	Robert Andrich		64'
CM	8	Toni Kroos
RW	19	Leroy Sané		88'
AM	21	İlkay Gündoğan (c)		64'
LW	10	Jamal Musiala		81'
CF	7	Kai Havertz
Substitutions:
MF	25	Emre Can		64'
FW	9	Niclas Füllkrug		64'
DF	20	Benjamin Henrichs		81'
MF	17	Florian Wirtz		81'
DF	16	Waldemar Anton		88'
Manager:
Julian Nagelsmann			59'


GK	1	Kasper Schmeichel (c)
CB	2	Joachim Andersen	57'
CB	3	Jannik Vestergaard
CB	6	Andreas Christensen		81'
RM	18	Alexander Bah		81'
CM	8	Thomas Delaney		69'
CM	23	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
LM	5	Joakim Mæhle	60'
AM	11	Andreas Skov Olsen		69'
AM	10	Christian Eriksen
CF	9	Rasmus Højlund		81'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Christian Nørgaard		69'
FW	20	Yussuf Poulsen		69'
FW	19	Jonas Wind		81'
MF	26	Jacob Bruun Larsen		81'
DF	17	Victor Kristiansen		81'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand			41'

Man of the Match:
Antonio Rüdiger (Germany)^[5]

Assistant referees:^[11]
Stuart Burt (England)
Dan Cook (England)
Fourth official:
Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Reserve assistant referee:
Senad Ibrišimbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (England)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

England vs Slovakia

30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)

18:00

England	Match 40	Slovakia
	Report

Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Assistant referees:
Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (Turkey)
Kerem Ersoy (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Spain vs Georgia

30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)

21:00

Spain	Match 39	Georgia
	Report

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Referee: François Letexier (France)

Assistant referees:
Cyril Mugnier (France)
Mehdi Rahmouni (France)
Fourth official:
Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Johan Balder (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Willy Delajod (France)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Belgium

1 July 2024 (2024-07-01)

18:00

France	Match 42	Belgium
	Report

Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Reserve assistant referee:

Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

Portugal vs Slovenia

1 July 2024 (2024-07-01)

21:00

Portugal	Match 41	Slovenia
	Report

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Espen Eskås (Norway)
Reserve assistant referee:

Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Romania vs Netherlands

2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)

18:00

Romania	Match 43	Netherlands
	Report

Allianz Arena, Munich

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Austria vs Turkey

2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)

21:00

Austria	Match 44	Turkey
	Report

Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Quarter-finals

Winner Match 39 vs Germany

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)