UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Goalkeeper Danny Ward catches the ball in Wales' match against Switzerland.

Group A of UEFA Euro 2020 took place from 11 to 20 June 2021 in Baku's Olympic Stadium and Rome's Stadio Olimpico.[1] The group contained Turkey, host nation and eventual champions Italy, Wales and Switzerland.

Teams

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Draw posi­tion Team Pot Method of
quali­fication 		Date of
quali­fication 		Finals
appea­rance 		Last
appea­rance 		Previous best
perfor­mance 		Qualifying Rankings
November 2019[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
May 2021
A1  Turkey 3 Group H runner-up 14 November 2019 5th 2016 Semi-finals (2008) 14 29
A2  Italy (host) 1 Group J winner 12 October 2019 10th 2016 Winners (1968) 2 7
A3  Wales 4 Group E runner-up 19 November 2019 2nd 2016 Semi-finals (2016) 19 17
A4   Switzerland 2 Group D winner 18 November 2019 5th 2016 Round of 16 (2016) 9 13

Notes

  1. ^ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

In the round of 16,[2]

Matches

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Times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). For matches in Baku, the local time is also given (AZT, UTC+4).

Turkey vs Italy

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Turkey 0–3 Italy
Report
Attendance: 12,916[3]
Turkey[4]
Italy[4]
GK 23 Uğurcan Çakır
RB 2 Zeki Çelik
CB 3 Merih Demiral
CB 4 Çağlar Söyüncü Yellow card 88'
LB 13 Umut Meraş
DM 5 Okay Yokuşlu downward-facing red arrow 65'
RM 9 Kenan Karaman downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 6 Ozan Tufan downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 11 Yusuf Yazıcı downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 10 Hakan Çalhanoğlu
CF 17 Burak Yılmaz (c)
Substitutions:
FW 7 Cengiz Ünder upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 22 Kaan Ayhan upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 21 İrfan Kahveci upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 26 Halil Dervişoğlu Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
GK 21 Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 24 Alessandro Florenzi downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini (c)
LB 4 Leonardo Spinazzola
CM 18 Nicolò Barella
CM 8 Jorginho
CM 5 Manuel Locatelli downward-facing red arrow 74'
RF 11 Domenico Berardi downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 17 Ciro Immobile downward-facing red arrow 81'
LF 10 Lorenzo Insigne downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Bryan Cristante upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 14 Federico Chiesa upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 9 Andrea Belotti upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 20 Federico Bernardeschi upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Roberto Mancini

Man of the Match:
Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mikaël Berchebru (France)
Video assistant referee:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Christian Dingert (Germany)

Wales vs Switzerland

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Wales 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 8,782[6]
Wales[7]
Switzerland[7]
GK 12 Danny Ward
RB 14 Connor Roberts
CB 6 Joe Rodon
CB 4 Ben Davies
LB 22 Chris Mepham
CM 16 Joe Morrell
CM 7 Joe Allen
CM 10 Aaron Ramsey downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
RF 20 Daniel James downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 13 Kieffer Moore Yellow card 47'
LF 11 Gareth Bale (c)
Substitutions:
MF 19 David Brooks upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 15 Ethan Ampadu upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Rob Page
GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 4 Nico Elvedi
CB 22 Fabian Schär Yellow card 30'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
RWB 2 Kevin Mbabu Yellow card 63'
LWB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c)
CM 8 Remo Freuler
AM 23 Xherdan Shaqiri downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 7 Breel Embolo
CF 9 Haris Seferovic downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Denis Zakaria upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 19 Mario Gavranović upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Breel Embolo (Switzerland)[5]

Assistant referees:[7]
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Uroš Stojković (Serbia)
Video assistant referee:
François Letexier (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Benjamin Pagès (France)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

Turkey vs Wales

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Turkey 0–2 Wales
Report
Attendance: 19,762[8]
Turkey[9]
Wales[9]
GK 23 Uğurcan Çakır
RB 2 Zeki Çelik
CB 22 Kaan Ayhan
CB 4 Çağlar Söyüncü
LB 13 Umut Meraş downward-facing red arrow 72'
DM 5 Okay Yokuşlu downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 10 Hakan Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 90+2'
CM 6 Ozan Tufan downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 9 Kenan Karaman downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW 7 Cengiz Ünder downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 17 Burak Yılmaz (c) Yellow card 90+2'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Yusuf Yazıcı upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 Merih Demiral upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 25 Mert Müldür upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 26 Halil Dervişoğlu upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 21 İrfan Kahveci upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
GK 12 Danny Ward
RB 14 Connor Roberts
CB 22 Chris Mepham Yellow card 90+2'
CB 6 Joe Rodon
LB 4 Ben Davies Yellow card 90+2'
CM 16 Joe Morrell
CM 7 Joe Allen downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 11 Gareth Bale (c)
AM 10 Aaron Ramsey downward-facing red arrow 85'
LW 20 Daniel James downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CF 13 Kieffer Moore
Substitutions:
DF 15 Ethan Ampadu upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 8 Harry Wilson upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 3 Neco Williams upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Rob Page

Man of the Match:
Gareth Bale (Wales)[5]

Assistant referees:[9]
Rui Tavares (Portugal)
Paulo Soares (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marcin Boniek (Poland)
Video assistant referee:
João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
François Letexier (France)
Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain (Spain)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Italy vs Switzerland

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Italy 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 12,445[10]
Italy[11]
Switzerland[11]
GK 21 Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini (c) downward-facing red arrow 24'
LB 4 Leonardo Spinazzola
CM 18 Nicolò Barella downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 8 Jorginho
CM 5 Manuel Locatelli downward-facing red arrow 86'
RF 11 Domenico Berardi downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 17 Ciro Immobile
LF 10 Lorenzo Insigne downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Francesco Acerbi upward-facing green arrow 24'
MF 14 Federico Chiesa upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 25 Rafael Tolói upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 12 Matteo Pessina upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 16 Bryan Cristante upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 4 Nico Elvedi
CB 22 Fabian Schär downward-facing red arrow 57'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
RM 2 Kevin Mbabu downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 8 Remo Freuler downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c)
LM 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
AM 23 Xherdan Shaqiri downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Haris Seferovic downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 7 Breel Embolo Yellow card 79'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Mario Gavranović Yellow card 49' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Steven Zuber upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 3 Silvan Widmer upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 11 Ruben Vargas upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 15 Djibril Sow upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
The Stadio Olimpico during EURO 2020

Man of the Match:
Manuel Locatelli (Italy)[5]

Assistant referees:[11]
Igor Demeshko (Russia)
Maksim Gavrilin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Michael Oliver (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stuart Burt (England)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

Switzerland vs Turkey

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Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 17,138[12]
Switzerland[13]
Turkey[13]
GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 4 Nico Elvedi
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
CB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
RM 3 Silvan Widmer downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 8 Remo Freuler
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c) Yellow card 78'
LM 14 Steven Zuber downward-facing red arrow 85'
AM 23 Xherdan Shaqiri downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 9 Haris Seferovic downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 7 Breel Embolo downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Mario Gavranović upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 11 Ruben Vargas upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 17 Loris Benito upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 18 Admir Mehmedi upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 2 Kevin Mbabu upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
GK 23 Uğurcan Çakır
RB 2 Zeki Çelik Yellow card 75'
CB 3 Merih Demiral
CB 4 Çağlar Söyüncü Yellow card 76'
LB 25 Mert Müldür
DM 22 Kaan Ayhan downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 6 Ozan Tufan downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 21 İrfan Kahveci downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 7 Cengiz Ünder downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 10 Hakan Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 70' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 17 Burak Yılmaz (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Yusuf Yazıcı upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 5 Okay Yokuşlu upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 19 Orkun Kökçü upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 9 Kenan Karaman upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 8 Dorukhan Toköz upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)[5]

Assistant referees:[13]
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stefan Hallberg (Sweden)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Italy vs Wales

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Italy 1–0 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 11,541[14]
Italy[15]
Wales[15]
GK 21 Gianluigi Donnarumma downward-facing red arrow 89'
RB 25 Rafael Tolói
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 23 Alessandro Bastoni
LB 13 Emerson Palmieri
CM 12 Matteo Pessina Yellow card 79' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 8 Jorginho downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 6 Marco Verratti
RF 14 Federico Chiesa
CF 9 Andrea Belotti
LF 20 Federico Bernardeschi downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Francesco Acerbi upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Bryan Cristante upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 22 Giacomo Raspadori upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 7 Gaetano Castrovilli upward-facing green arrow 87'
GK 1 Salvatore Sirigu upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
GK 12 Danny Ward
CB 2 Chris Gunter Yellow card 79'
CB 6 Joe Rodon
CB 15 Ethan Ampadu Red card 55'
RM 14 Connor Roberts
CM 7 Joe Allen Yellow card 51' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 16 Joe Morrell downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 3 Neco Williams downward-facing red arrow 86'
RF 11 Gareth Bale (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 10 Aaron Ramsey
LF 20 Daniel James downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Kieffer Moore upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 8 Harry Wilson upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 19 David Brooks upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 4 Ben Davies upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 23 Dylan Levitt upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Rob Page

Man of the Match:
Federico Chiesa (Italy)[5]

Assistant referees:[15]
Radu Ghinguleac (Romania)
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Fourth official:
Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Reserve assistant referee:
Roy Hassan (Israel)
Video assistant referee:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
François Letexier (France)
Benjamin Pagès (France)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Discipline

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Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • yellow card = 1 point
  • red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
  • direct red card = 3 points
  • yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Italy 1 −1
  Switzerland 2 2 1 −5
 Turkey 2 2 3 −7
 Wales 1 2 2 1 −8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Euro 2020: 2021 match schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Turkey v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Every EURO 2020 Star of the Match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Wales v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Italy v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Italy v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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