UEFA Euro 2016 Group C explained

Group C of UEFA Euro 2016 contained Germany, Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland. Germany was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship three times (in 1972 and 1980 as West Germany and in 1996 as unified Germany). Matches were played from 12 to 21 June 2016.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	data-sort-type="number"	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	UEFA Rankings October 2015	FIFA Rankings June 2016
C1		1	Group D winner	11 October 2015	12th		data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)	1	4
C2		2	Play-off winner	17 November 2015	2nd		data-sort-value="7"	Group stage (2012)	14	19
C3		3	Group D runner-up	11 October 2015	3rd		data-sort-value="7"	Group stage (2012)	17	27
C4		4	Group F winner	8 October 2015	1st	—	data-sort-value="99"	Debut	33	25

Notes

Standings

In the round of 16,

• The winner of Group C, Germany, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group B, Slovakia.
• The runner-up of Group C, Poland, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Switzerland.
• The third-placed team of Group C, Northern Ireland, advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group B, Wales.

Matches

Poland vs Northern Ireland

GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny RB 20 CB 15 Kamil Glik CB 2 Michał Pazdan LB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk RM 16 CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak CM 5 LM 21 SS 7 Arkadiusz Milik CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c) Substitutions: MF 6 MF 11 MF 17 Manager: Adam Nawałka

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Michael McGovern RB 2 Conor McLaughlin CB 20 CB 5 Jonny Evans LB 4 Gareth McAuley RWB 17 LWB 3 RM 16 Oliver Norwood CM 8 Steven Davis (c) LM 6 CF 10 Kyle Lafferty Substitutions: MF 14 FW 11 MF 19 Manager: Michael O'Neill

Man of the Match: Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland)[1] Assistant referees:[2] Octavian Șovre (Romania) Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania) Fourth official: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Additional assistant referees: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) Sebastian Colţescu (Romania) Reserve assistant referee: Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Germany vs Ukraine

GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c) RB 4 Benedikt Höwedes CB 17 Jérôme Boateng CB 2 Shkodran Mustafi LB 3 Jonas Hector CM 6 Sami Khedira CM 18 Toni Kroos RW 13 Thomas Müller AM 8 Mesut Özil LW 11 CF 19 Substitutions: MF 9 MF 7 Manager: Joachim Löw

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Andriy Pyatov RB 17 Artem Fedetskyi CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi CB 20 Yaroslav Rakitskiy LB 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk (c) CM 16 Serhiy Sydorchuk CM 6 Taras Stepanenko RW 7 Andriy Yarmolenko AM 9 LW 10 CF 8 Substitutions: FW 11 MF 21 Manager: Mykhaylo Fomenko

Man of the Match: Toni Kroos (Germany)[3] Assistant referees: Michael Mullarkey (England) Stephen Child (England) Fourth official: Bobby Madden (Scotland) Additional assistant referees: Michael Oliver (England) Craig Pawson (England) Reserve assistant referee: Francis Connor (Scotland)

Ukraine vs Northern Ireland

GK 12 Andriy Pyatov RB 17 Artem Fedetskyi CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi CB 20 Yaroslav Rakitskiy LB 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk (c) CM 16 CM 6 Taras Stepanenko RW 7 Andriy Yarmolenko AM 9 LW 10 Yevhen Konoplyanka CF 11 Substitutions: FW 8 MF 19 MF 21 Manager: Mykhaylo Fomenko

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Michael McGovern RB 18 Aaron Hughes CB 20 Craig Cathcart CB 4 Gareth McAuley LB 5 RM 19 CM 13 CM 8 Steven Davis (c) CM 16 Oliver Norwood LM 14 CF 11 Substitutions: MF 7 FW 21 DF 17 Manager: Michael O'Neill

Man of the Match: Gareth McAuley (Northern Ireland)[4] 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 assistant referee: Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Germany vs Poland

GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c) RB 4 Benedikt Höwedes CB 17 CB 5 Mats Hummels LB 3 Jonas Hector CM 18 Toni Kroos CM 6 RW 13 Thomas Müller AM 8 LW 11 CF 19 Substitutions: MF 9 FW 23 Manager: Joachim Löw

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Łukasz Fabiański RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek CB 15 Kamil Glik CB 2 Michał Pazdan LB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak CM 5 RW 16 LW 11 CF 7 Arkadiusz Milik CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c) Substitutions: MF 6 MF 21 MF 17 Manager: Adam Nawałka

Man of the Match: Jérôme Boateng (Germany)[5] Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands) Fourth official: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Additional assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Richard Liesveld (Netherlands) Reserve assistant referee: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)

Ukraine vs Poland

GK 12 Andriy Pyatov RB 17 Artem Fedetskyi CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi CB 5 LB 2 Bohdan Butko CM 14 Ruslan Rotan (c) CM 6 Taras Stepanenko RW 7 Andriy Yarmolenko AM 21 LW 10 Yevhen Konoplyanka CF 8 Substitutions: MF 9 MF 4 Manager: Mykhaylo Fomenko

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Łukasz Fabiański RB 4 Thiago Cionek CB 15 Kamil Glik CB 2 Michał Pazdan LB 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk CM 6 Tomasz Jodłowiec CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak RW 19 LW 21 SS 7 CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c) Substitutions: MF 16 MF 11 MF 23 Manager: Adam Nawałka

Man of the Match: Ruslan Rotan (Ukraine)[6] Assistant referees: Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway) Frank Andås (Norway) Fourth official: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) Additional assistant referees: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway) Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway) Reserve assistant referee: Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

Northern Ireland vs Germany

GK 1 Michael McGovern RB 18 Aaron Hughes CB 4 Gareth McAuley CB 20 Craig Cathcart LB 5 Jonny Evans DM 8 Steven Davis (c) CM 13 CM 16 Oliver Norwood RW 19 LW 14 Stuart Dallas CF 11 Substitutions: FW 10 FW 21 MF 7 Manager: Michael O'Neill

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c) RB 21 Joshua Kimmich CB 17 CB 5 Mats Hummels LB 3 Jonas Hector CM 6 CM 18 Toni Kroos RW 8 Mesut Özil AM 13 Thomas Müller LW 19 CF 23 Mario Gómez Substitutions: MF 9 MF 7 DF 4 Manager: Joachim Löw

Man of the Match: Mesut Özil (Germany)[7] Assistant referees: Frédéric Cano (France) Nicolas Danos (France) Fourth official: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Additional assistant referees: Benoît Bastien (France) Fredy Fautrel (France) Reserve assistant referee: Robert Vukan (Slovenia)

See also

• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Northern Ireland at the UEFA European Championship
• Poland at the UEFA European Championship
• Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 2016 Group C

Notes and References

1. News: Wayne . Harrison . Poland defeat Northern Irish for first EURO win . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 12 June 2016 . 12 June 2016 .
2. Web site: Who is the referee? UEFA EURO 2016 appointments . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 10 June 2016 . 10 June 2016 .
3. News: Andy . James . Germany up and running with Ukraine win . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 12 June 2016 . 12 June 2016 .
4. News: Chris . Burke . McAuley heads Northern Ireland to victory . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 16 June 2016 . 16 June 2016 .
5. News: John . Atkin . Germany and Poland draw to end Ukraine's campaign . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 16 June 2016 . 16 June 2016 .
6. News: Wayne . Harrison . Błaszczykowski shoots Poland past Ukraine . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016 .
7. News: Andy . James . Gomez guarantees top spot for Germany . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016 .