In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.[ 3] As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984 , there was no third place play-off .
UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[ 3]
Match 1 : Runners-up Group A vs Runners-up Group C
Match 2 : Winners Group D vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F
Match 3 : Winners Group B vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D
Match 4 : Winners Group F vs Runners-up Group E
Match 5 : Winners Group C vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F
Match 6 : Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group D
Match 7 : Winners Group A vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E
Match 8 : Runners-up Group B vs Runners-up Group F
Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
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The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[ 3]
Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third-placed teams qualify from groups
1A vs
1B vs
1C vs
1D vs
A
B
C
D
3C
3D
3A
3B
A
B
C
E
3C
3A
3B
3E
A
B
C
F
3C
3A
3B
3F
A
B
D
E
3D
3A
3B
3E
A
B
D
F
3D
3A
3B
3F
A
B
E
F
3E
3A
3B
3F
A
C
D
E
3C
3D
3A
3E
A
C
D
F
3C
3D
3A
3F
A
C
E
F
3C
3A
3F
3E
A
D
E
F
3D
3A
3F
3E
B
C
D
E
3C
3D
3B
3E
B
C
D
F
3C
3D
3B
3F
B
C
E
F
3E
3C
3B
3F
B
D
E
F
3E
3D
3B
3F
C
D
E
F
3C
3D
3F
3E
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups qualified for the knockout stage, along with the four best third-placed teams.[ 3]
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