title: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A
text: # UEFA Euro 2016 Group A
  
  Group A of UEFA Euro 2016 contained France, Romania, debutant Albania and Switzerland. France was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship two times (in 1984 and 2000). Matches were played from 10 to 19 June 2016.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings October 2015 | FIFA Rankings June 2016 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A1 | France | 1 | Host | 28 May 2010 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (1984, 2000) | 8 | 17 |
  | A2 | Romania | 3 | Group F runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 5th | 2008 | Quarter-finals (2000) | 18 | 22 |
  | A3 | Albania | 4 | Group I runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 1st | — | Debut | 31 | 42 |
  | A4 | Switzerland | 2 | Group E runner-up | 9 October 2015 | 4th | 2008 | Group stage (1996, 2004, 2008) | 10 | 15 |
  
  Notes
  
  * ↑ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
  
  In the round of 16,
  
  * The winner of Group A, France, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group E, Republic of Ireland.
  * The runner-up of Group A, Switzerland, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Poland.
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### France vs Romania
  
  | France | Romania |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Hugo Lloris (c) |
  | RB | 19 | Bacary Sagna |
  | CB | 4 | Adil Rami |
  | CB | 21 | Laurent Koscielny |
  | LB | 3 | Patrice Evra |
  | CM | 15 | Paul Pogba | | 77' |
  | CM | 5 | N'Golo Kanté |
  | CM | 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
  | RW | 7 | Antoine Griezmann | | 66' |
  | LW | 8 | Dimitri Payet | | 90+2' |
  | CF | 9 | Olivier Giroud | 69' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 20 | Kingsley Coman | | 66' |
  | FW | 11 | Anthony Martial | | 77' |
  | MF | 18 | Moussa Sissoko | | 90+2' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Didier Deschamps ||
  | GK | 12 | Ciprian Tătărușanu |
  | RB | 22 | Cristian Săpunaru |
  | CB | 6 | Vlad Chiricheș (c) | 32' |
  | CB | 21 | Dragoș Grigore |
  | LB | 3 | Răzvan Raț | 45' |
  | CM | 10 | Nicolae Stanciu | | 72' |
  | CM | 5 | Ovidiu Hoban |
  | CM | 8 | Mihai Pintilii |
  | RW | 20 | Adrian Popa | 78' | 82' |
  | LW | 19 | Bogdan Stancu |
  | CF | 14 | Florin Andone | | 61' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 9 | Denis Alibec | | 61' |
  | MF | 7 | Alexandru Chipciu | | 72' |
  | MF | 11 | Gabriel Torje | | 82' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Anghel Iordănescu ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Dimitri Payet (France)
  * Assistant referees:
  * György Ring (Hungary)
  * Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
  * Fourth official:
  * Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
  * Additional assistant referees:
  * Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
  * Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
  * Reserve assistant referee:
  * Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
  
  ### Albania vs Switzerland
  
  | Albania | Switzerland |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Etrit Berisha |
  | RB | 4 | Elseid Hysaj |
  | CB | 5 | Lorik Cana (c) | 23' 36' |
  | CB | 15 | Mërgim Mavraj | 90+2' |
  | LB | 7 | Ansi Agolli |
  | RM | 22 | Amir Abrashi |
  | CM | 13 | Burim Kukeli | 89' |
  | LM | 14 | Taulant Xhaka | | 62' |
  | RW | 21 | Odise Roshi | | 74' |
  | LW | 3 | Ermir Lenjani |
  | CF | 10 | Armando Sadiku | | 82' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 20 | Ergys Kaçe | 63' | 62' |
  | FW | 16 | Sokol Cikalleshi | | 74' |
  | FW | 11 | Shkëlzen Gashi | | 82' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Gianni De Biasi ||
  | GK | 1 | Yann Sommer |
  | RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner (c) |
  | CB | 22 | Fabian Schär | 14' |
  | CB | 20 | Johan Djourou |
  | LB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
  | CM | 11 | Valon Behrami | 66' |
  | CM | 10 | Granit Xhaka |
  | RW | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | | 88' |
  | AM | 15 | Blerim Džemaili | | 76' |
  | LW | 18 | Admir Mehmedi | | 62' |
  | CF | 9 | Haris Seferovic |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 7 | Breel Embolo | | 62' |
  | MF | 8 | Fabian Frei | | 76' |
  | MF | 16 | Gelson Fernandes | | 88' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Vladimir Petković ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
  * Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
  * Fourth official:
  * Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
  * Additional assistant referees:
  * Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
  * Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
  * Reserve assistant referee:
  * Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
  
  ### Romania vs Switzerland
  
  | Romania | Switzerland |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 12 | Ciprian Tătărușanu |
  | RB | 22 | Cristian Săpunaru |
  | CB | 6 | Vlad Chiricheș (c) |
  | CB | 21 | Dragoș Grigore | 76' |
  | LB | 3 | Răzvan Raț | | 62' |
  | CM | 18 | Andrei Prepeliță | 22' |
  | CM | 8 | Mihai Pintilii | | 46' |
  | RW | 11 | Gabriel Torje |
  | AM | 19 | Bogdan Stancu | | 84' |
  | LW | 7 | Alexandru Chipciu | 24' |
  | CF | 13 | Claudiu Keșerü | 37' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 5 | Ovidiu Hoban | | 46' |
  | DF | 16 | Steliano Filip | | 62' |
  | FW | 14 | Florin Andone | | 84' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Anghel Iordănescu ||
  | GK | 1 | Yann Sommer |
  | RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner (c) |
  | CB | 22 | Fabian Schär |
  | CB | 20 | Johan Djourou |
  | LB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
  | CM | 11 | Valon Behrami |
  | CM | 10 | Granit Xhaka | 50' |
  | RW | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | | 90+1' |
  | AM | 15 | Blerim Džemaili | | 83' |
  | LW | 18 | Admir Mehmedi |
  | CF | 9 | Haris Seferovic | | 63' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 7 | Breel Embolo | 90+4' | 63' |
  | DF | 6 | Michael Lang | | 83' |
  | FW | 17 | Shani Tarashaj | | 90+1' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Vladimir Petković ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Nikolai Golubev (Russia)
  * Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
  * Fourth official:
  * Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
  * Additional assistant referees:
  * Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
  * Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
  * Reserve assistant referee:
  * Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)
  
  ### France vs Albania
  
  | France | Albania |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Hugo Lloris (c) |
  | RB | 19 | Bacary Sagna |
  | CB | 4 | Adil Rami |
  | CB | 21 | Laurent Koscielny |
  | LB | 3 | Patrice Evra |
  | CM | 5 | N'Golo Kanté | 88' |
  | CM | 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
  | RW | 20 | Kingsley Coman | | 68' |
  | AM | 8 | Dimitri Payet |
  | LW | 11 | Anthony Martial | | 46' |
  | CF | 9 | Olivier Giroud | | 77' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 15 | Paul Pogba | | 46' |
  | FW | 7 | Antoine Griezmann | | 68' |
  | FW | 10 | André-Pierre Gignac | | 77' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Didier Deschamps ||
  | GK | 1 | Etrit Berisha |
  | RB | 4 | Elseid Hysaj |
  | CB | 18 | Arlind Ajeti | | 85' |
  | CB | 15 | Mërgim Mavraj |
  | LB | 7 | Ansi Agolli (c) |
  | DM | 13 | Burim Kukeli | 55' | 74' |
  | CM | 22 | Amir Abrashi | 81' |
  | CM | 9 | Ledian Memushaj |
  | RW | 2 | Andi Lila | | 71' |
  | LW | 3 | Ermir Lenjani |
  | CF | 10 | Armando Sadiku |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 21 | Odise Roshi | | 71' |
  | MF | 14 | Taulant Xhaka | | 74' |
  | DF | 6 | Frédéric Veseli | | 85' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Gianni De Biasi ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Dimitri Payet (France)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)
  * Francis Connor (Scotland)
  * Fourth official:
  * Michael Oliver (England)
  * Additional assistant referees:
  * Bobby Madden (Scotland)
  * John Beaton (Scotland)
  * Reserve assistant referee:
  * Michael Mullarkey (England)
  
  ### Romania vs Albania
  
  | Romania | Albania |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 12 | Ciprian Tătărușanu |
  | RB | 22 | Cristian Săpunaru | 85' |
  | CB | 21 | Dragoș Grigore |
  | CB | 6 | Vlad Chiricheș (c) |
  | LB | 2 | Alexandru Mățel | 54' |
  | CM | 18 | Andrei Prepeliță | | 46' |
  | CM | 5 | Ovidiu Hoban |
  | RW | 20 | Adrian Popa | | 68' |
  | AM | 10 | Nicolae Stanciu |
  | RW | 19 | Bogdan Stancu |
  | CF | 9 | Denis Alibec | | 57' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 17 | Lucian Sânmărtean | | 46' |
  | MF | 11 | Gabriel Torje | 90+3' | 57' |
  | FW | 14 | Florin Andone | | 68' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Anghel Iordănescu ||
  | GK | 1 | Etrit Berisha |
  | RB | 4 | Elseid Hysaj | 90+4' |
  | CB | 18 | Arlind Ajeti |
  | CB | 15 | Mërgim Mavraj |
  | LB | 7 | Ansi Agolli (c) |
  | DM | 8 | Migjen Basha | 6' | 83' |
  | CM | 22 | Amir Abrashi |
  | CM | 9 | Ledian Memushaj | 85' |
  | RW | 2 | Andi Lila |
  | LW | 3 | Ermir Lenjani | | 77' |
  | CF | 10 | Armando Sadiku | | 59' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 19 | Bekim Balaj | | 59' |
  | MF | 21 | Odise Roshi | | 77' |
  | DF | 5 | Lorik Cana | | 83' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Gianni De Biasi ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Arlind Ajeti (Albania)
  * 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)
  
  ### Switzerland vs France
  
  | Switzerland | France |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Yann Sommer |
  | RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner (c) |
  | CB | 22 | Fabian Schär |
  | CB | 20 | Johan Djourou |
  | LB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
  | CM | 11 | Valon Behrami |
  | CM | 10 | Granit Xhaka |
  | RW | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | 79' |
  | AM | 15 | Blerim Džemaili |
  | LW | 18 | Admir Mehmedi | 86' |
  | CF | 7 | Breel Embolo | 74' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 9 | Haris Seferovic | 74' |
  | MF | 16 | Gelson Fernandes | 79' |
  | DF | 6 | Michael Lang | 86' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Vladimir Petković ||
  | GK | 1 | Hugo Lloris (c) |
  | RB | 19 | Bacary Sagna |
  | CB | 4 | Adil Rami | 25' |
  | CB | 21 | Laurent Koscielny | 83' |
  | LB | 3 | Patrice Evra |
  | RM | 18 | Moussa Sissoko |
  | CM | 6 | Yohan Cabaye |
  | LM | 15 | Paul Pogba |
  | RW | 20 | Kingsley Coman | | 63' |
  | LW | 7 | Antoine Griezmann | | 77' |
  | CF | 10 | André-Pierre Gignac |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 8 | Dimitri Payet | | 63' |
  | MF | 14 | Blaise Matuidi | | 77' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Didier Deschamps ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Yann Sommer (Switzerland)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
  * Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
  * Fourth official:
  * Marco Fritz (Germany)
  * Additional assistant referees:
  * Matej Jug (Slovenia)
  * Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
  * Reserve assistant referee:
  * Mark Borsch (Germany)
  