# UEFA Euro 2016 Group C

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 | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings October 2015 | FIFA Rankings June 2016 |
| C1 | Germany | 1 | Group D winner | 11 October 2015 | 12th | 2012 | Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) | 1 | 4 |
| C2 | Ukraine | 2 | Play-off winner | 17 November 2015 | 2nd | 2012 | Group stage (2012) | 14 | 19 |
| C3 | Poland | 3 | Group D runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 3rd | 2012 | Group stage (2012) | 17 | 27 |
| C4 | Northern Ireland | 4 | Group F winner | 8 October 2015 | 1st | — | Debut | 33 | 25 |
Notes
* ↑ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
* ↑ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
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

| Poland | Northern Ireland |
| GK | 1 | Wojciech Szczęsny |
| RB | 20 | Łukasz Piszczek | 89' |
| CB | 15 | Kamil Glik |
| CB | 2 | Michał Pazdan |
| LB | 3 | Artur Jędrzejczyk |
| RM | 16 | Jakub Błaszczykowski | | 80' |
| CM | 10 | Grzegorz Krychowiak |
| CM | 5 | Krzysztof Mączyński | | 78' |
| LM | 21 | Bartosz Kapustka | 65' | 88' |
| SS | 7 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| CF | 9 | Robert Lewandowski (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Tomasz Jodłowiec | | 78' |
| MF | 11 | Kamil Grosicki | | 80' |
| MF | 17 | Sławomir Peszko | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Adam Nawałka ||
| GK | 1 | Michael McGovern |
| RB | 2 | Conor McLaughlin |
| CB | 20 | Craig Cathcart | 69' |
| CB | 5 | Jonny Evans |
| LB | 4 | Gareth McAuley |
| RWB | 17 | Paddy McNair | | 46' |
| LWB | 3 | Shane Ferguson | | 66' |
| RM | 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| CM | 8 | Steven Davis (c) |
| LM | 6 | Chris Baird | | 76' |
| CF | 10 | Kyle Lafferty |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Stuart Dallas | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Conor Washington | | 66' |
| MF | 19 | Jamie Ward | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Michael O'Neill ||
* Man of the Match:
* Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| Germany | 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 | Julian Draxler | 78' |
| CF | 19 | Mario Götze | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | André Schürrle | 78' |
| MF | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Joachim Löw ||
| 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 | Viktor Kovalenko | | 73' |
| LW | 10 | Yevhen Konoplyanka | 68' |
| CF | 8 | Roman Zozulya | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Yevhen Seleznyov | | 66' |
| MF | 21 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Mykhaylo Fomenko ||
* Man of the Match:
* Toni Kroos (Germany)
* 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

| Ukraine | 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 | Serhiy Sydorchuk | 67' | 76' |
| CM | 6 | Taras Stepanenko |
| RW | 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
| AM | 9 | Viktor Kovalenko | | 83' |
| LW | 10 | Yevhen Konoplyanka |
| CF | 11 | Yevhen Seleznyov | 40' | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Roman Zozulya | | 71' |
| MF | 19 | Denys Harmash | | 76' |
| MF | 21 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Mykhaylo Fomenko ||
| GK | 1 | Michael McGovern |
| RB | 18 | Aaron Hughes |
| CB | 20 | Craig Cathcart |
| CB | 4 | Gareth McAuley |
| LB | 5 | Jonny Evans | 90+4' |
| RM | 19 | Jamie Ward | 63' | 69' |
| CM | 13 | Corry Evans | | 90+3' |
| CM | 8 | Steven Davis (c) |
| CM | 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| LM | 14 | Stuart Dallas | 87' |
| CF | 11 | Conor Washington | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Niall McGinn | | 69' |
| FW | 21 | Josh Magennis | | 84' |
| DF | 17 | Paddy McNair | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Michael O'Neill ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gareth McAuley (Northern Ireland)
* 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

| Germany | Poland |
| GK | 1 | Manuel Neuer (c) |
| RB | 4 | Benedikt Höwedes |
| CB | 17 | Jérôme Boateng | 67' |
| CB | 5 | Mats Hummels |
| LB | 3 | Jonas Hector |
| CM | 18 | Toni Kroos |
| CM | 6 | Sami Khedira | 3' |
| RW | 13 | Thomas Müller |
| AM | 8 | Mesut Özil | 34' |
| LW | 11 | Julian Draxler | | 71' |
| CF | 19 | Mario Götze | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | André Schürrle | | 66' |
| FW | 23 | Mario Gómez | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Joachim Löw ||
| 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 | Krzysztof Mączyński | 45' | 76' |
| RW | 16 | Jakub Błaszczykowski | | 80' |
| LW | 11 | Kamil Grosicki | 55' | 87' |
| CF | 7 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| CF | 9 | Robert Lewandowski (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Tomasz Jodłowiec | | 76' |
| MF | 21 | Bartosz Kapustka | | 80' |
| MF | 17 | Sławomir Peszko | 90+3' | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Adam Nawałka ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jérôme Boateng (Germany)
* 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

| Ukraine | Poland |
| GK | 12 | Andriy Pyatov |
| RB | 17 | Artem Fedetskyi |
| CB | 3 | Yevhen Khacheridi |
| CB | 5 | Oleksandr Kucher | 38' |
| LB | 2 | Bohdan Butko |
| CM | 14 | Ruslan Rotan (c) | 25' |
| CM | 6 | Taras Stepanenko |
| RW | 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
| AM | 21 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | | 73' |
| LW | 10 | Yevhen Konoplyanka |
| CF | 8 | Roman Zozulya | | 90+2' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Viktor Kovalenko | | 73' |
| MF | 4 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Mykhaylo Fomenko ||
| 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 | Piotr Zieliński | | 46' |
| LW | 21 | Bartosz Kapustka | 60' | 71' |
| SS | 7 | Arkadiusz Milik | | 90+3' |
| CF | 9 | Robert Lewandowski (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Jakub Błaszczykowski | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Kamil Grosicki | | 71' |
| MF | 23 | Filip Starzyński | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Adam Nawałka ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ruslan Rotan (Ukraine)
* 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

| Northern Ireland | 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 | Corry Evans | 84' |
| CM | 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| RW | 19 | Jamie Ward | 70' |
| LW | 14 | Stuart Dallas |
| CF | 11 | Conor Washington | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Kyle Lafferty | 59' |
| FW | 21 | Josh Magennis | 70' |
| MF | 7 | Niall McGinn | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Michael O'Neill ||
| GK | 1 | Manuel Neuer (c) |
| RB | 21 | Joshua Kimmich |
| CB | 17 | Jérôme Boateng | 76' |
| CB | 5 | Mats Hummels |
| LB | 3 | Jonas Hector |
| CM | 6 | Sami Khedira | 69' |
| CM | 18 | Toni Kroos |
| RW | 8 | Mesut Özil |
| AM | 13 | Thomas Müller |
| LW | 19 | Mario Götze | 55' |
| CF | 23 | Mario Gómez |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | André Schürrle | 55' |
| MF | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 69' |
| DF | 4 | Benedikt Höwedes | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Joachim Löw ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mesut Özil (Germany)
* 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)