# UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Group E of UEFA Euro 2016 contained Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Sweden. Italy was the only former European champion in this group, having won in 1968. Matches were played from 13 to 22 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 |
| E1 | Belgium | 1 | Group B winner | 10 October 2015 | 5th | 2000 | Runners-up (1980) | 5 | 2 |
| E2 | Italy | 2 | Group H winner | 10 October 2015 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (1968) | 6 | 12 |
| E3 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | Play-off winner | 16 November 2015 | 3rd | 2012 | Group stage (1988, 2012) | 23 | 33 |
| E4 | Sweden | 3 | Play-off winner | 17 November 2015 | 6th | 2012 | Semi-finals (1992) | 16 | 35 |
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 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
In the round of 16,
* The winner of Group E, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Spain.
* The runner-up of Group E, Belgium, advanced to play the winner of Group F, Hungary.
* The third-placed team of Group E, Republic of Ireland, advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group A, France.

## Matches
### Republic of Ireland vs Sweden

| Republic of Ireland | Sweden |
| GK | 23 | Darren Randolph |
| RB | 2 | Séamus Coleman |
| CB | 4 | John O'Shea (c) |
| CB | 3 | Ciaran Clark |
| LB | 19 | Robbie Brady |
| CM | 8 | James McCarthy | 43' | 85' |
| CM | 6 | Glenn Whelan | 77' |
| CM | 13 | Jeff Hendrick |
| AM | 20 | Wes Hoolahan | | 78' |
| CF | 14 | Jonathan Walters | | 64' |
| CF | 9 | Shane Long |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | James McClean | | 64' |
| FW | 10 | Robbie Keane | | 78' |
| MF | 7 | Aiden McGeady | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin O'Neill ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson |
| RB | 2 | Mikael Lustig | | 45' |
| CB | 14 | Victor Lindelöf | 61' |
| CB | 4 | Andreas Granqvist |
| LB | 5 | Martin Olsson |
| RM | 7 | Sebastian Larsson |
| CM | 18 | Oscar Lewicki | | 86' |
| CM | 9 | Kim Källström |
| LM | 6 | Emil Forsberg |
| CF | 11 | Marcus Berg | | 59' |
| CF | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Erik Johansson | | 45' |
| FW | 20 | John Guidetti | | 59' |
| MF | 8 | Albin Ekdal | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Erik Hamrén ||
* Man of the Match:
* Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland)
* Assistant referees:
* Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
* Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
* Fourth official:
* Matej Jug (Slovenia)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
* Nenad Đokić (Serbia)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

### Belgium vs Italy

| Belgium | Italy |
| GK | 1 | Thibaut Courtois |
| RB | 23 | Laurent Ciman | | 76' |
| CB | 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| CB | 3 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| LB | 5 | Jan Vertonghen | 90+2' |
| CM | 4 | Radja Nainggolan | | 62' |
| CM | 6 | Axel Witsel |
| RW | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| AM | 8 | Marouane Fellaini |
| LW | 10 | Eden Hazard (c) |
| CF | 9 | Romelu Lukaku | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Dries Mertens | | 62' |
| FW | 17 | Divock Origi | | 73' |
| FW | 11 | Yannick Carrasco | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Marc Wilmots ||
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (c) |
| CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | 78' |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | 65' |
| DM | 16 | Daniele De Rossi | | 78' |
| RW | 6 | Antonio Candreva |
| CM | 18 | Marco Parolo |
| CM | 23 | Emanuele Giaccherini |
| LW | 4 | Matteo Darmian | | 58' |
| CF | 9 | Graziano Pellè |
| CF | 17 | Éder | 75' | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Mattia De Sciglio | | 58' |
| FW | 11 | Ciro Immobile | | 75' |
| MF | 10 | Thiago Motta | 84' | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Antonio Conte ||
* Man of the Match:
* Emanuele Giaccherini (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Simon Beck (England)
* Jake Collin (England)
* Fourth official:
* Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Anthony Taylor (England)
* Andre Marriner (England)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)

### Italy vs Sweden

| Italy | Sweden |
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (c) | 90+3' |
| CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| RW | 8 | Alessandro Florenzi | | 85' |
| CM | 18 | Marco Parolo |
| CM | 16 | Daniele De Rossi | 69' | 74' |
| CM | 23 | Emanuele Giaccherini |
| LW | 6 | Antonio Candreva |
| CF | 9 | Graziano Pellè | | 60' |
| CF | 17 | Éder |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Simone Zaza | | 60' |
| MF | 10 | Thiago Motta | | 74' |
| MF | 14 | Stefano Sturaro | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Antonio Conte ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson |
| RB | 14 | Victor Lindelöf |
| CB | 3 | Erik Johansson |
| CB | 4 | Andreas Granqvist |
| LB | 5 | Martin Olsson | 90' |
| RM | 7 | Sebastian Larsson |
| CM | 8 | Albin Ekdal | | 79' |
| CM | 9 | Kim Källström |
| LM | 6 | Emil Forsberg | | 79' |
| CF | 20 | John Guidetti | | 85' |
| CF | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Jimmy Durmaz | | 79' |
| MF | 18 | Oscar Lewicki | | 79' |
| FW | 11 | Marcus Berg | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Erik Hamrén ||
* Man of the Match:
* Éder (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* György Ring (Hungary)
* Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
* Fourth official:
* Clément Turpin (France)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
* Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Nicolas Danos (France)

### Belgium vs Republic of Ireland

| Belgium | Republic of Ireland |
| GK | 1 | Thibaut Courtois |
| RB | 16 | Thomas Meunier |
| CB | 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| CB | 3 | Thomas Vermaelen | 49' |
| LB | 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| CM | 6 | Axel Witsel |
| CM | 19 | Moussa Dembélé | | 57' |
| RW | 11 | Yannick Carrasco | | 64' |
| AM | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| LW | 10 | Eden Hazard (c) |
| CF | 9 | Romelu Lukaku | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Radja Nainggolan | | 57' |
| FW | 14 | Dries Mertens | | 64' |
| FW | 20 | Christian Benteke | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Marc Wilmots ||
| GK | 23 | Darren Randolph |
| RB | 2 | Séamus Coleman |
| CB | 4 | John O'Shea (c) |
| CB | 3 | Ciaran Clark |
| LB | 17 | Stephen Ward |
| RM | 13 | Jeff Hendrick | 42' |
| CM | 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| CM | 8 | James McCarthy | | 62' |
| LM | 19 | Robbie Brady |
| SS | 20 | Wes Hoolahan | | 71' |
| CF | 9 | Shane Long | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | James McClean | | 62' |
| MF | 7 | Aiden McGeady | | 71' |
| FW | 10 | Robbie Keane | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin O'Neill ||
* Man of the Match:
* Axel Witsel (Belgium)
* Assistant referees:
* Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
* Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
* Fourth official:
* Benoît Bastien (France)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
* Barış Şimşek (Turkey)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Frédéric Cano (France)

### Italy vs Republic of Ireland

| Italy | Republic of Ireland |
| GK | 12 | Salvatore Sirigu | 39' |
| CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli | 78' |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci (c) |
| CB | 5 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| DM | 10 | Thiago Motta |
| RW | 21 | Federico Bernardeschi | | 60' |
| CM | 14 | Stefano Sturaro |
| CM | 8 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| LW | 2 | Mattia De Sciglio | | 81' |
| CF | 7 | Simone Zaza | 87' |
| CF | 11 | Ciro Immobile | | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Matteo Darmian | | 60' |
| FW | 20 | Lorenzo Insigne | 90+1' | 74' |
| MF | 22 | Stephan El Shaarawy | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Antonio Conte ||
| GK | 23 | Darren Randolph |
| RB | 2 | Séamus Coleman (c) |
| CB | 12 | Shane Duffy |
| CB | 5 | Richard Keogh |
| LB | 17 | Stephen Ward | 73' |
| RM | 13 | Jeff Hendrick |
| CM | 11 | James McClean |
| CM | 8 | James McCarthy | | 77' |
| LM | 19 | Robbie Brady |
| SS | 21 | Daryl Murphy | | 70' |
| CF | 9 | Shane Long | 39' | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Aiden McGeady | | 70' |
| MF | 20 | Wes Hoolahan | | 77' |
| MF | 22 | Stephen Quinn | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin O'Neill ||
* Man of the Match:
* Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland)
* 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)

### Sweden vs Belgium

| Sweden | Belgium |
| GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson |
| RB | 14 | Victor Lindelöf |
| CB | 3 | Erik Johansson | 36' |
| CB | 4 | Andreas Granqvist |
| LB | 5 | Martin Olsson |
| RM | 7 | Sebastian Larsson | | 70' |
| CM | 8 | Albin Ekdal | 33' |
| CM | 9 | Kim Källström |
| LM | 6 | Emil Forsberg | | 82' |
| CF | 11 | Marcus Berg | | 63' |
| CF | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | John Guidetti | | 63' |
| MF | 21 | Jimmy Durmaz | | 70' |
| MF | 22 | Erkan Zengin | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Erik Hamrén ||
| GK | 1 | Thibaut Courtois |
| RB | 16 | Thomas Meunier | 30' |
| CB | 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| CB | 3 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| LB | 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| CM | 4 | Radja Nainggolan |
| CM | 6 | Axel Witsel | 45+1' |
| RW | 11 | Yannick Carrasco | | 71' |
| AM | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| LW | 10 | Eden Hazard (c) | | 90+3' |
| CF | 9 | Romelu Lukaku | | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Dries Mertens | | 71' |
| FW | 20 | Christian Benteke | | 87' |
| FW | 17 | Divock Origi | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Marc Wilmots ||
* Man of the Match:
* Eden Hazard (Belgium)
* Assistant referees:
* Mark Borsch (Germany)
* Stefan Lupp (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Matej Jug (Slovenia)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Bastian Dankert (Germany)
* Marco Fritz (Germany)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)