# UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2020 took place from 11 to 20 June 2021 in Baku's Olympic Stadium and Rome's Stadio Olimpico. The group contained Turkey, host nation and eventual champions Italy, Wales and Switzerland.

## Teams

| Draw posi­tion | Team | Pot | Method of quali­fication | Date of quali­fication | Finals appea­rance | Last appea­rance | Previous best perfor­mance | Qualifying Rankings November 2019 | FIFA Rankings May 2021 |
| A1 | Turkey | 3 | Group H runner-up | 14 November 2019 | 5th | 2016 | Semi-finals (2008) | 14 | 29 |
| A2 | Italy (host) | 1 | Group J winner | 12 October 2019 | 10th | 2016 | Winners (1968) | 2 | 7 |
| A3 | Wales | 4 | Group E runner-up | 19 November 2019 | 2nd | 2016 | Semi-finals (2016) | 19 | 17 |
| A4 | Switzerland | 2 | Group D winner | 18 November 2019 | 5th | 2016 | Round of 16 (2016) | 9 | 13 |
Notes
* ↑ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
In the round of 16,
* The winner of Group A, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Austria.
* The runner-up of Group A, Wales, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Denmark.
* The third-placed team of Group A, Switzerland, advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group F, France.

## Matches
### Turkey vs Italy

| Turkey | Italy |
| GK | 23 | Uğurcan Çakır |
| RB | 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| CB | 3 | Merih Demiral |
| CB | 4 | Çağlar Söyüncü | 88' |
| LB | 13 | Umut Meraş |
| DM | 5 | Okay Yokuşlu | | 65' |
| RM | 9 | Kenan Karaman | | 76' |
| CM | 6 | Ozan Tufan | | 64' |
| CM | 11 | Yusuf Yazıcı | | 46' |
| LM | 10 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu |
| CF | 17 | Burak Yılmaz (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Cengiz Ünder | | 46' |
| DF | 22 | Kaan Ayhan | | 64' |
| MF | 21 | İrfan Kahveci | | 65' |
| MF | 26 | Halil Dervişoğlu | 90' | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
| GK | 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma |
| RB | 24 | Alessandro Florenzi | 46' |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini (c) |
| LB | 4 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| CM | 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| CM | 8 | Jorginho |
| CM | 5 | Manuel Locatelli | 74' |
| RF | 11 | Domenico Berardi | 85' |
| CF | 17 | Ciro Immobile | 81' |
| LF | 10 | Lorenzo Insigne | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Bryan Cristante | 74' |
| MF | 14 | Federico Chiesa | 81' |
| FW | 9 | Andrea Belotti | 81' |
| MF | 20 | Federico Bernardeschi | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Roberto Mancini ||
* Man of the Match:
* Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
* Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
* Fourth official:
* Stéphanie Frappart (France)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Mikaël Berchebru (France)
* Video assistant referee:
* Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
* Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
* Christian Dingert (Germany)

### Wales vs Switzerland

| Wales | Switzerland |
| GK | 12 | Danny Ward |
| RB | 14 | Connor Roberts |
| CB | 6 | Joe Rodon |
| CB | 4 | Ben Davies |
| LB | 22 | Chris Mepham |
| CM | 16 | Joe Morrell |
| CM | 7 | Joe Allen |
| CM | 10 | Aaron Ramsey | | 90+3' |
| RF | 20 | Daniel James | | 75' |
| CF | 13 | Kieffer Moore | 47' |
| LF | 11 | Gareth Bale (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | David Brooks | | 75' |
| DF | 15 | Ethan Ampadu | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Rob Page ||
| GK | 1 | Yann Sommer |
| CB | 4 | Nico Elvedi |
| CB | 22 | Fabian Schär | 30' |
| CB | 5 | Manuel Akanji |
| RWB | 2 | Kevin Mbabu | 63' |
| LWB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| CM | 10 | Granit Xhaka (c) |
| CM | 8 | Remo Freuler |
| AM | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | | 66' |
| CF | 7 | Breel Embolo |
| CF | 9 | Haris Seferovic | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Denis Zakaria | | 66' |
| FW | 19 | Mario Gavranović | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Vladimir Petković ||
* Man of the Match:
* Breel Embolo (Switzerland)
* Assistant referees:
* Nicolas Danos (France)
* Cyril Gringore (France)
* Fourth official:
* Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Uroš Stojković (Serbia)
* Video assistant referee:
* François Letexier (France)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Jérôme Brisard (France)
* Benjamin Pagès (France)
* Paweł Gil (Poland)

### Turkey vs Wales

| Turkey | Wales |
| GK | 23 | Uğurcan Çakır |
| RB | 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| CB | 22 | Kaan Ayhan |
| CB | 4 | Çağlar Söyüncü |
| LB | 13 | Umut Meraş | | 72' |
| DM | 5 | Okay Yokuşlu | | 46' |
| CM | 10 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 90+2' |
| CM | 6 | Ozan Tufan | | 46' |
| RW | 9 | Kenan Karaman | | 75' |
| LW | 7 | Cengiz Ünder | | 83' |
| CF | 17 | Burak Yılmaz (c) | 90+2' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Yusuf Yazıcı | | 46' |
| DF | 3 | Merih Demiral | | 46' |
| DF | 25 | Mert Müldür | | 72' |
| MF | 26 | Halil Dervişoğlu | | 75' |
| MF | 21 | İrfan Kahveci | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
| GK | 12 | Danny Ward |
| RB | 14 | Connor Roberts |
| CB | 22 | Chris Mepham | 90+2' |
| CB | 6 | Joe Rodon |
| LB | 4 | Ben Davies | 90+2' |
| CM | 16 | Joe Morrell |
| CM | 7 | Joe Allen | | 73' |
| RW | 11 | Gareth Bale (c) |
| AM | 10 | Aaron Ramsey | | 85' |
| LW | 20 | Daniel James | | 90+4' |
| CF | 13 | Kieffer Moore |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Ethan Ampadu | | 73' |
| MF | 8 | Harry Wilson | | 85' |
| DF | 3 | Neco Williams | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Rob Page ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gareth Bale (Wales)
* Assistant referees:
* Rui Tavares (Portugal)
* Paulo Soares (Portugal)
* Fourth official:
* Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Marcin Boniek (Poland)
* Video assistant referee:
* João Pinheiro (Portugal)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* François Letexier (France)
* Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain (Spain)
* Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

### Italy vs Switzerland

| Italy | Switzerland |
| GK | 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma |
| RB | 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini (c) | 24' |
| LB | 4 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| CM | 18 | Nicolò Barella | 86' |
| CM | 8 | Jorginho |
| CM | 5 | Manuel Locatelli | 86' |
| RF | 11 | Domenico Berardi | 70' |
| CF | 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| LF | 10 | Lorenzo Insigne | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Francesco Acerbi | 24' |
| MF | 14 | Federico Chiesa | 69' |
| DF | 25 | Rafael Tolói | 70' |
| MF | 12 | Matteo Pessina | 86' |
| MF | 16 | Bryan Cristante | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Roberto Mancini ||
| GK | 1 | Yann Sommer |
| CB | 4 | Nico Elvedi |
| CB | 22 | Fabian Schär | | 57' |
| CB | 5 | Manuel Akanji |
| RM | 2 | Kevin Mbabu | | 58' |
| CM | 8 | Remo Freuler | | 84' |
| CM | 10 | Granit Xhaka (c) |
| LM | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| AM | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | | 76' |
| CF | 9 | Haris Seferovic | | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Breel Embolo | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Mario Gavranović | 49' | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Steven Zuber | | 57' |
| DF | 3 | Silvan Widmer | | 58' |
| MF | 11 | Ruben Vargas | | 76' |
| MF | 15 | Djibril Sow | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Vladimir Petković ||
* Man of the Match:
* Manuel Locatelli (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Igor Demeshko (Russia)
* Maksim Gavrilin (Russia)
* Fourth official:
* Michael Oliver (England)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Stuart Burt (England)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bastian Dankert (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Marco Fritz (Germany)
* Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
* Paweł Gil (Poland)

### Switzerland vs Turkey

| Switzerland | Turkey |
| GK | 1 | Yann Sommer |
| CB | 4 | Nico Elvedi |
| CB | 5 | Manuel Akanji |
| CB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| RM | 3 | Silvan Widmer | | 90+2' |
| CM | 8 | Remo Freuler |
| CM | 10 | Granit Xhaka (c) | 78' |
| LM | 14 | Steven Zuber | | 85' |
| AM | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | | 75' |
| CF | 9 | Haris Seferovic | | 75' |
| CF | 7 | Breel Embolo | | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Mario Gavranović | | 75' |
| MF | 11 | Ruben Vargas | | 75' |
| DF | 17 | Loris Benito | | 85' |
| FW | 18 | Admir Mehmedi | | 85' |
| DF | 2 | Kevin Mbabu | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Vladimir Petković ||
| GK | 23 | Uğurcan Çakır |
| RB | 2 | Zeki Çelik | 75' |
| CB | 3 | Merih Demiral |
| CB | 4 | Çağlar Söyüncü | 76' |
| LB | 25 | Mert Müldür |
| DM | 22 | Kaan Ayhan | | 63' |
| CM | 6 | Ozan Tufan | | 63' |
| CM | 21 | İrfan Kahveci | | 80' |
| RW | 7 | Cengiz Ünder | | 80' |
| LW | 10 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 70' | 86' |
| CF | 17 | Burak Yılmaz (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Yusuf Yazıcı | | 63' |
| MF | 5 | Okay Yokuşlu | | 63' |
| MF | 19 | Orkun Kökçü | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Kenan Karaman | | 80' |
| MF | 8 | Dorukhan Toköz | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
* Man of the Match:
* Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
* Assistant referees:
* Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
* Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
* Fourth official:
* Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Stefan Hallberg (Sweden)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bastian Dankert (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Christian Dingert (Germany)
* Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
* Marco Fritz (Germany)

### Italy vs Wales

| Italy | Wales |
| GK | 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | | 89' |
| RB | 25 | Rafael Tolói |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci (c) | | 46' |
| CB | 23 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| LB | 13 | Emerson Palmieri |
| CM | 12 | Matteo Pessina | 79' | 87' |
| CM | 8 | Jorginho | | 75' |
| CM | 6 | Marco Verratti |
| RF | 14 | Federico Chiesa |
| CF | 9 | Andrea Belotti |
| LF | 20 | Federico Bernardeschi | | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Francesco Acerbi | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Bryan Cristante | | 75' |
| FW | 22 | Giacomo Raspadori | | 75' |
| MF | 7 | Gaetano Castrovilli | | 87' |
| GK | 1 | Salvatore Sirigu | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Roberto Mancini ||
| GK | 12 | Danny Ward |
| CB | 2 | Chris Gunter | 79' |
| CB | 6 | Joe Rodon |
| CB | 15 | Ethan Ampadu | 55' |
| RM | 14 | Connor Roberts |
| CM | 7 | Joe Allen | 51' | 86' |
| CM | 16 | Joe Morrell | | 60' |
| LM | 3 | Neco Williams | | 86' |
| RF | 11 | Gareth Bale (c) | | 86' |
| CF | 10 | Aaron Ramsey |
| LF | 20 | Daniel James | | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 13 | Kieffer Moore | | 60' |
| MF | 8 | Harry Wilson | | 74' |
| MF | 19 | David Brooks | | 86' |
| DF | 4 | Ben Davies | | 86' |
| MF | 23 | Dylan Levitt | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Rob Page ||
* Man of the Match:
* Federico Chiesa (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Radu Ghinguleac (Romania)
* Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
* Fourth official:
* Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Roy Hassan (Israel)
* Video assistant referee:
* Paweł Gil (Poland)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* François Letexier (France)
* Benjamin Pagès (France)
* Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

## Discipline

Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
* yellow card = 1 point
* red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
* direct red card = 3 points
* yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 3 | Points |
| Italy | | | 1 | | −1 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 1 | | −5 |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 3 | | −7 |
| Wales | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | −8 |