# UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2016 contained England, Russia, Wales and Slovakia. Within this group, only Russia was a former European champion, having won as the Soviet Union in 1960. This was Wales' and Slovakia's (as an independent nation) first appearance at the European Championship. Matches were played from 11 to 20 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 |
| B1 | England | 1 | Group E winner | 5 September 2015 | 9th | 2012 | Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) | 3 | 11 |
| B2 | Russia | 2 | Group G runner-up | 12 October 2015 | 11th | 2012 | Winners (1960) | 9 | 29 |
| B3 | Wales | 4 | Group B runner-up | 10 October 2015 | 1st | — | Debut | 28 | 26 |
| B4 | Slovakia | 3 | Group C runner-up | 12 October 2015 | 4th | 1980 | Winners (1976) | 19 | 24 |
Notes
* ↑ The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
* ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the CIS.
* ↑ From 1960 to 1980, Slovakia competed as Czechoslovakia.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
In the round of 16,
* The winner of Group B, Wales, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group C, Northern Ireland.
* The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group F, Iceland.
* The third-placed team of Group B, Slovakia, advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group C, Germany.

## Matches
### Wales vs Slovakia

| Wales | Slovakia |
| GK | 21 | Danny Ward |
| CB | 5 | James Chester |
| CB | 6 | Ashley Williams (c) |
| CB | 4 | Ben Davies |
| CM | 7 | Joe Allen |
| CM | 14 | David Edwards | 69' |
| CM | 10 | Aaron Ramsey | 88' |
| RW | 2 | Chris Gunter |
| LW | 3 | Neil Taylor |
| CF | 20 | Jonny Williams | 71' |
| CF | 11 | Gareth Bale |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Joe Ledley | 69' |
| FW | 9 | Hal Robson-Kanu | 71' |
| DF | 15 | Jazz Richards | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Chris Coleman ||
| GK | 23 | Matúš Kozáčik |
| RB | 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| CB | 3 | Martin Škrtel (c) | 90+2' |
| CB | 4 | Ján Ďurica |
| LB | 18 | Dušan Švento |
| CM | 19 | Juraj Kucka | 83' |
| CM | 13 | Patrik Hrošovský | 31' | 60' |
| CM | 17 | Marek Hamšík |
| RW | 20 | Róbert Mak | 78' |
| LW | 7 | Vladimír Weiss | 80' | 83' |
| CF | 21 | Michal Ďuriš | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Adam Nemec | | 59' |
| MF | 8 | Ondrej Duda | | 60' |
| MF | 10 | Miroslav Stoch | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Ján Kozák ||
* Man of the Match:
* Joe Allen (Wales)
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway)
* Frank Andås (Norway)
* Fourth official:
* Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)
* Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus)

### England vs Russia

| England | Russia |
| GK | 1 | Joe Hart |
| RB | 2 | Kyle Walker |
| CB | 5 | Gary Cahill | 62' |
| CB | 6 | Chris Smalling |
| LB | 3 | Danny Rose |
| CM | 20 | Dele Alli |
| CM | 17 | Eric Dier |
| CM | 10 | Wayne Rooney (c) | | 78' |
| RW | 8 | Adam Lallana |
| LW | 7 | Raheem Sterling | | 87' |
| CF | 9 | Harry Kane |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Jack Wilshere | | 78' |
| MF | 4 | James Milner | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
| GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev |
| RB | 3 | Igor Smolnikov |
| CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich |
| CB | 14 | Vasili Berezutski (c) |
| LB | 21 | Georgi Shchennikov | 72' |
| CM | 5 | Roman Neustädter | | 80' |
| CM | 13 | Aleksandr Golovin | | 77' |
| RW | 10 | Fyodor Smolov | | 85' |
| AM | 17 | Oleg Shatov |
| LW | 9 | Aleksandr Kokorin |
| CF | 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Roman Shirokov | | 77' |
| MF | 8 | Denis Glushakov | | 80' |
| MF | 11 | Pavel Mamayev | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Leonid Slutsky ||
* Man of the Match:
* Eric Dier (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
* Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Daniele Orsato (Italy)
* Antonio Damato (Italy)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

### Russia vs Slovakia

| Russia | Slovakia |
| GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev |
| RB | 3 | Igor Smolnikov |
| CB | 14 | Vasili Berezutski (c) |
| CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich |
| LB | 21 | Georgi Shchennikov |
| CM | 13 | Aleksandr Golovin | 46' |
| CM | 5 | Roman Neustädter | 46' |
| RW | 9 | Aleksandr Kokorin | 75' |
| AM | 17 | Oleg Shatov |
| LW | 10 | Fyodor Smolov |
| CF | 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Pavel Mamayev | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Denis Glushakov | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Roman Shirokov | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Leonid Slutsky ||
| GK | 23 | Matúš Kozáčik |
| RB | 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| CB | 3 | Martin Škrtel (c) |
| CB | 4 | Ján Ďurica | 46' |
| LB | 15 | Tomáš Hubočan |
| CM | 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| CM | 22 | Viktor Pečovský |
| CM | 17 | Marek Hamšík |
| RW | 20 | Róbert Mak | | 80' |
| LW | 7 | Vladimír Weiss | | 72' |
| CF | 8 | Ondrej Duda | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Adam Nemec | | 67' |
| DF | 18 | Dušan Švento | | 72' |
| FW | 21 | Michal Ďuriš | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Ján Kozák ||
* Man of the Match:
* Marek Hamšík (Slovakia)
* Assistant referees:
* Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
* Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
* Fourth official:
* Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Matej Jug (Slovenia)
* Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)

### England vs Wales

| England | Wales |
| GK | 1 | Joe Hart |
| RB | 2 | Kyle Walker |
| CB | 5 | Gary Cahill |
| CB | 6 | Chris Smalling |
| LB | 3 | Danny Rose |
| CM | 20 | Dele Alli |
| CM | 17 | Eric Dier |
| CM | 10 | Wayne Rooney (c) |
| RW | 8 | Adam Lallana | 73' |
| LW | 7 | Raheem Sterling | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Harry Kane | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Daniel Sturridge | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Jamie Vardy | 46' |
| FW | 22 | Marcus Rashford | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
| GK | 1 | Wayne Hennessey |
| CB | 5 | James Chester |
| CB | 6 | Ashley Williams (c) |
| CB | 4 | Ben Davies | 61' |
| RWB | 2 | Chris Gunter |
| LWB | 3 | Neil Taylor |
| CM | 10 | Aaron Ramsey |
| CM | 16 | Joe Ledley | | 67' |
| CM | 7 | Joe Allen |
| CF | 9 | Hal Robson-Kanu | | 72' |
| CF | 11 | Gareth Bale |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | David Edwards | | 67' |
| MF | 20 | Jonny Williams | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Chris Coleman ||
* Man of the Match:
* Kyle Walker (England)
* 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:
* Robert Vukan (Slovenia)

### Russia vs Wales

| Russia | Wales |
| GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev |
| RB | 3 | Igor Smolnikov |
| CB | 14 | Vasili Berezutski | | 46' |
| CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich |
| LB | 23 | Dmitri Kombarov |
| CM | 11 | Pavel Mamayev | 64' |
| CM | 8 | Denis Glushakov |
| RW | 10 | Fyodor Smolov | | 70' |
| AM | 15 | Roman Shirokov (c) | | 52' |
| LW | 9 | Aleksandr Kokorin |
| CF | 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Aleksei Berezutski | | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Aleksandr Golovin | | 52' |
| MF | 19 | Aleksandr Samedov | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Leonid Slutsky ||
| GK | 1 | Wayne Hennessey |
| CB | 5 | James Chester |
| CB | 6 | Ashley Williams (c) |
| CB | 4 | Ben Davies |
| RWB | 2 | Chris Gunter |
| LWB | 3 | Neil Taylor |
| CM | 7 | Joe Allen | | 74' |
| CM | 16 | Joe Ledley | | 76' |
| CM | 10 | Aaron Ramsey |
| CF | 11 | Gareth Bale | | 83' |
| CF | 18 | Sam Vokes | 16' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | David Edwards | | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Andy King | | 76' |
| FW | 23 | Simon Church | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Chris Coleman ||
* Man of the Match:
* Aaron Ramsey (Wales)
* Assistant referees:
* Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
* Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
* Fourth official:
* Daniele Orsato (Italy)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
* Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Mauro Tonolini (Italy)

### Slovakia vs England

| Slovakia | England |
| GK | 23 | Matúš Kozáčik |
| RB | 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| CB | 3 | Martin Škrtel (c) |
| CB | 4 | Ján Ďurica |
| LB | 15 | Tomáš Hubočan |
| DM | 22 | Viktor Pečovský | 24' | 67' |
| CM | 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| CM | 17 | Marek Hamšík |
| RW | 20 | Róbert Mak |
| LW | 7 | Vladimír Weiss | | 78' |
| CF | 8 | Ondrej Duda | | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 18 | Dušan Švento | | 57' |
| DF | 5 | Norbert Gyömbér | | 67' |
| DF | 14 | Milan Škriniar | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Ján Kozák ||
| GK | 1 | Joe Hart |
| RB | 12 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| CB | 5 | Gary Cahill (c) |
| CB | 6 | Chris Smalling |
| LB | 21 | Ryan Bertrand | 52' |
| CM | 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| CM | 17 | Eric Dier |
| CM | 18 | Jack Wilshere | | 56' |
| RW | 8 | Adam Lallana | | 61' |
| LW | 15 | Daniel Sturridge | | 76' |
| CF | 11 | Jamie Vardy |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Wayne Rooney | | 56' |
| MF | 20 | Dele Alli | | 61' |
| FW | 9 | Harry Kane | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Matúš Kozáčik (Slovakia)
* Assistant referees:
* Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
* Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
* Fourth official:
* Antonio Damato (Italy)
* Additional assistant referees:
* Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
* Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)