Best Third Places Euro 2016

[Maydup]

Can anyone explain to me how this will working? How have NI qualified for the last 16 and who will they play next?

I have a plan of the matches going forward just can't get my brain around this third postition ranking.

[sunny-dave]

http://www.eurosport.com/football/euro-2016/2016/third-place-at-euro-2016-how-it-works-who-plays-whom-and-who-will-qualify-for-the-last-16_sto5651583/story.shtml

A fudging nightmare - NÍ will probably play France - but just possibly Wales - depends which other 3rd place teams qualify

D xx

[Gizmonster]

There are 6 groups of 4 teams = 24 teams.
In order to get down to 16 for the knockout stages, the top 2 from each group go through, plus the 4 best 3rd places out of the 6 (so 2 teams finishing in 3rd place won't go through).
NI have qualified as Albania have finished 3rd in group A with 3 points and a goal difference of -2 and Turkey have finished 3rd in group D with 3 points and a goal difference of -2. NI have 3 points and a goal difference of 0, so they're guaranteed to be one of the 4 best 3rd placed teams, irrespective of the games yet to be played in the final 2 groups .... although the results of the remaining games will determine who NI meet in the next round.

[Maydup]

Thanks, great link there Dave, but as it concludes at the end, a serious waste of brain power!

[Maydup]

By jove, I think she's got it....NI most likely to play France as 3C plays WA unless they don't! HaHa