The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group A consisted of six teams: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, and Kazakhstan,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, the Czech Republic and Iceland, qualified directly for the finals. Turkey's win over Iceland, combined with Kazakhstan's win over Latvia on the final day of matches, also allowed Turkey to qualify directly as the best ranked third-placed team of the qualifiers. As Turkey earned 6 points against Kazakhstan and 2 points against Latvia through their home and away fixtures, and as Kazakhstan's win over Latvia ensured that Latvia finished in last place in the group based on head-to-head record, not Kazakhstan, it then meant that only 2, not 6, of Turkey's total of 18 points earned would not count towards their third-placed ranking (as results against the team finishing in last place in the group were not included when ranking third-placed teams because one group had fewer teams than the others).[4][5][6][7][8]
Standings
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1 | Czech Republic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Iceland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 18 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
4 | Netherlands | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 | ||
5 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 5[a] | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Latvia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 5[a] | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Matches
editThe fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[9] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
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Iceland | 3–0 | Turkey |
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Netherlands | 3–1 | Kazakhstan |
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Turkey | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
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Kazakhstan | 2–4 | Czech Republic |
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Iceland | 2–0 | Netherlands |
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Netherlands | 6–0 | Latvia |
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Czech Republic | 2–1 | Iceland |
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Turkey | 3–1 | Kazakhstan |
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Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Iceland |
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Czech Republic | 1–1 | Latvia |
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Netherlands | 1–1 | Turkey |
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Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Turkey |
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Iceland | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
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Latvia | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Czech Republic | 2–1 | Kazakhstan |
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Latvia | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
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Turkey | 3–0 | Netherlands |
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Iceland | 0–0 | Kazakhstan |
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Czech Republic | 0–2 | Turkey |
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Goalscorers
editThere were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
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- Vladimír Darida
- Ladislav Krejčí
- David Lafata
- David Limberský
- Tomáš Necid
- Tomáš Sivok
- Josef Šural
- Jón Daði Böðvarsson
- Rúrik Gíslason
- Eiður Guðjohnsen
- Ragnar Sigurðsson
- Rinat Abdulin
- Samat Smakov
- Aleksandrs Cauņa
- Aleksejs Višņakovs
- Artūrs Zjuzins
- Ibrahim Afellay
- Jeffrey Bruma
- Stefan de Vrij
- Luciano Narsingh
- Wesley Sneijder
- Serdar Aziz
- Umut Bulut
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- Bilal Kısa
- Oğuzhan Özyakup
1 own goal
- Jón Daði Böðvarsson (against Czech Republic)
- Robin van Persie (against Czech Republic)
Discipline
editA player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after the fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the playoffs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Czech Republic | Bořek Dočkal | vs Iceland (16 November 2014) vs Latvia (28 March 2015) vs Turkey (10 October 2015) |
vs Netherlands (13 October 2015) |
Iceland | Aron Gunnarsson | vs Kazakhstan (6 September 2015) | vs Latvia (10 October 2015) |
Kazakhstan | Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev | vs Netherlands (10 October 2014) | vs Czech Republic (13 October 2014) vs Turkey (16 November 2014) vs Iceland (28 March 2015) |
Dmitri Shomko | vs Netherlands (10 October 2014) vs Turkey (12 June 2015) vs Czech Republic (3 September 2015) |
vs Iceland (6 September 2015) | |
Latvia | Artjoms Rudņevs | vs Iceland (10 October 2014) | vs Turkey (13 October 2014) |
Gints Freimanis | vs Turkey (13 October 2014) | vs Netherlands (16 November 2014) | |
Netherlands | Bruno Martins Indi | vs Iceland (3 September 2015) | vs Turkey (6 September 2015) vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015) |
Gregory van der Wiel | vs Turkey (28 March 2015) vs Iceland (3 September 2015) vs Turkey (6 September 2015) |
vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015) | |
Turkey | Ömer Toprak | vs Iceland (9 September 2014) | vs Czech Republic (10 October 2014) |
Arda Turan | vs Iceland (9 September 2014) vs Latvia (13 October 2014) vs Kazakhstan (16 November 2014) |
vs Netherlands (28 March 2015) |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Turkey qualify as Selçuk İnan stunner seals win over Iceland". Eurosport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Football: Kazakh international happy to help Turkey". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Turkey qualify for Euro 2016 after late free-kick against Iceland". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands loses 3-2 to Czech Republic, misses Euro 2016". USA TODAY. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Murray, Scott (13 October 2015). "Euro 2016 qualifiers clock watch – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Kazakhstan vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Czech Republic vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Iceland vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Latvia vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Turkey vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Iceland vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Latvia vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Czech Republic vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Turkey vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Kazakhstan vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Czech Republic vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Kazakhstan vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Iceland vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Latvia vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Turkey vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Latvia vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Turkey vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Iceland vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Iceland vs. Latvia - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Kazakhstan vs. Netherlands - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Czech Republic vs. Turkey - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Latvia vs. Kazakhstan - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Czech Republic - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Turkey vs. Iceland - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway".