How the UEFA EURO 2016 third-placed teams ended
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Portugal and Northern Ireland have taken the four best third-place berths and round of 16 spots, with Turkey and Albania missing out.
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The four best third-placed teams are determined according to the following criteria applied, in the order given, to the final tournament group matches:
a. higher number of points obtained;
b. superior goal difference;
c. higher number of goals scored;
d. disciplinary record in the final tournament (fewest points in the disciplinary points ranking);
e. position in the UEFA national team coefficient rankings.