UEFA EURO reporters' Fantasy picks

The likes of David Alaba (Austria) and Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey) have already bade farewell to UEFA EURO 2016. Our team of reporters make the case for who you should pick in your squad from the round of 16 onwards.

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Belgium (Berend Scholten, @UEFAcomBerendS)
Kevin De Bruyne (midfielder, €10.0m): The centre of most Belgian attacks, he provides assists, takes set-pieces and is more than capable of scoring himself.
Romelu Lukaku (forward, €9.0m): Full of confidence after two goals versus Ireland, and very hungry for more in the knockout phase.
Thomas Meunier (defender, €4.5m): Right-back who loves to come forward; can set up goals from the wing and came very close to scoring against Sweden.

Croatia (Elvir Islamović, @UEFAcomElvirI)
Ivan Perišić (midfielder, €7.5m): Hit the post in the first match, scored in second and had a goal and an assist in third. What can he do next?
Darijo Srna (defender, €6.0m): Puts in a ceaseless effort and leads the team strongly; delivers dangerous crosses and sometimes free-kicks, and often tries his luck with long shots too.
Ivan Strinić (defender, €4.0m): A great cheap option; a certain starter who is in the form of his life, gets forward regularly and delivers decent crosses.

England (Simon Hart, @UEFAcomSimonH)
Kyle Walker (defender, €4.9m): One of the best attacking full-backs in the competition. Could come up with an assist – and potentially a clean sheet.
Eric Dier (defender, €5.1m): Playing in midfield, scored a brilliant free-kick in the group stage and his eye for a pass should set up a few opportunities.
Wayne Rooney (forward, €9.4m): Will be on penalty-taking duty and remains England's best finisher, despite dropping into a midfield role.

France (David Crossan, @UEFAcomDavidC)
Dimitri Payet (midfielder, €8.1m): The French player you simply have to have in your team, and most of you do. Two goals and an assist already, and could have added to that in a cameo against Switzerland.
Adil Rami (defender, €5.1m): Bargain buy par excellence. Two clean sheets and an unexpected assist to date, and Les Bleus will be hopeful of a third clean sheet in a row when they take on Ireland.
Olivier Giroud (forward, €8.5m): France will create chances and many of them will fall to Giroud, who scored against Romania. Rested against Switzerland, the Arsenal forward has recovered from a minor groin niggle and will lead the line against Ireland.

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Germany (Steffen Potter, @UEFAcomSteffenP)
Manuel Neuer (goalkeeper, €6.1m): Concerns about a shaky German defence have been banished for now; Neuer has picked up three clean sheets and is top quality – he'll earn you points.
Mats Hummels (defender, €6.5m): It's been a defenders' tournament; if you like taking risks, pick the doubtful Jérôme Boateng at €6.0m, but Hummels is a certain starter in a strong defence.
Toni Kroos (midfielder, €7.0m): Will certainly get the playing time needed to earn you points and will add the occasional assist. One of the cheaper options in the German midfield.

Hungary (Matt Watson-Broughton, @UEFAcomMattWB)
Gergő Lovrencsics (forward, €5.4m): A good cheaper option, the pacy, hard-working winger will make up the ground to join counterattacks and battle back to help his defence too.
László Kleinheisler (midfielder, €5.0m): Young midfield maestro who has an eye for goal and is one of the favourite players of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Balázs Dzsudzsák (midfielder, €6.6m): Captain and free-kick specialist, he served notice of his shooting talent by scoring twice against Portugal, albeit both with the aid of deflections.

Iceland (Johann Sigurdsson, @UEFAcomJohannS)
Gylfi Sigurdsson (midfielder, €8.0m): A dead-ball specialist, he takes free-kicks, corners and penalties and scored on matchday two; there are points to be had there.
Kolbeinn Sigthórsson (forward,  €6.9m): Has started every game and is yet to score; 20 strikes in 42 international appearances suggests the goals will come.
Hannes Halldórsson (goalkeeper, €5.0m): England have struggled for attacking fluency while Halldórsson may not have kept a clean sheet yet but he has made a number of fine saves.

Italy (Ben Gladwell, @UEFAcomBenG)
Leonardo Bonucci (defender, €5.6m): One of the tournament's best defenders and backed up by three fellow rocks in Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Gianluigi Buffon. Also strong in the air from set pieces and capable of supplying assists.
Emanuele Giaccherini (defender, €5.1m): Playing in a midfield role which gives him plenty of freedom, Giaccherini is regularly in strong shooting positions while he can be expected to provide several assists too.
Antonio Candreva (midfielder, €7.5m): The group games have demonstrated that most of Italy's creative play passes through Candreva on the wing. His crosses are invitations for Graziano Pellè, while he is also the designated penalty taker.

Northern Ireland (Graham Little, @UEFAcomGrahamL)
Gareth McAuley (defender, €5.1m): Scored his eighth international goal against Ukraine on matchday two and always a threat at set-pieces.
Oliver Norwood (midfielder, €5.5m): Starts every game and involved in most free-kicks, but also a danger from open play with his crossing.
Niall McGinn (forward, €6.0m): Comes off the bench but has already scored and had provided four assists in qualifying.

Poland (Piotr Koźmiński, @UEFAcomPiotrK)
Michał Pazdan (defender, €4.6m): One of the commanders of Polish defence which has kept a clean sheet in each of its last four matches.
Grzegorz Krychowiak (midfielder, €6.0m): Key figure in midfield, and is as important to the team as Robert Lewandowski.
Jakub Błaszczykowski (midfielder, €7.5m): Came off the bench to get the winner against Ukraine and has 17 international goals. Poland have never lost when he's scored and the only Pole to score in two EURO finals.

Portugal (Joe Walker, @UEFAcomJoeW)
Cristiano Ronaldo (forward, €12.0m): After drawing a blank in the first two matchdays, the Portugal skipper was back with a bang against Hungary, scoring two and assisting one. Need you say more?
Nani (forward, €7.5m): Has scored twice and cracked the woodwork on a couple of occasions. His relationship and understanding with Cristiano Ronaldo means points galore.
Pepe (defender, €5.5m): While the Portuguese shipped a few against Hungary, their back line is usually watertight and surely cannot come up against a thunderbolt and two deflected efforts again? His presence at corners means he can also nab points at the other end too.

Republic of Ireland (Paul Bryan, @UEFAcomPaulB)
Wes Hoolahan (midfielder, €6.0m): Although not a guaranteed starter, the Norwich man is Ireland's main creative outlet and has a goal and an assist to his name already.
Robbie Brady (midfielder/full-back €6.0m): Ireland's match winner against Italy, Brady also weighed in with a goal in the play-off victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina and is the main set-piece taker.  
Jeff Hendrick (midfielder, €5.5m): Hendrick struck the bar against Sweden and went close against Italy with another long-range drive. Worth a gamble at a budget price.

Slovakia (Rastislav Hribik, @UEFAcomRastoH)
Marek Hamšík (midfielder, €7.5m): Slovakia's key man and one of the reasons why the debutants advanced to the round of 16. Able to hold the ball, produce superb passes and knows how to finish, providing a goal and an assist in his man of the match display against Russia.
Ján Ďurica (defender, €4.5m): Forms a strong centre-back partnership with Martin Škrtel, performing brilliantly against Russia and helping keep a clean sheet against England last time out.
Ondrej Duda (midfielder, €4.5m): Scorer of Slovakia's first finals goal, he has been pushed up front in the last two games and his tireless energy could well bring opportunities.

Spain (Graham Hunter, @BumperGraham)
Andrés Iniesta (midfielder, €8.0m): At his very best against Turkey on matchday two, he is the fulcrum of the side and will take penalties.
Álvaro Morata (forward, €8.5m): Three goals in the tournament so far makes him the joint top scorer and duplicates his training ground form. 
Héctor Bellerín (defender, €5.0m): First-choice right-back Juanfran is a favourite of Vicente del Bosque but Spain are short of pace and the speedy Arsenal youngster might make an appearance.

Switzerland (Matt Howarth, @UEFAcomMattH)
Yann Sommer (goalkeeper, €5.1m): The Borussia Mönchengladbach keeper was man of the match in the 0-0 draw against the hosts and has yet to concede from open play.
Xherdan Shaqiri (forward, €8.0m): With just one assist so far, Shaqiri has had a quiet tournament but is a man for the big occasion.
Fabian Schär (defender, €5.7m): One of Switzerland's standout performers, has kept two clean sheets and scored the only goal in the Nati's win over Albania.

Wales (Mark Pitman, @UEFAcomMPitman)
Aaron Ramsey (midfielder, €7.6m): Man of the match against Russia and has two assists to his name, more than any other player.
Neil Taylor (defender, €5.0m): An attacking full-back who is a key part of the defence but also loves to be involved in any counterattack, scoring his first international goal on matchday three.
Gareth Bale (forward, €10.5m): Has scored in all three games and remains the talisman of this Wales team. Can also turn creator from his free role behind the main striker and has proved his set-piece value with two of his three goals coming from free-kicks.

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