The knockout stage at Euro 2020 is set, with a lopsided bracket and a series of high-profile matchups in the round of 16 headlining the elimination phase of the competition.
Germany and Portugal ultimately prevailed after a pair of 2-2 draws to secure the final berths in the knockout stage, avoiding the fate of the eight nations who didn’t make it through: Turkey, Finland, Russia, North Macedonia, Scotland, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary.
Due to the nature of the competition’s format, which has third-place finishers go through and leaves the balance of the bracket in jeopardy until the final 16 are sorted, the knockout pairings do seem to be a bit tilted in one direction. One one side of the knockout bracket resides the world’s number one ranked team, Belgium, the reigning World Cup champion France and European champion, Portugal and the side that has appeared to be the most in-form one in the competition through the group phase, Italy. On the other side, outside of the England-Germany matchup in the last 16, things appear to be wide open.
It’s not too dissimilar to the last Euros or World Cup, which resulted in less-traditionally-successful nations like Croatia and Portugal reaching the finals.
There will be a couple of days off before the round of 16 begins on Saturday. Here are the matchups, times and locations for those eight matchups—and the quarterfinals—as the road to lift the trophy at Wembley Stadium continues:
EURO 2020 ROUND OF 16
Saturday, June 26
5 p.m. CAT: Wales vs. Denmark in Amsterdam
8 p.m. CAT: Italy vs. Austria in London
Sunday, June 27
5 p.m. CAT: Netherlands vs. Czech Republic in Budapest
8 p.m. CAT: Belgium vs. Portugal in Seville
Monday, June 28
5 p.m. CAT: Croatia vs. Spain in Copenhagen
8 p.m. CAT: France vs. Switzerland in Bucharest
Tuesday, June 29
5 p.m. CAT: England vs. Germany in London
8 p.m. CAT: Sweden vs. Ukraine in Glasgow
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, July 2
5 p.m CAT: France/Switzerland winner vs. Croatia/Spain winner in St. Petersburg
8 p.m. CAT: Italy/Austria winner vs. Belgium/Portugal winner in Munich
Saturday, July 3
5 p.m. CAT: Netherlands/Czech Republic winner vs. Wales/Denmark winner in Baku
8 p.m. CAT: England/Germany winner vs. Sweden/Ukraine winner in Rome
