Preview of today’s Euro 2016 matches

Groups C and D will be decided today with four games that will be played on later this evening.

21 June 2016, 8:00am
by Warren Zammit

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Coach Joachim Löw of Germany duirng a training session ahead of their UEFA EURO 2016 Group C match against Northern Ireland

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From group C, Ukraine will play against Poland, while the Germans will face Northern Ireland. Both matches will be played at 6 p.m.

Group D matches will be played at 9 p.m. when Czech Republic will face Turkey, whereas Croatia will face Spain.

Ukraine vs Poland

Ukraine will come into this match looking for their first points in the competition after losing to Germany and Northern Ireland. On the other hand, Poland will have high hopes after holding Germany to a 0-0 draw in their last encounter.

These two teams played against each other seven times. Ukraine won three matches, while Poland won two. The remaining two matches ended up in a draw.

This match will be officiated by Svein Oddvar Moen from Norway.

Germany vs Northern Ireland

The world champions will start this match as favourites; however, they should be on their guard since the Irish showed that they can produce good performances as well. In fact, they will be coming from a surprising 2-0 win over Ukraine.

These two teams played against each other on 14 different occasions. The Germans triumphed in eight of them, while Northern Ireland grabbed two wins. The other four matches ended up in a draw.

This match will be controlled by Clément Turpin from France.

Czech Republic vs Turkey

Czech Republic will have high hopes after holding Croatia to a 2-2 draw. On the contrary, Turkey suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat against Spain in their last encounter.

This is not the first time that these two teams will be playing against each other since they faced each other in nineteen different encounters. The Czech’s won twelve matches, while Turkey won two. Three matches ended up in a draw.

The referee of this match will be William Collum from Scotland.

Croatia vs Spain

This should be the most interesting game of the day. Croatia who are expecting some sanctions from Uefa after their fans behaviour will face the holders of this tournament. With at least a point, Croatia will go through to the last sixteen, while Spain are already qualified, but will definitely be doing their utmost to end up as group winners.

These two teams played only five matches against each other. Spain won three, while Croatia won one. The other match ended up in a draw.

The referee of this match will be Björn Kuipers from The Netherlands.