
Euro 2016 Bracket: Title Odds and Schedule After Saturday's Round-of-16 Results
The first batch of knockout-stage matches at Euro 2016 were completed Saturday as three countries, Switzerland, Northern Ireland and Croatia, saw their tournaments end.
Poland, Wales and Portugal are the first teams through to the quarterfinals. With five more matches remaining in the round of 16, here is the upcoming schedule:
| Sunday, June 26 | 9 a.m. | France | Republic of Ireland |
| Sunday, June 26 | 12 p.m. | Germany | Slovakia |
| Sunday, June 26 | 3 p.m. | Hungary | Belgium |
| Monday, June 27 | 12 p.m. | Italy | Spain |
| Monday, June 27 | 3 p.m. | England | Iceland |
With three teams gone, here are the updated title odds, courtesy of Odds Checker:
| France | 4-1 |
| Germany | 9-2 |
| Belgium | 6-1 |
| Spain | 11-2 |
| Portugal | 11-2 |
| England | 10-1 |
| Italy | 16-1 |
| Poland | 18-1 |
| Wales | 22-1 |
| Hungary | 80-1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 100-1 |
| Iceland | 100-1 |
| Slovakia | 100-1 |
Poland 1, Switzerland 1 (Poland Adv. on Penalties, 5-4)
Poland put on a clinical showing in the penalty shootout to advance to the quarterfinals with five straight successful attempts.
The one miss came off the foot of Switzerland's Granit Xhaka, who sent a left-footed penalty wide of the goal, allowing Poland to secure the win.
It was a shocking penalty for Switzerland's man of the tournament, though George Caulkin of the Times couldn't help but have some fun with Xhaka's miss:
Had it not been for the brilliance of teammate Xherdan Shaqiri, Switzerland wouldn't have gone into extra time.
Down 1-0 in the 82nd minute, a deflected ball fell to Shaqiri at the edge of Poland's box, where he delivered a sublime bicycle kick into the bottom-right corner of the goal:
It was a fitting equalizer following Poland's opener in the first half, when Jakub Blaszczykowski was unmarked after receiving a cross from Kamil Grosicki, who did well to meander his way into the Swiss box.
With the space, Blaszczykowski was able to receive the pass, settle himself and coolly finish past Yann Sommer.
Poland will face Portugal in the quarterfinals, where it will have to deal with one of the best players Europe has to offer in Cristiano Ronaldo.
Wales 1, Northern Ireland 0
For the first time ever, Wales won a knockout match at a major tournament thanks to a 75th-minute tally that was set up by talisman Gareth Bale.
Unfortunately, it was a nightmare scenario for Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley, who tipped Bale's cross into the back of his own net.
SportsCentre caught the moment when Wales went ahead:
While McAuley is credited with the own goal, there isn't much he could have done about it. Bale drove the ball with pace, and striker Hal Robson-Kanu was diving in behind McAuley.
Had the Northern Ireland defender not made contact with the ball, Robson-Kanu would have been presented with an easy tap-in, though that probably won't provide much consolation for him.
Per the ESPN telecast, Wales hasn't lost to Northern Ireland since 1980. It will play the winner of Sunday's match between Hungary and Belgium.
Portugal 1, Croatia 0
The final match of the day had to wait until the 117th minute to see any separation, and Ricardo Quaresma sent Portugal to the quarterfinals with a headed goal off a rebound created by a Ronaldo shot.
It was the match's first shot on target from either side.
This was supposed to be the headlining match of Saturday's slate, but when Portugal and Croatia took the pitch in Lens, France, it was the least entertaining affair of the day.
The free-flowing, attack-minded Portuguese were hesitant and stiff, while the Croatians who were expressive in midfield earlier in the tournament were anything but that Saturday:
But in the second period of extra time, Croatia pieced together the best chance up to that point in the 115th minute, when Ivan Perisic hit the post. It was a bounce that doomed Croatia, as it sent Portugal on the counterattack, which led to the game-winning goal.
Portugal's reward for the gutsy win is a date with Poland in the quarterfinals.
Stats courtesy of UEFA.com.


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