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France's Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between France and Ireland, at the Grand Stade in Decines-­Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
France's Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between France and Ireland, at the Grand Stade in Decines-­Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)Laurent Cipriani/Associated Press

Euro 2016 Bracket: Title Odds and Schedule After Sunday's Round of 16 Results

James DudkoJun 26, 2016

France, Germany and Belgium all booked their places in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 after winning Sunday. World Cup holders Germany are the favourites to lift the trophy with the oddsmakers after finally clicking into gear against Slovakia, although Belgium's breathtaking attacking display against Hungary makes them a strong outside bet if the team can find some consistency.

Earlier, Antoine Griezmann inspired France to a win over Republic of Ireland, a reminder of the considerable attacking threat boasted by the home nation.

Here are the final scores from Sunday's last 16 matches:

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France2-1Republic of Ireland
Germany3-0Slovakia
Hungary0-4Belgium

Here's the updated schedule for the last eight:

DateTime (BST / ET)Match
Thursday, June 308 p.m. / 3 p.m.Poland vs. Portugal
Friday, July 18 p.m. / 3 p.m.Wales vs. Belgium
Saturday, July 28 p.m. / 3 p.m.Germany vs. Spain or Italy
Sunday, July 38 p.m. / 3 p.m.France vs. England or Iceland

Here are the updated title odds:

TeamTitle Odds
Germany4-1
France9-2
Belgium19-4
Spain13-2
Portugal13-2
England10-1
Italy20-1
Poland21-1
Wales30-1
Iceland200-1

Recap

The big three finally flexed their attacking muscles in the last 16, combining for nine goals across three matches. More importantly, they each showed a greater willingness to commit men in forward areas.

For France, that willingness came about when manager Didier Deschamps substituted holding midfielder N'Golo Kante with the hosts trailing Ireland 1-0 after a Robbie Brady penalty.

Deschamps wisely reshuffled the pack against Ireland.

Winger Kingsley Coman replaced the midfield destroyer, giving the French a 4-2-4 shape. Coman and Dimitri Payet flanked Olivier Giroud and Griezmann, who moved centrally and closer to the front.

Griezmann grabbed both of his goals while operating in the middle, a move that enabled him to dominate the game, as BBC Match of the Day revealed:

However, what changed the game was Deschamps realising he doesn't need a midfield trio of Kante, Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi. Not when the latter pair can provide all the brawn and defensive protection the French need in the middle.

It's an approach Deschamps may have to trust again with Kante suspended for the quarter-final. Yet, FourFourTwo writer James Eastham doesn't view the Leicester City man's absence as a problem:

The loss of centre-back Adil Rami will weaken an already suspect defence, though. That and no guarantee Deschamps will be as progressive with his team selection again is no doubt why the hosts still aren't favourites at 9-2.

At the moment, Germany are meriting that distinction thanks to their ample technical quality. Draxler most obviously imbued the trait during a display that yielded a goal, Germany's third, after an assist for Mario Gomez to turn in the second. They added to Jerome Boateng's sweetly struck opener.

As good as Draxler was, though, FourFourTwo's Priya Ramesh thought one central playmaker also deserved enormous credit:

With Toni Kroos and Mesut Ozil pulling the strings, no team at the tournament is passing the ball with Germany's level of perception and style. B/R's Sam Tighe praised the artful approach play and also gave a deserved nod to Gomez's underrated role as a target man:

If the semi-finalists in 2012 and runners-up in 2008 can maintain this sort of form, odds of 4-1 will begin to look very generous.

Belgium's odds will start to look more favourable if Eden Hazard reproduces his spotlight-stealing show against Wales. He created Belgium's second, a tap in for sub Michy Batshuayi, scored the third after a mazy solo run and tied Hungary in knots all night.

Squawka Football demonstrated how effective Hazard was when carrying the ball past players:

He's already equalled his creative output from the last Premier League season, according to the Sun:

When Hazard's in this mood, Belgium are a match for anybody. His work with centre-forward Romelu Lukaku and attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne creates a formidable attacking force.

There's quality on the bench, too, as Yannick Carrasco proved by scoring the fourth as a substitute.

But a team beaten comfortably by Italy in its opening game can't always be trusted to play to its potential. Manager Marc Wilmots doesn't always let his gifted forward players off the leash, either.

Put those two doubts together and it's obvious why Belgium's chances of winning it all are still rated at 19-4, despite all their talent.

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