Wednesday , 7 October 2026

France vs Iceland, European Championship 2016 QUARTER FINALS

European Championship · 2016
France
5 – 2
Full Time
Iceland
Sun 3 Jul 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 58' Birkir Bjarnason
Samuel Umtiti 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Iceland — European Championship .

  • France 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Iceland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Milorad Mazic
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Richard Liesveld

Head-to-Head

1
France 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Iceland
Last 5 meetings
2016-07-03 France 5–2 Iceland

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Iceland H 5–2 W
26 Jun Ireland H 2–1 W
19 Jun Switzerland A 0–0 D
15 Jun Albania H 2–0 W
10 Jun Romania H 2–1 W
08 May FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
Iceland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul France A 2–5 L
27 Jun England A 2–1 W
22 Jun Austria H 2–1 W
18 Jun Hungary H 1–1 D
14 Jun Portugal A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kari Arnason suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Hugo Lloris is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Iceland tonight.
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Olivier Giroud makes it 1-0.
  • 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' What composure from Paul Pogba! The France international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at . Iceland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Iceland international Jon Daði Boðvarsson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Dimitri Payet is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' GOAL! Antoine Griezmann fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 46' Jon Dadi Bodvarsson makes way for Alfred Finnbogason at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iceland.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Blaise Matuidi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' Kolbeinn Sigthorsson adds to his 0 season tally! Iceland lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' A moment of madness from Birkir Bjarnason on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Iceland will be frustrated.
  • 59' Olivier Giroud adds to his 1 season tally! France lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' Andre-Pierre Gignac gets the nod from France. He replaces Olivier Giroud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' Eliaquim Mangala is replacing Laurent Koscielny for the France side.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Samuel Umtiti.
  • 80' Fresh legs for France! Kingsley Coman comes on to replace Dimitri Payet.
  • 83' Kolbeinn Sigthorsson makes way for Eidur Gudjohnsen at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iceland.
  • 84' What composure from Birkir Bjarnason! The Iceland international strokes it home. 5-2.
  • 89' has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • The final score is 5-2.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Iceland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Lagerback

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.55 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Iceland xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France60% Draw20% Iceland20%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

France or Draw
80%
Draw or Iceland
40%
France or Iceland
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France46% Draw36% Iceland18%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Iceland covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Iceland keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.