Sunday , 16 August 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. France is hosting Iceland for another epic battle.
  • 5' Kari Arnason needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Birkir Bjarnason made 355 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Olivier Giroud makes it 1-0.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Paul Pogba makes it 2-0.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' Iceland 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' It is a cagey affair so far. France in their trying to find a way past Iceland's compact .
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' A goal from the France international Dimitri Payet! He fires home on 42 to make it 3-0!
  • 45' Antoine Griezmann is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Alfred Finnbogason. He replaces Jon Dadi Bodvarsson on 46 minute.
  • 51' Iceland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' Magnificent from Kolbeinn Sigthorsson! That is 5 goals in 101 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' Birkir Bjarnason is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 59' A goal from the France international Olivier Giroud! He fires home on 59 to make it 5-1!
  • 60' Andre-Pierre Gignac has so much to prove this time. He replaces Olivier Giroud on 60 minute.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samuel Umtiti, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Another change for France made on 72 minute. Laurent Koscielny leaves to be changed by Eliaquim Mangala.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Samuel Umtiti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' The France manager makes a substitution. Dimitri Payet departs to be replaced by Kingsley Coman.
  • 83' Another change for Iceland made on 83 minute. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson leaves to be changed by Eidur Gudjohnsen.
  • 84' The deadlock is broken! Birkir Bjarnason gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
  • 89' France is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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.