Saturday , 29 August 2026

France vs Ireland, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16

European Championship · 2016
France
2 – 1
Full Time
Ireland
Sun 26 Jun 2016 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Seamus Coleman
N'Golo Kante 27' Y
Y 41' Jeff Hendrick
Adil Rami 44' Y
R 67' Shane Duffy
Y 72' Shane Long

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Ireland — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Mauro Tonolini
  • Referee Nicola Rizzoli
  • Referee Antonio Damato

Head-to-Head

1
France 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-26 France 2–1 Ireland

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
30 Apr Germany H 1–0 W
Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun France A 1–2 L
22 Jun Italy A 1–0 W
18 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
13 Jun Sweden H 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against France and Ireland has kicked off!
  • 2' What a strike from Robbie Brady! The score is 0-1.
  • 7' Bacary Sagna has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 12' A quiet spell here at . Ireland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Ireland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' Antoine Griezmann has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 25' Seamus Coleman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 27' A moment of madness from N'Golo Kante on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. France will be frustrated.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' It’s high time Martin O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Jeff Hendrick is booked for Republic of Ireland — Yellow card on 41.
  • 44' That is a Yellow card for France. Adil Rami will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Kingsley Coman gets the nod from France. He replaces N'Golo Kante and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Ireland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' France are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ireland's shape.
  • 58' What a strike from Antoine Griezmann! The score is 1-1.
  • 62' Sensational shot from Antoine Griezmann. France is back in the lead.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Republic of Ireland — Jon Walters on, Daryl Murphy off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Shane Duffy is booked for Republic of Ireland — Red card on 67.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Republic of Ireland. James McClean is replaced by John O'Shea.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Shane Long on 72 minutes.
  • 72' Wes Hoolahan gets the nod from Republic of Ireland. He replaces James McCarthy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Olivier Giroud as he leaves the pitch. Andre-Pierre Gignac steps in for France.
  • 79' It looks surprising Ireland does not make any changes. Richard Keogh has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. France needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Another substitution for France to replace Kingsley Coman by Moussa Sissoko on 90 minute.
  • 2-1 the final result. Ireland will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Ireland xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
France54% Draw26% Ireland20%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

France or Draw
80%
Draw or Ireland
46%
France or Ireland
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France36% Draw47% Ireland17%
Actual: Ireland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Ireland covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Ireland keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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