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Euro 2016: Wales, England through to knockout stages

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June 21, 2016

Euro 2016: Wales, England through to knockout stages

Wales and England are through to the knockout stages of Euro 2016 after their final Group B games.

Chris Coleman’s side beat Russia 3-0 to top the group at their first European Championship, with England second after being held 0-0 by Slovakia.

On Tuesday, Northern Ireland will look to join both sides as they face Germany in Paris (17:00 BST).

The top two teams in each of the six groups qualify automatically, plus the best four third-placed sides.

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, who scored Wales’ third goal against Russia, said: “We said we didn’t want to make the numbers up. Well, we can’t do any more than win the group. We look forward to seeing who we play next.”

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England boss Roy Hodgson admitted finishing as runners-up in the group was a “disappointment” but added: “Who is to say the team we will play will be that much stronger?

“The way we are playing I am not frightened of anybody.”

Wales will play a third-place team from either Group A (Albania), Group D (one from Czech Republic, Croatia or Turkey) or Group C (one from Germany, Poland or Northern Ireland).

That depends on the combination of the four groups which provide the third-placed sides – explained in Uefa’s pre-determined formula below.

Whoever they face, Wales will play at Paris’ Parc des Princes on Saturday at 17:00 BST.

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