Uefa Euro 2016 Group A
Group A of UEFA Euro 2016 contained France, Romania, debutant Albania and Switzerland.
France was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship two times (in 1984 and 2000). Matches were played from 10 to 19 June 2016.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings October 2015 | FIFA Rankings June 2016 |
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| A1 |  France | 1 | Host | 28 May 2010 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (1984, 2000) | 8 | 17 |
| A2 |  Romania | 3 | Group F runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 5th | 2008 | Quarter-finals (2000) | 18 | 22 |
| A3 |  Albania | 4 | Group I runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 1st | — | Debut | 31 | 42 |
| A4 |  Switzerland | 2 | Group E runner-up | 9 October 2015 | 4th | 2008 | Group stage (1996, 2004, 2008) | 10 | 15 |
Notes
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
In the round of 16,
- The winner of Group A, France, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group E, Republic of Ireland.
- The runner-up of Group A, Switzerland, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Poland.
Matches
France vs Romania
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Albania vs Switzerland
| Albania | 0–1 | Switzerland |
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Romania vs Switzerland
| Romania | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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| Romania |     Switzerland |
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France vs Albania
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Romania vs Albania
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Switzerland vs France
| Switzerland | 0–0 | France |
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| Switzerland |      France |
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See also
References
External links
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