Who needs what to reach Euro 2024 last 16?

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England lead Group C pinch 4 points, while Scotland are 3rd successful Group A pinch 1 point

Every broadside has played doubly astatine Euro 2024 and 3 nations person secured a spot successful nan knockouts.

That intends 13 of nan 16 places are still up for grabs.

The apical 2 teams successful each six groups suffice automatically, joined by nan 4 champion third-placed teams.

With 1 crippled to spell BBC Sport tells you who needs what to scope nan past 16.

Group A - Germany already through

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Scotland person a difficult task if they want to automatically beforehand arsenic runners-up. Steve Clarke's broadside request to hit Hungary, trust connected Switzerland losing to Germany, and dream a six-goal plaything falls successful their favour.

But, Scotland will apt beforehand pinch a triumph arsenic 1 of nan champion third-placed teams - sloppy of Switzerland's result.

No broadside has grounded to scope nan knockout stages successful a 24-team Euros aft gaining 4 points.

If Scotland suffer their last group lucifer to Hungary connected Sunday, they will decorativeness 4th and beryllium eliminated.

Germany became nan first squad to scope nan knockouts by beating Hungary 2-0 connected Wednesday and will apical nan group if they debar conclusion against Switzerland successful their last game.

Matches remaining

Switzerland v Germany (Sunday, 20:00 BST)

Scotland v Hungary (Sunday, 20:00 BST)

Group B - Spain successful past 16

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Spain are done to nan past 16 arsenic group winners.

Italy will beryllium done to nan knockouts arsenic runners-up if they debar conclusion against Croatia. The defending champions will beryllium eliminated if they suffer and Albania hit Spain.

Albania tin clinch 2nd if they hit Spain and Croatia hit Italy. Although, if Croatia's separator of triumph is 2 goals greater than Albania's, they would jump supra their Group B rivals.

Croatia will besides decorativeness 2nd if they hit Italy and Albania do not hit Spain.

Matches remaining

Croatia v Italy (Monday, 20:00 BST)

Albania v Spain (Monday, 20:00 BST)

Group C - Work still to do for England

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England request to debar conclusion against Slovenia successful their last group crippled connected Tuesday to guarantee progressing from Group C.

A triumph will guarantee Gareth Southgate's broadside beforehand arsenic group winners.

If Denmark neglect to hit Serbia, past England will suffice sloppy of their consequence against Slovenia.

Denmark and Slovenia will advancement automatically pinch wins. Serbia will decorativeness successful nan apical 2 if they hit Denmark and Slovenia don't hit England.

Matches remaining

England v Slovenia (Tuesday, 20:00 BST)

Denmark v Serbia (Tuesday, 20:00 BST)

Group D - Tight astatine nan top

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The apical 3 teams successful Group D are separated by conscionable 1 constituent and could each extremity nan group stages successful first, 2nd aliases third.

The Netherlands will decorativeness successful nan apical 2 and beforehand into nan knockouts if they debar conclusion to Austria.

France will guarantee a last-16 spot if they do not suffer to Poland.

Austria will decorativeness successful nan apical 2 if they hit nan Netherlands.

Poland became nan first squad to beryllium eliminated from nan title pursuing France's tie pinch nan Netherlands connected Friday.

Matches remaining

Netherlands v Austria (Tuesday, 17:00 BST)

France v Poland (Tuesday, 17:00 BST)

Group E - Everyone connected 3 points

Group E sees nan different business of everybody having 3 points aft 2 games.

This is nan first clip successful Euros history each 4 teams person been connected nan aforesaid magnitude of points aft 2 games.

All 4 teams cognize a triumph connected Wednesday will return them into nan past 16 - but nary squad would beryllium judge of apical spot pinch a victory.

A constituent will beryllium capable for Belgium - who play Ukraine - and Romania - who look Slovakia.

If some games are drawn past extremity quality will beryllium needed to determine who finishes wherever (because each squad would person nan aforesaid head-to-head points).

Belgium and Romania would spell done successful that scenario, pinch Slovakia hoping to spell done arsenic 1 of nan champion third-placed teams. Ukraine would beryllium out.

Matches remaining

Ukraine v Belgium (Wednesday, 17:00 BST)

Slovakia v Romania (Wednesday, 17:00 BST)

Group F - Portugal done arsenic group winners

Portugal are done to nan past 16 arsenic group winners.

Turkey will beryllium done to nan knockouts if they debar conclusion against nan Czech Republic, sloppy of Georgia's consequence against Portugal.

The Czechs must hit Turkey and dream Georgia neglect to triumph against Portugal. If they do it will travel down to extremity difference.

Euros debutantes Georgia look nan reliable task of having to hit Portugal past must dream nan Czech Republic hit Turkey if they are to advance. In that instance, it would travel down to their extremity quality compared to nan Czechs.

Matches remaining

Czech Republic v Turkey (Wednesday, 20:00 BST)

Georgia v Portugal (Wednesday, 20:00 BST)

How astir nan third-placed teams?

The 4 champion third-placed teams spell into nan past 16, pinch nan bottommost 2 going out.

At Euro 2016 and 2020, each squad who vanished connected 4 points aliases 3 points pinch a extremity quality that was not antagonistic went through.

How are 2 teams who decorativeness level connected points split?

  1. Head-to-head results betwixt squad aliases teams

  2. Head-to-head extremity difference

  3. Head-to-head goals scored

  4. Overall extremity difference

  5. Overall goals scored

  6. Lowest disciplinary points full (red paper = 3 points, yellowish paper = 1 point, 2 yellowish cards successful 1 lucifer = 3 points)

  7. Ranking successful qualifiers

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