Switzerland eliminated Italy and England was almost eliminated by Slovakia while Portugal was held 0-0 by Slovenia (with CR7 missing a penalty) needing spot kicks to progress. Austria finished first in the group that included France and the Netherlands but lost to Turkiye, going down by two goals but scoring one back before a header was spectacularly saved by the Turkish goalkeeper at the death. France progressed 1-0 thanks to an own goal by Vertonghen (who used to play for the noisy neighbors) as L'Equipe gave the MOTM distinction to William Saliba.

Scores for the round of sixteen:

Geaux_HR 14 (4)

skinnejay 11 (1)

Sonny from Suffolk 10 (2)

Ray from Norfolk 10 (1)

Seidman 9 (1)

hansdampf 7 (0)

ben from portsmouth 4 (0)

Stars for the round of 16: Geaux_HR is first on 14 points (and four exact IKTS predictions) with skinnejay in second on 11 points (and one exact IKTS prediction) while Sonny from Suffolk is in third on 10 points (and two correct IKTS predictions) but Ray from Norfolk is also on 10 points, albeit with only one correct IKTS prediction as compared to two for Sonny from Suffolk.

Clever picks for the round of sixteen: There were ten exact predictions:

Spain versus Romania (Geaux_HR)

Romania versus Netherlands (Sonny from Suffolk)

Germany versus Denmark (Geaux_HR and Sonny from Suffolk)

England versus Slovakia (Ray from Norfolk and Seidman)

France versus Belgium ( ben from portsmouth and Geaux_HR)

Austria versus Turkiye (Geaux_HR and skinnejay)

Quarterfinals: Friday July 5 and Saturday July 6:

Spain - Germany

Portugal - France

England - Switzerland

Netherlands -Turkiye