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Swiss cheers in the aftermath: As third in Group A, Switzerland qualified for the round of 16
Photo: Ozan Kose / dpa
Thanks to the results on Monday, five more teams reached the round of 16 at the European Football Championship.
World champions France, England, the Czech Republic and Sweden entered the knockout phase without a fight.
The Swiss, who had to hope for the competition after the last group game, also secured progress.
The quintet benefited from the fact that in groups B and C, after the final preliminary round, the third-placed Finland and Ukraine only have three points each.
Thus, the five teams, each with four counters, are at least among the top four thirds in the group.
The constellation comes about because at the EM with 24 teams and six groups, only the two worst thirds in the group do not qualify for the round of 16.
The four-time world champions Italy, Wales, Belgium and the Netherlands had previously qualified for the knockout round.
On Monday evening Denmark and Austria also reached the second round in groups B and C.
On Saturday, Wales will meet Denmark in Amsterdam (6 p.m.), then four-time world champions Italy will play against Austria in London (9 p.m., all games in the live ticker at SPIEGEL.de).
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