Okay, so after an incredibly dramatic finish to the group stages for certain teams (Ireland in particular) we have now reached the knock-out stages of the tournament, we started with 24 and now have 16 therefore we lost 8 teams along the way, fortunately (or unfortunately, however you look at it), no one has escaped the group stages with 3 teams (curse you Norwich City!!!!!!!!!!), and we have some seriously juicy games lined up for you, starting with Switzerland vs Poland and finishing in an almightly clash between the smallest country in the tournament and the most English, Iceland vs England. So without further ado here is the list of casualties and the fixtures of the next round:
Teams out:
Turkey - No1 Croat Fan
Albania - DrippingD
Romania - timgtimmehtimg
Sweden - r
Czech Republic - Othko97
Austria - Conrade_General
Russia - DrippingD
Ukraine - Jubal
Fixtures (to be played over this weekend):
Match 1: Switzerland (Son of the King) vs Poland (Conrade_General)
Match 2: Croatia (r) vs Portugal (Pentagathus)
Match 3: Wales (Pentagathus) vs Northern Ireland (No1 Croat Fan)
Match 4: Hungary (r) vs Belgium (No1 Croat Fan)
Match 5: Germany (Son of the King) vs Slovakia (timgtimmehtimg)
Match 6: Italy (Othko97) vs Spain (Jubal)
Match 7: France (DrippingD) vs Republic of Ireland (Othko97)
Match 8: England (timgtimmehtimg) vs Iceland (Jubal)