UEFA Euro 2016 Group C
Football tournament group stage
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Group C of UEFA Euro 2016 contained Germany, Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland. Germany was the only former European champion in this group, having won the championship three times (in 1972 and 1980 as West Germany and in 1996 as unified Germany). Matches were played from 12 to 21 June 2016.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
UEFA Rankings October 2015[nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings June 2016 |
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| C1 |  Germany[nb 2] | 1 | Group D winner | 11 October 2015 | 12th | 2012 | Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) | 1 | 4 |
| C2 |  Ukraine | 2 | Play-off winner | 17 November 2015 | 2nd | 2012 | Group stage (2012) | 14 | 19 |
| C3 |  Poland | 3 | Group D runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 3rd | 2012 | Group stage (2012) | 17 | 27 |
| C4 |  Northern Ireland | 4 | Group F winner | 8 October 2015 | 1st | — | Debut | 33 | 25 |
Notes
- The UEFA rankings of October 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
- Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
In the round of 16,
- The winner of Group C, Germany, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group B, Slovakia.
- The runner-up of Group C, Poland, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Switzerland.
- The third-placed team of Group C, Northern Ireland, advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group B, Wales.
Matches
Poland vs Northern Ireland
| Poland | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Report |
         Poland[2]
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     Northern Ireland[2]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[4]
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Germany vs Ukraine
| Germany | 2–0 | Ukraine |
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     Germany[6]
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     Ukraine[6]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[4]
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Ukraine vs Northern Ireland
Ukraine[9]
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Northern Ireland[9]
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Man of the Match:
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Germany vs Poland
Germany[12]
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 Poland[12]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[4]
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Ukraine vs Poland
| Ukraine | 0–1 | Poland |
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Ukraine[15]
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Poland[15]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[4]
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Northern Ireland vs Germany
| Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Germany |
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Northern Ireland[18]
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Germany[18]
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Man of the Match:
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