Euro 2016: Belgium beat Sweden in Group E clash

Belgium advance to knockout stages, Turkish dreams of last-16 place broken by Group E results

ANKARA (AA) – Belgium made it to the last 16 of the Euro 2016 as they edged out Sweden 1-0 in their Group E match at Stade de Nice late Wednesday.

Turkey’s hopes of making it through were dashed after the night’s other Group E clash ended with an unexpected 1-0 win for the Republic of Ireland over Italy.

Belgium broke the deadlock in the 84th minute when Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan fired outside the penalty box.

The result means Sweden have been eliminated from Euro 2016.

Belgium will meet Hungary in the next stage.

- Group E standings:

Teams	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Italy	3	2	0	1	3	1	2	6
Belgium	3	2	0	1	4	2	2	6
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4
Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

- Round of 16 fixtures:

June 25, Saturday

Switzerland vs Poland

Wales vs Northern Ireland

Croatia vs Portugal

June 26, Sunday

France vs Republic of Ireland

Germany vs Slovakia

Hungary vs Belgium

June 27, Monday

Italy vs Spain

England vs Iceland

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