Most saves in the Group Stage
Iceland’s progress to the knockout stages in their first ever major tournament is nothing short of a fairy tale. And one of the key members who ensured progress to the round of 16 was goalkeeper Hannes Thor Halldorsson.
The 32-year-old goalkeeper made a total of 17 saves over the three games – including eight saves in the 1-1 draw with Portugal which saw him deny Ronaldo time and again much to the frustration of the Real Madrid forward who, at the time, was still looking to score his first goal in the tournament.
| # | Player | Team | Total Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannes Halldorsson | Iceland | 17 |
| 2 | Michael McGovern | N Ireland | 15 |
| 3 | Andriy Pyatov | Ukraine | 14 |
| Igor Akinfeev | Russia | 14 | |
| 5 | Volkan Babacan | Turkey | 13 |
| 6 | Andreas Isaksson | Sweden | 12 |
| Ciprian Tatarusanu | Romania | 12 | |
| Robert Almer | Austria | 12 | |
| 9 | Matus Kozacik | Slovakia | 11 |
| 10 | Etrit Berisha | Albania | 9 |
Most Tackles per Game
Nobody has made more tackles per game than Croatia’s Ivan Strinic. He is the only player to average 5 tackles per game while the next best is three different players on 4 per game. The left-back played in two games and kept one clean sheet.
Romania’s Cristian Sapunaru, France’s N’Golo Kante and Northern Ireland’s Oliver Norwood have averaged 4 tackles per game at Euro 2016. Kante has played only two games but had been instrumental in the hosts’ two wins.
| # | Player | Team | Tackles per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Strinic | Croatia | 5 |
| 2 | Cristian Sapunaru | Romania | 4 |
| N'Golo Kante | France | 4 | |
| Oliver Norwood | N Ireland | 4 | |
| 5 | Aaron Ramsey | Wales | 3.7 |
| Darijo Srna | Croatia | 3.7 | |
| Florian Klein | Austria | 3.7 | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez | Switzerland | 3.7 | |
| Zoltan Gera | Hungary | 3.7 | |
| 10 | Adam Nagy | Hungary | 3.5 |
All stats courtesy of WhoScored
