Wales v Northern Ireland, England v Iceland & Republic of Ireland v France in last 16

The Republic were minutes from going out but finished third in Group E with a late 1-0 win over Italy and progress.

Wales, who topped Group B, play Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland in Paris on Saturday (17:00 BST) live on BBC One.

England, who were runners-up behind Wales, play surprise Group F runners-up Iceland in Nice on Monday (20:00 BST).

Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland side, who like Northern Ireland qualified as one of four best third-placed teams, take on hosts France in Lyon on Sunday at 14:00 BST.

Neither Northern Ireland nor Wales had ever qualified for the European Championship before this year's edition, the first to feature 24 teams, while it is the first time the Republic have made the knockout stages of a Euros.

The last time the Republic of Ireland played France was in 2009, when Thierry Henry handled the ball in the build-up to the deciding goal in a World Cup qualification play-off.

With a population of just 330,000, England's opponents Iceland are the smallest nation ever to qualify for the tournament.The Republic of Ireland were heading out before a late Robbie Brady header gave them a 1-0 win over Italy and sent them through as another one of the best third-placed teams.

Winger James McClean said the sight of "grown men crying and complete love for our country" was "quite remarkable", adding: "We knew it would be win or bust, we left nothing on the field, the best night of my life, hands down."

Goalscorer Brady said he was "absolutely flabbergasted" by the result and described it as an "out of body experience".

That dramatic climax echoed scenes earlier on Wednesday as Iceland sealed second place in Group F by scoring a last-minute goal to beat Austria 2-1.

That twist left Portugal in third - after their star forward Cristiano Ronaldo criticised Iceland's "small mentality" earlier in the group stages.

Had the match finished 1-1, England would have faced Portugal in the last 16 instead.

The Portuguese, who now play Group D winners Croatia, knocked England out of the European Championship in 2004 and the World Cup in 2006, both times after a penalty shootout.

BBC commentator John Motson said: "The third-place argument has been laid to rest. Who would have thought when we started this adventure that England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland would all be in the last 16?"

The draw means at least one of the home nations will definitely make the quarter-finals and Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill described facing Wales as a "fantastic game".

He told BBC Sport: "We will be heading back to the Parc des Princes which as we know from Tuesday night is a brilliant stadium. We will benefit from the familiarity of having been there already, of having done the journey and of having played on the pitch.

"The results tonight put us in what is arguably the more favourable side of the draw, so we are pleased about that."

(BBC)