Heavyweights, France, Germany and Belgium proved their supremacy by qualifying for the quarter-finals of the 2016 European Championship on Sunday.
The trio joined Poland, Wales and Portugal in the last eight after seeing-off Republic of Ireland, Slovakia and Hungary.
Tournament host, France came from behind to defeat Ireland 2-1 in the first game on Sunday.
Paul Pogba’s foul on Shane Long barely two minutes into the fixture gave Robbie Brady the perfect opportunity to give Ireland an early lead and he responded accordingly by thumping the ball in off the post to beat Hugo Lloris.
Ireland held the lead until the 58th minute when Antoine Griezmann’s two goals in the space of three minutes turned the game on its head for Les Bleus.
Shane Duffy then received his marching orders shortly after when he hacked down the Atletico Madrid forward as he was set through on goal to possibly secure his hat-trick.
In the second game, Germany produced a comprehensive 3-0 thrashing of Slovakia in Lille
The world champions were at their efficient best during the group stages and even more lethal during this Last 16 tie, with Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez and Julian Draxler getting the goals.
And finally, Eden Hazard produced a memorable performance as Belgium crushed Hungary 4-0 in Toulouse.
The Chelsea playmaker was a class apart as he terrorised the Hungarian defence, eventually getting his name on the score sheet late on to go with goals from Toby Alderweireld, Michy Batshuayi and Yannick Carrasco.
Marc Wilmots side will now battle Wales for a spot in the semi-final while Poland face Portugal.
France and Germany have to wait for the outcome of the clash between Italy and Spain as well as England versus Iceland on Monday to know who their next round opponents are.
