Turkey's Arda Turan dribbles past Spain's Gerard Pique during the UEFA Euro 2016.
(Image credit: Alex Livesey / Stringer)

Both Spain and Italy won their second-week matches in the UEFA Euro 2016, allowing both teams to advance to the next round of the tournament. Italy's star striker Eder booted in a goal in the 88th minute of the match against Sweden to send the Italians to the knockout stages, while Spain thoroughly dominated opponent Turkey in a 3-0 victory, cementing their status as tournament favorites. Also Friday, a match between Croatia and the Czech Republic ended in a 2-2 draw after Czech Republic rallied back from a two-goal deficit.

Week 2 play continues Saturday with two games: Belgium vs. Ireland at 9 a.m. EDT and Iceland vs. Hungary at 12 p.m. EDT.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.