UEFA Euro 1996 Final
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Event | UEFA Euro 1996 | ||||||
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After golden goal extra time | |||||||
Date | 30 June 1996 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Man of the Match | Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 73,611[3] | ||||||
The UEFA Euro 1996 Final was a football match played on 30 June 1996 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 1996. The match featured tournament favourites Germany, who knocked out hosts England in the previous round, and Czech Republic, playing in only their first European Championship since the break-up of Czechoslovakia. Both teams had qualified for the knockout stage from Group C of the tournament's group stage, with Germany winning 2–0 in the teams' earlier meeting.
Germany won the final 2–1, with Oliver Bierhoff scoring the golden goal in the 95th minute.[4] Bierhoff had earlier equalised in the 73rd minute after Patrik Berger scored a penalty for Czech Republic on 59 minutes after Karel Poborský had been tripped.[5]
Route to the final
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–2 | Match 1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2–1 | Match 2 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3–3 | Match 3 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group C runner-up
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Final standings | Group C winner
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | Quarter-finals | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Semi-finals | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
Match
Details
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Germany
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules
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References
- 1 2 "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- 1 2 "UEFA EURO 1996 - History - Czech Republic-Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- 1 2 Jones, Ken (1 July 1996). "Vogts' triumph over adversity". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Germany 2 Czech Republic 1". Impromptunic. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "Germany Wins Euro 96 With a 'Golden Goal'". New York Times. 1 July 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2013.