UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 8 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of hosts England, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scotland.[1]

England won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Netherlands. Scotland and Switzerland failed to advance.

Teams

Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
May 1996
A1 (seed) EnglandHost5 May 19925th1992Third place (1968)24
A2  SwitzerlandGroup 3 winner11 October 19951st—Debut21
A3 NetherlandsPlay-off winner13 December 19955th1992Winners (1988)13
A4 ScotlandGroup 8 runner-up15 November 19952nd1992Group stage (1992)31

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group A, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Spain.
  • The runner-up of Group A, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group B, France.

Matches

England vs Switzerland

England 1–1  Switzerland
Shearer  23' Report Türkyilmaz  83' (pen.)
Attendance: 76,567

England
Switzerland
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary NevilleYellow card 26'
CB5Tony Adams (c)Yellow card 80'
CB6Gareth Southgate
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM11Darren Anderton
CM4Paul Ince
CM8Paul Gascoigne 77'
LM17Steve McManaman 70'
CF10Teddy Sheringham 70'
CF9Alan Shearer
Substitutions:
MF20Steve Stone 70'
MF14Nick Barmby 70'
MF7David Platt 77'
Manager:
Terry Venables
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB13Sébastien Jeanneret
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB15Ramon VegaYellow card 89'
LB3Yvan QuentinYellow card 43'
CM17Johann VogelYellow card 28'
CM5Alain Geiger (c) 71'
CM10Ciriaco Sforza
AM21Christophe Bonvin 67'
CF9Marco GrassiYellow card 84'
CF14Kübilay Türkyilmaz
Substitutions:
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat 67'
MF16Marcel Koller 71'
Manager:
Portugal Artur Jorge

Man of the Match:
Alan Shearer (England)[2]

Assistant referees:
Joaquin Olmos Gonzalez (Spain)
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Netherlands vs Scotland

Netherlands 0–0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Netherlands
Scotland
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB18Johan de Kock
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer (c) 68'
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM8Edgar Davids
LM14Richard WitschgeYellow card 26' 78'
RF7Gaston TaumentYellow card 28' 63'
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF17Jordi Cruyff
Substitutions:
FW9Patrick Kluivert 63'
MF12Aron Winter 68'
MF20Philip Cocu 78'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK12Andy Goram
RB2Stewart McKimmie 85'
CB4Colin Calderwood
CB5Colin Hendry
LB3Tom BoydYellow card 4'
CM8Stuart McCall
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
CM11John Collins
RF14Gordon Durie
CF18Kevin GallacherYellow card 32' 56'
LF20Scott Booth 46'
Substitutions:
FW7John Spencer 46'
MF17Billy McKinlay 56'
MF16Craig Burley 85'
Manager:
Craig Brown

Man of the Match:
Gary McAllister (Scotland)[2]

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Mikael Hansson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Switzerland vs Netherlands

Switzerland  0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800

Switzerland
Netherlands
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB15Ramon Vega
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB13Sébastien JeanneretYellow card 32' 69'
LB3Yvan Quentin
CM17Johann Vogel
CM10Ciriaco Sforza (c)
RF9Marco GrassiYellow card 72'
CF11Stéphane ChapuisatYellow card 40'
LF14Kubilay TürkyilmazYellow card 62'
Substitutions:
MF20Alexandre Comisetti 69'
Manager:
Portugal Artur Jorge
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c)
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer 80'
CM12Aron Winter
CM4Clarence SeedorfYellow card 14' 26'
LM14Richard Witschge
RF17Jordi Cruyff 84'
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF11Peter Hoekstra
Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock 26'
MF8Edgar Davids 80'
FW9Patrick Kluivert 84'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)[2]

Assistant referees:
Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria)
Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

Scotland vs England

Scotland 0–2 England
Report
Attendance: 76,864

Scotland
England
GK12Andy Goram
RB2Stewart McKimmie
CB4Colin Calderwood
CB5Colin HendryYellow card 70'
LB3Tom Boyd
RM13Tosh McKinlay 82'
CM8Stuart McCall
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
LM11John CollinsYellow card 29'
CF7John SpencerYellow card 38' 67'
CF14Gordon Durie 87'
Substitutions:
FW9Ally McCoist 67'
MF16Craig Burley 82'
MF15Eoin Jess 87'
Manager:
Craig Brown
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams (c)
CB6Gareth Southgate
LB3Stuart Pearce 46'
RM11Darren Anderton
CM4Paul InceYellow card 68' 80'
CM8Paul Gascoigne
LM17Steve McManaman
CF10Teddy Sheringham
CF9Alan ShearerYellow card 75'
Substitutions:
MF15Jamie Redknapp 46' 85'
MF20Steve Stone 80'
DF16Sol Campbell 85'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
David Seaman (England)[2]

Assistant referees:
Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Scotland vs Switzerland

Scotland 1–0  Switzerland
McCoist  36' Report
Attendance: 34,946

Scotland
Switzerland
GK12Andy Goram
RB13Tosh McKinlay 60'
CB4Colin CalderwoodYellow card 23'
CB5Colin Hendry
LB3Tom Boyd
RM16Craig Burley
CM8Stuart McCallYellow card 28'
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
LM11John CollinsYellow card 42'
CF14Gordon Durie
CF9Ally McCoist 84'
Substitutions:
FW20Scott Booth 60'
FW7John Spencer 84'
Manager:
Craig Brown
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB15Ramon VegaYellow card 23'
LB3Yvan Quentin 81'
CM16Marcel Koller 46'
CM10Ciriaco Sforza (c)
CM17Johann VogelYellow card 53'
AM21Christophe Bonvin
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat 46'
CF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Substitutions:
MF6Raphael WickyYellow card 55' 46'
FW7Sébastien FournierYellow card 63' 46'
MF20Alexandre Comisetti 81'
Manager:
Portugal Artur Jorge

Man of the Match:
Stuart McCall (Scotland)[2]

Assistant referees:
Milan Brabec (Czech Republic)
Otakar Drastik (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Jiři Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Netherlands vs England

Netherlands 1–4 England
Kluivert  78' Report
Attendance: 76,798

Netherlands
England
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c)Yellow card 23'
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer 73'
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM12Aron WinterYellow card 18'
LM14Richard Witschge 46'
RF17Jordi Cruyff
CF10Dennis BergkampYellow card 67'
LF11Peter Hoekstra 72'
Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock 46'
FW9Patrick Kluivert 72'
MF20Philip Cocu 73'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams (c)
CB6Gareth SouthgateYellow card 90'
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM11Darren Anderton
CM4Paul InceYellow card 43' 68'
CM8Paul Gascoigne
LM17Steve McManaman
CF10Teddy SheringhamYellow card 41' 77'
CF9Alan Shearer 76'
Substitutions:
MF7David Platt 68'
MF14Nick Barmby 76'
FW21Robbie Fowler 77'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
Teddy Sheringham (England)[2]

Assistant referees:
Egon Bereuter (Austria)
Manfred Zeiszer (Austria)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)

References

  1. ↑ "European Championship 1996". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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