UEFA Euro 1996 Group B
Group B of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 9 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of France, Spain, Bulgaria and Romania.[1]
France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Spain. Bulgaria and Romania failed to advance.
Teams
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
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B1 (seed) | Group 2 winner | 15 November 1995 | 5th | 1988 | Winners (1964) | 6 | |
B2 | Group 7 runner-up | 15 November 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 28 | |
B3 | Group 1 winner | 15 November 1995 | 2nd | 1984 | Group stage (1984) | 16 | |
B4 | Group 1 runner-up | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1992 | Winners (1984) | 5 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals,
Matches
Spain vs Bulgaria
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Bulgaria
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Romania vs France
Romania
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France
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Bulgaria vs Romania
Bulgaria
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Romania
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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France vs Spain
France
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Spain
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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France vs Bulgaria
France
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Bulgaria
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Romania vs Spain
Romania
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Spain
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes
- 1 2 Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).
References
- ↑ "European Championship 1996". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- 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.