UEFA Euro 1996 Group D

Group D 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 19 June. The group consisted of defending champions Denmark, Portugal, Croatia and Turkey.[1]

Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Croatia. Denmark and Turkey failed to advance.

Teams

Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
May 1996
D1 (seed) DenmarkGroup 2 runner-up15 November 19955th1992Winners (1992)11
D2 PortugalGroup 6 winner15 November 19952nd1984Semi-finals (1984)18
D3 TurkeyGroup 3 runner-up15 November 19951st—Debut30
D4 CroatiaGroup 4 winner15 November 19951st—Debut27

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group D, Portugal, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Czech Republic.
  • The runner-up of Group D, Croatia, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Germany.

Matches

Denmark vs Portugal

Denmark 1–1 Portugal
B. Laudrup  22' Report Sá Pinto  53'
Attendance: 34,993

Denmark
Portugal
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB2Thomas HelvegYellow card 30'
CB3Marc Rieper
CB5Jes Høgh
LB14Jens RisagerYellow card 14'
DM7Brian Steen Nielsen
CM8Claus Thomsen 83'
CM13Henrik Larsen 90'
AM10Michael Laudrup (c)
CF9Mikkel Beck
CF11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF12Torben Piechnik 83'
MF18Kim Vilfort 90'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK1Vitor Baia (c)
RB3Paulinho SantosYellow card 9'
CB16Hélder Cristóvão
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas
DM4OceanoYellow card 24' 37'
RM10Rui Costa
CM19Paulo SousaYellow card 58' 79'
LM20Luís Figo 62'
CF8João PintoYellow card 73'
CF9Sá PintoYellow card 41'
Substitutions:
MF18António Folha 37'
FW15Domingos 62'
MF6José Tavares 79'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)[2]

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Berend Talens (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Rene Temmink (Netherlands)

Turkey vs Croatia

Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report Vlaović  86'
Attendance: 22,406

Turkey
Croatia
GK22Rüştü Reçber
RB4Vedat İnceefe
CB13Rahim Zafer
CB8Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB3Alpay Özalan
DM19Tolunay KafkasYellow card 31' 89'
RM18Arif Erdem 82'
CM5Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM17Abdullah Ercan
AM16Sergen Yalçın
CF9Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
FW7Hami Mandıralı 82'
FW14Saffet Sancaklı 89'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK1Dražen Ladić
SW5Nikola Jerkan
CB6Slaven Bilić
CB4Igor Štimac
RWB13Mario Stanić
LWB3Robert Jarni
CM10Zvonimir Boban (c)Yellow card 55' 57'
CM8Robert Prosinečki
CM7Aljoša AsanovićYellow card 40'
CF11Alen Bokšić 73'
CF9Davor Šuker 90'
Substitutions:
MF14Zvonimir Soldo 57'
FW19Goran Vlaović 73'
DF15Dubravko Pavličić 90'
Manager:
Miroslav Blaževic

Man of the Match:
Robert Prosinečki (Croatia)[2]

Assistant referees:
Ernst Felder (Switzerland)
Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Portugal vs Turkey

Portugal 1–0 Turkey
Couto  66' Report
Attendance: 22,670

Portugal
Turkey
GK1Vitor Baia (c)
RB3Paulinho SantosYellow card 2'
CB16Hélder Cristóvão
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas
DM19Paulo Sousa
RM18António Folha 46'
CM10Rui Costa
LM20Luís FigoYellow card 58'
CF8João Pinto 77'
CF9Sá Pinto 65'
Substitutions:
MF6José TavaresYellow card 72' 46'
FW11Jorge Cadete 65'
MF17Hugo Porfírio 77'
Manager:
António Oliveira
GK22Rüştü Reçber
RB4Vedat İnceefeYellow card 65'
CB8Ogün Temizkanoğlu 46'
LB3Alpay Özalan
DM2Recep Çetin
RM10Oğuz Çetin (c) 69'
CM5Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM17Abdullah ErcanYellow card 43'
AM16Sergen Yalçın
CF14Saffet Sancaklı 63'
CF9Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
DF13Rahim ZaferYellow card 73' 46'
MF19Tolunay KafkasYellow card 76' 63'
MF18Arif Erdem 69'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)[2]

Assistant referees:
Laszlo Hamar (Hungary)
Imre Bozóky (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Piller (Hungary)

Croatia vs Denmark

Croatia 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Croatia
Denmark
GK1Dražen Ladić
SW5Nikola Jerkan
CB6Slaven Bilić
CB4Igor Štimac
RWB13Mario StanićYellow card 20'
LWB3Robert Jarni
CM8Robert ProsinečkiYellow card 23' 88'
CM10Zvonimir Boban (c) 82'
CM7Aljoša Asanović
CF9Davor Šuker
CF19Goran VlaovićYellow card 39' 82'
Substitutions:
MF2Nikola Jurčević 82'
MF14Zvonimir Soldo 82'
MF16Mladen Mladenović 88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB2Thomas Helveg 46'
CB3Marc Rieper
CB5Jes Høgh
LB6Michael Schjønberg
DM7Brian Steen Nielsen
CM8Claus Thomsen
CM13Henrik Larsen 69'
AM10Michael Laudrup (c)
AM18Kim Vilfort 59'
CF11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF20Jacob Laursen 46'
FW9Mikkel Beck 59'
MF19Stig Tøfting 69'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Davor Šuker (Croatia)[2]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Ufrasi (France)
Jacques Mas (France)
Fourth official:
Alain Sars (France)

Croatia vs Portugal

Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 20,484

Croatia
Portugal
GK12Marijan Mrmić
CB15Dubravko PavličićYellow card 36'
CB6Slaven Bilić
CB14Zvonimir Soldo
RWB20Dario Šimić
LWB3Robert Jarni (c)Yellow card 30'
CM16Mladen Mladenović 46'
CM2Nikola Jurčević
AM8Robert Prosinečki 46'
CF17Igor PamićYellow card 10' 46'
CF19Goran Vlaović
Substitutions:
FW9Davor Šuker 46'
MF7Aljoša Asanović 46'
MF10Zvonimir Boban 46'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK1Vítor Baía (c)
RB2Secretário
CB5Fernando Couto
CB16Hélder Cristóvão
LB13Dimas
DM4Oceano
RM19Paulo Sousa 70'
CM10Rui Costa 61'
LM20Luís Figo
CF9Sá Pinto 46'
CF8João Pinto
Substitutions:
FW15Domingos 46'
MF14Pedro Barbosa 61'
MF6José Tavares 70'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
João Pinto (Portugal)[2]

Assistant referees:
Hans Wolf (Germany)
Harald Sather (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Turkey vs Denmark

Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 28,671

Turkey
Denmark
GK22Rüştü ReçberYellow card 89'
RB4Vedat İnceefe
CB8Ogün Temizkanoğlu
LB3Alpay Özalan
CM2Recep Çetin (c) 68'
CM5Tugay KerimoğluYellow card 44'
RW7Hami Mandıralı
AM15Tayfun KorkutYellow card 61'
LW17Abdullah Ercan
CF11Orhan Çıkırıkçı 68'
CF9Hakan Şükür 46'
Substitutions:
MF18Arif Erdem 46'
FW14Saffet Sancaklı 68'
DF20Bülent Korkmaz 68'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB2Thomas HelvegYellow card 57'
CB5Jes Høgh
CB3Marc Rieper
LB6Michael Schjønberg 46'
DM7Brian Steen Nielsen
CM8Claus Thomsen
CM17Allan Nielsen
AM10Michael Laudrup (c)
CF15Erik Bo Andersen 88'
CF11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
MF13Henrik LarsenYellow card 81' 46'
FW21Søren Andersen 88'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Brian Laudrup (Denmark)[2]

Assistant referees:
Serguei Foursa (Russia)
Sergei Frantsuzov (Russia)
Fourth official:
Serguei Khussainov (Russia)

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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