UEFA Euro 1996

The UEFA Euro 1996 was the 10th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held in 8 June to 30 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Denmark. The tournament was hosted in England. 16 teams were qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Germany after defeating Czech Republic.

UEFA Euro 1996
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates8 June – 30 June
Teams16
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored64 (2.06 per match)
Attendance1,275,857 (41,157 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alan Shearer (5 goals)
Best player(s) Matthias Sammer

Qualification

Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in December 1995. The following teams qualified:

Country Qualified as
England 00Hosts
 Romania 10Group 1 winner
 France 05Group 1 runners-up
 Spain 13Group 2 winner
 Denmark 04Group 2 runners-up
Switzerland 14Group 3 winner
 Turkey 15Group 3 runners-up
 Croatia 02Group 4 winner
 Italy 07Group 4 runners-up
 Czech Republic3 03Group 5 winner
 Portugal 09Group 6 winner
 Germany4 06Group 7 winner
 Bulgaria 01Group 7 runners-up
 Russia5 11Group 8 winner
 Scotland 12Group 8 runners-up
 Netherlands 08Play-off winner

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England 321072+57
Netherlands 311134–14
Scotland 311112–14
Switzerland 301214–31

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France 321052+37
Spain 312043+15
Bulgaria 311134–14
Romania 300314–30

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany 321050+57
Czech Republic 311156–14
Italy 31113304
Russia 301248–41

Czech Republic was placed on top of Italy because of their previous match against each other (2 – 1)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal 321051+47
Croatia 320143+16
Denmark 31114404
Turkey 300305–50

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
22 June        
  France  0 (5)
26 June
  Netherlands  0 (4)  
  France  0 (5)
23 June
    Czech Republic  0 (6)  
  Czech Republic  1
30 June
  Portugal  0  
  Czech Republic  1
23 June
    Germany  2
  Germany  2
26 June
  Croatia  1  
  Germany  1 (6)
22 June
    England  1 (5)  
  Spain  0 (2)
  England  0 (4)  
 UEFA Euro 1996 Winners 

Germany
3rd title
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