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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  England |
| Dates | 8 June – 30 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Germany (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.06 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,275,857 (41,157 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Alan Shearer (5 goals) |
| Best player |  Matthias Sammer |
← 1992 2000 → | |
Qualification
Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in December 1995. The following teams qualified:
| Country | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| England
|
Hosts |
 Romania
|
Group 1 winner |
 France
|
Group 1 runners-up |
 Spain
|
Group 2 winner |
 Denmark
|
Group 2 runners-up |
 Switzerland
|
Group 3 winner |
 Turkey
|
Group 3 runners-up |
 Croatia
|
Group 4 winner |
 Italy
|
Group 4 runners-up |
| Czech Republic3 |
Group 5 winner |
 Portugal
|
Group 6 winner |
| Germany4 |
Group 7 winner |
 Bulgaria
|
Group 7 runners-up |
 Russia5 |
Group 8 winner |
 Scotland
|
Group 8 runners-up |
 Netherlands
|
Play-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
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 Netherlands
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 4 |
| Switzerland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Spain
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Bulgaria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
 Romania
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
 Czech Republic
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 |
 Italy
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Russia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
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
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
 Croatia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Turkey
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
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 |