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][2]
England won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Netherlands. Scotland and Switzerland failed to advance.
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
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A1 (seed) | England | Host | 5 May 1992 | 5th | 1992 | Third place (1968) | 24 |
A2 | Switzerland | Group 3 winner | 11 October 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 21 |
A3 | Netherlands | Play-off winner | 13 December 1995 | 5th | 1992 | Winners (1988) | 13 |
A4 | Scotland | Group 8 runner-up (4th best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 2nd | 1992 | Group stage (1992) | 31 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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[a] | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4[a] | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
England | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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Report |
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Attendance: 76,567
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
England |
Switzerland |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Netherlands | 0–0 | Scotland |
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Report |
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Netherlands |
Scotland |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Switzerland | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Report |
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Attendance: 36,800
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
Switzerland |
Netherlands |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Scotland | 0–2 | England |
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Report |
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Attendance: 76,864
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Scotland |
England |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Scotland | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Report |
Attendance: 34,926
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Scotland |
Switzerland |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Netherlands | 1–4 | England |
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Report |
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Attendance: 76,798
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
Netherlands |
England |
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General information |
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Eliminated in the semi-finals |
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Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
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Eliminated in the group stage |
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