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][2]
Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Croatia. Denmark and Turkey 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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D1 (seed) | ![]() |
Group 2 runner-up (5th best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 5th | 1992 | Winners (1992) | 11 |
D2 | ![]() |
Group 6 winner | 15 November 1995 | 2nd | 1984 | Semi-finals (1984) | 18 |
D3 | ![]() |
Group 3 runner-up (3rd best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 30 |
D4 | ![]() |
Group 4 winner | 15 November 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 27 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals,
Denmark ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 34,993
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Denmark |
Portugal |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Turkey ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 22,460
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Turkey |
Croatia |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Portugal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Attendance: 22,670
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Portugal |
Turkey |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Croatia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Croatia |
Denmark |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Croatia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 20,484
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Croatia |
Portugal |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Turkey ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 28,951
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Turkey |
Denmark |
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Man of the Match:
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Stages |
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General information |
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Official symbols |
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UEFA Euro 1996 finalists
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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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