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(Top) 1 Format 2 Qualified teams 3 Bracket 4 Quarter-finals 4.1 Spain vs England 4.2 France vs Netherlands 4.3 Germany vs Croatia 4.4 Czech Republic vs Portugal 5 Semi-finals 5.1 France vs Czech Republic 5.2 Germany vs England 6 Final 7 References 8 External links

UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage

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The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1996 was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams, culminating in two teams playing in the final to determine the winners of the tournament. The knockout stage began with the quarter-finals on 22 June and ended with the final on 30 June 1996 at Wembley StadiuminLondon. Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Czech Republic achieved by a golden goal during extra time.^[1]

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Format[edit]

Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes, was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). For the first time in a major football competition, the golden goal rule was applied, whereby the match would immediately end upon either team scoring during the extra time period and the goalscoring team being declared the winner. If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.

Qualified teams[edit]

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	England	Netherlands
B	France	Spain
C	Germany	Czech Republic
D	Portugal	Croatia

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

22 June – Liverpool

France (p)	0 (5)
		26 June – Manchester
Netherlands	0 (4)
		France	0 (5)
23 June – Birmingham
		Czech Republic (p)	0 (6)
Czech Republic	1
				30 June – London
Portugal	0
				Czech Republic	1
23 June – Manchester
				Germany (g.g.)	2
Germany	2
		26 June – London
Croatia	1
		Germany (p)	1 (6)
22 June – London
		England	1 (5)
Spain	0 (2)

England (p)	0 (4)

Quarter-finals[edit]

Spain vs England[edit]

22 June 1996

15:00

Spain	0–0 (a.e.t.)	England
	Report
Penalties
Hierro Amor Belsué Nadal	2–4	Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 75,440^[2]

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Spain

England


GK	1	Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB	3	Alberto Belsué	40'
CB	4	Rafael Alkorta		72'
CB	5	Abelardo	1'
LB	12	Sergi
CM	6	Fernando Hierro
CM	20	Miguel Ángel Nadal
CM	18	Guillermo Amor
RW	17	Javier Manjarín		46'
LW	14	Kiko
CF	19	Julio Salinas		46'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Alfonso	50'	46'
MF	15	José Luis Caminero		46'
DF	2	Juanma López		72'
Manager:
Javier Clemente


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Gary Neville	47'
CB	5	Tony Adams (c)
CB	6	Gareth Southgate
LB	3	Stuart Pearce
RM	17	Steve McManaman		109'
CM	7	David Platt
CM	8	Paul Gascoigne
LM	11	Darren Anderton		109'
SS	10	Teddy Sheringham		109'
CF	9	Alan Shearer
Substitutions:
MF	14	Nick Barmby		109'
MF	20	Steve Stone		109'
FW	21	Robbie Fowler		109'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
David Seaman (England)^[3]

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

France vs Netherlands[edit]

22 June 1996

18:30

France	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc	5–4	De Kock De Boer Kluivert Seedorf Blind

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 37,465^[4]

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

France

Netherlands


GK	1	Bernard Lama
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	5	Laurent Blanc
CB	8	Marcel Desailly
LB	12	Bixente Lizarazu
RM	19	Christian Karembeu	48'
CM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)	7'
CM	6	Vincent Guérin
LM	10	Zinedine Zidane
SS	9	Youri Djorkaeff
CF	11	Patrice Loko		61'
Substitutions:
FW	13	Christophe Dugarry		61'	80'
MF	18	Reynald Pedros			80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	18	Johan de Kock	68'
CB	3	Danny Blind (c)
LB	15	Winston Bogarde	90'
RM	6	Ronald de Boer
CM	10	Dennis Bergkamp		60'
LM	14	Richard Witschge		80'
AM	17	Jordi Cruyff		69'
AM	20	Philip Cocu
CF	9	Patrick Kluivert	89'
Substitutions:
MF	4	Clarence Seedorf		60'
MF	12	Aron Winter		69'
FW	19	Youri Mulder		80'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Bernard Lama (France)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Manuel López Fernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Germany vs Croatia[edit]

23 June 1996

15:00

Germany	2–1	Croatia
Klinsmann 20' (pen.) Sammer 59'	Report	Šuker 51'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 43,412^[5]

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Germany

Croatia


GK	1	Andreas Köpke
SW	6	Matthias Sammer	5'
RB	2	Stefan Reuter
CB	14	Markus Babbel
CB	5	Thomas Helmer
LB	17	Christian Ziege
RM	8	Mehmet Scholl		88'
CM	21	Dieter Eilts
LM	7	Andreas Möller
CF	9	Fredi Bobic		46'
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann (c)	7'	39'
Substitutions:
MF	4	Steffen Freund		39'
FW	11	Stefan Kuntz		46'
MF	10	Thomas Häßler		88'
Manager:
Berti Vogts


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
CB	5	Nikola Jerkan
CB	6	Slaven Bilić
CB	4	Igor Štimac	56'
RWB	2	Nikola Jurčević		78'
LWB	3	Robert Jarni
CM	13	Mario Stanić
CM	7	Aljoša Asanović
CM	10	Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF	19	Goran Vlaović
CF	9	Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
MF	16	Mladen Mladenović		78'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Man of the Match:
Matthias Sammer (Germany)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Mikael Hansson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Czech Republic vs Portugal[edit]

23 June 1996

18:30

Czech Republic	1–0	Portugal
Poborský 53'	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 26,832^[6]

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Czech Republic

Portugal


GK	1	Petr Kouba
SW	5	Miroslav Kadlec
RB	2	Radoslav Látal	82'
CB	3	Jan Suchopárek	1'
CB	15	Michal Horňák
LB	6	Václav Němeček (c)		90'
CM	13	Radek Bejbl
CM	7	Jiří Němec
AM	8	Karel Poborský
CF	9	Pavel Kuka
CF	17	Vladimír Šmicer		85'
Substitutions:
MF	12	Luboš Kubík		85'
MF	14	Patrik Berger		90'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin


GK	1	Vítor Baía (c)
RB	2	Secretário	59'
CB	5	Fernando Couto
CB	16	Hélder	10'
LB	13	Dimas
DM	4	Oceano		65'
RW	10	Rui Costa
AM	19	Paulo Sousa
LW	20	Luís Figo		82'
CF	8	João Pinto	90'
CF	9	Sá Pinto	40'	46'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Domingos		46'
MF	18	António Folha		65'
FW	11	Jorge Cadete		82'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Klaus Plettenberg (Germany)
Egbert Engler (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Semi-finals[edit]

France vs Czech Republic[edit]

26 June 1996

16:00

France	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Czech Republic
	Report
Penalties
Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc Pedros	5–6	Kubík Nedvěd Berger Poborský Rada Kadlec

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 43,877^[7]

Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

France

Czech Republic


GK	1	Bernard Lama
RB	15	Lilian Thuram	43'	83'
CB	5	Laurent Blanc (c)
CB	20	Alain Roche	50'
LB	12	Bixente Lizarazu	64'
RM	14	Sabri Lamouchi		62'
CM	8	Marcel Desailly
LM	6	Vincent Guérin
AM	9	Youri Djorkaeff
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane
CF	11	Patrice Loko
Substitutions:
MF	18	Reynald Pedros		62'
DF	2	Jocelyn Angloma		83'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	Petr Kouba
SW	5	Miroslav Kadlec
CB	15	Michal Horňák
CB	19	Karel Rada
RM	17	Vladimír Šmicer		46'
CM	6	Václav Němeček (c)	83'
LM	20	Pavel Novotný
RW	8	Karel Poborský
AM	4	Pavel Nedvěd	77'
LW	7	Jiří Němec		84'
CF	10	Radek Drulák		70'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Patrik Berger		46'
DF	18	Martin Kotůlek		70'
MF	12	Luboš Kubík	97'	84'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Kadlec (Czech Republic)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Robert Orr (Scotland)
John Fleming (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Germany vs England[edit]

26 June 1996

19:30

Germany	1–1 (a.e.t.)	England
Kuntz 16'	Report	Shearer 3'
Penalties
Häßler Strunz Reuter Ziege Kuntz Möller	6–5	Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne Sheringham Southgate

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 75,862^[8]

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Germany

England


GK	1	Andreas Köpke
SW	6	Matthias Sammer
RB	2	Stefan Reuter	46'
CB	14	Markus Babbel
CB	5	Thomas Helmer		110'
LB	17	Christian Ziege
RM	4	Steffen Freund		118'
CM	21	Dieter Eilts
LM	7	Andreas Möller (c)	80'
AM	8	Mehmet Scholl		77'
CF	11	Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF	10	Thomas Häßler		77'
MF	3	Marco Bode		110'
MF	19	Thomas Strunz		118'
Manager:
Berti Vogts


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	7	David Platt
CB	6	Gareth Southgate
CB	5	Tony Adams (c)
LB	3	Stuart Pearce
DM	4	Paul Ince
RM	11	Darren Anderton
LM	17	Steve McManaman
AM	8	Paul Gascoigne	73'
SS	10	Teddy Sheringham
CF	9	Alan Shearer
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
Dieter Eilts (Germany)^[3]

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

Final[edit]

30 June 1996

19:00

Czech Republic	1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)	Germany
Berger 59' (pen.)	Report	Bierhoff 73', 95'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,611

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Czech Republic

Germany


GK	1	Petr Kouba
SW	5	Miroslav Kadlec (c)
CB	15	Michal Horňák	47'
CB	3	Jan Suchopárek
CM	4	Pavel Nedvěd
CM	13	Radek Bejbl
CM	19	Karel Rada
RW	8	Karel Poborský		88'
AM	14	Patrik Berger
LW	7	Jiří Němec
CF	9	Pavel Kuka
Substitutions:
FW	17	Vladimír Šmicer		88'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin


GK	1	Andreas Köpke
SW	6	Matthias Sammer	69'
CB	14	Markus Babbel
CB	5	Thomas Helmer	63'
RWB	19	Thomas Strunz
LWB	17	Christian Ziege	91'
DM	21	Dieter Eilts		46'
CM	8	Mehmet Scholl		69'
CM	10	Thomas Häßler
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF	11	Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF	3	Marco Bode		46'
FW	20	Oliver Bierhoff		69'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Man of the Match:
Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)^[3]

Assistant referees:^[9]
Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

References[edit]

^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

^ Moore, Glenn (24 June 1996). "Fortune favours brave England". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

^ Shaw, Phil (24 June 1996). "Croatia punished by Sammer". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

^ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

^ Moore, Glenn (27 June 1996). "Shoot-out breaks England hearts". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

^ "UEFA Euro 1996 – History – Czech Republic-Germany". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

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