European Championship 1992


Qualifying Stage


Group 1 [France]
Iceland          2-0 Albania            1.FRANCE           8  8  0  0  20- 6 16
Iceland          1-2 France             2.Czechoslovakia   8  5  0  3  12- 9 10
Czechoslovakia   1-0 Iceland            3.Spain            7  3  0  4  17-12  6
Spain            2-1 Iceland            4.Iceland          8  2  0  6   7-10  4
France           2-1 Czechoslovakia     5.Albania          7  1  0  6   2-21  2
Czechoslovakia   3-2 Spain
Albania          0-1 France
Spain            9-0 Albania
France           3-1 Spain
France           5-0 Albania
Albania          0-2 Czechoslovakia
Albania          1-0 Iceland
Iceland          0-1 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia   1-2 France
Iceland          2-0 Spain
Spain            1-2 France
Czechoslovakia   2-1 Albania
Spain            2-1 Czechoslovakia
France           3-1 Iceland
Albania          vs  Spain           (never played)

Group 2 [Scotland]
Switzerland      2-0 Bulgaria           1.SCOTLAND         8  4  3  1  14- 7 11
Scotland         2-1 Romania            2.Switzerland      8  4  2  2  19- 7 10
Romania          0-3 Bulgaria           3.Romania          8  4  2  2  13- 7 10
Scotland         2-1 Switzerland        4.Bulgaria         8  3  3  2  15- 8  9
Bulgaria         1-1 Scotland           5.San Marino       8  0  0  8   1-33  0
San Marino       0-4 Switzerland
Romania          6-0 San Marino
San Marino       1-3 Romania
Scotland         1-1 Bulgaria
Switzerland      0-0 Romania
Bulgaria         2-3 Switzerland
San Marino       0-2 Scotland
San Marino       0-3 Bulgaria
Switzerland      7-0 San Marino
Switzerland      2-2 Scotland
Bulgaria         4-0 San Marino
Romania          1-0 Scotland
Scotland         4-0 San Marino
Romania          1-0 Switzerland
Bulgaria         1-1 Romania

Group 3 [Soviet Union]
Soviet Union     2-0 Norway             1.SOVIET UNION     8  5  3  0  13- 2 13
Norway           0-0 Hungary            2.Italy            8  3  4  1  12- 5 10
Hungary          1-1 Italy              3.Norway           8  3  3  2   9- 5  9
Hungary          4-2 Cyprus             4.Hungary          8  2  4  2  10- 9  8
Italy            0-0 Soviet Union       5.Cyprus           8  0  0  8   2-25  0
Cyprus           0-3 Norway
Cyprus           0-4 Italy
Cyprus           0-2 Hungary
Hungary          0-1 Soviet Union
Norway           3-0 Cyprus
Italy            3-1 Hungary
Soviet Union     4-0 Cyprus
Norway           2-1 Italy
Norway           0-1 Soviet Union
Soviet Union     2-2 Hungary
Soviet Union     0-0 Italy
Hungary          0-0 Norway
Italy            1-1 Norway
Cyprus           0-3 Soviet Union
Italy            2-0 Cyprus
Due to political changes, the Soviet Union competed in the final tournament
as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Group 4 [Denmark]
Northern Ireland 0-2 Yugoslavia         1.YUGOSLAVIA       8  7  0  1  24- 4 14
Faroe Islands    1-0 Austria            2.Denmark          8  6  1  1  18- 7 13
Denmark          4-1 Faroe Islands      3.Northern Ireland 8  2  3  3  11-11  7
Northern Ireland 1-1 Denmark            4.Austria          8  1  1  6   6-14  3
Yugoslavia       4-1 Austria            5.Faroe Islands    8  1  1  6   3-26  3
Austria          0-0 Northern Ireland
Denmark          0-2 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia       4-1 Northern Ireland
Yugoslavia       1-2 Denmark
Northern Ireland 1-1 Faroe Islands
Yugoslavia       7-0 Faroe Islands
Austria          3-0 Faroe Islands
Denmark          2-1 Austria
Faroe Islands    0-5 Northern Ireland
Faroe Islands    0-4 Denmark
Austria          0-3 Denmark
Faroe Islands    0-2 Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland 2-1 Austria
Denmark          2-1 Northern Ireland
Austria          0-2 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia not admitted to the final tournament due to UN sanctions.
Denmark replaced Yugoslavia.
The Faroe Islands played all home matches in Landskrona, Sweden.

Group 5 [Germany]
Wales            3-1 Belgium            1.GERMANY          6  5  0  1  13- 4 10
Luxembourg       2-3 Germany            2.Wales            6  4  1  1   8- 6  9
Luxembourg       0-1 Wales              3.Belgium          6  2  1  3   7- 6  5
Belgium          3-0 Luxembourg         4.Luxembourg       6  0  0  6   2-14  0
Belgium          1-1 Wales
Germany          1-0 Belgium
Wales            1-0 Germany
Luxembourg       0-2 Belgium
Germany          4-1 Wales
Wales            1-0 Luxembourg
Belgium          0-1 Germany
Germany          4-0 Luxembourg
Originally, both East and West Germany were drawn in this group; after 
unification, Germany took over the fixtures of West Germany, while those
of East Germany were scratched.

Group 6 [Netherlands]
Finland          0-0 Portugal           1.NETHERLANDS      8  6  1  1  17- 2 13
Portugal         1-0 Netherlands        2.Portugal         8  5  1  2  11- 4 11
Greece           4-0 Malta              3.Greece           8  3  2  3  11- 9  8
Netherlands      2-0 Greece             4.Finland          8  1  4  3   5- 8  6
Malta            1-1 Finland            5.Malta            8  0  2  6   2-23  2
Malta            0-8 Netherlands
Greece           3-2 Portugal
Malta            0-1 Portugal
Portugal         5-0 Malta
Netherlands      1-0 Malta
Netherlands      2-0 Finland
Finland          2-0 Malta
Finland          1-1 Netherlands
Portugal         1-0 Finland
Finland          1-1 Greece
Netherlands      1-0 Portugal
Greece           2-0 Finland
Portugal         1-0 Greece
Greece           0-2 Netherlands
Malta            1-1 Greece

Group 7 [England]
Ireland          5-0 Turkey             1.ENGLAND          6  3  3  0   7- 3  9
England          2-0 Poland             2.Ireland          6  2  4  0  13- 6  8
Ireland          1-1 England            3.Poland           6  2  3  1   8- 6  7
Turkey           0-1 Poland             4.Turkey           6  0  0  6   1-14  0
England          1-1 Ireland
Poland           3-0 Turkey
Ireland          0-0 Poland
Turkey           0-1 England
Poland           3-3 Ireland
England          1-0 Turkey
Turkey           1-3 Ireland
Poland           1-1 England

Group 8 [Sweden]
Sweden qualifies as host.

Topscorers qualifying tournament:

1. Pancev (YUG)         10 goals
2. Papin (FRA)           9
3. Van Basten (NED)      8
4. Knup (SWI)            6      
   Christensen (DEN)     6      
6. Butragueño (SPA)      5      
   Kiprich (HUN)         5 
   Bergkamp (NED)        5 
   Clarke (NI)           5
  

Final Tournament (in Sweden)


1992 European Championship Final Tournament Details

Final Group 1 (Stockholm and Malmö)
Sweden           1-1 France             1.SWEDEN           3  2  1  0   4- 2  5
Denmark          0-0 England            2.DENMARK          3  1  1  1   2- 2  3
France           0-0 England            3.France           3  0  2  1   2- 3  2
Sweden           1-0 Denmark            4.England          3  0  2  1   1- 2  2
Sweden           2-1 England
France           1-2 Denmark

Final Group 2 (Göteborg and Norrköping)
Netherlands      1-0 Scotland           1.NETHERLANDS      3  2  1  0   4- 1  5
Germany          1-1 CIS                2.GERMANY          3  1  1  1   4- 4  3
Germany          2-0 Scotland           3.Scotland         3  1  0  2   3- 3  2
Netherlands      0-0 CIS                4.CIS              3  0  2  1   1- 4  2
Scotland         3-0 CIS
Netherlands      3-1 Germany

SEMIFINALS

Stockholm
Sweden           2-3 Germany

Göteborg
Netherlands      2-2 Denmark         [aet]
Denmark wins 5-4 on penalties

(No match for third place)

FINAL

Göteborg, June 26, 1992
Denmark          2-0 Germany
Denmark: Schmeichel, Sivebaek (Christiansen), K. Nielsen, L. Olsen, Piechnik,
         Christofte, J. Jensen, Vilfort, H. Larsen, Povlsen, B. Laudrup.
Germany: Illgner, Helmer, Reuter, Kohler, Buchwald, Brehme, Hässler,
         Sammer (Doll), Effenberg (Thom), Riedle, Klinsmann.

Referee: Galler (Switzerland)
Attendance: 37,000.

Scorers: 18' Jensen 1-0; 78' Vilfort 2-0.

Topscorers (final tournament): Bergkamp (Netherlands), Brolin (Sweden),
                               H. Larsen (Denmark), Riedle (Germany) 3 goals.

Topscorer (overall): Papin (France) 11 goals.

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