Israel 2-1 Poland 1.ROMANIA 10 6 3 1 18- 9 21 Slovakia 0-0 France 2.FRANCE 10 5 5 0 22- 2 20 Romania 3-0 Azerbaijan 3.Slovakia 10 4 2 4 14-18 14 France 0-0 Romania 4.Poland 10 3 4 3 14-12 13 Israel 2-2 Slovakia 5.Israel 10 3 3 4 13-13 12 Poland 1-0 Azerbaijan 6.Azerbaijan 10 0 1 9 2-29 1 Romania 3-2 Slovakia Poland 0-0 France Azerbaijan 0-2 Israel (in Trabzon, Turkey) Azerbaijan 0-2 France (in Trabzon, Turkey) Israel 1-1 Romania Romania 2-1 Poland Israel 0-0 France Slovakia 4-1 Azerbaijan Poland 4-3 Israel Azerbaijan 1-4 Romania (in Trabzon, Turkey) France 4-0 Slovakia Poland 5-0 Slovakia Romania 2-1 Israel Azerbaijan 0-1 Slovakia (in Trabzon, Turkey) France 1-1 Poland Poland 0-0 Romania Slovakia 1-0 Israel France 10-0 Azerbaijan Israel 2-0 Azerbaijan Slovakia 4-1 Poland Romania 1-3 France Azerbaijan 0-0 Poland (in Trabzon, Turkey) Slovakia 0-2 Romania France 2-0 Israel
Cyprus 1-2 Spain 1.SPAIN 10 8 2 0 25- 4 26 FYR Macedonia 1-1 Denmark 2.DENMARK 10 6 3 1 19- 9 21 Belgium 2-0 Armenia 3.Belgium 10 4 3 3 17-13 15 Armenia 0-0 Cyprus 4.FYR Macedonia 10 1 4 5 9-18 7 Denmark 3-1 Belgium 5.Cyprus 10 1 4 5 6-20 7 FYR Macedonia 0-2 Spain 6.Armenia 10 1 2 7 5-17 5 Spain 3-0 Denmark Belgium 1-1 FYR Macedonia Cyprus 2-0 Armenia Belgium 1-4 Spain FYR Macedonia 3-0 Cyprus Cyprus 1-1 Denmark Spain 1-1 Belgium Armenia 0-2 Spain Denmark 1-0 FYR Macedonia Belgium 2-0 Cyprus Armenia 2-2 FYR Macedonia Denmark 4-0 Cyprus FYR Macedonia 0-5 Belgium Spain 1-0 Armenia Armenia 0-2 Denmark FYR Macedonia 1-2 Armenia Belgium 1-3 Denmark Spain 6-0 Cyprus Armenia 0-2 Belgium Denmark 1-1 Spain Cyprus 1-1 FYR Macedonia Cyprus 1-1 Belgium Denmark 3-1 Armenia Spain 3-0 FYR Macedonia
Iceland 0-1 Sweden 1.SWITZERLAND 8 5 2 1 15- 7 17 Hungary 2-2 Turkey 2.TURKEY 8 4 3 1 16- 8 15 Switzerland 4-2 Sweden 3.Sweden 8 2 3 3 9-10 9 Turkey 5-0 Iceland 4.Hungary 8 2 2 4 7-13 8 Switzerland 1-0 Iceland 5.Iceland 8 1 2 5 3-12 5 Sweden 2-0 Hungary Turkey 1-2 Switzerland Turkey 2-1 Sweden Hungary 2-2 Switzerland Switzerland 1-2 Turkey Hungary 1-0 Sweden Sweden 1-1 Iceland Iceland 2-1 Hungary Iceland 0-2 Switzerland Sweden 0-0 Switzerland Turkey 2-0 Hungary Switzerland 3-0 Hungary Iceland 0-0 Turkey Hungary 1-0 Iceland Sweden 2-2 Turkey
Estonia 0-2 Croatia 1.CROATIA 10 7 2 1 22- 5 23 Slovenia 1-1 Italy 2.ITALY 10 7 2 1 20- 6 23 Ukraine 0-2 Lithuania 3.Lithuania 10 5 1 4 13-12 16 Estonia 0-2 Italy 4.Ukraine 10 4 1 5 11-15 13 Croatia 2-0 Lithuania 5.Slovenia 10 3 2 5 13-13 11 Ukraine 0-0 Slovenia 6.Estonia 10 0 0 10 3-31 0 Ukraine 3-0 Estonia Italy 1-2 Croatia Slovenia 1-2 Lithuania Italy 4-1 Estonia Croatia 4-0 Ukraine Lithuania 0-0 Croatia Slovenia 3-0 Estonia Ukraine 0-2 Italy Estonia 0-1 Ukraine Lithuania 0-1 Italy Croatia 2-0 Slovenia Lithuania 2-1 Slovenia Estonia 1-3 Slovenia Ukraine 1-0 Croatia Estonia 0-1 Lithuania Croatia 7-1 Estonia Lithuania 1-3 Ukraine Italy 1-0 Slovenia Croatia 1-1 Italy Slovenia 3-2 Ukraine Lithuania 5-0 Estonia Italy 3-1 Ukraine Italy 4-0 Lithuania Slovenia 1-2 Croatia
Czech Republic 6-1 Malta 1.CZECH REPUBLIC 10 6 3 1 21- 6 21 Luxembourg 0-4 Netherlands 2.Netherlands 10 6 2 2 23- 5 20 Norway 1-0 Belarus 3.Norway 10 6 2 2 17- 7 20 Malta 0-0 Czech Republic 4.Belarus 10 3 2 5 8-13 11 Norway 1-1 Netherlands 5.Luxembourg 10 3 1 6 3-21 10 Belarus 2-0 Luxembourg 6.Malta 10 0 2 8 2-22 2 Belarus 0-4 Norway Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic Malta 0-1 Norway Netherlands 5-0 Luxembourg Malta 0-1 Luxembourg Czech Republic 4-2 Belarus Luxembourg 0-2 Norway Netherlands 4-0 Malta Belarus 1-1 Malta Norway 5-0 Luxembourg Czech Republic 3-1 Netherlands Belarus 1-0 Netherlands Norway 2-0 Malta Luxembourg 1-0 Czech Republic Norway 1-1 Czech Republic Netherlands 1-0 Belarus Luxembourg 1-0 Malta Czech Republic 2-0 Norway Belarus 0-2 Czech Republic Malta 0-4 Netherlands Luxembourg 0-0 Belarus Malta 0-2 Belarus Czech Republic 3-0 Luxembourg Netherlands 3-0 Norway Netherlands required to play off with second of Group 6. Netherlands 2-0 Ireland (in Liverpool)
Northern Ireland 4-1 Liechtenstein 1.PORTUGAL 10 7 2 1 29- 7 23 Liechtenstein 0-4 Austria 2.Ireland 10 5 2 3 17-11 17 Northern Ireland 1-2 Portugal 3.North. Ireland 10 5 2 3 20-15 17 Latvia 0-3 Ireland 4.Austria 10 5 1 4 29-14 16 Latvia 1-3 Portugal 5.Latvia 10 4 0 6 11-20 12 Austria 1-2 Northern Ireland 6.Liechtenstein 10 0 1 9 1-40 1 Ireland 4-0 Liechtenstein Portugal 1-0 Austria Liechtenstein 0-1 Latvia Northern Ireland 0-4 Ireland Portugal 8-0 Liechtenstein Ireland 1-1 Northern Ireland Austria 5-0 Latvia Austria 7-0 Liechtenstein Latvia 0-1 Northern Ireland Ireland 1-0 Portugal Portugal 3-2 Latvia Liechtenstein 0-0 Ireland Northern Ireland 1-2 Latvia Ireland 1-3 Austria Liechtenstein 0-7 Portugal Latvia 3-2 Austria Portugal 1-1 Northern Ireland Latvia 1-0 Liechtenstein Austria 3-1 Ireland Austria 1-1 Portugal Ireland 2-1 Latvia Liechtenstein 0-4 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5-3 Austria Portugal 3-0 Ireland Ireland required to play off with second of Group 5. Netherlands 2-0 Ireland (in Liverpool)
Wales 2-0 Albania 1.GERMANY 10 8 1 1 27-10 25 Georgia 0-1 Moldova 2.BULGARIA 10 7 1 2 24-10 22 Moldova 3-2 Wales 3.Georgia 10 5 0 5 14-13 15 bulgaria 2-0 Georgia 4.Moldova 10 3 0 7 11-27 9 Georgia 5-0 Wales 5.Wales 10 2 2 6 9-19 8 Albania 1-2 Germany 6.Albania 10 2 2 6 10-16 8 Bulgaria 4-1 Moldova Moldova 0-3 Germany Wales 0-3 Bulgaria Albania 0-1 Georgia Germany 2-1 Albania Albania 3-0 Moldova Georgia 0-2 Germany Bulgaria 3-1 Wales Moldova 0-3 Bulgaria Georgia 2-0 Albania Germany 1-1 Wales Moldova 2-3 Albania Bulgaria 3-2 Germany Wales 0-1 Georgia Albania 1-1 Bulgaria Germany 4-1 Georgia Wales 1-0 Moldova Bulgaria 3-0 Albania Germany 6-1 Moldova Wales 1-2 Germany Georgia 2-1 Bulgaria Albania 1-1 Wales Moldova 3-2 Georgia Germany 3-1 Bulgaria
Finland 0-2 Scotland 1.RUSSIA 10 8 2 0 34- 5 26 Faroe Islands 1-5 Greece 2.SCOTLAND 10 7 2 1 19- 3 23 Scotland 5-1 Faroe Islands 3.Greece 10 6 0 4 23- 9 18 Greece 4-0 Finland 4.Finland 10 5 0 5 18-18 15 Russia 4-0 San Marino 5.Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 10-35 6 Scotland 1-1 Russia 6.San Marino 10 0 0 10 2-36 0 Greece 2-0 San Marino Finland 5-0 Faroe Islands Finland 4-1 San Marino Greece 1-0 Scotland Russia 0-0 Scotland San Marino 0-2 Finland Greece 0-3 Russia San Marino 0-2 Scotland Faroe Islands 0-4 Finland Russia 3-0 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 3-0 San Marino Faroe Islands 0-2 Scotland San Marino 0-7 Russia Finland 2-1 Greece Finland 0-6 Russia Scotland 1-0 Greece Faroe Islands 2-5 Russia Scotland 1-0 Finland San Marino 0-4 Greece Russia 2-1 Greece San Marino 1-3 Faroe Islands Russia 3-1 Finland Greece 5-0 Faroe Islands Scotland 5-0 San Marino
(Thanks to Lars Aarhus.) Tie-breaker rules for the EC96 qualifying groups to be applied when two (or more) teams finish equal on points: ======================================================== 1) Points in mutual encounters between those teams. 2) Goal difference in mutual encounters between those teams. 3) Away goals in mutual encounters between those teams. 4) Total goal difference (against all other teams) 5) Total goals scored (against all other teams) 6) Total away goals scored (against all other teams) 7) Fair play
Final rankings second place finishers. Italy 6 4 1 1 12- 4 13 Bulgaria 6 4 0 2 14- 8 12 Turkey 6 3 2 1 11- 8 11 Scotland 6 3 2 1 5- 2 11 Denmark 6 3 2 1 9- 7 11 France 6 2 4 0 8- 2 10 ------------------------------------- Netherlands 6 2 2 2 6- 5 8 Ireland 6 2 1 3 8-10 7 Playoff: Netherlands 2-0 Ireland (Liverpool)
England qualifies as host.
Full stats were collected by Simon Gleave.
Additional Data on Final Tournament
Head-to-head records of teams meeting in Euro 96.
The venues:
Empire Stadium, Wembley (80,000; London)
Elland Road (43,000; Leeds)
Old Trafford (43,000; Manchester)
Hillsborough (41,000; Sheffield)
Anfield (40,000; Liverpool)
Villa Park (40,000; Birmingham)
St James' Park (32,000; Newcastle)
City Ground (28,000; Nottingham)
GROUP A [London, Birmingham]
1.ENGLAND 3 2 1 0 7- 2 7
2.NETHERLANDS 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4 (hth 1 0-0 1)
3.Scotland 3 1 1 1 1- 2 4 (hth 1 0-0 1)
4.Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1
June 8 London England 1-1 Switzerland
June 10 Birmingham Netherlands 0-0 Scotland
June 13 Birmingham Switzerland 0-2 Netherlands
June 15 London Scotland 0-2 England
June 18 Birmingham Scotland 1-0 Switzerland
June 18 London Netherlands 1-4 England
GROUP B [Leeds, Newcastle]
1.FRANCE 3 2 1 0 5- 2 7
2.SPAIN 3 1 2 0 4- 3 5
3.Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4
4.Romania 3 0 0 3 1- 4 0
June 9 Leeds Spain 1-1 Bulgaria
June 10 Newcastle Romania 0-1 France
June 13 Newcastle Bulgaria 1-0 Romania
June 15 Leeds France 1-1 Spain
June 18 Newcastle France 3-1 Bulgaria
June 18 Leeds Romania 1-2 Spain
GROUP C [Manchester, Liverpool]
1.GERMANY 3 2 1 0 5- 0 7
2.CZECH REPUBLIC 3 1 1 1 5- 6 4 (hth 1 2-1 3)
3.Italy 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4 (hth 1 1-2 0)
4.Russia 3 0 1 2 4- 8 1
June 9 Manchester Germany 2-0 Czech Republic
June 11 Liverpool Italy 2-1 Russia
June 14 Liverpool Czech Republic 2-1 Italy
June 16 Manchester Russia 0-3 Germany
June 19 Liverpool Russia 3-3 Czech Republic
June 19 Manchester Italy 0-0 Germany
GROUP D [Sheffield, Nottingham]
1.PORTUGAL 3 2 1 0 5- 1 7
2.CROATIA 3 2 0 1 4- 3 6
3.Denmark 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4
4.Turkey 3 0 0 3 0- 5 0
June 9 Sheffield Denmark 1-1 Portugal
June 11 Nottingham Turkey 0-1 Croatia
June 14 Nottingham Portugal 1-0 Turkey
June 16 Sheffield Denmark 0-3 Croatia
June 19 Nottingham Croatia 0-3 Portugal
June 19 Sheffield Denmark 3-0 Turkey
QUARTERFINALS
London, June 22
England 0-0 Spain [asdet]
England wins 4-2 on penalties
Liverpool, June 22
France 0-0 Netherlands [asdet]
France wins 5-4 on penalties
Manchester, June 23
Germany 2-1 Croatia
Birmingham, June 23
Portugal 0-1 Czech Republic
SEMIFINALS
Manchester, June 26
France 0-0 Czech Republic [asdet]
Czech Republic wins 6-5 on penalties
London, June 26
England 1-1 Germany [asdet]
Germany wins 6-5 on penalties
(No match for third place)
FINAL
London, June 30, 1996
Germany 2-1 Czech Republic [asdet]
Germany: Köpke, Sammer, Babbel, Helmer, Strunz, Hässler, Eilts (46' Bode),
Scholl (69' Bierhoff), Ziege, Klinsmann, Kuntz.
Czech Republic: Kouba, Kadlec, Hornak, Suchoparek, Poborsky (88' Smicer),
Nedved, Rada, Berger, Bejbl, Nemec, Kuka.
Referee: Pairetto (Italy)
Attendance: 76,000.
Scorers: 59' Berger (pen) 0-1; 73' Bierhoff 1-1; 95' Bierhoff 2-1.
Topscorer (overall): Suker (Croatia) 15 goals.
Topscorer (final tournament): Shearer (England) 5 goals.
European Championship Overview File
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