UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

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.

Teams
Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
May 1996
A1 (seed) EnglandHost5 May 19925th1992Third place (1968)24
A2  SwitzerlandGroup 3 winner11 October 19951st—Debut21
A3 NetherlandsPlay-off winner13 December 19955th1992Winners (1988)13
A4 ScotlandGroup 8 runner-up (4th best runner-up)15 November 19952nd1992Group stage (1992)31

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group A, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Spain.
  • The runner-up of Group A, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group B, France.

Matches
All times British Standard Time (UTC+0)

England vs Switzerland
England 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 76,567
England
Switzerland
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville 26'
CB5Tony Adams (c) 80'
CB6Gareth Southgate
LB3Stuart Pearce
DM4Paul Ince
RM11Darren Anderton
LM17Steve McManaman 70'
AM8Paul Gascoigne 77'
SS10Teddy Sheringham 70'
CF9Alan Shearer
Substitutions:
MF20Steve Stone 70'
MF14Nick Barmby 70'
MF7David Platt 77'
Manager:
Terry Venables
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB13Sébastien Jeanneret
CB15Ramon Vega 89'
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
LB3Yvan Quentin 43'
CM17Johann Vogel 28'
CM10Ciriaco Sforza
CM5Alain Geiger (c) 71'
AM21Christophe Bonvin 67'
CF9Marco Grassi 84'
CF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Substitutions:
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat 67'
MF16Marcel Koller 71'
Manager:
Artur Jorge

Man of the Match:
Alan Shearer (England)[3]

Assistant referees:
Joaquín Olmos González (Spain)
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Netherlands vs Scotland
Netherlands 0–0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Netherlands
Scotland
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB18Johan de Kock
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer (c) 68'
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM8Edgar Davids
LM14Richard Witschge 26' 78'
RF7Gaston Taument 28' 63'
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF17Jordi Cruyff
Substitutions:
FW9Patrick Kluivert 63'
MF12Aron Winter 68'
MF20Philip Cocu 78'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK12Andy Goram
RB2Stewart McKimmie 85'
CB4Colin Calderwood
CB5Colin Hendry
LB3Tom Boyd 4'
CM8Stuart McCall
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
CM11John Collins
RF14Gordon Durie
CF18Kevin Gallacher 32' 56'
LF20Scott Booth 46'
Substitutions:
FW7John Spencer 46'
MF17Billy McKinlay 56'
MF16Craig Burley 85'
Manager:
Craig Brown

Man of the Match:
Gary McAllister (Scotland)[3]

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

Switzerland vs Netherlands
Switzerland  0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800
Switzerland
Netherlands
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB15Ramon Vega
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB13Sébastien Jeanneret 32' 69'
LB3Yvan Quentin
CM17Johann Vogel
CM10Ciriaco Sforza (c)
RF9Marco Grassi 72'
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat 40'
LF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz 62'
Substitutions:
MF20Alexandre Comisetti 69'
Manager:
Artur Jorge
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c)
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer 80'
CM12Aron Winter
CM4Clarence Seedorf 14' 26'
LM14Richard Witschge
RF17Jordi Cruyff 84'
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF11Peter Hoekstra
Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock 26'
MF8Edgar Davids 80'
FW9Patrick Kluivert 84'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)[3]

Assistant referees:
Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria)
Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

Scotland vs England
Scotland 0–2 England
Report
Attendance: 76,864
Scotland
England
GK12Andy Goram
CB4Colin Calderwood
CB5Colin Hendry 70'
CB3Tom Boyd
RWB2Stewart McKimmie
LWB13Tosh McKinlay 82'
CM8Stuart McCall
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
CM11John Collins 29'
CF14Gordon Durie 87'
CF7John Spencer 38' 67'
Substitutions:
FW9Ally McCoist 67'
MF16Craig Burley 82'
MF15Eoin Jess 87'
Manager:
Craig Brown
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams (c)
LB3Stuart Pearce 46'
DM6Gareth Southgate
CM4Paul Ince 68' 80'
RW11Darren Anderton
AM8Paul Gascoigne
LW17Steve McManaman
SS10Teddy Sheringham
CF9Alan Shearer 75'
Substitutions:
MF15Jamie Redknapp 46' 85'
MF20Steve Stone 80'
DF16Sol Campbell 85'
Manager:
Terry Venables

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

Assistant referees:
Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Scotland vs Switzerland
Scotland 1–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 34,926
Scotland
Switzerland
GK12Andy Goram
RB13Tosh McKinlay 60'
CB4Colin Calderwood 23'
CB5Colin Hendry
LB3Tom Boyd
RM16Craig Burley
CM8Stuart McCall 28'
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
LM11John Collins 42'
CF14Gordon Durie
CF9Ally McCoist 84'
Substitutions:
FW20Scott Booth 60'
FW7John Spencer 84'
Manager:
Craig Brown
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB15Ramon Vega 23'
LB3Yvan Quentin 81'
CM16Marcel Koller 46'
CM10Ciriaco Sforza (c)
CM17Johann Vogel 53'
AM21Christophe Bonvin
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat 46'
CF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Substitutions:
MF6Raphael Wicky 55' 46'
FW7Sébastien Fournier 63' 46'
MF20Alexandre Comisetti 81'
Manager:
Artur Jorge

Man of the Match:
Stuart McCall (Scotland)[3]

Assistant referees:
Milan Brabec (Czech Republic)
Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Netherlands vs England
Netherlands 1–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 76,798
Netherlands
England
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c) 23'
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer 73'
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM12Aron Winter 18'
LM14Richard Witschge 46'
RF17Jordi Cruyff
CF10Dennis Bergkamp 67'
LF11Peter Hoekstra 72'
Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock 46'
FW9Patrick Kluivert 72'
MF20Philip Cocu 73'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams (c)
CB6Gareth Southgate 90'
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM11Darren Anderton
CM4Paul Ince 43' 68'
CM8Paul Gascoigne
LM17Steve McManaman
CF10Teddy Sheringham 41' 77'
CF9Alan Shearer 76'
Substitutions:
MF7David Platt 68'
MF14Nick Barmby 76'
FW21Robbie Fowler 77'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
Teddy Sheringham (England)[3]

Assistant referees:
Egon Bereuter (Austria)
Manfred Zeiszer (Austria)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)

References
  1. "European Championship 1996". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. "Every EURO man of the match since 1996". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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