UEFA Euro 1996 Group B

Group B 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 18 June. The group consisted of France, Spain, Bulgaria and Romania.[1][2]

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Spain. Bulgaria and Romania failed to advance.

Teams
Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
May 1996
B1 (seed) SpainGroup 2 winner15 November 19955th1988Winners (1964)6
B2 BulgariaGroup 7 runner-up (2nd best runner-up)15 November 19951st—Debut28
B3 RomaniaGroup 1 winner15 November 19952nd1984Group stage (1984)16
B4 FranceGroup 1 runner-up (6th best runner-up)15 November 19954th1992Winners (1984)5

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

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

Matches
All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Spain vs Bulgaria
Spain 1–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 24,006
Spain
Bulgaria
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB3Alberto Belsué
CB4Rafael Alkorta
CB5Abelardo 90'
LB12Sergi 39'
DM6Fernando Hierro
RM15José Luis Caminero 27' 82'
LM18Guillermo Amor 42' 70'
AM8Julen Guerrero 51'
AM21Luis Enrique
CF9Juan Antonio Pizzi 75'
Substitutions:
FW7José Emilio Amavisca 51'
FW11Alfonso 70'
MF10Donato 82'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW5Petar Hubchev 72'
RB2Radostin Kishishev 55'
CB3Trifon Ivanov
LB4Iliyan Kiryakov 72'
DM6Zlatko Yankov 77'
RM7Emil Kostadinov 73'
LM11Yordan Letchkov
AM10Krasimir Balakov
CF8Hristo Stoichkov 29'
CF9Lyuboslav Penev 78'
Substitutions:
DF18Tsanko Tsvetanov 72'
MF15Ivaylo Yordanov 73'
MF16Daniel Borimirov 78'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Man of the Match:
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)[3]

Assistant referees:
Enrico Preziosi (Italy)
Fabrizio Zanforlin (Italy)
Fourth official:
Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Romania vs France
Romania 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 26,323
Romania
France
GK1Bogdan Stelea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu
CB4Miodrag Belodedici
CB16Gheorghe Mihali 49'
RWB2Dan Petrescu 78'
LWB13Tibor Selymes 71'
CM5Ioan Lupescu
CM11Dorinel Munteanu
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF7Marius Lăcătuș 56'
CF9Florin Răducioiu 46'
Substitutions:
FW20Viorel Moldovan 46'
FW19Adrian Ilie 90' 56'
DF17Iulian Filipescu 78'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB3Éric Di Meco 20' 68'
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM6Vincent Guérin
CM19Christian Karembeu
AM10Zinedine Zidane 80'
AM9Youri Djorkaeff
CF13Christophe Dugarry 68'
Substitutions:
FW11Patrice Loko 68'
DF12Bixente Lizarazu 68'
DF20Alain Roche 80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Man of the Match:
Youri Djorkaeff (France)[3]

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

Bulgaria vs Romania
Bulgaria 1–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 19,107
Bulgaria
Romania
GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB2Radostin Kishishev 48'
CB3Trifon Ivanov
LB18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM6Zlatko Yankov
RM7Emil Kostadinov 32'
LM11Yordan Letchkov 90'
AM15Ivaylo Yordanov
AM10Krasimir Balakov
CF8Hristo Stoichkov
CF9Lyuboslav Penev 72'
Substitutions:
MF16Daniel Borimirov 64' 32'
FW14Nasko Sirakov 72'
MF13Boncho Genchev 90'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK1Bogdan Stelea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu 78'
CB3Daniel Prodan
CB4Miodrag Belodedici
RWB2Dan Petrescu
LWB13Tibor Selymes
CM5Ioan Lupescu 46'
CM11Dorinel Munteanu
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF7Marius Lăcătuș 29'
CF9Florin Răducioiu
Substitutions:
FW20Viorel Moldovan 29'
MF14Constantin Gâlcă 46'
FW19Adrian Ilie 78'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

Man of the Match:
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)[3]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Henning Knudsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

France vs Spain
France 1–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
France
Spain
GK1Bernard Lama
RB2Jocelyn Angloma 65'
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc 43'
LB12Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM6Vincent Guérin 81'
CM19Christian Karembeu 60'
AM10Zinedine Zidane
AM9Youri Djorkaeff 63'
CF11Patrice Loko 74'
Substitutions:
DF20Alain Roche 65'
FW13Christophe Dugarry 74'
DF15Lilian Thuram 81'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
CB2Juan Manuel López
CB4Rafael Alkorta
CB5Abelardo
RWB16Jorge Otero 56' 59'
LWB12Sergi
DM6Fernando Hierro
CM15José Luis Caminero
RW21Luis Enrique 12' 55'
LW7José Emilio Amavisca 53'
CF11Alfonso 83'
Substitutions:
FW17Javier Manjarín 55'
FW14Kiko 59'
FW19Julio Salinas 83'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Man of the Match:
José Luis Caminero (Spain)[3]

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Aleh Chykun (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Kazimir Znaydinsky (Belarus)

France vs Bulgaria
France 3–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 26,976
France
Bulgaria
GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly 3'
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB12Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM6Vincent Guérin
CM19Christian Karembeu
AM10Zinedine Zidane 62'
AM9Youri Djorkaeff
CF13Christophe Dugarry 36' 70'
Substitutions:
MF18Reynald Pedros 62'
FW11Patrice Loko 70'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW5Petar Hubchev
RB17Emil Kremenliev 14'
CB3Trifon Ivanov 8'
LB18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM6Zlatko Yankov 79'
RM15Ivaylo Yordanov
LM11Yordan Letchkov
AM10Krasimir Balakov 82'
CF8Hristo Stoichkov
CF9Lyuboslav Penev
Substitutions:
MF16Daniel Borimirov 79'
FW20Georgi Donkov 82'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Man of the Match:
Laurent Blanc (France)[3]

Assistant referees:
Phil Joslin (England)
Mark Warren (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Durkin (England)[note 1]

Romania vs Spain
Romania 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Romania
Spain
GK12Florian Prunea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu
CB15Anton Doboș
CB3Daniel Prodan 86'
RWB2Dan Petrescu
LWB13Tibor Selymes
CM18Ovidiu Stîngă
CM14Constantin Gâlcă 77'
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c) 21'
CF19Adrian Ilie 47' 66'
CF9Florin Răducioiu 77'
Substitutions:
MF11Dorinel Munteanu 66'
FW21Ion Vlădoiu 77'
MF5Ioan Lupescu 86'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB2Juan Manuel López
CB4Rafael Alkorta
CB5Abelardo 64'
LB12Sergi
CM20Miguel Ángel Nadal 59'
CM6Fernando Hierro
RW17Javier Manjarín
LW7José Emilio Amavisca 72'
CF14Kiko 36'
CF9Juan Antonio Pizzi 57'
Substitutions:
FW11Alfonso 57'
FW18Guillermo Amor 64'
FW8Julen Guerrero 72'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Man of the Match:
Sergi (Spain)[3]

Assistant referees:
Akif Uğurdur (Turkey)
Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Notes
  1. Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).

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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