UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage

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 Stadium in London. Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Czech Republic achieved by a golden goal during extra time.[1]

All times BST (UTC+0)

Format

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

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
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 June – Liverpool
 
 
 France (p)0 (5)
 
26 June – Manchester
 
 Netherlands0 (4)
 
 France0 (5)
 
23 June – Birmingham
 
 Czech Republic (p)0 (6)
 
 Czech Republic1
 
30 June – London
 
 Portugal0
 
 Czech Republic1
 
23 June – Manchester
 
 Germany (g.g.)2
 
 Germany2
 
26 June – London
 
 Croatia1
 
 Germany (p)1 (6)
 
22 June – London
 
 England1 (5)
 
 Spain0 (2)
 
 
 England (p)0 (4)
 

Quarter-finals

Spain vs England
Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) England
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 75,440[2]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Spain
England
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB3Alberto Belsué 40'
CB4Rafael Alkorta 72'
CB5Abelardo 1'
LB12Sergi
CM6Fernando Hierro
CM20Miguel Ángel Nadal
CM18Guillermo Amor
RW17Javier Manjarín 46'
LW14Kiko
CF19Julio Salinas 46'
Substitutions:
FW11Alfonso 50' 46'
MF15José Luis Caminero 46'
DF2Juan Manuel López 72'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville 47'
CB5Tony Adams (c)
CB6Gareth Southgate
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM17Steve McManaman 109'
CM7David Platt
CM8Paul Gascoigne
LM11Darren Anderton 109'
SS10Teddy Sheringham 109'
CF9Alan Shearer
Substitutions:
MF14Nick Barmby 109'
MF20Steve Stone 109'
FW21Robbie 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
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 37,465[4]
France
Netherlands
GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB5Laurent Blanc
CB8Marcel Desailly
LB12Bixente Lizarazu
RM19Christian Karembeu 48'
CM7Didier Deschamps (c) 7'
CM6Vincent Guérin
LM10Zinedine Zidane
SS9Youri Djorkaeff
CF11Patrice Loko 61'
Substitutions:
FW13Christophe Dugarry 61' 80'
MF18Reynald Pedros 80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB18Johan de Kock 68'
CB3Danny Blind (c)
LB15Winston Bogarde 90'
RM6Ronald de Boer
CM10Dennis Bergkamp 60'
LM14Richard Witschge 80'
AM17Jordi Cruyff 69'
AM20Philip Cocu
CF9Patrick Kluivert 89'
Substitutions:
MF4Clarence Seedorf 60'
MF12Aron Winter 69'
FW19Youri 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
Germany 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 43,412[5]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Germany
Croatia
GK1Andreas Köpke
SW6Matthias Sammer 5'
RB2Stefan Reuter
CB14Markus Babbel
CB5Thomas Helmer
LB17Christian Ziege
RM8Mehmet Scholl 88'
CM21Dieter Eilts
LM7Andreas Möller
CF9Fredi Bobic 46'
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann (c) 7' 39'
Substitutions:
MF4Steffen Freund 39'
FW11Stefan Kuntz 46'
MF10Thomas Häßler 88'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK1Dražen Ladić
CB5Nikola Jerkan
CB6Slaven Bilić
CB4Igor Štimac 56'
RWB2Nikola Jurčević 78'
LWB3Robert Jarni
CM13Mario Stanić
CM7Aljoša Asanović
CM10Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF19Goran Vlaović
CF9Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
MF16Mladen 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
Czech Republic 1–0 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 26,832[6]
Czech Republic
Portugal
GK1Petr Kouba
SW5Miroslav Kadlec
RB2Radoslav Látal 82'
CB3Jan Suchopárek 1'
CB15Michal Horňák
LB6Václav Němeček (c) 90'
CM13Radek Bejbl
CM7Jiří Němec
AM8Karel Poborský
CF9Pavel Kuka
CF17Vladimír Šmicer 85'
Substitutions:
MF12Luboš Kubík 85'
MF14Patrik Berger 90'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
GK1Vítor Baía (c)
RB2Secretário 59'
CB5Fernando Couto
CB16Hélder 10'
LB13Dimas
DM4Oceano 65'
RW10Rui Costa
AM19Paulo Sousa
LW20Luís Figo 82'
CF8João Pinto 90'
CF9Sá Pinto 40' 46'
Substitutions:
FW15Domingos 46'
MF18António Folha 65'
FW11Jorge 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

France vs Czech Republic
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Czech Republic
Report
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 43,877[7]
France
Czech Republic
GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram 43' 83'
CB5Laurent Blanc (c)
CB20Alain Roche 50'
LB12Bixente Lizarazu 64'
RM14Sabri Lamouchi 62'
CM8Marcel Desailly
LM6Vincent Guérin
AM9Youri Djorkaeff
AM10Zinedine Zidane
CF11Patrice Loko
Substitutions:
MF18Reynald Pedros 62'
DF2Jocelyn Angloma 83'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Petr Kouba
SW5Miroslav Kadlec
CB15Michal Horňák
CB19Karel Rada
RM17Vladimír Šmicer 46'
CM6Václav Němeček (c) 83'
LM20Pavel Novotný
RW8Karel Poborský
AM4Pavel Nedvěd 77'
LW7Jiří Němec 84'
CF10Radek Drulák 70'
Substitutions:
MF14Patrik Berger 46'
DF18Martin Kotůlek 70'
MF12Luboš 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
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 75,862[8]
Germany
England
GK1Andreas Köpke
SW6Matthias Sammer
RB2Stefan Reuter 46'
CB14Markus Babbel
CB5Thomas Helmer 110'
LB17Christian Ziege
RM4Steffen Freund 118'
CM21Dieter Eilts
LM7Andreas Möller (c) 80'
AM8Mehmet Scholl 77'
CF11Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF10Thomas Häßler 77'
MF3Marco Bode 110'
MF19Thomas Strunz 118'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK1David Seaman
RB7David Platt
CB6Gareth Southgate
CB5Tony Adams (c)
LB3Stuart Pearce
DM4Paul Ince
RM11Darren Anderton
LM17Steve McManaman
AM8Paul Gascoigne 73'
SS10Teddy Sheringham
CF9Alan 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Final
Czech Republic 1–2 (a.e.t.) Germany
 Report
Attendance: 73,611[9]
Czech Republic
Germany
GK1Petr Kouba
SW5Miroslav Kadlec (c)
CB15Michal Horňák 47'
CB3Jan Suchopárek
CM4Pavel Nedvěd
CM13Radek Bejbl
CM19Karel Rada
RW8Karel Poborský 88'
AM14Patrik Berger
LW7Jiří Němec
CF9Pavel Kuka
Substitutions:
FW17Vladimír Šmicer 88'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
GK1Andreas Köpke
SW6Matthias Sammer 69'
CB14Markus Babbel
CB5Thomas Helmer 63'
RWB19Thomas Strunz
LWB17Christian Ziege 91'
DM21Dieter Eilts 46'
CM8Mehmet Scholl 69'
CM10Thomas Häßler
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF11Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF3Marco Bode 46'
FW20Oliver Bierhoff 69'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

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

Assistant referees:[10]
Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

References
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  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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