UEFA Euro 1996 Group A explained

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	data-sort-type="number"	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings May 1996
A1 (seed)		Host	5 May 1992	5th		data-sort-value="3"	Third place (1968)	24
A2		Group 3 winner	11 October 1995	1st	—	data-sort-value="99"	Debut	21
A3		Play-off winner	13 December 1995	5th		data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1988)	13
A4		Group 8 runner-up (4th best runner-up)	15 November 1995	2nd		data-sort-value="7"	Group stage (1992)	31

Standings

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

England vs Switzerland

GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 CB 5 Tony Adams (c) CB 6 Gareth Southgate LB 3 Stuart Pearce DM 4 Paul Ince RM 11 Darren Anderton LM 17 AM 8 SS 10 CF 9 Alan Shearer Substitutions: MF 20 MF 14 MF 7 Manager: Terry Venables

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Marco Pascolo RB 13 Sébastien Jeanneret CB 15 CB 4 Stéphane Henchoz LB 3 CM 17 CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza CM 5 Alain Geiger (c) AM 21 CF 9 CF 14 Kubilay Türkyilmaz Substitutions: FW 11 MF 16 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

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 18 Johan de Kock LB 15 Winston Bogarde RM 6 Ronald de Boer (c) CM 4 Clarence Seedorf CM 8 Edgar Davids LM 14 RF 7 CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp LF 17 Jordi Cruyff Substitutions: FW 9 MF 12 MF 20 Manager: Guus Hiddink

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Andy Goram RB 2 CB 4 Colin Calderwood CB 5 Colin Hendry LB 3 CM 8 Stuart McCall CM 10 Gary McAllister (c) CM 11 John Collins RF 14 Gordon Durie CF 18 LF 20 Substitutions: FW 7 MF 17 MF 16 Manager: Craig Brown

Man of the Match: Gary McAllister (Scotland) Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Mikael Hansson (Sweden) Fourth official: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Switzerland vs Netherlands

GK 1 Marco Pascolo RB 2 Marc Hottiger CB 15 Ramon Vega CB 4 Stéphane Henchoz CB 13 LB 3 Yvan Quentin CM 17 Johann Vogel CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza (c) RF 9 CF 11 LF 14 Substitutions: MF 20 Manager: Artur Jorge

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 3 Danny Blind (c) LB 15 Winston Bogarde RM 6 CM 12 Aron Winter CM 4 LM 14 Richard Witschge RF 17 CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp LF 11 Peter Hoekstra Substitutions: DF 18 MF 8 FW 9 Manager: Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match: Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria) Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria) Fourth official: Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

Scotland vs England

See also: England–Scotland football rivalry.

GK 12 Andy Goram CB 4 Colin Calderwood CB 5 CB 3 Tom Boyd RWB 2 Stewart McKimmie LWB 13 CM 8 Stuart McCall CM 10 Gary McAllister (c) CM 11 CF 14 CF 7 Substitutions: FW 9 MF 16 MF 15 Manager: Craig Brown

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 Tony Adams (c) LB 3 CB 6 Gareth Southgate DM 4 RW 11 Darren Anderton AM 8 Paul Gascoigne LW 17 Steve McManaman SS 10 Teddy Sheringham CF 9 Substitutions: MF 15 MF 20 DF 16 Manager: Terry Venables

Man of the Match: David Seaman (England) Assistant referees: Donato Nicoletti (Italy) Tullio Manfredini (Italy) Fourth official: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Scotland vs Switzerland

GK 12 Andy Goram RB 13 CB 4 CB 5 Colin Hendry LB 3 Tom Boyd RM 16 Craig Burley CM 8 CM 10 Gary McAllister (c) LM 11 CF 14 Gordon Durie CF 9 Substitutions: FW 20 FW 7 Manager: Craig Brown

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Marco Pascolo RB 2 Marc Hottiger CB 4 Stéphane Henchoz CB 15 LB 3 CM 16 CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza (c) CM 17 AM 21 Christophe Bonvin CF 11 CF 14 Kubilay Türkyilmaz Substitutions: MF 6 FW 7 MF 20 Manager: Artur Jorge

Man of the Match: Stuart McCall (Scotland) Assistant referees: Milan Brabec (Czech Republic) Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Netherlands vs England

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 3 Danny Blind (c) LB 15 Winston Bogarde RM 6 CM 4 Clarence Seedorf CM 12 LM 14 RF 17 Jordi Cruyff CF 10 LF 11 Substitutions: DF 18 FW 9 MF 20 Manager: Guus Hiddink

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 Tony Adams (c) CB 6 LB 3 Stuart Pearce RM 11 Darren Anderton CM 4 CM 8 Paul Gascoigne LM 17 Steve McManaman CF 10 CF 9 Substitutions: MF 7 MF 14 FW 21 Manager: Terry Venables

Man of the Match: Teddy Sheringham (England) Assistant referees: Egon Bereuter (Austria) Manfred Zeiszer (Austria) Fourth official: Günter Benkö (Austria)

See also

• England at the UEFA European Championship
• Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
• Scotland at the UEFA European Championship
• Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Championship 1996 . . . 18 January 2000 . 1 March 2017.
2. Web site: Full Statistical Info on Euro '96 . . . 3 July 1996 . 14 April 2017.
3. Book: UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report . Man of the Match . . Nyon . 1996 . 48 . 7 January 2023.

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