UEFA Euro 1996 Group C explained

Group C 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 19 June. The group consisted of Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and Russia.^{[1] [2]}

Using FIFA World Rankings as a measure of the strength of the teams, The Guardian calculated in 2007 that the strongest "Group of Death" of all time was the Euro 1996 Group C. The teams (and world rankings) were Germany (2), Russia (3), Italy (7) and the Czech Republic (10).^{[3] [4] [5]} This record was surpassed by the May 2012 rankings for Euro 2012 Group B, with Germany (2), the Netherlands (4), Portugal (5) and Denmark (10),^[6] but not the June rankings immediately before the tournament (3, 4, 10 and 9 respectively).^{[7] [8]}

Germany won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Czech Republic. Italy and Russia 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
C1 (seed)		Group 7 winner	15 November 1995	7th		data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1972, 1980)	2
C2		Group 5 winner	15 November 1995	4th		data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1976)	10
C3		Group 4 runner-up (1st best runner-up)	15 November 1995	4th		data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1968)	7
C4		Group 8 winner	15 November 1995	7th		data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1960)	3

Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals,

• The winner of Group C, Germany, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Croatia.
• The runner-up of Group C, Czech Republic, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Portugal.

Matches

Germany vs Czech Republic

GK 1 Andreas Köpke SW 6 Matthias Sammer CB 5 Thomas Helmer CB 15 Jürgen Kohler (c) RWB 2 LWB 17 CM 21 Dieter Eilts CM 10 AM 7 CF 9 CF 11 Substitutions: DF 14 MF 19 FW 20 Manager: Berti Vogts

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Petr Kouba RB 15 Michal Horňák CB 5 Miroslav Kadlec (c) LB 3 Jan Suchopárek RM 2 Radoslav Látal CM 7 Jiří Němec CM 13 LM 4 AM 11 CF 8 CF 9 Pavel Kuka Substitutions: MF 14 FW 10 Manager: Dušan Uhrin

Man of the Match: Matthias Sammer (Germany)^[9] Assistant referees: Anthony Bates (England) Peter Walton (England) Fourth official: Stephen Lodge (England)

Italy vs Russia

GK 1 Angelo Peruzzi RB 8 Roberto Mussi CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta CB 2 Luigi Apolloni LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) RM 15 CM 16 Roberto Di Matteo CM 10 LM 14 CF 21 Gianfranco Zola CF 18 Substitutions: MF 7 MF 17 FW 20 Manager: Arrigo Sacchi

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Stanislav Cherchesov RB 2 Omari Tetradze CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c) CB 5 LB 13 RM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis CM 6 CM 19 Vladislav Radimov LM 4 SS 10 Aleksandr Mostovoi CF 9 Substitutions: DF 18 FW 11 MF 14 Manager: Oleg Romantsev

Man of the Match: Pierluigi Casiraghi (Italy) Assistant referees: Robert Orr (Scotland) John Fleming (Scotland) Fourth official: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Czech Republic vs Italy

GK 1 Petr Kouba RB 3 CB 5 Miroslav Kadlec (c) LB 15 Michal Horňák RM 2 CM 13 Radek Bejbl CM 7 Jiří Němec LM 4 Pavel Nedvěd AM 8 Karel Poborský AM 14 CF 9 Substitutions: MF 17 MF 6 Manager: Dušan Uhrin

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Angelo Peruzzi RB 8 Roberto Mussi CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta CB 2 LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) RM 7 Roberto Donadoni CM 10 Demetrio Albertini CM 11 LM 17 CF 19 CF 20 Substitutions: MF 4 FW 18 FW 21 Manager: Arrigo Sacchi

Man of the Match: Radek Bejbl (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain) Manuel López Fernández (Spain) Fourth official: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Russia vs Germany

GK 1 Dmitri Kharine RB 2 Omari Tetradze CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c) CB 3 Yuri Nikiforov LB 5 RM 8 CM 19 CM 21 LM 4 Ilya Tsymbalar SS 10 Aleksandr Mostovoi CF 9 Igor Kolyvanov Substitutions: MF 6 MF 16 Manager: Oleg Romantsev

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Andreas Köpke SW 6 Matthias Sammer CB 14 CB 5 Thomas Helmer RWB 2 Stefan Reuter LWB 17 Christian Ziege CM 10 CM 21 Dieter Eilts AM 7 CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) CF 20 Substitutions: MF 4 FW 11 MF 19 Manager: Berti Vogts

Man of the Match: Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany) Assistant referees: Carl-Johan Christensen Meyer (Denmark) Torben Siersen (Denmark) Fourth official: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Russia vs Czech Republic

GK 12 Stanislav Cherchesov RB 2 Omari Tetradze CB 3 CB 20 Sergei Gorlukovich LB 18 CM 6 Valeri Karpin (c) CM 21 Dmitri Khokhlov RW 19 LW 4 CF 9 CF 16 Substitutions: FW 10 FW 17 MF 15 Manager: Oleg Romantsev

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Petr Kouba RB 15 Michal Horňák CB 12 Luboš Kubík (c) LB 3 Jan Suchopárek RM 2 Radoslav Látal CM 13 Radek Bejbl CM 7 LM 4 AM 8 Karel Poborský AM 14 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 17 MF 6 Manager: Dušan Uhrin

Man of the Match: Karel Poborský (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Mikael Nilsson (Sweden) Sten Samuelsson (Sweden) Fourth official: Morgan Norman (Sweden)

Italy vs Germany

See also: Germany–Italy football rivalry.

GK 1 Angelo Peruzzi RB 8 Roberto Mussi CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta CB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) LB 4 RM 17 CM 10 Demetrio Albertini CM 16 LM 7 Roberto Donadoni CF 21 Gianfranco Zola CF 18 Substitutions: FW 19 DF 9 MF 15 Manager: Arrigo Sacchi

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Andreas Köpke SW 6 Matthias Sammer RB 19 CB 5 Thomas Helmer CB 4 Steffen Freund LB 17 Christian Ziege CM 10 Thomas Häßler CM 21 Dieter Eilts CM 7 CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) CF 9 Fredi Bobic Substitutions: MF 3 Manager: Berti Vogts

Man of the Match: Andreas Köpke (Germany) Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Stany Op de Beeck (Belgium) Fourth official: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

See also

• Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Italy at the UEFA European Championship
• Russia at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 1996 Group C

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. News: John . Ashdown . Alan . Gardner . James . Dart . The Knowledge: the deadliest group of death ever . The Guardian . 12 December 2007 . 3 December 2009 .
4. News: David . Lacey . Dial D for death: Three previous winners in one group is a sign of the times . 7 June 2004 . .
5. News: Paul . Wilson . An easy group? Draw your own conclusions . The Observer . 11 December 2005 . 3 December 2009 .
6. News: Jacob . Steinberg . The Knowledge: Euro 2012 special, part one. 6 June 2012. The Guardian. 20 June 2012.
7. News: Spain still No. 1 in FIFA rankings . Associated Press . ESPN.com . 6 June 2012 . 8 June 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608073245/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8015433/top-10-fifa-rankings-shaken-united-states-moves-28th . 8 June 2012 . dmy-all .
8. Web site: Euro 2012 Group B: Bosses react to 'Group of Death' - Yahoo! Eurosport UK . Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com . 2014-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120408232702/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/video/03122011/58/euro-2012-group-b-bosses-react-group-death.html . 8 April 2012 . dmy-all .
9. Book: UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report . Man of the Match . . Nyon . 1996 . 48 . 7 January 2023.

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