UEFA Euro 1996 Group D explained

Group D 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 defending champions Denmark, Portugal, Croatia and Turkey.[1] [2]

Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Croatia. Denmark and Turkey failed to advance.

Teams

Draw positionTeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		data-sort-type="number" Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		FIFA Rankings
May 1996
D1 (seed) Group 2 runner-up (5th best runner-up) 15 November 1995 5th data-sort-value="1" Winners (1992) 11
D2 Group 6 winner 15 November 1995 2nd data-sort-value="3" Semi-finals (1984) 18
D3 Group 3 runner-up (3rd best runner-up) 15 November 1995 1st — data-sort-value="99" Debut 30
D4 Group 4 winner 15 November 1995 1st — data-sort-value="99" Debut 27

Standings

In the quarter-finals,

Matches

Denmark vs Portugal

GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2
CB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 5 Jes Høgh
LB 14
DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 8
CM 13
AM 10Michael Laudrup (c)
CF 9 Mikkel Beck
CF 11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF 12
MF 18
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
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GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 3
CB 16Hélder Cristóvão
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13Dimas
DM 4
RM 10Rui Costa
CM 19
LM 20
CF 8
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 15
MF 6
Manager:
António Oliveira
Man of the Match:
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Berend Talens (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
René Temmink (Netherlands)

Turkey vs Croatia

GK 22Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Vedat İnceefe
CB 13Rahim Zafer
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
DM 19
RM 18
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM 17Abdullah Ercan
AM 16Sergen Yalçın
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
FW 7
FW 14
Manager:
Fatih Terim
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GK 1 Dražen Ladić
SW 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 4 Igor Štimac
RWB13Mario Stanić
LWB3 Robert Jarni
CM 10Zvonimir Boban (c)
CM 8 Robert Prosinečki
CM 7
CF 11
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 14
FW 19
DF 15
Manager:
Miroslav Blaževic
Man of the Match:
Robert Prosinečki (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Ernst Felder (Switzerland)
Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Portugal vs Turkey

GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 3
CB 16Hélder Cristóvão
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13Dimas
DM 19Paulo Sousa
RM 18
CM 10Rui Costa
LM 20
CF 8
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 6
FW 11
MF 17
Manager:
António Oliveira
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GK 22Rüştü Reçber
RB 4
CB 8
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
DM 2 Recep Çetin
RM 10Oğuz Çetin (c)
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM 17
AM 16Sergen Yalçın
CF 14
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
DF 13
MF 19
MF 18
Manager:
Fatih Terim
Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
László Hamar (Hungary)
Imre Bozóky (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Piller (Hungary)

Croatia vs Denmark

GK 1 Dražen Ladić
SW 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 4 Igor Štimac
RWB13
LWB3 Robert Jarni
CM 8
CM 10Zvonimir Boban (c)
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović
CF 9 Davor Šuker
CF 19
Substitutions:
MF 2
MF 14
MF 16
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
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GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2
CB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 5 Jes Høgh
LB 6 Michael Schjønberg
DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 8 Claus Thomsen
CM 13
AM 10Michael Laudrup (c)
AM 18
CF 11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF 20
FW 9
MF 19
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
Man of the Match:
Davor Šuker (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Pierre Ufrasi (France)
Jacques Mas (France)
Fourth official:
Alain Sars (France)

Croatia vs Portugal

GK 12Marijan Mrmić
CB 15
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 14Zvonimir Soldo
RWB20Dario Šimić
LWB3 Robert Jarni (c)
CM 16
CM 2 Nikola Jurčević
AM 8
CF 17
CF 19Goran Vlaović
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 7
MF 10
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
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GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 2 Secretário
CB 5 Fernando Couto
CB 16Hélder Cristóvão
LB 13Dimas
DM 4 Oceano
RM 19
CM 10
LM 20Luís Figo
CF 9
CF 8 João Pinto
Substitutions:
FW 15
MF 14
MF 6
Manager:
António Oliveira
Man of the Match:
João Pinto (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Hans Wolf (Germany)
Harald Sather (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Turkey vs Denmark

GK 22
RB 4 Vedat İnceefe
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
CM 2 Recep Çetin (c)
CM 5
RW 7 Hami Mandıralı
AM 15
LW 17Abdullah Ercan
CF 11
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 14
DF 20
Manager:
Fatih Terim
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GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2
CB 5 Jes Høgh
CB 3 Marc Rieper
LB 6
DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 8 Claus Thomsen
CM 17Allan Nielsen
AM 10Michael Laudrup (c)
CF 15
CF 11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
MF 13
FW 21
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
Man of the Match:
Brian Laudrup (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Serguei Foursa (Russia)
Sergei Frantsuzov (Russia)
Fourth official:
Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

See also

External links

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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