UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage explained

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]

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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.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Spain vs England

GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 3
CB 4
SW 20Miguel Ángel Nadal
CB 5
LB 12Sergi
CM 6 Fernando Hierro
LCM 18Guillermo Amor
RW 17
SS 14Kiko
CF 19
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 15
DF 2
Manager:
Javier Clemente
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GK 1 David Seaman
RB 2
CB 5 Tony Adams (c)
CB 6 Gareth Southgate
LB 3 Stuart Pearce
DM 7 David Platt
RM 17
CM 8 Paul Gascoigne
LM 11
SS 10
CF 9 Alan Shearer
Substitutions:
MF 14
MF 20
FW 21
Manager:
Terry Venables
Man of the Match:
David Seaman (England)[2]

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

France vs Netherlands

GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 12Bixente Lizarazu
RM 19
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
LM 10Zinedine Zidane
SS 9 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 13
MF 18
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
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GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger
CB 18
CB 3 Danny Blind (c)
LB 15
RM 6 Ronald de Boer
CM 10
LM 14
AM 17
AM 20Philip Cocu
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 4
MF 12
FW 19
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
Man of the Match:
Bernard Lama (France)

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Manuel López Fernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Germany vs Croatia

GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6
RB 2 Stefan Reuter
CB 14Markus Babbel
CB 5 Thomas Helmer
LB 17Christian Ziege
RM 8
CM 21Dieter Eilts
LM 7 Andreas Möller
CF 9
CF 18Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
Substitutions:
MF 4
FW 11
MF 10
Manager:
Berti Vogts
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GK 1 Dražen Ladić
CB 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 4
RWB2
LWB3 Robert Jarni
CM 13Mario Stanić
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović
CM 10Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF 19Goran Vlaović
CF 9 Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
MF 16
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
Man of the Match:
Matthias Sammer (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Mikael Hansson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Czech Republic vs Portugal

GK 1 Petr Kouba
SW 5 Miroslav Kadlec
RB 2
CB 3
CB 15Michal Horňák
LB 6 Václav Němeček (c)
CM 13Radek Bejbl
CM 7 Jiří Němec
AM 8 Karel Poborský
CF 9 Pavel Kuka
CF 17
Substitutions:
MF 12
MF 14
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
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GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 2
CB 5 Fernando Couto
CB 16
LB 13Dimas
DM 4
RW 10Rui Costa
AM 19Paulo Sousa
LW 20
CF 8
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 15
MF 18
FW 11
Manager:
António Oliveira
Man of the Match:
Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)

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

Semi-finals

France vs Czech Republic

GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15
CB 5 Laurent Blanc (c)
CB 20
LB 12
RM 14
CM 8 Marcel Desailly
LM 6 Vincent Guérin
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff
AM 10Zinedine Zidane
CF 11Patrice Loko
Substitutions:
MF 18
DF 2
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
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GK 1 Petr Kouba
SW 5 Miroslav Kadlec
CB 15Michal Horňák
CB 19Karel Rada
RM 17
CM 6 Václav Němeček (c)
LM 20Pavel Novotný
RW 8 Karel Poborský
AM 4
LW 7
CF 10
Substitutions:
MF 14
DF 18
MF 12
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
Man of the Match:
Miroslav Kadlec (Czech Republic)

Assistant referees:
Robert Orr (Scotland)
John Fleming (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Germany vs England

See also: England–Germany football rivalry.

GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer
RB 2
CB 14Markus Babbel
CB 5
LB 17Christian Ziege
RM 4
CM 21Dieter Eilts
LM 7 Andreas Möller (c)
AM 8
CF 11Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF 10
MF 3
MF 19
Manager:
Berti Vogts
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GK 1 David Seaman
RB 7 David Platt
CB 6 Gareth Southgate
CB 5 Tony Adams (c)
LB 3 Stuart Pearce
DM 4 Paul Ince
RM 11Darren Anderton
LM 17Steve McManaman
AM 8
SS 10Teddy Sheringham
CF 9 Alan Shearer
Manager:
Terry Venables
Man of the Match:
Dieter Eilts (Germany)

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

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 final.

External links

Notes and References

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

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