Euro 1996
ChampionsGermany
Germany won, ahead of Czech Republic (1–2 in the final, 30 Jun 1996). 16 teams, 31 games, 2.06 goals a game; hosted by England.
The road to the final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englandthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Netherlandsthrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germanythrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Czech Republicthrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
- 1996-06-30Czech Republic1–2GermanyFinal · London22%
Top scorers
- Alan Shearer England 5
- Brian Laudrup Denmark 3
- Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria 3
- Davor Šuker Croatia 3
- Jürgen Klinsmann Germany 3
- Pierluigi Casiraghi Italy 2
- Matthias Sammer Germany 2
- Teddy Sheringham England 2
- Oliver Bierhoff Germany 2
- Kubilay Türkyilmaz Switzerland 1
Upsets
- 1996-06-14Czech Republic2–1ItalyUpsetGroup C · Liverpool20%
- 1996-06-16Croatia3–0DenmarkUpsetGroup B · Sheffield29%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.