UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
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]
All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)
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
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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A | England | Netherlands |
B | France | Spain |
C | Germany | Czech Republic |
D | Portugal | Croatia |
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
22 June – Liverpool | ||||||||||
France (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
26 June – Manchester | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 (4) | |||||||||
France | 0 (5) | |||||||||
23 June – Birmingham | ||||||||||
Czech Republic (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
30 June – London | ||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
23 June – Manchester | ||||||||||
Germany (g.g.) | 2 | |||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||
26 June – London | ||||||||||
Croatia | 1 | |||||||||
Germany (p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
22 June – London | ||||||||||
England | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Spain | 0 (2) | |||||||||
England (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Spain vs England
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England
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Man of the Match:
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France vs Netherlands
France
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Netherlands
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Man of the Match:
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Germany vs Croatia
Germany
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Croatia
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Man of the Match:
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Czech Republic vs Portugal
Czech Republic | 1–0 | Portugal |
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Czech Republic
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Portugal
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Man of the Match:
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Semi-finals
France vs Czech Republic
France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
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5–6 |
France
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Czech Republic
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Man of the Match:
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Germany vs England
Germany
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Final
Czech Republic
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Germany
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[9]
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References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (24 June 1996). "Fortune favours brave England". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (24 June 1996). "Croatia punished by Sammer". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (27 June 1996). "Shoot-out breaks England hearts". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 1996 – History – Czech Republic-Germany". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2017.