1996 Azeri postage stamp depicting the Group D game between Croatia versus Turkey on 11 June

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 position Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
May 1996
D1 (seed)  Denmark Group 2 runner-up (5th best runner-up) 15 November 1995 5th 1992 Winners (1992) 11
D2  Portugal Group 6 winner 15 November 1995 2nd 1984 Semi-finals (1984) 18
D3  Turkey Group 3 runner-up (3rd best runner-up) 15 November 1995 1st — Debut 30
D4  Croatia Group 4 winner 15 November 1995 1st — Debut 27

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

Matches

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Denmark vs Portugal

Denmark 1–1 Portugal
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,993
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Denmark
Portugal
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2 Thomas Helveg Yellow card 30'
CB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 5 Jes Høgh
LB 14 Jens Risager Yellow card 14'
DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 8 Claus Thomsen downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 13 Henrik Larsen downward-facing red arrow 90'
AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
CF 9 Mikkel Beck
CF 11 Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF 12 Torben Piechnik upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 18 Kim Vilfort upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 3 Paulinho Santos Yellow card 9'
CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13 Dimas
DM 4 Oceano Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 37'
RM 10 Rui Costa
CM 19 Paulo Sousa Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 79'
LM 20 Luís Figo downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 8 João Pinto Yellow card 73'
CF 9 Sá Pinto Yellow card 41'
Substitutions:
MF 18 António Folha upward-facing green arrow 37'
FW 15 Domingos upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 6 José Tavares upward-facing green arrow 79'
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

Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,460
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Turkey
Croatia
GK 22 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Vedat İnceefe
CB 13 Rahim Zafer
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
DM 19 Tolunay Kafkas Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 89'
RM 18 Arif Erdem downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM 17 Abdullah Ercan
AM 16 Sergen Yalçın
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
FW 7 Hami Mandıralı upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 14 Saffet Sancaklı upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
SW 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 4 Igor Štimac
RWB 13 Mario Stanić
LWB 3 Robert Jarni
CM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c) Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 8 Robert Prosinečki
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović Yellow card 40'
CF 11 Alen Bokšić downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 9 Davor Šuker downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 19 Goran Vlaović upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 15 Dubravko Pavličić upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Miroslav Blaževic

Man of the Match:
Robert Prosinečki (Croatia)[3]

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

Portugal vs Turkey

Portugal 1–0 Turkey
 Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,670
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Portugal
Turkey
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 3 Paulinho Santos Yellow card 2'
CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13 Dimas
DM 19 Paulo Sousa
RM 18 António Folha downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 10 Rui Costa
LM 20 Luís Figo Yellow card 58'
CF 8 João Pinto downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 9 Sá Pinto downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 6 José Tavares Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Jorge Cadete upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 17 Hugo Porfírio upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
António Oliveira
GK 22 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Vedat İnceefe Yellow card 65'
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
DM 2 Recep Çetin
RM 10 Oğuz Çetin (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM 17 Abdullah Ercan Yellow card 43'
AM 16 Sergen Yalçın
CF 14 Saffet Sancaklı downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
DF 13 Rahim Zafer Yellow card 73' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 Tolunay Kafkas Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 18 Arif Erdem upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)[3]

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

Croatia vs Denmark

Croatia 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Croatia
Denmark
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
SW 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 4 Igor Štimac
RWB 13 Mario Stanić Yellow card 20'
LWB 3 Robert Jarni
CM 8 Robert Prosinečki Yellow card 23' downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c) downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović
CF 9 Davor Šuker
CF 19 Goran Vlaović Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Nikola Jurčević upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 16 Mladen Mladenović upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2 Thomas Helveg downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 5 Jes Høgh
LB 6 Michael Schjønberg
DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 8 Claus Thomsen
CM 13 Henrik Larsen downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
AM 18 Kim Vilfort downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 11 Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF 20 Jacob Laursen upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Mikkel Beck upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 19 Stig Tøfting upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Davor Šuker (Croatia)[3]

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

Croatia vs Portugal

Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 20,484
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Croatia
Portugal
GK 12 Marijan Mrmić
CB 15 Dubravko Pavličić Yellow card 36'
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 14 Zvonimir Soldo
RWB 20 Dario Šimić
LWB 3 Robert Jarni (c) Yellow card 30'
CM 16 Mladen Mladenović downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 2 Nikola Jurčević
AM 8 Robert Prosinečki downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 17 Igor Pamić Yellow card 10' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 19 Goran Vlaović
Substitutions:
FW 9 Davor Šuker upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 7 Aljoša Asanović upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Zvonimir Boban upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 2 Secretário
CB 5 Fernando Couto
CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão
LB 13 Dimas
DM 4 Oceano
RM 19 Paulo Sousa downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 10 Rui Costa downward-facing red arrow 61'
LM 20 Luís Figo
CF 9 Sá Pinto downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 8 João Pinto
Substitutions:
FW 15 Domingos upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Pedro Barbosa upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 6 José Tavares upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
João Pinto (Portugal)[3]

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

Turkey vs Denmark

Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,951
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Turkey
Denmark
GK 22 Rüştü Reçber Yellow card 89'
RB 4 Vedat İnceefe
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
CM 2 Recep Çetin (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu Yellow card 44'
RW 7 Hami Mandıralı
AM 15 Tayfun Korkut Yellow card 61'
LW 17 Abdullah Ercan
CF 11 Orhan Çıkırıkçı downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Arif Erdem upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 14 Saffet Sancaklı upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 20 Bülent Korkmaz upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2 Thomas Helveg Yellow card 57'
CB 5 Jes Høgh
CB 3 Marc Rieper
LB 6 Michael Schjønberg downward-facing red arrow 46'
DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 8 Claus Thomsen
CM 17 Allan Nielsen
AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
CF 15 Erik Bo Andersen downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 11 Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
MF 13 Henrik Larsen Yellow card 81' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 21 Søren Andersen upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Brian Laudrup (Denmark)[3]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Championship 1996". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links

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