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.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  England  Netherlands
B  France  Spain
C  Germany  Czech Republic
D  Portugal  Croatia

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 June – Liverpool
 
 
 France (p)0 (5)
 
26 June – Manchester
 
 Netherlands0 (4)
 
 France0 (5)
 
23 June – Birmingham
 
 Czech Republic (p)0 (6)
 
 Czech Republic1
 
30 June – London
 
 Portugal0
 
 Czech Republic1
 
23 June – Manchester
 
 Germany (g.g.)2
 
 Germany2
 
26 June – London
 
 Croatia1
 
 Germany (p)1 (6)
 
22 June – London
 
 England1 (5)
 
 Spain0 (2)
 
 
 England (p)0 (4)
 

Quarter-finals

Spain vs England

Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) England
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,440[2]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Spain
England
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 3 Alberto Belsué Yellow card 40'
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta downward-facing red arrow 72'
CB 5 Abelardo Yellow card 1'
LB 12 Sergi
CM 6 Fernando Hierro
CM 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal
CM 18 Guillermo Amor
RW 17 Javier Manjarín downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 14 Kiko
CF 19 Julio Salinas downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Alfonso Yellow card 50' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 José Luis Caminero upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 2 Juanma López upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK 1 David Seaman
RB 2 Gary Neville Yellow card 47'
CB 5 Tony Adams (c)
CB 6 Gareth Southgate
LB 3 Stuart Pearce
RM 17 Steve McManaman downward-facing red arrow 109'
CM 7 David Platt
CM 8 Paul Gascoigne
LM 11 Darren Anderton downward-facing red arrow 109'
SS 10 Teddy Sheringham downward-facing red arrow 109'
CF 9 Alan Shearer
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nick Barmby upward-facing green arrow 109'
MF 20 Steve Stone upward-facing green arrow 109'
FW 21 Robbie Fowler upward-facing green arrow 109'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
David Seaman (England)[3]

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

France vs Netherlands

France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,465[4]
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
France
Netherlands
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 12 Bixente Lizarazu
RM 19 Christian Karembeu Yellow card 48'
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) Yellow card 7'
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
LM 10 Zinedine Zidane
SS 9 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 11 Patrice Loko downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Christophe Dugarry upward-facing green arrow 61' downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF 18 Reynald Pedros upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger
CB 18 Johan de Kock Yellow card 68'
CB 3 Danny Blind (c)
LB 15 Winston Bogarde Yellow card 90'
RM 6 Ronald de Boer
CM 10 Dennis Bergkamp downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 14 Richard Witschge downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 17 Jordi Cruyff downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM 20 Philip Cocu
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert Yellow card 89'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Clarence Seedorf upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 12 Aron Winter upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 19 Youri Mulder upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Bernard Lama (France)[3]

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

Germany vs Croatia

Germany 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 43,412[5]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Germany
Croatia
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer Yellow card 5'
RB 2 Stefan Reuter
CB 14 Markus Babbel
CB 5 Thomas Helmer
LB 17 Christian Ziege
RM 8 Mehmet Scholl downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 21 Dieter Eilts
LM 7 Andreas Möller
CF 9 Fredi Bobic downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 39'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Steffen Freund upward-facing green arrow 39'
FW 11 Stefan Kuntz upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Thomas Häßler upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
CB 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 4 Igor Štimac Red card 56'
RWB 2 Nikola Jurčević downward-facing red arrow 78'
LWB 3 Robert Jarni
CM 13 Mario Stanić
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović
CM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF 19 Goran Vlaović
CF 9 Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
MF 16 Mladen Mladenović upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Man of the Match:
Matthias Sammer (Germany)[3]

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

Czech Republic vs Portugal

Czech Republic 1–0 Portugal
 Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,832[6]
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Czech Republic
Portugal
GK 1 Petr Kouba
SW 5 Miroslav Kadlec
RB 2 Radoslav Látal Red card 82'
CB 3 Jan Suchopárek Yellow card 1'
CB 15 Michal Horňák
LB 6 Václav Němeček (c) downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM 13 Radek Bejbl
CM 7 Jiří Němec
AM 8 Karel Poborský
CF 9 Pavel Kuka
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Luboš Kubík upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 14 Patrik Berger upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 2 Secretário Yellow card 59'
CB 5 Fernando Couto
CB 16 Hélder Yellow card 10'
LB 13 Dimas
DM 4 Oceano downward-facing red arrow 65'
RW 10 Rui Costa
AM 19 Paulo Sousa
LW 20 Luís Figo downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 8 João Pinto Yellow card 90'
CF 9 Sá Pinto Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Domingos upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 18 António Folha upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 11 Jorge Cadete upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)[3]

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

Semi-finals

France vs Czech Republic

France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Czech Republic
Report
Penalties
 5–6
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 43,877[7]
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
France
Czech Republic
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15 Lilian Thuram Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 83'
CB 5 Laurent Blanc (c)
CB 20 Alain Roche Yellow card 50'
LB 12 Bixente Lizarazu Yellow card 64'
RM 14 Sabri Lamouchi downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 8 Marcel Desailly
LM 6 Vincent Guérin
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
CF 11 Patrice Loko
Substitutions:
MF 18 Reynald Pedros upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 2 Jocelyn Angloma upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Petr Kouba
SW 5 Miroslav Kadlec
CB 15 Michal Horňák
CB 19 Karel Rada
RM 17 Vladimír Šmicer downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Václav Němeček (c) Yellow card 83'
LM 20 Pavel Novotný
RW 8 Karel Poborský
AM 4 Pavel Nedvěd Yellow card 77'
LW 7 Jiří Němec downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 10 Radek Drulák downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Patrik Berger upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 18 Martin Kotůlek upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 12 Luboš Kubík Yellow card 97' upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Kadlec (Czech Republic)[3]

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

Germany vs England

See also: England–Germany football rivalry
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,862[8]
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Germany
England
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer
RB 2 Stefan Reuter Yellow card 46'
CB 14 Markus Babbel
CB 5 Thomas Helmer downward-facing red arrow 110'
LB 17 Christian Ziege
RM 4 Steffen Freund downward-facing red arrow 118'
CM 21 Dieter Eilts
LM 7 Andreas Möller (c) Yellow card 80'
AM 8 Mehmet Scholl downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 11 Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF 10 Thomas Häßler upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 3 Marco Bode upward-facing green arrow 110'
MF 19 Thomas Strunz upward-facing green arrow 118'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
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 11 Darren Anderton
LM 17 Steve McManaman
AM 8 Paul Gascoigne Yellow card 73'
SS 10 Teddy Sheringham
CF 9 Alan Shearer
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
Dieter Eilts (Germany)[3]

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

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Final
Czech Republic 1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.) Germany
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,611
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Czech Republic
Germany
GK 1 Petr Kouba
SW 5 Miroslav Kadlec (c)
CB 15 Michal Horňák Yellow card 47'
CB 3 Jan Suchopárek
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
CM 13 Radek Bejbl
CM 19 Karel Rada
RW 8 Karel Poborský downward-facing red arrow 88'
AM 14 Patrik Berger
LW 7 Jiří Němec
CF 9 Pavel Kuka
Substitutions:
FW 17 Vladimír Šmicer upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer Yellow card 69'
CB 14 Markus Babbel
CB 5 Thomas Helmer Yellow card 63'
RWB 19 Thomas Strunz
LWB 17 Christian Ziege Yellow card 91'
DM 21 Dieter Eilts downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Mehmet Scholl downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 10 Thomas Häßler
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF 11 Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF 3 Marco Bode upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Oliver Bierhoff upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Man of the Match:
Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)[3]

Assistant referees:[9]
Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

References

  1. ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ Moore, Glenn (24 June 1996). "Fortune favours brave England". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  5. ^ Shaw, Phil (24 June 1996). "Croatia punished by Sammer". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  6. ^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  7. ^ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  8. ^ Moore, Glenn (27 June 1996). "Shoot-out breaks England hearts". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  9. ^ "UEFA Euro 1996 – History – Czech Republic-Germany". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

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