UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1#Sweden vs England

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Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of only two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 10 June and was completed on 17 June. The group consisted of hosts Sweden, fellow Scandinavians Denmark, France and England.

In the opening game between Sweden and France, Sweden took the lead with a Jan Eriksson header from a corner; France equalised in the second half with a right-footed shot from Jean-Pierre Papin. The Denmark–England and France–England games both ended scoreless, although John Jensen hit the post for Denmark against England, and Stuart Pearce did likewise for England against France, before Sweden defeated Denmark 1–0. In the last two games, England played Sweden and took the lead in the first half when David Platt volleyed in from a cross. In the second half, Sweden came back to win with another Jan Eriksson header from a corner and a shot from Tomas Brolin from the edge of the box after a one-two with Martin Dahlin. Gary Lineker was taken off in the second half of the game, replaced by Alan Smith; it was his last game for England (and, as it turned out, Smith's as well), and he was withdrawn with half an hour to go despite the fact that, regardless of how the other match finished (at the time both games were at 1-1), England would need at least one more goal - a third draw would not be enough - and Lineker was England's second-highest goalscorer in history, and moreover had provided the cross for Platt's goal. In the concurrent match, Denmark also scored a late goal, beating France 2–1 to take the second spot in the knockout stage.{{cite news |title=Hosts Sweden send England packing |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b35802958-76879f29e96a-1000--euro-1992-hosts-sweden-send-england-packing-in-group-1/ |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 October 2003 |access-date=14 June 2012 }}

Sweden won the group and advanced to the semi-finals along with Denmark. France and England were eliminated. England's manager Graham Taylor was greeted by the famous newspaper headline "SWEDES 2 TURNIPS 1", with his face superimposed on a picture of a turnip. Lineker, who had previously announced his intention to retire after the tournament, did so.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/euro-moments-gary-lineker-subbed-as-swedes-beat-turnips-1.2614748|title=Euro Moments: Gary Lineker subbed as Swedes beat Turnips|date=27 April 2016|work=Irish Times|accessdate= 4 August 2021}}

Teams

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Team

! Method of
qualification

! Date of
qualification

! data-sort-type="number" | Finals
appearance

! Last
appearance

! Previous best
performance

style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|DEN}}Group 4 runner-up{{refn|group=nb|Replaced FR Yugoslavia (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), who were subject to sanctions under UN Security Council Resolution 757 and thus banned from appearing.{{cite web |url=http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/peace/docs/scres757.html |title=United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (Implementing Trade Embargo on Yugoslavia) |website=UMN.edu |publisher=United Nations |date=30 May 1992 |access-date=18 August 2008}}}}31 May 19924th1988data-sort-value="4" | Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984)
style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ENG}}Group 7 winner13 November 19914th1988data-sort-value="3" | Third place (1968)
style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|FRA|1974}}Group 1 winner12 October 19913rd1984data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1984)
style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|SWE}}Host16 December 19881stdata-sort-value="99" | Debut

Notes

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Standings

{{UEFA Euro 1992 group tables|Group 1}}

In the semi-finals,

  • The winner of Group 1, Sweden, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 2, Germany.
  • The runner-up of Group 1, Denmark, advanced to play the winner of Group 2, Netherlands.

Matches

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=Sweden vs France=

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CB3Jan Eriksson
CB4Patrik Andersson
LB5Joachim Björklund
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c){{yel|87}}
CM6Stefan Schwarz{{yel|39}}
LM10Anders Limpar
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF16Kennet Andersson{{suboff|74}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17Martin Dahlin{{subon|74}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Tommy Svensson

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SW5Laurent Blanc
RB20Jocelyn Angloma{{yel|35}}{{suboff|66}}
CB13Basile Boli
CB6Bernard Casoni
LB2Manuel Amoros (c)
CM8Franck Sauzée
CM7Didier Deschamps
CM16Pascal Vahirua{{suboff|46}}
CF18Eric Cantona{{yel|53}}
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
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MF11Christian Perez{{subon|46}}
MF10Luis Fernández{{subon|66}}
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Linesmen:


Victor Filippov (CIS)


Andrei Butenko (CIS)


Fourth official:


Vadim Zhuk (CIS)

=Denmark vs England=

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GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB3Kent Nielsen
CB6Kim Christofte
RWB2John Sivebæk{{yel|83}}
LWB5Henrik Andersen
CM18Kim Vilfort
CM7John Jensen
CM11Brian Laudrup
CF15Bent Christensen
CF9Flemming Povlsen
colspan=3|Manager:
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GK1Chris Woods
RB2Keith Curle{{yel|9}}{{suboff|62}}
CB4Martin Keown{{yel|7}}
CB5Des Walker
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM8Trevor Steven
CM7David Platt
CM12Carlton Palmer
LM16Paul Merson{{suboff|71}}
CF10Gary Lineker (c)
CF17Alan Smith
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MF18Tony Daley{{yel|67}}{{subon|62}}
MF15Neil Webb{{subon|71}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Graham Taylor

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Linesmen:


Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)


Robert Overkleeft (Netherlands)


Fourth official:


Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

=France vs England=

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GK1Bruno Martini
SW5Laurent Blanc
CB13Basile Boli
CB6Bernard Casoni
RWB2Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB14Jean-Philippe Durand
CM7Didier Deschamps
CM10Luis Fernández{{yel|31}}{{suboff|75}}
CM8Franck Sauzée{{suboff|46}}
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
CF18Eric Cantona
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF20Jocelyn Angloma{{subon|46}}
MF11Christian Perez{{subon|75}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Michel Platini

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SW12Carlton Palmer
CB4Martin Keown
CB5Des Walker
CB3Stuart Pearce
RM8Trevor Steven
CM19David Batty{{yel|69}}
CM7David Platt
LM11Andy Sinton
CF10Gary Lineker (c)
CF20Alan Shearer
colspan=3|Manager:
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Linesmen:


László Varga (Hungary)


Sándor Szilágyi (Hungary)


Fourth official:


Sándor Varga (Hungary)

=Sweden vs Denmark=

{{see also|Denmark–Sweden football rivalry}}

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GK1Thomas Ravelli
RB2Roland Nilsson
CB3Jan Eriksson
CB4Patrik Andersson{{yel|40}}
LB5Joachim Björklund
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c)
CM6Stefan Schwarz
LM10Anders Limpar{{suboff|90}}
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF17Martin Dahlin{{suboff|77}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Johnny Ekström{{subon|77}}
DF14Magnus Erlingmark{{subon|90}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Tommy Svensson

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GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB3Kent Nielsen
CB6Kim Christofte
RWB2John Sivebæk
LWB5Henrik Andersen{{yel|14}}
CM18Kim Vilfort
CM7John Jensen{{suboff|63}}
CM11Brian Laudrup
CF9Flemming Povlsen
CF15Bent Christensen{{suboff|51}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW14Torben Frank{{subon|51}}
MF13Henrik Larsen{{subon|63}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Richard Møller Nielsen

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Linesmen:


Joachim Ren (Germany)


Uwe Ennuschat (Germany)


Fourth official:


Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)

=Sweden vs England=

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GK1Thomas Ravelli
RB2Roland Nilsson
CB3Jan Eriksson
CB4Patrik Andersson{{yel|43}}
LB5Joachim Björklund{{yel|70}}
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c)
CM6Stefan Schwarz{{yel|69}}
LM10Anders Limpar{{suboff|46}}
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF17Martin Dahlin
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Johnny Ekström{{subon|46}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Tommy Svensson

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GK1Chris Woods
RB19David Batty
CB4Martin Keown
CB5Des Walker
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM18Tony Daley{{yel|10}}
CM15Neil Webb{{yel|81}}
CM12Carlton Palmer
CM7David Platt
LM11Andy Sinton{{suboff|76}}
CF10Gary Lineker (c){{suboff|62}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17Alan Smith{{subon|62}}
MF16Paul Merson{{subon|76}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Graham Taylor

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Linesmen:


Valdemar Aguiar Pinto Lopes (Portugal)


Antonio Guedes Gomes De Carvalho (Portugal)


Fourth official:


Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

=France vs Denmark=

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GK1Bruno Martini
SW5Laurent Blanc
CB13Basile Boli{{yel|38}}
CB6Bernard Casoni{{yel|15}}
RWB2Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB16Pascal Vahirua{{suboff|46}}
CM7Didier Deschamps{{yel|73}}
CM11Christian Perez{{yel|32}}{{suboff|79}}
CM14Jean-Philippe Durand
CF18Eric Cantona
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF10Luis Fernández{{subon|46}}
MF12Christophe Cocard{{subon|79}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Michel Platini

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GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB6Kim Christofte
CB3Kent Nielsen{{suboff|61}}
RWB2John Sivebæk
LWB5Henrik Andersen
CM7John Jensen
CM11Brian Laudrup{{suboff|66}}
CM13Henrik Larsen
CF9Flemming Povlsen{{yel|14}}
CF14Torben Frank{{yel|45}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF12Torben Piechnik{{subon|61}}
FW10Lars Elstrup{{subon|66}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Richard Møller Nielsen

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Linesmen:


Johann Möstl (Austria)


Alois Pemmer (Austria)


Fourth official:


Gerhard Kapl (Austria)

See also

References

{{reflist}}