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UEFA Euro 1996 Group A#Netherlands vs Scotland

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Group A of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 8 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of hosts England, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96e.html |title=European Championship 1996 |website=RSSSF |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=18 January 2000 |access-date=1 March 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96e-fullstats.html |title=Full Statistical Info on Euro '96 |website=RSSSF |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=3 July 1996 |access-date=14 April 2017}}

England won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Netherlands. Scotland and Switzerland failed to advance.

Teams

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! Method of
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! Date of
qualification

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appearance

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May 1996

A1 (seed)style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ENG}}Host5 May 19925th1992data-sort-value="3" | Third place (1968)24
A2style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|SUI}}Group 3 winner11 October 19951st—data-sort-value="99" | Debut21
A3style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|NED}}Play-off winner13 December 19955th1992data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1988)13
A4style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|SCO}}Group 8 runner-up (4th best runner-up)15 November 19952nd1992data-sort-value="7" | Group stage (1992)31

Standings

{{UEFA Euro 1996 group tables|Group A}}

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group A, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Spain.
  • The runner-up of Group A, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group B, France.

Matches

{{Hatnote|All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)}}

=England vs Switzerland=

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GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville{{yel|26}}
CB5Tony Adams (c){{yel|80}}
CB6Gareth Southgate
LB3Stuart Pearce
DM4Paul Ince
RM11Darren Anderton
LM17Steve McManaman{{suboff|70}}
AM8Paul Gascoigne{{suboff|77}}
SS10Teddy Sheringham{{suboff|70}}
CF9Alan Shearer
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MF20Steve Stone{{subon|70}}
MF14Nick Barmby{{subon|70}}
MF7David Platt{{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Terry Venables

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GK1Marco Pascolo
RB13Sébastien Jeanneret
CB15Ramon Vega{{yel|89}}
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
LB3Yvan Quentin{{yel|43}}
CM17Johann Vogel{{yel|28}}
CM10Ciriaco Sforza
CM5Alain Geiger (c){{suboff|71}}
AM21Christophe Bonvin{{suboff|67}}
CF9Marco Grassi{{yel|84}}
CF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat{{subon|67}}
MF16Marcel Koller{{subon|71}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|POR}} Artur Jorge

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Man of the Match:


Alan Shearer (England){{cite book |title=UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report |chapter=Man of the Match |url=https://archive.org/download/uefa-euro-1996-man-of-the-match-winners/UEFA%20Euro%201996%20Man%20of%20the%20Match%20winners.pdf |publisher=UEFA |location=Nyon |year=1996 |page=48 |access-date=7 January 2023}}

Assistant referees:


Joaquín Olmos González (Spain)


Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)


Fourth official:


José María García-Aranda (Spain)

=Netherlands vs Scotland=

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GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB18Johan de Kock
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer (c){{suboff|68}}
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM8Edgar Davids
LM14Richard Witschge{{yel|26}}{{suboff|78}}
RF7Gaston Taument{{yel|28}}{{suboff|63}}
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF17Jordi Cruyff
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Patrick Kluivert{{subon|63}}
MF12Aron Winter{{subon|68}}
MF20Philip Cocu{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Guus Hiddink

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GK12Andy Goram
RB2Stewart McKimmie{{suboff|85}}
CB4Colin Calderwood
CB5Colin Hendry
LB3Tom Boyd{{yel|4}}
CM8Stuart McCall
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
CM11John Collins
RF14Gordon Durie
CF18Kevin Gallacher{{yel|32}}{{suboff|56}}
LF20Scott Booth{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW7John Spencer{{subon|46}}
MF17Billy McKinlay{{subon|56}}
MF16Craig Burley{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Craig Brown

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Man of the Match:


Gary McAllister (Scotland)

Assistant referees:


Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)


Mikael Hansson (Sweden)


Fourth official:


Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

=Switzerland vs Netherlands=

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GK1Marco Pascolo
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB15Ramon Vega
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB13Sébastien Jeanneret{{yel|32}}{{suboff|69}}
LB3Yvan Quentin
CM17Johann Vogel
CM10Ciriaco Sforza (c)
RF9Marco Grassi{{yel|72}}
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat{{yel|40}}
LF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz{{yel|62}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF20Alexandre Comisetti{{subon|69}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|POR}} Artur Jorge

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GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c)
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer{{suboff|80}}
CM12Aron Winter
CM4Clarence Seedorf{{yel|14}}{{suboff|26}}
LM14Richard Witschge
RF17Jordi Cruyff{{suboff|84}}
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF11Peter Hoekstra
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock{{subon|26}}
MF8Edgar Davids{{subon|80}}
FW9Patrick Kluivert{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Guus Hiddink

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Man of the Match:


Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:


Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria)


Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria)


Fourth official:


Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

=Scotland vs England=

{{see also|England–Scotland football rivalry}}

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GK12Andy Goram
CB4Colin Calderwood
CB5Colin Hendry{{yel|70}}
CB3Tom Boyd
RWB2Stewart McKimmie
LWB13Tosh McKinlay{{suboff|82}}
CM8Stuart McCall
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
CM11John Collins{{yel|29}}
CF14Gordon Durie{{suboff|87}}
CF7John Spencer{{yel|38}}{{suboff|67}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Ally McCoist{{subon|67}}
MF16Craig Burley{{subon|82}}
MF15Eoin Jess{{subon|87}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Craig Brown

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|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|

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GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams (c)
LB3Stuart Pearce{{suboff|46}}
CB6Gareth Southgate
DM4Paul Ince{{yel|68}}{{suboff|80}}
RW11Darren Anderton
AM8Paul Gascoigne
LW17Steve McManaman
SS10Teddy Sheringham
CF9Alan Shearer{{yel|75}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF15Jamie Redknapp{{subon|46}}{{suboff|85}}
MF20Steve Stone{{subon|80}}
DF16Sol Campbell{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Terry Venables

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Man of the Match:


David Seaman (England)

Assistant referees:


Donato Nicoletti (Italy)


Tullio Manfredini (Italy)


Fourth official:


Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

=Scotland vs Switzerland=

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52486/

|team2={{fb|SUI}}

|goals1=

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|attendance=34,926

|referee=Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

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{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

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GK12Andy Goram
RB13Tosh McKinlay{{suboff|60}}
CB4Colin Calderwood{{yel|23}}
CB5Colin Hendry
LB3Tom Boyd
RM16Craig Burley
CM8Stuart McCall{{yel|28}}
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
LM11John Collins{{yel|42}}
CF14Gordon Durie
CF9Ally McCoist{{suboff|84}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Scott Booth{{subon|60}}
FW7John Spencer{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Craig Brown

|valign="top"|300px

|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|

style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB15Ramon Vega{{yel|23}}
LB3Yvan Quentin{{suboff|81}}
CM16Marcel Koller{{suboff|46}}
CM10Ciriaco Sforza (c)
CM17Johann Vogel{{yel|53}}
AM21Christophe Bonvin
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat{{suboff|46}}
CF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF6Raphael Wicky{{yel|55}}{{subon|46}}
FW7Sébastien Fournier{{yel|63}}{{subon|46}}
MF20Alexandre Comisetti{{subon|81}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|POR}} Artur Jorge

|}

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|

Man of the Match:


Stuart McCall (Scotland)

Assistant referees:


Milan Brabec (Czech Republic)


Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic)


Fourth official:


Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

=Netherlands vs England=

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|time=19:30

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52487/

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|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance=76,798

|referee=Gerd Grabher (Austria)

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GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c){{yel|23}}
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer{{suboff|73}}
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM12Aron Winter{{yel|18}}
LM14Richard Witschge{{suboff|46}}
RF17Jordi Cruyff
CF10Dennis Bergkamp{{yel|67}}
LF11Peter Hoekstra{{suboff|72}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock{{subon|46}}
FW9Patrick Kluivert{{subon|72}}
MF20Philip Cocu{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Guus Hiddink

|valign="top"|300px

|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|

style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams (c)
CB6Gareth Southgate{{yel|90}}
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM11Darren Anderton
CM4Paul Ince{{yel|43}}{{suboff|68}}
CM8Paul Gascoigne
LM17Steve McManaman
CF10Teddy Sheringham{{yel|41}}{{suboff|77}}
CF9Alan Shearer{{suboff|76}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF7David Platt{{subon|68}}
MF14Nick Barmby{{subon|76}}
FW21Robbie Fowler{{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Terry Venables

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Man of the Match:


Teddy Sheringham (England)

Assistant referees:


Egon Bereuter (Austria)


Manfred Zeiszer (Austria)


Fourth official:


Günter Benkö (Austria)

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20200603203829/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1996/standings/ UEFA Euro 1996 Group A]

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{{UEFA Euro 1996 finalists}}

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