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UEFA Euro 1996 Group B#Romania vs Spain

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Group B 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 18 June. The group consisted of France, Spain, Bulgaria and Romania.{{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}}

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Spain. Bulgaria and Romania failed to advance.

On the second matchday, on 13 June, the match between Bulgaria and Romania featured a ghost goal by Dorinel Munteanu: in the first half, with Romania already 1–0 down to an early Hristo Stoichkov goal, Munteanu's shot hit the crossbar, crossed the goal line by about a foot, after which it bounced back. Referee Peter Mikkelsen and his assistants did not notice and the goal was not awarded.{{cite news |title=Euro'96: Romanians denied by officialdom |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/euro-96-romanians-denied-by-officialdom-1337034.html |website=independent.com |accessdate=24 June 2016}}

Teams

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! Method of
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! FIFA Rankings
May 1996

B1 (seed)style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ESP}}Group 2 winner15 November 19955th1988data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1964)6
B2style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|BUL}}Group 7 runner-up (2nd best runner-up)15 November 19951st—data-sort-value="99" | Debut28
B3style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ROU}}Group 1 winner15 November 19952nd1984data-sort-value="7" | Group stage (1984)16
B4style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|FRA|1974}}Group 1 runner-up (6th best runner-up)15 November 19954th1992data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1984)5

Standings

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

In the quarter-finals,

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

Matches

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=Spain vs Bulgaria=

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RB3Alberto Belsué
CB4Rafael Alkorta
CB5Abelardo{{yel|90}}
LB12Sergi{{yel|39}}
DM6Fernando Hierro
RM15José Luis Caminero{{yel|27}}{{suboff|82}}
LM18Guillermo Amor{{yel|42}}{{suboff|70}}
AM8Julen Guerrero{{suboff|51}}
AM21Luis Enrique
CF9Juan Antonio Pizzi{{sent off|0|75}}
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FW7José Amavisca{{subon|51}}
FW11Alfonso{{subon|70}}
MF10Donato{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Javier Clemente

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GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW5Petar Hubchev{{sent off|0|72}}
RB2Radostin Kishishev{{yel|55}}
CB3Trifon Ivanov
LB4Iliyan Kiryakov{{suboff|72}}
DM6Zlatko Yankov{{yel|77}}
RM7Emil Kostadinov{{suboff|73}}
LM11Yordan Letchkov
AM10Krasimir Balakov
CF8Hristo Stoichkov{{yel|29}}
CF9Lyuboslav Penev{{suboff|78}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF18Tsanko Tsvetanov{{subon|72}}
MF15Ivaylo Yordanov{{subon|73}}
MF16Daniel Borimirov{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Dimitar Penev

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Man of the Match:


Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria){{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:


Enrico Preziosi (Italy)


Fabrizio Zanforlin (Italy)


Fourth official:


Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

=Romania vs France=

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GK1Bogdan Stelea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu
CB4Miodrag Belodedici
CB16Gheorghe Mihali{{yel|49}}
RWB2Dan Petrescu{{suboff|78}}
LWB13Tibor Selymes{{yel|71}}
CM5Ioan Lupescu
CM11Dorinel Munteanu
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF7Marius Lăcătuș{{suboff|56}}
CF9Florin Răducioiu{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Viorel Moldovan{{subon|46}}
FW19Adrian Ilie{{yel|90}}{{subon|56}}
DF17Iulian Filipescu{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Anghel Iordănescu

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GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB3Éric Di Meco{{yel|20}}{{suboff|68}}
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM6Vincent Guérin
CM19Christian Karembeu
AM10Zinedine Zidane{{suboff|80}}
AM9Youri Djorkaeff
CF13Christophe Dugarry{{suboff|68}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW11Patrice Loko{{subon|68}}
DF12Bixente Lizarazu{{subon|68}}
DF20Alain Roche{{subon|80}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Aimé Jacquet

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Man of the Match:


Youri Djorkaeff (France)

Assistant referees:


Klaus Plettenberg (Germany)


Egbert Engler (Germany)


Fourth official:


Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

=Bulgaria vs Romania=

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GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
CB2Radostin Kishishev{{yel|48}}
CB3Trifon Ivanov
CB18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM6Zlatko Yankov
CM7Emil Kostadinov{{suboff|32}}
CM11Yordan Letchkov{{suboff|90}}
RW15Ivaylo Yordanov
LW10Krasimir Balakov
CF8Hristo Stoichkov
CF9Lyuboslav Penev{{suboff|72}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF16Daniel Borimirov{{yel|64}}{{subon|32}}
FW14Nasko Sirakov{{subon|72}}
MF13Boncho Genchev{{subon|90}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Dimitar Penev

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GK1Bogdan Stelea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu{{suboff|78}}
CB3Daniel Prodan
CB4Miodrag Belodedici
RWB2Dan Petrescu
LWB13Tibor Selymes
CM5Ioan Lupescu{{suboff|46}}
CM11Dorinel Munteanu
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF7Marius Lăcătuș{{suboff|29}}
CF9Florin Răducioiu
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Viorel Moldovan{{subon|29}}
MF14Constantin Gâlcă{{subon|46}}
FW19Adrian Ilie{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Anghel Iordănescu

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Man of the Match:


Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)

Assistant referees:


Jens Larsen (Denmark)


Henning Knudsen (Denmark)


Fourth official:


Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

=France vs Spain=

{{see also|France–Spain football rivalry}}

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GK1Bernard Lama
RB2Jocelyn Angloma{{suboff|65}}
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc{{yel|43}}
LB12Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM6Vincent Guérin{{suboff|81}}
CM19Christian Karembeu{{yel|60}}
AM10Zinedine Zidane
AM9Youri Djorkaeff{{yel|63}}
CF11Patrice Loko{{suboff|74}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF20Alain Roche{{subon|65}}
FW13Christophe Dugarry{{subon|74}}
DF15Lilian Thuram{{subon|81}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Aimé Jacquet

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GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
CB2Juanma López
CB4Rafael Alkorta
CB5Abelardo
RWB16Jorge Otero{{yel|56}}{{suboff|59}}
LWB12Sergi
DM6Fernando Hierro
CM15José Luis Caminero
RW21Luis Enrique{{yel|12}}{{suboff|55}}
LW7José Amavisca{{yel|53}}
CF11Alfonso{{suboff|83}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17Javier Manjarín{{subon|55}}
FW14Kiko{{subon|59}}
FW19Julio Salinas{{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Javier Clemente

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Man of the Match:


José Luis Caminero (Spain)

Assistant referees:


Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)


Aleh Chykun (Belarus)


Fourth official:


Kazimir Znaydinsky (Belarus)

=France vs Bulgaria=

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|time=16:30

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|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=St James' Park, Newcastle

|attendance=26,976

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GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly{{yel|3}}
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB12Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM6Vincent Guérin
CM19Christian Karembeu
AM10Zinedine Zidane{{suboff|62}}
AM9Youri Djorkaeff
CF13Christophe Dugarry{{yel|36}}{{suboff|70}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF18Reynald Pedros{{subon|62}}
FW11Patrice Loko{{subon|70}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Aimé Jacquet

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GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW5Petar Hubchev
RB17Emil Kremenliev{{yel|14}}
CB3Trifon Ivanov{{yel|8}}
LB18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM6Zlatko Yankov{{suboff|79}}
RM15Ivaylo Yordanov
LM11Yordan Letchkov
AM10Krasimir Balakov{{suboff|82}}
CF8Hristo Stoichkov
CF9Lyuboslav Penev
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF16Daniel Borimirov{{subon|79}}
FW20Georgi Donkov{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Dimitar Penev

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Man of the Match:


Laurent Blanc (France)

Assistant referees:


Phil Joslin (England)


Mark Warren (England)


Fourth official:


Paul Durkin (England){{refn|group=note|name=Gallagher}}

=Romania vs Spain=

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|time=16:30

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52505/

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|goals1=

|goals2=

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|attendance=32,719

|referee=Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

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GK12Florian Prunea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu
CB15Anton Doboș
CB3Daniel Prodan{{suboff|86}}
RWB2Dan Petrescu
LWB13Tibor Selymes
CM18Ovidiu Stîngă
CM14Constantin Gâlcă{{yel|77}}
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c){{yel|21}}
CF19Adrian Ilie{{yel|47}}{{suboff|66}}
CF9Florin Răducioiu{{suboff|77}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF11Dorinel Munteanu{{subon|66}}
FW21Ion Vlădoiu{{subon|77}}
MF5Ioan Lupescu{{subon|86}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Anghel Iordănescu

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GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB2Juanma López
CB4Rafael Alkorta
CB5Abelardo{{suboff|64}}
LB12Sergi
CM20Miguel Ángel Nadal{{yel|59}}
CM6Fernando Hierro
RW17Javier Manjarín
LW7José Amavisca{{suboff|72}}
CF14Kiko{{yel|36}}
CF9Juan Antonio Pizzi{{suboff|57}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW11Alfonso{{subon|57}}
MF18Guillermo Amor{{subon|64}}
FW8Julen Guerrero{{subon|72}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Javier Clemente

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Man of the Match:


Sergi (Spain)

Assistant referees:


Akif Uğurdur (Turkey)


Turgay Güdü (Turkey)


Fourth official:


Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

See also

Notes

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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 B]

{{UEFA Euro 1996}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 finalists}}

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Group B

Group

Group

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