UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

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.

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

1 England vs Switzerland
2 Netherlands vs Scotland
3 Switzerland vs Netherlands
4 Scotland vs England
5 Scotland vs Switzerland
6 Netherlands vs England
7 External links

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Scotland	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

All times local (UTC+1)

England vs Switzerland

8 June 1996
15:00

England	1–1	Switzerland
Shearer 23'	Report	Türkyilmaz 83' (pen.)

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,567
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

England

Switzerland


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Gary Neville	26'
CB	5	Tony Adams (c)	80'
CB	6	Gareth Southgate
LB	3	Stuart Pearce
RM	11	Darren Anderton
CM	4	Paul Ince
CM	8	Paul Gascoigne		77'
LM	17	Steve McManaman		70'
CF	10	Teddy Sheringham		70'
CF	9	Alan Shearer
Substitutions:
MF	20	Steve Stone		70'
MF	14	Nick Barmby		70'
MF	7	David Platt		77'
Manager:
Terry Venables


GK	1	Marco Pascolo
RB	13	Sébastien Jeanneret
CB	4	Stéphane Henchoz
CB	15	Ramon Vega	89'
LB	3	Yvan Quentin	43'
CM	17	Johann Vogel	28'
CM	5	Alain Geiger (c)		71'
CM	10	Ciriaco Sforza
AM	21	Christophe Bonvin		67'
CF	9	Marco Grassi	84'
CF	14	Kübilay Türkyilmaz
Substitutions:
FW	11	Stéphane Chapuisat		67'
MF	16	Marcel Koller		71'
Manager:
Artur Jorge

Assistant referees:
Joaquin Olmos Gonzalez (Spain)
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Netherlands vs Scotland

10 June 1996
16:30

Netherlands	0–0	Scotland
	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Netherlands

Scotland


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	18	Johan de Kock
LB	15	Winston Bogarde
RM	6	Ronald de Boer (c)		68'
CM	4	Clarence Seedorf
CM	8	Edgar Davids
LM	14	Richard Witschge	26'	78'
RF	7	Gaston Taument	28'	63'
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp
LF	17	Jordi Cruyff
Substitutions:
FW	9	Patrick Kluivert		63'
MF	12	Aron Winter		68'
MF	20	Philip Cocu		78'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink


GK	12	Andy Goram
RB	2	Stewart McKimmie		85'
CB	4	Colin Calderwood
CB	5	Colin Hendry
LB	3	Tom Boyd	4'
CM	8	Stuart McCall
CM	10	Gary McAllister (c)
CM	11	John Collins
RF	14	Gordon Durie
CF	18	Kevin Gallacher	32'	56'
LF	20	Scott Booth		46'
Substitutions:
FW	7	John Spencer		46'
MF	17	Billy McKinlay		56'
MF	16	Craig Burley		85'
Manager:
Craig Brown

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

Switzerland vs Netherlands

13 June 1996
19:30

Switzerland	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Cruyff 66' Bergkamp 79'

Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 36,800
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Switzerland

Netherlands


GK	1	Marco Pascolo
RB	2	Marc Hottiger
CB	15	Ramon Vega
CB	4	Stéphane Henchoz
CB	13	Sébastien Jeanneret	32'	69'
LB	3	Yvan Quentin
CM	17	Johann Vogel
CM	10	Ciriaco Sforza (c)
RF	9	Marco Grassi	72'
CF	11	Stéphane Chapuisat	40'
LF	14	Kubilay Türkyilmaz	62'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Alexandre Comisetti		69'
Manager:
Artur Jorge


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Danny Blind (c)
LB	15	Winston Bogarde
RM	6	Ronald de Boer		80'
CM	12	Aron Winter
CM	4	Clarence Seedorf	14'	26'
LM	14	Richard Witschge
RF	17	Jordi Cruyff		84'
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp
LF	11	Peter Hoekstra
Substitutions:
DF	18	Johan de Kock		26'
MF	8	Edgar Davids		80'
FW	9	Patrick Kluivert		84'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Assistant referees:
Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria)
Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

Scotland vs England

15 June 1996
15:00

Scotland	0–2	England
	Report	Shearer 53' Gascoigne 79'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,864
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Scotland

England


GK	12	Andy Goram
RB	2	Stewart McKimmie
CB	4	Colin Calderwood
CB	5	Colin Hendry	70'
LB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	13	Tosh McKinlay		82'
CM	8	Stuart McCall
CM	10	Gary McAllister (c)
LM	11	John Collins	29'
CF	7	John Spencer	38'	67'
CF	14	Gordon Durie		87'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Ally McCoist		67'
MF	16	Craig Burley		82'
MF	15	Eoin Jess		87'
Manager:
Craig Brown


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	5	Tony Adams (c)
CB	6	Gareth Southgate
LB	3	Stuart Pearce		46'
RM	11	Darren Anderton
CM	4	Paul Ince	68'	80'
CM	8	Paul Gascoigne
LM	17	Steve McManaman
CF	10	Teddy Sheringham
CF	9	Alan Shearer	75'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Jamie Redknapp		46'	85'
MF	20	Steve Stone		80'
DF	16	Sol Campbell			85'
Manager:
Terry Venables

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

Scotland vs Switzerland

18 June 1996
19:30

Scotland	1–0	Switzerland
McCoist 36'	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 34,946
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Scotland

Switzerland


GK	12	Andy Goram
RB	13	Tosh McKinlay		60'
CB	4	Colin Calderwood	23'
CB	5	Colin Hendry
LB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	16	Craig Burley
CM	8	Stuart McCall	28'
CM	10	Gary McAllister (c)
LM	11	John Collins	42'
CF	14	Gordon Durie
CF	9	Ally McCoist		84'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Scott Booth		60'
FW	7	John Spencer		84'
Manager:
Craig Brown


GK	1	Marco Pascolo
RB	2	Marc Hottiger
CB	4	Stéphane Henchoz
CB	15	Ramon Vega	23'
LB	3	Yvan Quentin		81'
CM	16	Marcel Koller		46'
CM	10	Ciriaco Sforza (c)
CM	17	Johann Vogel	53'
AM	21	Christophe Bonvin
CF	11	Stéphane Chapuisat		46'
CF	14	Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Substitutions:
MF	6	Raphael Wicky	55'	46'
FW	7	Sébastien Fournier	63'	46'
MF	20	Alexandre Comisetti		81'
Manager:
Artur Jorge

Assistant referees:
Milan Brabec (Czech Republic)
Otakar Drastik (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Jiři Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Netherlands vs England

18 June 1996
19:30

Netherlands	1–4	England
Kluivert 78'	Report	Shearer 23' (pen.), 57' Sheringham 51', 62'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,798
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Netherlands

England


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Danny Blind (c)	23'
LB	15	Winston Bogarde
RM	6	Ronald de Boer		73'
CM	4	Clarence Seedorf
CM	12	Aron Winter	18'
LM	14	Richard Witschge		46'
RF	17	Jordi Cruyff
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp	67'
LF	11	Peter Hoekstra		72'
Substitutions:
DF	18	Johan de Kock		46'
FW	9	Patrick Kluivert		72'
MF	20	Philip Cocu		73'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	5	Tony Adams (c)
CB	6	Gareth Southgate	90'
LB	3	Stuart Pearce
RM	11	Darren Anderton
CM	4	Paul Ince	43'	68'
CM	8	Paul Gascoigne
LM	17	Steve McManaman
CF	10	Teddy Sheringham	41'	77'
CF	9	Alan Shearer		76'
Substitutions:
MF	7	David Platt		68'
MF	14	Nick Barmby		76'
FW	21	Robbie Fowler		77'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Assistant referees:
Egon Bereuter (Austria)
Manfred Zeiszer (Austria)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)

External links

UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

v t e UEFA Euro 1996

Stages	Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final

General information	Bids Broadcasting Discipline Schedule Sponsorship Squads Statistics Theme song Qualification

UEFA Euro 1996 finalists

Champions

Runners-up

Eliminated in the
semi-finals

Eliminated in the
quarter-finals

Eliminated in the
group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

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UEFA Euro 1996 Group A