UEFA Euro 1996 Group D

Group D 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 19 June. The group consisted of defending champions Denmark, Portugal, Croatia and Turkey.[1][2]

Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals along with Croatia. Denmark and Turkey failed to advance.

Teams

Draw position Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
May 1996
D1 (seed)  Denmark Group 2 runner-up (5th best runner-up) 15 November 1995 5th 1992 Winners (1992) 11
D2  Portugal Group 6 winner 15 November 1995 2nd 1984 Semi-finals (1984) 18
D3  Turkey Group 3 runner-up (3rd best runner-up) 15 November 1995 1st — Debut 30
D4  Croatia Group 4 winner 15 November 1995 1st — Debut 27

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group D, Portugal, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Czech Republic.
  • The runner-up of Group D, Croatia, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Germany.

Matches

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Denmark vs Portugal

Denmark 1–1 Portugal
  • B. Laudrup 22'
 Report
Attendance: 34,993
Denmark
Portugal
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2 Thomas Helveg  30'
CB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 5 Jes Høgh
LB 14 Jens Risager  14'
DM 8 Claus Thomsen  83'
RM 9 Mikkel Beck
CM 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
CM 13 Henrik Larsen  90'
LM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CF 11 Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF 12 Torben Piechnik  83'
MF 18 Kim Vilfort  90'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 3 Paulinho Santos  9'
CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13 Dimas Teixeira
CM 4 Oceano Cruz  24'  37'
CM 19 Paulo Sousa  58'  79'
RW 20 Luís Figo  62'
AM 10 Rui Costa
LW 8 João Pinto  73'
CF 9 Sá Pinto  41'
Substitutions:
MF 18 António Folha  37'
FW 15 Domingos  62'
MF 6 José Tavares  79'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Berend Talens (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
René Temmink (Netherlands)

Turkey vs Croatia

Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 22,460
Turkey
Croatia
GK 22 Rüştü Reçber
SW 13 Rahim Zafer
CB 4 Vedat İnceefe
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
CB 3 Alpay Özalan
RM 18 Arif Erdem  82'
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
CM 19 Tolunay Kafkas  31'  89'
LM 17 Abdullah Ercan
AM 16 Sergen Yalçın
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
FW 7 Hami Mandıralı  82'
FW 14 Saffet Sancaklı  89'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
RB 13 Mario Stanić
CB 4 Igor Štimac
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
LB 3 Robert Jarni
DM 5 Nikola Jerkan
RM 8 Robert Prosinečki
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović  40'
LM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)  55'  57'
SS 11 Alen Bokšić  73'
CF 9 Davor Šuker  90'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo  57'
FW 19 Goran Vlaović  73'
DF 15 Dubravko Pavličić  90'
Manager:
Miroslav Blaževic

Man of the Match:
Robert Prosinečki (Croatia)[3]

Assistant referees:
Ernst Felder (Switzerland)
Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Portugal vs Turkey

Portugal 1–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 22,670
Portugal
Turkey
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 3 Paulinho Santos  2'
CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13 Dimas Teixeira
DM 19 Paulo Sousa
RM 20 Luís Figo  58'
LM 18 António Folha  46'
AM 10 Rui Costa
CF 8 João Pinto  77'
CF 9 Sá Pinto  65'
Substitutions:
MF 6 José Tavares  72'  46'
FW 11 Jorge Cadete  65'
MF 17 Hugo Porfírio  77'
Manager:
António Oliveira
GK 22 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Vedat İnceefe  65'
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu  46'
CB 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
CM 2 Recep Çetin
CM 10 Oğuz Çetin (c)  69'
CM 17 Abdullah Ercan  43'
AM 16 Sergen Yalçın
CF 14 Saffet Sancaklı  63'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
DF 13 Rahim Zafer  73'  46'
MF 19 Tolunay Kafkas  76'  63'
FW 18 Arif Erdem  69'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)[3]

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

Croatia vs Denmark

Croatia 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Croatia
Denmark
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
RB 13 Mario Stanić  20'
CB 4 Igor Štimac
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
LB 3 Robert Jarni
DM 5 Nikola Jerkan
RM 8 Robert Prosinečki  23'  88'
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović
LM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)  82'
CF 19 Goran Vlaović  39'  82'
CF 9 Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
DF 2 Nikola Jurčević  82'
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo  82'
MF 16 Mladen Mladenović  88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 8 Claus Thomsen
CB 5 Jes Høgh
LB 6 Michael Schjønberg
RM 2 Thomas Helveg  46'
CM 18 Kim Vilfort  59'
LM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
AM 13 Henrik Larsen  69'
CF 11 Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF 20 Jacob Laursen  46'
FW 9 Mikkel Beck  59'
MF 19 Stig Tøfting  69'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Davor Šuker (Croatia)[3]

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

Croatia vs Portugal

Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 20,484
Croatia
Portugal
GK 12 Marijan Mrmić
CB 20 Dario Šimić
CB 15 Dubravko Pavličić  36'
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
RM 2 Nikola Jurčević
CM 16 Mladen Mladenović  46'
CM 14 Zvonimir Soldo
LM 3 Robert Jarni (c)  30'
AM 8 Robert Prosinečki  46'
CF 19 Goran Vlaović
CF 17 Igor Pamić  10'  46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Davor Šuker  46'
MF 7 Aljoša Asanović  46'
MF 10 Zvonimir Boban  46'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 2 Secretário
CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13 Dimas Teixeira
CM 4 Oceano Cruz
CM 19 Paulo Sousa  70'
RW 20 Luís Figo
AM 10 Rui Costa  61'
LW 8 João Pinto
CF 9 Sá Pinto  46'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Domingos  46'
MF 14 Pedro Barbosa  61'
MF 6 José Tavares  70'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
João Pinto (Portugal)[3]

Assistant referees:
Hans Wolf (Germany)
Harald Sather (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Turkey vs Denmark

Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 28,951
Turkey
Denmark
GK 22 Rüştü Reçber  89'
CB 4 Vedat İnceefe
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu
CB 3 Alpay Özalan
DM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu  44'
RM 15 Tayfun Korkut  61'
LM 17 Abdullah Ercan
AM 7 Hami Mandıralı
RF 2 Recep Çetin (c)  68'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür  46'
LF 11 Orhan Çıkırıkçı  68'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Arif Erdem  46'
FW 14 Saffet Sancaklı  68'
DF 20 Bülent Korkmaz  68'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 8 Claus Thomsen
CB 5 Jes Høgh
LB 6 Michael Schjønberg  46'
CM 2 Thomas Helveg  57'
CM 17 Allan Nielsen
CM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
CF 15 Erik Bo Andersen  88'
CF 11 Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
MF 13 Henrik Larsen  81'  46'
FW 21 Søren Andersen  88'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Brian Laudrup (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Serguei Foursa (Russia)
Sergei Frantsuzov (Russia)
Fourth official:
Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Championship 1996". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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