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1996 European Champions (in England)
Group A Matches

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Group Matches
Group A - (England, Netherlands, Scotland, Switz.) Group B - (Bulgaria, France, Romania, Spain)
Group C - (Czech R, Germany, Italy, Russia) Group D - (Denmark, Croatia, Portugal, Turkey)

Group A - Results
ENGLAND - SWITZERLAND 1:1 (1:0)
8 June 1996. Wembley, London - 76,567 

ENGLAND: Seaman, G Neville, Pearce, Ince, Adams (c),
Southgate, Anderton, Gascoigne (Platt 77), Shearer,
Sheringham (Barmby 70), McManaman (Stone 70).

SWITZERLAND: Pascolo, Jeanneret, Quentin,
Geiger (c) (Koller 71), Henchoz, Vega, Bonvin
(Chapuisat 67), Sforza, Grassi, Türkyilmaz, Vogel.

1:0 Shearer (23), 1:1 Türkyilmaz (pen 83)

Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)



NETHERLANDS - SCOTLAND 0:0 (1:0)
11 June 1996. Villa Park, Birmingham - 34,363 

NETHERLANDS: van der Sar, Reiziger, de Kock, Bogarde, 
de Boer (c) (Winter 68), Davids, Seedorf, 
Witschge (Cocu 78), Taument (Kluivert 63), Bergkamp, Cruyff.

SCOTLAND: Goram, McKimmie (Burley 85), Boyd,
McCall, Hendry, Calderwood, Gallacher (McKinlay 56),
McAllister (c), Collins, Durie, Booth (Spencer 45).

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)



NETHERLANDS - SWITZERLAND 2:0 (0:0)
13 June 1996. Villa Park, Birmingham - 36,800 

NETHERLANDS: van der Sar, Reiziger, Blind (c), Bogarde,
de Boer (Davids 80), Winter, Seedorf (de Kock 26),
Witschge, Bergkamp, Cruyff (Kluivert 84), Hoekstra.

SWITZERLAND: Pascolo, Jeanneret (Comisetti 69),
Quentin, Marc Hottiger, Henchoz, Vega, Sforza (c),
Grassi, Chapuisat, Türkyilmaz, Vogel.

1:0 Cruyff (66), 2:0 Bergkamp (79)

Referee: Atanas Ouzounov (BUL)  
 


ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 2:0 (0:0)
15 June 1996. Wembley, London - 76,864

ENGLAND: Seaman, Neville, Pearce (Redknapp 46, Campbell 85),
Ince (Stone 79), Adams (c), Southgate, Anderton,
Gascoigne, Shearer, Sheringham, McManaman.

SCOTLAND: Goram, McKimmie, McKinlay (Burley 82),
Boyd, McCall, Hendry, Calderwood, Collins, McAllister (c),
Durie (Jess 87), Spencer (McCoist 67).

1:0 Shearer (53), 2:0 Gascoigne (79)
(Seaman saved a penalty from McAllister in the 78th min)

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA)



SCOTLAND- SWITZERLAND 1:0 (1:0)
18 June 1996. Villa Park, Birmingham - 34,926 

SCOTLAND: Goram, Burley, Boyd, McCall, Hendry,
Calderwood, T McKinlay (Booth 60), Collins, 
Durie, McAllister (c), McCoist (Spencer 84).

SWITZERLAND: Pascolo, Hottiger, Quentin (Comisetti 81),
Vogel, Henchoz, Vega, Sforza (c), Koller (Raphaël Wicky 46),
Chapuisat (Sébastien Fournier 46), Bonvin, Türkyilmaz.

1:0 McCoist (37)

Referee: Václav Krondl (CZE) 



ENGLAND - NETHERLANDS 4:1 (1:0)
18 June 1996. Wembley, London - 76,798 

ENGLAND: Seaman, Neville, Pearce, Ince (Platt 68), Adams (c),
Southgate, Anderton, Gascoigne, Shearer (Barmby 76), 
Sheringham (Fowler 77), McManaman

NETHERLANDS: van der Sar, Reiziger, Bogarde,
Seedorf, Blind (c), Winter, Cruyff, de Boer (Cocu 72),
Bergkamp, Witschge (de Kock HT), Hoekstra (Kluivert 72).

1:0 Shearer (pen 23), 2:0 Sheringham (51)
3:0 Shearer (57), 4:0 Sheringham (62)
4:1 Kluivert (78)

Referee: Gerd Grabher (AUT)



Final Table
                  P  W D L PTS F A
1. England        3  2 1 0  7  7 2
2. Netherlands    3  1 1 1  4  3 4
3. Scotland       3  1 1 1  4  1 2
4. Switzerland    3  0 1 2  1  1 4

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