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1996 European Champions (in England)
Group B 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 B - Results
BULGARIA- SPAIN 1:1 (0:0)
9 June 1996. Elland Road, Leeds - 24,006 

BULGARIA: Mihaylov (c), Kischischev, Ivanov, Houbtchev,
Kiriakov (Tzvetanov 72), Letchkov, Iankov, Balakov, 
Penev (Borimirov 77), Kostadinov (Iordanov 73), Stoitchkov.

SPAIN: Zubizarreta (c), Belsué, Sergi, Hierro, Alkorta, 
Abelardo, José Luis Caminero (Donato 82), Amor (Alfonso 70), 
Juan Antonio Pizzi, Guerrero (Amavisca 51), Luis Enrique.

1:0 Stoichkov (pen 65), Alfonso (74)

SENT OFF: Hubchev 71, Pizzi 75. 
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) 



FRANCE - ROMANIA 1:0 (1:0)
10 June 1996. St James´s Park, Newcastle - 26,323

FRANCE: Lama, Thuram, Karembeu, Di Meco (Lizarazu 68),
Desailly, Blanc, Deschamps (c), Zidane (Roche 80),
Dugarry (Loko 68), Guérin, Djorkaeff.

ROMANIA: Stelea, Petrescu (Filipescu 78),
Lupescu, Popescu, Mihali, Belodedici, Munteanu, Selymes,
Lacatus (Ilie 56), Hagi (c), Raducioiu (Moldovan 46).

1:0 Dugarry (25)

Referee: Heinz Hellmut Krug (Germany)



BULGARIA - ROMANIA 1:0 (1:0)
13 June 1996. St James´s Park, Newcastle - 19,107

BULGARIA : Mihaylov (c), Kischischev, Ivanov, Tzvetanov,
Iordanov, Letchkov (Bontcho Guentchev 90), Iankov, Balakov,
Penev (Nasko Sirakov 72), Kostadinov (Borimirov 32), Stoitchkov.

ROMANIA : Stelea, Petrescu, Lupescu (Gâlca 46),
Popescu (Ilie 78), Daniel Prodan, Belodedici, Munteanu,
Selymes, Lacatus (Moldovan 29), Hagi (c), Raducioiu.

1:0 Stoitchkov (3)

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)



FRANCE - SPAIN 1:1 (0:0)
15 June 1996. Elland Road, Leeds - 35,626

FRANCE: Lama, Jocelyn Angloma (Roche 65), Lizarazu,
Karembeu, Desailly, Blanc, Guérin (Thuram 81),
Deschamps (c), Zidane, Djorkaeff, Loko (Dugarry 74).

SPAIN: Zubizarreta (c), Alkorta, Sergi, Hierro, 
Juan Manuel López, Abelardo, Caminero, Otero (Kiko 59),
Alfonso (Salinas 83), Amavisca, Luis Enrique (Manjarín 55).

1:0 Djorkaeff (48), 1:1 Caminero (85)

Referee: Vadim Zhuk (BYL)



FRANCE - BULGARIA 3:1 (1:0)
18 June 1996. St James´s Park, Newcastle - 26,976

FRANCE: Lama, Thuram, Lizarazu, Karembeu, Desailly,
Blanc, Guérin, Deschamps (c), Dugarry (Loko 70),
Zidane (Pedros 62), Djorkaeff.

BULGARIA: Mihaylov (c), Kremenliev, Ivanov,
Tzvetanov, Houbtchev, Iankov (Borimirov 79), Iordanov,
Balakov (Donkov 82), Letchkov, Penev, Stoitchkov.

1:0 Blanc (21), 2:0 Penev (og 63)
2:1 Stoitchkov (69), 3:1 Loko (90)

Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)



SPAIN - ROMANIA 2:1 (1:1)
18 June 1996. Elland Road, Leeds - 32,719

SPAIN: Zubizarreta (c), Alkorta, Sergi, Hierro, Angel Nadal,
López, Abelardo (Amor 64), Amavisca (Guerrero 72),
Pizzi (Alfonso 57), Kiko, Manjarín.

ROMANIA: Florian Prunea, Petrescu, Prodan (Lupescu 86),
Popescu, Gâlca, Anton Dobos, Ovidiu Stînga, Selymes,
Ilie (Munteanu 66), Hagi (c), Raducioiu (Ion Vladoiu 77).

1:0 Manjarin (11), 1:1 Raducioiu (29)
2:1 Amor (84)

Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)




Final Table
                  P  W D L PTS F A
1.France          3  2 1 0  7  5 2
2.Spain           3  1 2 0  5  4 3
3.Bulgaria        3  1 1 1  4  3 4
4.Romania         3  0 0 3  0  1 4

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