UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
The UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams, culminating in two teams playing in the final to determine the winners of the tournament.
Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes, was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). For the first time in a major football competition, the golden goal rule was applied, whereby the match would immediately end upon either team scoring during the extra time period and the goalscoring team being declared the winner. If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round.
The knockout stage began with the quarter-finals on 22 June and ended with the final on 30 June 1996 at Wembley Stadium in London. Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Czech Republic achieved by a golden goal during extra time.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
22 June – Liverpool | ||||||||||
France (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
26 June – Manchester | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 (4) | |||||||||
France | 0 (5) | |||||||||
23 June – Birmingham | ||||||||||
Czech Republic (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
30 June – London | ||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
23 June – Manchester | ||||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||
26 June – London | ||||||||||
Croatia | 1 | |||||||||
Germany (p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
22 June – London | ||||||||||
England | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Spain | 0 (2) | |||||||||
England (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Spain vs England
22 June 1996 15:00 |
Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | England |
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Hierro Amor Belsué Nadal |
2–4 | Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne |
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France vs Netherlands
22 June 1996 18:30 |
France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
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Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc |
5–4 | de Kock R. de Boer Kluivert Seedorf Blind |
France
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Netherlands
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Man of the Match:
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Germany vs Croatia
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Croatia
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Man of the Match:
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Czech Republic vs Portugal
Czech Republic
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Portugal
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Semi-finals
France vs Czech Republic
26 June 1996 16:00 |
France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
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Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc Pedros |
5–6 | Kubík Nedvěd Berger Poborský Rada Kadlec |
France
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Czech Republic
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Germany vs England
26 June 1996 19:30 |
Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | England |
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Kuntz 16' | Report | Shearer 3' |
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Häßler Strunz Reuter Ziege Kuntz Möller |
6–5 | Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne Sheringham Southgate |
Germany
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England
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Man of the Match:
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Final
Czech Republic
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Germany
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Man of the Match:
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References
- 1 2 Moore, Glenn (24 June 1996). "Fortune favours brave England". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- 1 2 Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- 1 2 Shaw, Phil (24 June 1996). "Croatia punished by Sammer". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- 1 2 Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- 1 2 Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ Moore, Glenn (27 June 1996). "Shoot-out breaks England hearts". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ Jones, Ken (27 June 1996). "Cruel, agonising and magnificent". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ Jones, Ken (1 July 1996). "Vogts' triumph over adversity". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ Harris, Harry (1 July 1996). "Two Biers, One Berger!; Oliver's golden twist.". Daily Mirror. The Free Library. Retrieved 21 June 2012.