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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

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.

Contents
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
22 June – London        
  Spain  0 (2)
26 June – London
  England (p)  0 (4)  
  Germany (p)  1 (6)
23 June – Manchester
      England  1 (5)  
  Germany  2
30 June – London
  Croatia  1  
  Czech Republic  1
22 June – Liverpool    
    Germany  2
  France (p)  0 (5)
26 June – Manchester
  Netherlands  0 (4)  
  France  0 (5)
23 June – Birmingham
      Czech Republic (p)  0 (6)  
  Czech Republic  1
  Portugal  0  
 

Quarter-finals [edit]

Spain vs England [edit]

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22)
15:00
 Spain  0–0 (a.e.t.)  England Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,440[1]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Report
  Penalties  
Hierro Penalty missed
Amor Penalty scored
Belsué Penalty scored
Nadal Penalty missed		 2–4 Penalty scored Shearer
Penalty scored Platt
Penalty scored Pearce
Penalty scored Gascoigne
Spain
England
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 4 Rafael Alkorta Substituted off 72'
CB 5 Abelardo Booked 1'
LB 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal
RM 3 Alberto Belsué Booked 40'
CM 6 Fernando Hierro
CM 18 Guillermo Amor
LM 12 Sergi
RF 14 Kiko
CF 17 Javier Manjarín Substituted off 46'
LF 19 Julio Salinas Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Alfonso Booked 50' Substituted in 46'
MF 15 José Luis Caminero Substituted in 46'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK 1 David Seaman
RB 2 Gary Neville Booked 47'
CB 5 Tony Adams (c)
CB 6 Gareth Southgate
LB 3 Stuart Pearce
RM 17 Steve McManaman Substituted off 109'
CM 7 David Platt
CM 8 Paul Gascoigne
LM 11 Darren Anderton Substituted off 109'
CF 9 Alan Shearer
CF 10 Teddy Sheringham Substituted off 109'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nick Barmby Substituted in 109'
MF 20 Steve Stone Substituted in 109'
FW 21 Robbie Fowler Substituted in 109'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
David Seaman (England)[1]

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

France vs Netherlands [edit]

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22)
18:30
 France  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,465[2]
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
Report
  Penalties  
Zidane Penalty scored
Djorkaeff Penalty scored
Lizarazu Penalty scored
Guérin Penalty scored
Blanc Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty scored de Kock
Penalty scored R. de Boer
Penalty scored Kluivert
Penalty missed Seedorf
Penalty scored Blind
France
Netherlands
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 12 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 19 Christian Karembeu Booked 48'
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) Booked 7'
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 11 Patrice Loko Substituted off 61'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Christophe Dugarry Substituted in 61' Substituted off 80'
MF 18 Reynald Pedros Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger
CB 3 Danny Blind (c)
CB 18 Johan de Kock Booked 68'
LB 15 Winston Bogarde Booked 90'
RM 6 Ronald de Boer
CM 17 Jordi Cruyff Substituted off 69'
CM 20 Philip Cocu
LM 14 Richard Witschge Substituted off 80'
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert Booked 89'
CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp Substituted off 60'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Clarence Seedorf Substituted in 60'
MF 12 Aron Winter Substituted in 69'
FW 19 Youri Mulder Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Laurent Blanc (France)[2]

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Manuel López Fernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Juan Ansuategui Roca (Spain)

Germany vs Croatia [edit]

23 June 1996 (1996-06-23)
15:00
 Germany  2–1  Croatia Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 43,412[3]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Klinsmann Goal 20' (pen.)
Sammer Goal 59'		 Report Šuker Goal 51'
Germany
Croatia
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer Booked 5'
CB 5 Thomas Helmer
CB 14 Markus Babbel
RWB 2 Stefan Reuter
LWB 17 Christian Ziege
DM 21 Dieter Eilts
CM 7 Andreas Möller
CM 8 Mehmet Scholl Substituted off 88'
CF 9 Fredi Bobic Substituted off 46'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) Booked 7' Substituted off 39'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Steffen Freund Substituted in 39'
FW 11 Stefan Kuntz Substituted in 46'
MF 10 Thomas Häßler Substituted in 88'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
CB 4 Igor Štimac Red card 56'
CB 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
RM 13 Mario Stanić
CM 2 Nikola Jurčević Substituted off 78'
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović
LM 3 Robert Jarni
AM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF 9 Davor Šuker
CF 19 Goran Vlaović
Substitutions:
MF 16 Mladen Mladenović Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Man of the Match:
Matthias Sammer (Germany)[3]

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

Czech Republic vs Portugal [edit]

23 June 1996 (1996-06-23)
18:30
 Czech Republic  1–0  Portugal Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,832[4]
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Poborský Goal 53' Report
Czech Republic
Portugal
GK 1 Petr Kouba
RB 2 Radoslav Látal Red card 82'
CB 3 Jan Suchopárek Booked 1'
CB 5 Miroslav Kadlec
LB 15 Michal Horňák
RM 8 Karel Poborský
CM 6 Václav Němeček (c) Substituted off 90'
CM 7 Jiří Němec
CM 13 Radek Bejbl
LM 17 Vladimír Šmicer Substituted off 46'
CF 9 Pavel Kuka
Substitutions:
MF 12 Luboš Kubík Substituted in 46'
MF 14 Patrik Berger Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 2 Secretário Booked 59'
CB 5 Fernando Couto
CB 16 Hélder Booked 10'
LB 13 Dimas
DM 4 Oceano Substituted off 65'
RM 19 Paulo Sousa
CM 10 Rui Costa
LM 20 Luís Figo Substituted off 82'
CF 8 João Pinto Booked 90'
CF 9 Sá Pinto Booked 40' Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Domingos Substituted in 46'
MF 18 António Folha Substituted in 65'
FW 11 Jorge Cadete Substituted in 82'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)[4]

Assistant referees:
Klaus Plettenberg (Germany)
Egbert Engler (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Semi-finals [edit]

France vs Czech Republic [edit]

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26)
16:00
 France  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 43,877[5]
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
Report
  Penalties  
Zidane Penalty scored
Djorkaeff Penalty scored
Lizarazu Penalty scored
Guérin Penalty scored
Blanc Penalty scored
Pedros Penalty missed		 5–6 Penalty scored Kubík
Penalty scored Nedvěd
Penalty scored Berger
Penalty scored Poborský
Penalty scored Rada
Penalty scored Kadlec
France
Czech Republic
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15 Lilian Thuram Booked 43' Substituted off 83'
CB 5 Laurent Blanc (c)
CB 20 Alain Roche Booked 50'
LB 12 Bixente Lizarazu Booked 64'
CM 14 Sabri Lamouchi Substituted off 62'
CM 8 Marcel Desailly
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 11 Patrice Loko
Substitutions:
MF 18 Reynald Pedros Substituted in 62'
DF 13 Jocelyn Angloma Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Petr Kouba
RB 15 Michal Horňák
CB 5 Miroslav Kadlec
CB 19 Karel Rada
LB 20 Pavel Novotný
RM 8 Karel Poborský
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd Booked 77'
CM 6 Václav Němeček (c) Booked 83'
CM 7 Jiří Němec Substituted off 84'
LM 17 Vladimír Šmicer Substituted off 46'
CF 10 Radek Drulák Substituted off 70'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Patrik Berger Substituted in 46'
DF 18 Martin Kotůlek Substituted in 70'
MF 12 Luboš Kubík Booked 97' Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

Man of the Match:
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)[5]

Assistant referees:
Robert Orr (Scotland)
John Fleming (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Germany vs England [edit]

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26)
19:30
 Germany  1–1 (a.e.t.)  England Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,862[6]
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Kuntz Goal 16' Report Shearer Goal 3'
  Penalties  
Häßler Penalty scored
Strunz Penalty scored
Reuter Penalty scored
Ziege Penalty scored
Kuntz Penalty scored
Möller Penalty scored		 6–5 Penalty scored Shearer
Penalty scored Platt
Penalty scored Pearce
Penalty scored Gascoigne
Penalty scored Sheringham
Penalty missed Southgate
Germany
England
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer
CB 5 Thomas Helmer Substituted off 110'
CB 14 Markus Babbel
RWB 2 Stefan Reuter Booked 46'
LWB 17 Christian Ziege
DM 21 Dieter Eilts
CM 4 Steffen Freund Substituted off 118'
CM 7 Andreas Möller (c) Booked 80'
CF 8 Mehmet Scholl Substituted off 77'
CF 11 Stefan Kuntz
Substitutions:
MF 10 Thomas Häßler Substituted in 77'
MF 3 Marco Bode Substituted in 110'
MF 19 Thomas Strunz Substituted in 118'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 David Seaman
CB 3 Stuart Pearce
CB 5 Tony Adams (c)
CB 6 Gareth Southgate
RWB 11 Darren Anderton
LWB 17 Steve McManaman
CM 7 David Platt
CM 4 Paul Ince
CM 8 Paul Gascoigne Booked 73'
CF 9 Alan Shearer
CF 10 Teddy Sheringham
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
Dieter Eilts (Germany)[7]

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

Final [edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Final
30 June 1996 (1996-06-30)
19:00
 Czech Republic  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Germany Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,611[8]
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Berger Goal 59' (pen.) Report Bierhoff Goal 73' Golden goal in the 95th minute 95'
Czech Republic
Germany
GK 1 Petr Kouba
RB 3 Jan Suchopárek
CB 5 Miroslav Kadlec (c)
CB 15 Michal Horňák Booked 47'
LB 19 Karel Rada
RM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
CM 7 Jiří Němec
CM 13 Radek Bejbl
LM 14 Patrik Berger
CF 8 Karel Poborský Substituted off 88'
CF 9 Pavel Kuka
Substitutions:
FW 17 Vladimír Šmicer Substituted in 88'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
CZE-GER 1996-06-30.svg
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer Booked 69'
CB 5 Thomas Helmer Booked 63'
CB 21 Dieter Eilts Substituted off 46'
RWB 14 Markus Babbel
LWB 17 Christian Ziege Booked 91'
CM 10 Thomas Häßler
CM 19 Thomas Strunz
AM 8 Mehmet Scholl Substituted off 69'
CF 11 Stefan Kuntz
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
Substitutions:
MF 3 Marco Bode Substituted in 46'
FW 20 Oliver Bierhoff Substituted in 69'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Man of the Match:
Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)[9]

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

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Moore, Glenn (24 June 1996). "Fortune favours brave England". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  2. ^ a b Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  3. ^ a b Shaw, Phil (24 June 1996). "Croatia punished by Sammer". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  4. ^ a b Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  5. ^ a b Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 21 June 2012. 
  6. ^ Moore, Glenn (27 June 1996). "Shoot-out breaks England hearts". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  7. ^ Jones, Ken (27 June 1996). "Cruel, agonising and magnificent". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 21 June 2012. 
  8. ^ Jones, Ken (1 July 1996). "Vogts' triumph over adversity". The Independent (Independent Print). Retrieved 21 June 2012. 
  9. ^ Harris, Harry (1 July 1996). "Two Biers, One Berger!; Oliver's golden twist.". Daily Mirror (The Free Library). Retrieved 21 June 2012. 
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