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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]

1996 Azeri postage stamp depicting the Group D game between Croatia versus Turkey on 11 June

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

Teams

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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

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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

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All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Denmark vs Portugal

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Denmark  1–1  Portugal
  • B. Laudrup   22'
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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 7 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 8 Claus Thomsen   83'
CM 13 Henrik Larsen   90'
AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
CF 9 Mikkel Beck
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
DM 4 Oceano   24'   37'
RM 10 Rui Costa
CM 19 Paulo Sousa   58'   79'
LM 20 Luís Figo   62'
CF 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

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Turkey  0–1  Croatia
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Attendance: 22,460
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Turkey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Croatia
GK 22 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Vedat İnceefe
CB 13 Rahim Zafer
CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
DM 19 Tolunay Kafkas   31'   89'
RM 18 Arif Erdem   82'
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
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
SW 5 Nikola Jerkan
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 4 Igor Štimac
RWB 13 Mario Stanić
LWB 3 Robert Jarni
CM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)   55'   57'
CM 8 Robert Prosinečki
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović   40'
CF 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

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Portugal  1–0  Turkey
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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
DM 19 Paulo Sousa
RM 18 António Folha   46'
CM 10 Rui Costa
LM 20 Luís Figo   58'
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'
LB 3 Alpay Özalan
DM 2 Recep Çetin
RM 10 Oğuz Çetin (c)   69'
CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM 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'
MF 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

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

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Croatia  0–3  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 20,484
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Croatia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal
GK 12 Marijan Mrmić
CB 15 Dubravko Pavličić   36'
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 14 Zvonimir Soldo
RWB 20 Dario Šimić
LWB 3 Robert Jarni (c)   30'
CM 16 Mladen Mladenović   46'
CM 2 Nikola Jurčević
AM 8 Robert Prosinečki   46'
CF 17 Igor Pamić   10'   46'
CF 19 Goran Vlaović
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 5 Fernando Couto
CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão
LB 13 Dimas
DM 4 Oceano
RM 19 Paulo Sousa   70'
CM 10 Rui Costa   61'
LM 20 Luís Figo
CF 9 Sá Pinto   46'
CF 8 João Pinto
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

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

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References

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  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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