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Group A of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 8 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of hosts England, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scotland.

England won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Netherlands. Scotland and Switzerland failed to advance.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings May 1996
A1 (seed)	England	Host	5 May 1992	5th	1992	Third place (1968)	24
A2	Switzerland	Group 3 winner	11 October 1995	1st	—	Debut	21
A3	Netherlands	Play-off winner	13 December 1995	5th	1992	Winners (1988)	13
A4	Scotland	Group 8 runner-up (4th best runner-up)	15 November 1995	2nd	1992	Group stage (1992)	31

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England (H)	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

1. ^ Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

In the quarter-finals,

• The winner of Group A, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Spain.
• The runner-up of Group A, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group B, France.

Matches

England vs Switzerland

England	1–1	Switzerland
Shearer 23'	Report	Türkyilmaz 83' (pen.)

England

Switzerland

GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Gary Neville  26' CB 5 Tony Adams (c)  80' CB 6 Gareth Southgate LB 3 Stuart Pearce DM 4 Paul Ince RM 11 Darren Anderton LM 17 Steve McManaman  70' AM 8 Paul Gascoigne  77' SS 10 Teddy Sheringham  70' CF 9 Alan Shearer Substitutions: MF 20 Steve Stone  70' MF 14 Nick Barmby  70' MF 7 David Platt  77' Manager: Terry Venables

GK 1 Marco Pascolo RB 13 Sébastien Jeanneret CB 15 Ramon Vega  89' CB 4 Stéphane Henchoz LB 3 Yvan Quentin  43' CM 17 Johann Vogel  28' CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza CM 5 Alain Geiger (c)  71' AM 21 Christophe Bonvin  67' CF 9 Marco Grassi  84' CF 14 Kubilay Türkyilmaz Substitutions: FW 11 Stéphane Chapuisat  67' MF 16 Marcel Koller  71' Manager: Artur Jorge

Netherlands vs Scotland

Netherlands	0–0	Scotland
	Report

Netherlands

Scotland

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 18 Johan de Kock LB 15 Winston Bogarde RM 6 Ronald de Boer (c)  68' CM 4 Clarence Seedorf CM 8 Edgar Davids LM 14 Richard Witschge  26'  78' RF 7 Gaston Taument  28'  63' CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp LF 17 Jordi Cruyff Substitutions: FW 9 Patrick Kluivert  63' MF 12 Aron Winter  68' MF 20 Philip Cocu  78' Manager: Guus Hiddink

GK 12 Andy Goram RB 2 Stewart McKimmie  85' CB 4 Colin Calderwood CB 5 Colin Hendry LB 3 Tom Boyd  4' CM 8 Stuart McCall CM 10 Gary McAllister (c) CM 11 John Collins RF 14 Gordon Durie CF 18 Kevin Gallacher  32'  56' LF 20 Scott Booth  46' Substitutions: FW 7 John Spencer  46' MF 17 Billy McKinlay  56' MF 16 Craig Burley  85' Manager: Craig Brown

Switzerland vs Netherlands

Switzerland	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Cruyff 66' Bergkamp 79'

Switzerland

Netherlands

GK 1 Marco Pascolo RB 2 Marc Hottiger CB 15 Ramon Vega CB 4 Stéphane Henchoz CB 13 Sébastien Jeanneret  32'  69' LB 3 Yvan Quentin CM 17 Johann Vogel CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza (c) RF 9 Marco Grassi  72' CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat  40' LF 14 Kubilay Türkyilmaz  62' Substitutions: MF 20 Alexandre Comisetti  69' Manager: Artur Jorge

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 3 Danny Blind (c) LB 15 Winston Bogarde RM 6 Ronald de Boer  80' CM 12 Aron Winter CM 4 Clarence Seedorf  14'  26' LM 14 Richard Witschge RF 17 Jordi Cruyff  84' CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp LF 11 Peter Hoekstra Substitutions: DF 18 Johan de Kock  26' MF 8 Edgar Davids  80' FW 9 Patrick Kluivert  84' Manager: Guus Hiddink

Scotland vs England

Scotland	0–2	England
	Report	Shearer 53' Gascoigne 79'

Scotland

England

GK 12 Andy Goram CB 4 Colin Calderwood CB 5 Colin Hendry  70' CB 3 Tom Boyd RWB 2 Stewart McKimmie LWB 13 Tosh McKinlay  82' CM 8 Stuart McCall CM 10 Gary McAllister (c) CM 11 John Collins  29' CF 14 Gordon Durie  87' CF 7 John Spencer  38'  67' Substitutions: FW 9 Ally McCoist  67' MF 16 Craig Burley  82' MF 15 Eoin Jess  87' Manager: Craig Brown

GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 Tony Adams (c) LB 3 Stuart Pearce  46' CB 6 Gareth Southgate DM 4 Paul Ince  68'  80' RW 11 Darren Anderton AM 8 Paul Gascoigne LW 17 Steve McManaman SS 10 Teddy Sheringham CF 9 Alan Shearer  75' Substitutions: MF 15 Jamie Redknapp  46'  85' MF 20 Steve Stone  80' DF 16 Sol Campbell  85' Manager: Terry Venables

Scotland vs Switzerland

Scotland	1–0	Switzerland
McCoist 36'	Report

Scotland

Switzerland

GK 12 Andy Goram RB 13 Tosh McKinlay  60' CB 4 Colin Calderwood  23' CB 5 Colin Hendry LB 3 Tom Boyd RM 16 Craig Burley CM 8 Stuart McCall  28' CM 10 Gary McAllister (c) LM 11 John Collins  42' CF 14 Gordon Durie CF 9 Ally McCoist  84' Substitutions: FW 20 Scott Booth  60' FW 7 John Spencer  84' Manager: Craig Brown

GK 1 Marco Pascolo RB 2 Marc Hottiger CB 4 Stéphane Henchoz CB 15 Ramon Vega  23' LB 3 Yvan Quentin  81' CM 16 Marcel Koller  46' CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza (c) CM 17 Johann Vogel  53' AM 21 Christophe Bonvin CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat  46' CF 14 Kubilay Türkyilmaz Substitutions: MF 6 Raphael Wicky  55'  46' FW 7 Sébastien Fournier  63'  46' MF 20 Alexandre Comisetti  81' Manager: Artur Jorge

Netherlands vs England

Netherlands	1–4	England
Kluivert 78'	Report	Shearer 23' (pen.), 57' Sheringham 51', 62'

Netherlands

England

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 3 Danny Blind (c)  23' LB 15 Winston Bogarde RM 6 Ronald de Boer  73' CM 4 Clarence Seedorf CM 12 Aron Winter  18' LM 14 Richard Witschge  46' RF 17 Jordi Cruyff CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp  67' LF 11 Peter Hoekstra  72' Substitutions: DF 18 Johan de Kock  46' FW 9 Patrick Kluivert  72' MF 20 Philip Cocu  73' Manager: Guus Hiddink

GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 Tony Adams (c) CB 6 Gareth Southgate  90' LB 3 Stuart Pearce RM 11 Darren Anderton CM 4 Paul Ince  43'  68' CM 8 Paul Gascoigne LM 17 Steve McManaman CF 10 Teddy Sheringham  41'  77' CF 9 Alan Shearer  76' Substitutions: MF 7 David Platt  68' MF 14 Nick Barmby  76' FW 21 Robbie Fowler  77' Manager: Terry Venables

See also

• England at the UEFA European Championship
• Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
• Scotland at the UEFA European Championship
• Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship

References

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. ^ "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links

• UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

• UEFA Euro 1996
• England at UEFA Euro 1996
• Netherlands at UEFA Euro 1996
• Scotland at UEFA Euro 1996
• Switzerland at UEFA Euro 1996
• England–Scotland football rivalry
• UEFA European Championship group stages