UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1

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Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of only two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 10 June and was completed on 17 June. The group consisted of hosts Sweden, fellow Scandinavians Denmark, France and England.

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In the opening game between Sweden and France, Sweden took the lead with a Jan Eriksson header from a corner; France equalised in the second half with a right-footed shot from Jean-Pierre Papin. The Denmark–England and France–England games both ended scoreless, although John Jensen hit the post for Denmark against England, and Stuart Pearce did likewise for England against France, before Sweden defeated Denmark 1–0. In the last two games, England played Sweden and took the lead in the first half when David Platt volleyed in from a cross. In the second half, Sweden came back to win with another Jan Eriksson header from a corner and a shot from Tomas Brolin from the edge of the box after a one-two with Martin Dahlin. Gary Lineker was taken off in the second half of the game, replaced by Alan Smith; it was his last game for England (and, as it turned out, Smith's as well), and he was withdrawn with half an hour to go despite the fact that, regardless of how the other match finished (at the time both games were at 1-1), England would need at least one more goal - a third draw would not be enough - and Lineker was England's second-highest goalscorer in history, and moreover had provided the cross for Platt's goal. In the concurrent match, Denmark also scored a late goal, beating France 2–1 to take the second spot in the knockout stage. [1]

Sweden won the group and advanced to the semi-finals along with Denmark. France and England were eliminated. England's manager Graham Taylor was greeted by the famous newspaper headline "SWEDES 2 TURNIPS 1", with his face superimposed on a picture of a turnip. Lineker, who had previously announced his intention to retire after the tournament, did so. [2]

Teams

TeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Group 4 runner-up [nb 1] 31 May 19924th 1988 Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984)
Flag of England.svg  England Group 7 winner13 November 19914th 1988 Third place (1968)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Group 1 winner12 October 19913rd 1984 Winners (1984)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Host16 December 19881stDebut

Notes

  1. Replaced FR Yugoslavia (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), who were subject to sanctions under UN Security Council Resolution 757 and thus banned from appearing. [3]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (H)321042+25Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31112203
3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 30212312
4Flag of England.svg  England 30211212
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals,

Matches

Sweden vs France

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report [4]
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
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France
GK1 Thomas Ravelli
RB2 Roland Nilsson
CB3 Jan Eriksson
CB4 Patrik Andersson
LB5 Joachim Björklund
RM7 Klas Ingesson
CM9 Jonas Thern (c)Yellow card.svg 87'
CM6 Stefan Schwarz Yellow card.svg 39'
LM10 Anders Limpar
CF11 Tomas Brolin
CF16 Kennet Andersson Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutions:
FW17 Martin Dahlin Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
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GK1 Bruno Martini
SW5 Laurent Blanc
RB20 Jocelyn Angloma Yellow card.svg 35'Sub off.svg 66'
CB13 Basile Boli
CB6 Bernard Casoni
LB2 Manuel Amoros (c)
CM8 Franck Sauzée
CM7 Didier Deschamps
CM16 Pascal Vahirua Sub off.svg 46'
CF18 Eric Cantona Yellow card.svg 53'
CF9 Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF11 Christian Perez Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Luis Fernández Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Michel Platini

Linesmen:
Victor Filippov (CIS)
Andrei Butenko (CIS)
Fourth official:
Vadim Zhuk (CIS)

Denmark vs England

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report [5]
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 26,385
Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
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England
GK1 Peter Schmeichel
SW4 Lars Olsen (c)
CB3 Kent Nielsen
CB6 Kim Christofte
RWB2 John Sivebæk Yellow card.svg 83'
LWB5 Henrik Andersen
CM18 Kim Vilfort
CM7 John Jensen
CM11 Brian Laudrup
CF15 Bent Christensen
CF9 Flemming Povlsen
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
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GK1 Chris Woods
RB2 Keith Curle Yellow card.svg 9'Sub off.svg 62'
CB4 Martin Keown Yellow card.svg 7'
CB5 Des Walker
LB3 Stuart Pearce
RM8 Trevor Steven
CM7 David Platt
CM12 Carlton Palmer
LM16 Paul Merson Sub off.svg 71'
CF10 Gary Lineker (c)
CF17 Alan Smith
Substitutions:
MF18 Tony Daley Yellow card.svg 67'Sub on.svg 62'
MF15 Neil Webb Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Linesmen:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Robert Overkleeft (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

France vs England

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report [6]
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 26,535
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
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England
GK1 Bruno Martini
SW5 Laurent Blanc
CB13 Basile Boli
CB6 Bernard Casoni
RWB2 Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB14 Jean-Philippe Durand
CM7 Didier Deschamps
CM10 Luis Fernández Yellow card.svg 31'Sub off.svg 75'
CM8 Franck Sauzée Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Jean-Pierre Papin
CF18 Eric Cantona
Substitutions:
DF20 Jocelyn Angloma Sub on.svg 46'
MF11 Christian Perez Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Michel Platini
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GK1 Chris Woods
SW12 Carlton Palmer
CB4 Martin Keown
CB5 Des Walker
CB3 Stuart Pearce
RM8 Trevor Steven
CM19 David Batty Yellow card.svg 69'
CM7 David Platt
LM11 Andy Sinton
CF10 Gary Lineker (c)
CF20 Alan Shearer
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Linesmen:
László Varga (Hungary)
Sándor Szilágyi (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Varga (Hungary)

Sweden vs Denmark

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report [7]
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)
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Denmark
GK1 Thomas Ravelli
RB2 Roland Nilsson
CB3 Jan Eriksson
CB4 Patrik Andersson Yellow card.svg 40'
LB5 Joachim Björklund
RM7 Klas Ingesson
CM9 Jonas Thern (c)
CM6 Stefan Schwarz
LM10 Anders Limpar Sub off.svg 90'
CF11 Tomas Brolin
CF17 Martin Dahlin Sub off.svg 77'
Substitutions:
FW20 Johnny Ekström Sub on.svg 77'
DF14 Magnus Erlingmark Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
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GK1 Peter Schmeichel
SW4 Lars Olsen (c)
CB3 Kent Nielsen
CB6 Kim Christofte
RWB2 John Sivebæk
LWB5 Henrik Andersen Yellow card.svg 14'
CM18 Kim Vilfort
CM7 John Jensen Sub off.svg 63'
CM11 Brian Laudrup
CF9 Flemming Povlsen
CF15 Bent Christensen Sub off.svg 51'
Substitutions:
FW14 Torben Frank Sub on.svg 51'
MF13 Henrik Larsen Sub on.svg 63'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Linesmen:
Joachim Ren (Germany)
Uwe Ennuschat (Germany)
Fourth official:
Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)

Sweden vs England

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report [8]
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 30,126
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
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England
GK1 Thomas Ravelli
RB2 Roland Nilsson
CB3 Jan Eriksson
CB4 Patrik Andersson Yellow card.svg 43'
LB5 Joachim Björklund Yellow card.svg 70'
RM7 Klas Ingesson
CM9 Jonas Thern (c)
CM6 Stefan Schwarz Yellow card.svg 69'
LM10 Anders Limpar Sub off.svg 46'
CF11 Tomas Brolin
CF17 Martin Dahlin
Substitutions:
FW20 Johnny Ekström Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
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GK1 Chris Woods
RB19 David Batty
CB4 Martin Keown
CB5 Des Walker
LB3 Stuart Pearce
RM18 Tony Daley Yellow card.svg 10'
CM15 Neil Webb Yellow card.svg 81'
CM12 Carlton Palmer
CM7 David Platt
LM11 Andy Sinton Sub off.svg 76'
CF10 Gary Lineker (c)Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutions:
FW17 Alan Smith Sub on.svg 62'
MF16 Paul Merson Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Linesmen:
Valdemar Aguiar Pinto Lopes (Portugal)
Antonio Guedes Gomes De Carvalho (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

France vs Denmark

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 25,763
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
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France
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Denmark
GK1 Bruno Martini
SW5 Laurent Blanc
CB13 Basile Boli Yellow card.svg 38'
CB6 Bernard Casoni Yellow card.svg 15'
RWB2 Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB16 Pascal Vahirua Sub off.svg 46'
CM7 Didier Deschamps Yellow card.svg 73'
CM11 Christian Perez Yellow card.svg 32'Sub off.svg 79'
CM14 Jean-Philippe Durand
CF18 Eric Cantona
CF9 Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF10 Luis Fernández Sub on.svg 46'
MF12 Christophe Cocard Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Michel Platini
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GK1 Peter Schmeichel
SW4 Lars Olsen (c)
CB6 Kim Christofte
CB3 Kent Nielsen Sub off.svg 61'
RWB2 John Sivebæk
LWB5 Henrik Andersen
CM7 John Jensen
CM11 Brian Laudrup Sub off.svg 66'
CM13 Henrik Larsen
CF9 Flemming Povlsen Yellow card.svg 14'
CF14 Torben Frank Yellow card.svg 45'
Substitutions:
DF12 Torben Piechnik Sub on.svg 61'
FW10 Lars Elstrup Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Linesmen:
Johann Möstl (Austria)
Alois Pemmer (Austria)
Fourth official:
Gerhard Kapl (Austria)

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