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. [1] [2]
England won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Netherlands. Scotland and Switzerland failed to advance.
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
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A1 (seed) | ![]() | Host | 5 May 1992 | 5th | 1992 | Third place (1968) | 24 |
A2 | ![]() | Group 3 winner | 11 October 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 21 |
A3 | ![]() | Play-off winner | 13 December 1995 | 5th | 1992 | Winners (1988) | 13 |
A4 | ![]() | Group 8 runner-up (4th best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 2nd | 1992 | Group stage (1992) | 31 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 [a] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 [a] | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
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Scotland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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