UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

Last updated May 26, 2025

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]

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^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4^[a]
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1 2 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

8 June 1996

15:00

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

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,567

Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

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

Man of the Match:
Alan Shearer (England)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Joaquín Olmos González (Spain)
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Netherlands vs Scotland

10 June 1996

16:30

Netherlands	0–0	Scotland
	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 34,363

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

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

Man of the Match:
Gary McAllister (Scotland)^[3]

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

Switzerland vs Netherlands

13 June 1996

19:30

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

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 36,800

Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

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

Man of the Match:
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria)
Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

Scotland vs England

15 June 1996

15:00

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

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,864

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

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

Man of the Match:
David Seaman (England)^[3]

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

Scotland vs Switzerland

18 June 1996

19:30

Scotland	1–0	Switzerland
McCoist 36'	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 34,926

Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

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

Man of the Match:
Stuart McCall (Scotland)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Milan Brabec (Czech Republic)
Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Netherlands vs England

18 June 1996

19:30

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

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,798

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

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

Man of the Match:
Teddy Sheringham (England)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Egon Bereuter (Austria)
Manfred Zeiszer (Austria)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)

References

↑ "European Championship 1996". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
↑ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links

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[table_hth_NED0.29979901588513-3] 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

[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.

[motm-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

Contents

Teams

Standings

Matches

England vs Switzerland

Netherlands vs Scotland

Switzerland vs Netherlands

Scotland vs England

Scotland vs Switzerland

Netherlands vs England

See also

References

External links