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) |  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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
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| England | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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| Scotland | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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