The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1996 was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams, culminating in two teams playing in the final to determine the winners of the tournament. The knockout stage began with the quarter-finals on 22 June and ended with the final on 30 June 1996 at Wembley Stadium in London. Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Czech Republic achieved by a golden goal during extra time.
All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Format Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes, was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). For the first time in a major football competition, the golden goal rule was applied, whereby the match would immediately end upon either team scoring during the extra time period and the goalscoring team being declared the winner. If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up A B C D
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Spain vs England
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)SW 6 Fernando HierroCB 4 Rafael Alkorta CB 20Miguel Ángel NadalCB 5 Abelardo RM 3 Alberto Belsué CM 18Guillermo AmorLM 12SergiAM 17Javier Manjarín CF 19Julio Salinas CF 14KikoSubstitutions:FW 11Alfonso MF 15José Luis Caminero DF 2 Juanma López Manager:Javier Clemente GK 1 David SeamanRB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 Tony Adams (c)CB 6 Gareth SouthgateLB 3 Stuart PearceRM 17Steve McManaman CM 7 David PlattCM 8 Paul GascoigneLM 11Darren Anderton SS 10Teddy Sheringham CF 9 Alan ShearerSubstitutions:MF 14Nick Barmby MF 20Steve Stone FW 21Robbie Fowler Manager:Terry Venables
Man of the Match: David Seaman (England)
Assistant referees: Pierre Ufrasi (France) Jacques Mas (France) Fourth official: Alain Sars (France)
France vs Netherlands
GK 1 Bernard LamaRB 15Lilian ThuramCB 5 Laurent BlancCB 8 Marcel DesaillyLB 12Bixente LizarazuDM 19Christian Karembeu DM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) CM 6 Vincent GuérinAM 10Zinedine ZidaneAM 9 Youri DjorkaeffCF 11Patrice Loko Substitutions:FW 13Christophe Dugarry MF 18Reynald Pedros Manager:Aimé Jacquet GK 1 Edwin van der SarRB 2 Michael ReizigerCB 18Johan de Kock CB 3 Danny Blind (c)LB 15Winston Bogarde DM 20Philip CocuRM 6 Ronald de BoerLM 14Richard Witschge AM 17Jordi Cruyff CF 10Dennis Bergkamp CF 9 Patrick Kluivert Substitutions:MF 4 Clarence Seedorf MF 12Aron Winter FW 19Youri Mulder Manager:Guus Hiddink
Man of the Match: Bernard Lama (France)
Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain) Manuel López Fernández (Spain) Fourth official: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
Germany vs Croatia
GK 1 Andreas KöpkeSW 6 Matthias Sammer CB 14Markus BabbelCB 5 Thomas HelmerDM 21Dieter EiltsRM 2 Stefan ReuterCM 8 Mehmet Scholl CM 7 Andreas MöllerLM 17Christian ZiegeSS 9 Fredi Bobic CF 18Jürgen Klinsmann (c) Substitutions:MF 4 Steffen Freund FW 11Stefan Kuntz MF 10Thomas Häßler Manager:Berti Vogts GK 1 Dražen LadićRB 2 Nikola Jurčević CB 4 Igor Štimac CB 6 Slaven BilićLB 3 Robert JarniDM 5 Nikola JerkanRM 13Mario StanićCM 7 Aljoša AsanovićLM 10Zvonimir Boban (c)CF 19Goran VlaovićCF 9 Davor ŠukerSubstitutions:MF 16Mladen Mladenović Manager:Miroslav Blažević
Man of the Match: Matthias Sammer (Germany)
Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Mikael Hansson (Sweden) Fourth official: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
Czech Republic vs Portugal
GK 1 Petr KoubaSW 15Michal HorňákRB 2 Radoslav Látal CB 3 Jan Suchopárek CB 5 Miroslav KadlecLB 13Radek Bejbl DM 7 Jiří NěmecRM 8 Karel PoborskýCM 6 Václav Němeček (c) LM 17Vladimír Šmicer CF 9 Pavel Kuka Substitutions:MF 12Luboš Kubík MF 14Patrik Berger Manager:Dušan Uhrin GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)RB 2 Secretário CB 16Hélder Cristóvão CB 5 Fernando CoutoLB 13Dimas TeixeiraCM 4 Oceano Cruz CM 19Paulo SousaRW 20Luís Figo AM 10Rui CostaLW 8 João Pinto CF 9 Sá Pinto Substitutions:FW 15Domingos MF 18António Folha FW 11Jorge Cadete Manager:António Oliveira
Man of the Match: Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Klaus Plettenberg (Germany) Egbert Engler (Germany) Fourth official: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)
Semi-finals
France vs Czech Republic
GK 1 Bernard LamaRB 15Lilian Thuram CB 5 Laurent Blanc (c)CB 8 Marcel DesaillyLB 20Alain Roche RM 10Zinedine ZidaneCM 14Sabri Lamouchi CM 6 Vincent GuérinLM 12Bixente Lizarazu SS 9 Youri DjorkaeffCF 11Patrice LokoSubstitutions:MF 18Reynald Pedros DF 2 Jocelyn Angloma Manager:Aimé Jacquet GK 1 Petr KoubaSW 5 Miroslav KadlecCB 15Michal HorňákCB 19Karel RadaDM 7 Jiří Němec DM 20Pavel NovotnýRM 8 Karel PoborskýCM 6 Václav Němeček (c) LM 4 Pavel Nedvěd AM 17Vladimír Šmicer CF 10Radek Drulák Substitutions:MF 14Patrik Berger DF 18Martin Kotůlek MF 12Luboš Kubík Manager:Dušan Uhrin
Man of the Match: Miroslav Kadlec (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Robert Orr (Scotland) John Fleming (Scotland) Fourth official: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Germany vs England
GK 1 Andreas KöpkeSW 6 Matthias SammerCB 14Markus BabbelCB 5 Thomas Helmer RM 2 Stefan Reuter CM 4 Steffen Freund CM 21Dieter EiltsLM 17Christian ZiegeAM 8 Mehmet Scholl AM 7 Andreas Möller (c) CF 11Stefan KuntzSubstitutions:MF 10Thomas Häßler MF 3 Marco Bode MF 19Thomas Strunz Manager:Berti Vogts GK 1 David SeamanRB 7 David PlattCB 6 Gareth SouthgateCB 5 Tony Adams (c)LB 3 Stuart PearceDM 4 Paul InceRM 11Darren AndertonLM 17Steve McManamanAM 8 Paul Gascoigne SS 10Teddy SheringhamCF 9 Alan ShearerManager:Terry Venables
Man of the Match: Dieter Eilts (Germany)
Assistant referees: László Hamar (Hungary) Imre Bozóky (Hungary) Fourth official: Sándor Piller (Hungary)
Final
References
External links
UEFA Euro 1996 official history