UEFA Euro 1996 Final
Match programme cover featuring Petr Kouba (left) and Andreas Köpke (right) | |||||||
Event | UEFA Euro 1996 | ||||||
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After extra time | |||||||
Date | 30 June 1996 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Man of the Match | Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) | ||||||
Attendance | 73,611 | ||||||
The UEFA Euro 1996 Final was a football match played on 30 June 1996 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 1996. The match featured tournament favourites, Germany, who knocked out hosts England in the previous round and Czech Republic, playing in only their first European Championship since the break-up of Czechoslovakia. Both teams had qualified for the knockout stage from Group C of the tournament's group stage, with Germany winning 2–0 in the teams' earlier meeting.
Germany won the final 2–1, with Oliver Bierhoff scoring the golden goal in the 95th minute.[2] Bierhoff had earlier equalised in the 73rd minute after Patrik Berger scored a penalty for Czech Republic on 59 minutes after Karel Poborský had been tripped.[3]
Route to the final
Czech Republic
9 June 1996 Group stage | Germany | 2–0 | Czech Republic | Manchester |
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17:00 | Ziege 26' Möller 32' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 37,300 Referee: David Elleray (England) |
14 June 1996 Group stage | Czech Republic | 2–1 | Italy | Liverpool |
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19:30 | Nedvěd 5' Bejbl 35' |
Report | Chiesa 18' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,320 Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain) |
19 June 1996 Group stage | Russia | 3–3 | Czech Republic | Liverpool |
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19:30 | Mostovoi 49' Tetradze 54' Beschastnykh 85' |
Report | Suchopárek 5' Kuka 19' Šmicer 88' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 21,128 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
23 June 1996 Quarter-final | Czech Republic | 1–0 | Portugal | Birmingham |
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18:30 | Poborský 53' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,832 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
26 June 1996 Semi-final | France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) |
Czech Republic | Liverpool |
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16:00 | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,877 Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland) |
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Penalties | ||||
Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc Pedros |
Kubík Nedvěd Berger Poborský Rada Kadlec |
Germany
9 June 1996 Group stage | Germany | 2–0 | Czech Republic | Manchester |
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17:00 | Ziege 26' Möller 32' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 37,300 Referee: David Elleray (England) |
16 June 1996 Group stage | Russia | 0–3 | Germany | Manchester |
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15:00 | Report | Sammer 56' Klinsmann 77', 90' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 50,760 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
19 June 1996 Group stage | Italy | 0–0 | Germany | Manchester |
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19:30 | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,740 Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium) |
23 June 1996 Quarter-final | Germany | 2–1 | Croatia | Birmingham |
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15:00 | Klinsmann 20' (pen.) Sammer 59' |
Report | Šuker 51' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,412 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
26 June 1996 Semi-final | Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
England | London |
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19:30 | Kuntz 16' | Report | Shearer 3' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 75,862 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
Penalties | ||||
Häßler Strunz Reuter Ziege Kuntz Möller |
Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne Sheringham Southgate |
Match
Details
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Man of the Match:
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References
- 1 2 Jones, Ken (1 July 1996). "Vogts' triumph over adversity". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Germany 2 Czech Republic 1". Impromptunic. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "Germany Wins Euro 96 With a 'Golden Goal'". New York Times. 1 July 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2013.