UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage

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The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1992 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The knockout stage began with the semi-finals on 21 June and ended with the final on 26 June 1992 at the Ullevi in Gothenburg. Denmark won the tournament with a 2–0 victory over Germany.[1]

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Format[]

Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) 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 two groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
1  Sweden  Denmark
2  Netherlands  Germany

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 June – Gothenburg
 
 
 Netherlands2 (4)
 
26 June – Gothenburg
 
 Denmark (p)2 (5)
 
 Denmark2
 
21 June – Solna
 
 Germany0
 
 Sweden2
 
 
 Germany3
 

Semi-finals[]

Sweden vs Germany[]

Sweden 2–3 Germany
  • Brolin 64' (pen.)
  • K. Andersson 89'
 Report
Attendance: 28,827
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Sweden
Germany
GK 1 Thomas Ravelli
RB 2 Roland Nilsson
CB 3 Jan Eriksson
CB 5 Joachim Björklund
LB 18 Roger Ljung Yellow card 14'
RM 16 Kennet Andersson
CM 7 Klas Ingesson
CM 9 Jonas Thern (c)
LM 19 Joakim Nilsson downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 11 Tomas Brolin
CF 17 Martin Dahlin Yellow card 72' downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Anders Limpar upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 20 Johnny Ekström upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
SWE-GER 1992-06-21.svg
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
SW 14 Thomas Helmer
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler
CB 6 Guido Buchwald Yellow card 35'
RWB 2 Stefan Reuter Yellow card 43'
LWB 3 Andreas Brehme (c)
CM 16 Matthias Sammer
CM 17 Stefan Effenberg Yellow card 3'
AM 8 Thomas Häßler
CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle Yellow card 29'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Thomas Doll upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Linesmen:
Domenico Ramicone (Italy)
Maurizio Padovan (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Netherlands vs Denmark[]

Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,450
Netherlands
Denmark
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
SW 4 Ronald Koeman
CB 3 Adri van Tiggelen
CB 17 Frank de Boer downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Frank Rijkaard Yellow card 42'
CM 6 Jan Wouters
RW 14 Rob Witschge
AM 7 Dennis Bergkamp
LW 10 Ruud Gullit (c)
CF 9 Marco van Basten
CF 20 Bryan Roy downward-facing red arrow 115'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Wim Kieft upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 John van 't Schip upward-facing green arrow 115'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
NED-DEN 1992-06-22.svg
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 2 John Sivebæk
CB 12 Torben Piechnik
CB 4 Lars Olsen (c)
LB 5 Henrik Andersen Yellow card 15' downward-facing red arrow 70'
RM 6 Kim Christofte
CM 7 John Jensen
CM 18 Kim Vilfort
LM 13 Henrik Larsen
SS 11 Brian Laudrup downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 9 Flemming Povlsen
Substitutions:
FW 10 Lars Elstrup upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 17 Claus Christiansen upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Linesmen:
Francisco García Pacheco (Spain)
José Luis Iglesia Casas (Spain)

Final[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Final
Denmark 2–0 Germany
 Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,800[2]
Denmark
Germany
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
CB 4 Lars Olsen (c)
CB 12 Torben Piechnik Yellow card 32'
CB 3 Kent Nielsen
RWB 2 John Sivebæk downward-facing red arrow 66'
LWB 6 Kim Christofte
CM 7 John Jensen
CM 18 Kim Vilfort
AM 13 Henrik Larsen
SS 11 Brian Laudrup
CF 9 Flemming Povlsen
Substitutions:
DF 17 Claus Christiansen upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
DEN-GER 1992-06-26.svg
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
SW 6 Guido Buchwald
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler
CB 14 Thomas Helmer
RWB 2 Stefan Reuter Yellow card 55'
LWB 3 Andreas Brehme (c)
CM 16 Matthias Sammer downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 17 Stefan Effenberg Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 8 Thomas Häßler Yellow card 39'
CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann Yellow card 88'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Thomas Doll Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 13 Andreas Thom upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Post-match[]

Denmark's Schmeichel and Laudrup, along with Germany's Brehme, Kohler, Effenberg and Häßler, were all named in UEFA's team of the tournament.[3] Germany's manager Berti Vogts suggested that conceding the first goal had a detrimental effect on his side, "after going a goal behind, we fell into the headless chicken syndrome."[4] Schmeichel said "it really sank in when we were in Copenhagen in the town hall for the celebrations with the rest of Denmark. That was unbelievable, truly unbelievable."[5] Vilfort later said "We had fantastic spirit. The team wanted to win and that's a very good thing when you're at the highest level ... We didn't have the best players, but we had the best team."[6] Jan Mølby, who was part of the Denmark squad during the tournament,[7] later said "In 1992, it was a big surprise for everybody ... It shows what team spirit and confidence is able to do."[8] Reflecting at the time on Denmark's recent referendum where they decided against joining the European Union, the Danish foreign secretary Uffe Ellemann-Jensen joked "If you can't join them, beat them".[9]

Denmark's victory has been described as one of the biggest shocks in international football history, and is listed by UEFA as one of the most surprising results in the European Championship.[10][11][12] The BBC and The Guardian both called it a "fairy tale".[6][4]

In the next international tournament, the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Denmark failed to progress from their qualifying group, finishing third behind Spain and the Republic of Ireland.[13] Germany were knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Bulgaria.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gatecrashing Denmark down Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "European Football Championship 1992 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Euro 1992: all you need to know". UEFA. 17 February 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Lacey, David (27 June 1992). "Inspired fairy-tale enters Danish folklore". The Guardian. p. 20. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gatecrashing Denmark down Germany". UEFA. 5 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Chowdhury, Saj (12 May 2012). "Euro 1992: Denmark's fairytale". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ Kier, p. 562.
  8. ^ Dawson, Rob (6 July 2021). "Euro 2020: Denmark are used to defying the odds. Just ask the team that won Euro 1992". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ Gibbons, Mike (5 June 2021). "Euro icons – 1992: Peter Schmeichel, the great Dane and a victory which no one saw coming ..." Eurosport. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ Atzenhoffer, Thomas (11 June 2012). "World Football's 25 Biggest Euro Tournament Upsets of All Time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Power ranking the 11 biggest upsets in the history of international football". The42.ie. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Biggest shocks in Euro history". UEFA. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. ^ "World Cup 1994 qualifications". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ "World Cup 1994". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

Bibliography[]

  • Kier, Richard (2018). The European Championship – A Complete History (Part 2: 1980–1992). Cardiff: Rowanvale Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9126-5541-0.
  • O'Brien, Jonathan (2021). Euro Summits: The Story of the UEFA European Championship. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-849-8.

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