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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.
Teams [ ]
Standings [ ]
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Notes:
^ a b 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 [ ]
Netherlands vs Scotland [ ]
Switzerland vs Netherlands [ ]
Scotland vs England [ ]
Man of the Match:
David Seaman (England)[3]
Assistant referees:
Donato Nicoletti (Italy )
Tullio Manfredini (Italy )
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy )
Scotland vs Switzerland [ ]
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 [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Stages General information Official symbols
Champions Runners-up Eliminated in the semi-finals Eliminated in the quarter-finals Eliminated in the group stage