International football competition
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 Draw position Team Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Rankings May 1996 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
Standings ^ 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 8 June 1996 (1996-06-08 )
15:00
Netherlands vs Scotland 10 June 1996 (1996-06-10 )
16:30
Switzerland vs Netherlands 13 June 1996 (1996-06-13 )
19:30
Scotland vs England 15 June 1996 (1996-06-15 )
15:00
Man of the Match: David Seaman (England)[3]
Assistant referees: Donato Nicoletti (Italy ) Tullio Manfredini (Italy ) Fourth official: Marcello Nicchi (Italy )
Scotland vs Switzerland 18 June 1996 (1996-06-18 )
19:30
Netherlands vs England 18 June 1996 (1996-06-18 )
19:30
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