Football tournament group stage
Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of the two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of the Netherlands, Scotland, Germany and the CIS, a team composed of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union members.[ 1]
The Netherlands won the group and advanced to the semi-finals, along with Germany. Scotland and the CIS failed to advance.
Teams [ edit ]
Team
Method of qualification
Date of qualification
Finals appearance
Last appearance
Previous best performance
CIS[ nb 1]
Group 3 winner[ nb 2]
13 November 1991
6th
1988
Winners (1960)
Germany[ nb 3]
Group 5 winner
20 November 1991
6th
1988
Winners (1972, 1980)
Netherlands
Group 6 winner
4 December 1991
4th
1988
Winners (1988)
Scotland
Group 2 winner
13 November 1991
1st
—
Debut
Notes
^ From 1960 to 1988, CIS competed as the Soviet Union.
^ Replaced the Soviet Union.
^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
Standings [ edit ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Netherlands
3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
5
Advance to knockout stage
2
Germany
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
3
3
Scotland
3
1
0
2
3
3
0
2
4
CIS
3
0
2
1
1
4
−3
2
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
In the semi-finals,
The winner of Group 2, Netherlands, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Denmark.
The runner-up of Group 2, Germany, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, Sweden.
Matches [ edit ]
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Netherlands vs Scotland [ edit ]
GK
1
Hans van Breukelen
CB
2
Berry van Aerle
CB
4
Ronald Koeman
CB
3
Adri van Tiggelen
RM
20
Bryan Roy
CM
8
Frank Rijkaard
CM
6
Jan Wouters
54'
LM
14
Rob Witschge
25'
AM
10
Ruud Gullit (c)
CF
7
Dennis Bergkamp
84'
CF
9
Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
MF
18
Wim Jonk
54'
MF
15
Aron Winter
84'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK
1
Andy Goram
RB
9
Stewart McKimmie
CB
2
Richard Gough (c)
CB
8
Dave McPherson
LB
4
Maurice Malpas
RM
11
Gary McAllister
CM
3
Paul McStay
CM
10
Stuart McCall
LM
6
Brian McClair
78'
CF
7
Gordon Durie
CF
5
Ally McCoist
73'
Substitutions:
FW
14
Kevin Gallacher
73'
FW
20
Duncan Ferguson
78'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
Linesmen:
Lennart Sundqvist (Sweden)
Bo Persson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Leif Sundell (Sweden)
CIS vs Germany [ edit ]
GK
1
Dmitri Kharine
75'
SW
4
Akhrik Tsveiba
88'
CB
2
Andrey Chernyshov
CB
5
Oleh Kuznetsov
RM
8
Andrei Kanchelskis
CM
10
Igor Dobrovolski
70'
CM
7
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
CM
6
Igor Shalimov
86'
LM
16
Dmitri Kuznetsov
SS
15
Igor Kolyvanov
CF
14
Volodymyr Lyutyi
46'
Substitutions:
DF
20
Andrei Ivanov
46'
DF
18
Viktor Onopko
86'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets
GK
1
Bodo Illgner
SW
5
Manfred Binz
CB
2
Stefan Reuter
65'
CB
4
Jürgen Kohler
CB
3
Andreas Brehme
RM
10
Thomas Doll
CM
17
Stefan Effenberg
CM
6
Guido Buchwald
LM
8
Thomas Häßler
CF
9
Rudi Völler (c)
46'
CF
11
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutions:
MF
7
Andreas Möller
46'
FW
18
Jürgen Klinsmann
65'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
Linesmen:
Marc Huguenin (France)
Alain Gourdet (France)
Fourth official:
Rémi Harrel (France)
Scotland vs Germany [ edit ]
GK
1
Andy Goram
RB
9
Stewart McKimmie
CB
2
Richard Gough (c)
CB
8
Dave McPherson
LB
4
Maurice Malpas
RM
11
Gary McAllister
CM
3
Paul McStay
CM
10
Stuart McCall
90'
LM
6
Brian McClair
CF
7
Gordon Durie
55'
CF
5
Ally McCoist
68'
Substitutions:
MF
13
Pat Nevin
55'
FW
14
Kevin Gallacher
68'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
GK
1
Bodo Illgner
SW
5
Manfred Binz
CB
6
Guido Buchwald
CB
4
Jürgen Kohler
RM
8
Thomas Häßler
87'
CM
17
Stefan Effenberg
CM
16
Matthias Sammer
CM
7
Andreas Möller
LM
3
Andreas Brehme (c)
CF
18
Jürgen Klinsmann
CF
11
Karl-Heinz Riedle
67'
Substitutions:
DF
2
Stefan Reuter
67'
75'
DF
19
Michael Schulz
75'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
Linesmen:
Pierre Mannaerts (Belgium)
Robert Surkijn (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)
Netherlands vs CIS [ edit ]
GK
1
Hans van Breukelen
CB
2
Berry van Aerle
CB
4
Ronald Koeman
26'
CB
3
Adri van Tiggelen
RM
20
Bryan Roy
CM
8
Frank Rijkaard
CM
6
Jan Wouters
68'
LM
14
Rob Witschge
AM
10
Ruud Gullit (c)
72'
CF
7
Dennis Bergkamp
80'
CF
9
Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
MF
11
John van 't Schip
72'
FW
19
Eric Viscaal
80'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK
1
Dmitri Kharine
SW
4
Akhrik Tsveiba
22'
CB
2
Andrey Chernyshov
CB
18
Viktor Onopko
CB
5
Oleh Kuznetsov
RM
8
Andrei Kanchelskis
CM
7
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
LM
15
Igor Kolyvanov
AM
10
Igor Dobrovolski
AM
9
Sergei Aleinikov
57'
CF
11
Sergei Yuran
65'
Substitutions:
MF
16
Dmitri Kuznetsov
57'
FW
13
Sergei Kiriakov
65'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets
Linesmen:
Arne Paltoft (Denmark)
Jørgen Ohmeyer (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Netherlands vs Germany [ edit ]
See also: Germany–Netherlands football rivalry
GK
1
Hans van Breukelen
SW
4
Ronald Koeman
CB
10
Ruud Gullit (c)
CB
17
Frank de Boer
61'
CB
3
Adri van Tiggelen
RM
20
Bryan Roy
CM
8
Frank Rijkaard
CM
6
Jan Wouters
LM
14
Rob Witschge
CF
7
Dennis Bergkamp
87'
CF
9
Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
MF
15
Aron Winter
61'
MF
16
Peter Bosz
87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK
1
Bodo Illgner
SW
5
Manfred Binz
46'
CB
14
Thomas Helmer
CB
4
Jürgen Kohler
50'
RWB
3
Andreas Brehme (c)
LWB
15
Michael Frontzeck
CM
8
Thomas Häßler
CM
17
Stefan Effenberg
CM
7
Andreas Möller
CF
18
Jürgen Klinsmann
CF
11
Karl-Heinz Riedle
76'
Substitutions:
MF
16
Matthias Sammer
46'
MF
10
Thomas Doll
76'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
Linesmen:
Domenico Ramicone (Italy)
Maurizio Padovan (Italy)
Fourth official:
Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Scotland vs CIS [ edit ]
GK
1
Andy Goram
RB
9
Stewart McKimmie
CB
2
Richard Gough (c)
CB
8
Dave McPherson
LB
15
Tom Boyd
RM
11
Gary McAllister
CM
6
Brian McClair
65'
CM
3
Paul McStay
LM
10
Stuart McCall
67'
CF
14
Kevin Gallacher
79'
CF
5
Ally McCoist
Substitutions:
MF
16
Jim McInally
65'
MF
13
Pat Nevin
79'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
GK
1
Dmitri Kharine
RB
2
Andrey Chernyshov
52'
CB
18
Viktor Onopko
CB
3
Kakhaber Tskhadadze
LB
5
Oleh Kuznetsov
RM
8
Andrei Kanchelskis
CM
7
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
85'
LM
13
Sergei Kiriakov
46'
AM
10
Igor Dobrovolski
AM
9
Sergei Aleinikov
46'
CF
11
Sergei Yuran
Substitutions:
MF
16
Dmitri Kuznetsov
84'
46'
MF
17
Igor Korneev
46'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets
Linesmen:
Zivanko Popović (Switzerland)
Paul Wyttenbach (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
See also [ edit ]
Germany at the UEFA European Championship
Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
Scotland at the UEFA European Championship
Russia at the UEFA European Championship
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
UEFA Euro 1992
Stages
Qualification
Group stage
Knockout stage
Final
General information Official symbols
Etrusco Unico (ball)
Rabbit (mascot)
Champions of Europe (video game)
"More Than a Game" (song)
UEFA Euro 1992 finalists
Champions Denmark
Runners-up Germany
Eliminated in the semi-finals Eliminated in the group stage