Group D of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 9 June and was completed on 19 June. The group consisted of defending champions Denmark, Portugal, Croatia and Turkey.[1][2]
Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Croatia. Denmark and Turkey failed to advance.
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
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Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
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FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
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D1 (seed) | Denmark | Group 2 runner-up (5th best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 5th | 1992 | Winners (1992) | 11 |
D2 | Portugal | Group 6 winner | 15 November 1995 | 2nd | 1984 | Semi-finals (1984) | 18 |
D3 | Turkey | Group 3 runner-up (3rd best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 30 |
D4 | Croatia | Group 4 winner | 15 November 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 27 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals,
Denmark | 1–1 | Portugal |
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Turkey
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Croatia
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Portugal
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Turkey
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Croatia
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Denmark
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Croatia
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Portugal
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Turkey | 0–3 | Denmark |
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Turkey
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Denmark
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