UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2

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

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Team  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance

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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

1. ^ From 1960 to 1988, CIS competed as the Soviet Union.
2. ^ Replaced the Soviet Union.
3. ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

## Standings

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

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All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

### Netherlands vs Scotland

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12 June 1992 (1992-6-12)

17:15

Netherlands | 1–0|  Scotland

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* Bergkamp 75'

| Report |

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 35,720

Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Netherlands

Scotland

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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
|  |  |

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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

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12 June 1992 (1992-6-12)

20:15

CIS | 1–1|  Germany

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* Dobrovolski 64' (pen.)

| Report |

* Häßler 90'

Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Attendance: 17,410

Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

CIS

Germany

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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
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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

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15 June 1992 (1992-6-15)

17:15

Scotland | 0–2|  Germany

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| Report |

* Riedle 29'
* Effenberg 47'

Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Attendance: 17,638

Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Scotland

Germany

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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
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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

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15 June 1992 (1992-6-15)

20:15

Netherlands | 0–0|  CIS

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| Report |

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 34,440

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Netherlands

CIS

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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
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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

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See also: Germany–Netherlands football rivalry

18 June 1992 (1992-6-18)

20:15

Netherlands | 3–1|  Germany

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* Rijkaard 4'
* Witschge 15'
* Bergkamp 72'

| Report |

* Klinsmann 53'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 37,725

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Netherlands

Germany

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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
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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

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18 June 1992 (1992-6-18)

20:15

Scotland | 3–0|  CIS

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* McStay 7'
* McClair 16'
* McAllister 84' (pen.)

| Report |

Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Attendance: 14,660

Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Scotland

CIS

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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
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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

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* 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

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1. ^ "European Championship 1992". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

## External links

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* UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2

* v
* t
* e

UEFA Euro 1992

Stages|

* Qualification
* Group stage
* Group 1
* Group 2
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Squads
* Statistics

Official symbols|

* Etrusco Unico (ball)
* Rabbit (mascot)
* Champions of Europe (video game)
* "More Than a Game" (song)

* v
* t
* e

UEFA Euro 1992 finalists

Champions|

Denmark

Runners-up|

Germany

Eliminated in the semi-finals|

* Netherlands
* Sweden

Eliminated in the group stage|

| Group 1|

* England
* France

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Group 2|

* CIS
* Scotland

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points