UEFA Euro 1996 Group D

Football tournament group stage

1996 Azeri postage stamp depicting the Group D game between Croatia versus Turkey on 11 June

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.

## Teams

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Draw position  | Team  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance  | FIFA Rankings
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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

## Standings

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Pos | Team

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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

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

* The winner of Group D, Portugal, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Czech Republic.
* The runner-up of Group D, Croatia, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Germany.

## Matches

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All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

### Denmark vs Portugal

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9 June 1996 (1996-6-9)

19:30

Denmark | 1–1|  Portugal

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* B. Laudrup 22'

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* Sá Pinto 53'

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 34,993

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Denmark

Portugal

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GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel
RB | 2 | Thomas Helveg |  30'
CB | 3 | Marc Rieper
CB | 5 | Jes Høgh
LB | 14 | Jens Risager |  14'
DM | 7 | Brian Steen Nielsen
CM | 8 | Claus Thomsen |  |  83'
CM | 13 | Henrik Larsen |  |  90'
AM | 10 | Michael Laudrup (c)
CF | 9 | Mikkel Beck
CF | 11 | Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF | 12 | Torben Piechnik |  |  83'
MF | 18 | Kim Vilfort |  |  90'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
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GK | 1 | Vítor Baía (c)
RB | 3 | Paulinho Santos |  9'
CB | 16 | Hélder Cristóvão
CB | 5 | Fernando Couto
LB | 13 | Dimas
DM | 4 | Oceano |  24' |  37'
RM | 10 | Rui Costa
CM | 19 | Paulo Sousa |  58' |  79'
LM | 20 | Luís Figo |  |  62'
CF | 8 | João Pinto |  73'
CF | 9 | Sá Pinto |  41'
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | António Folha |  |  37'
FW | 15 | Domingos |  |  62'
MF | 6 | José Tavares |  |  79'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Berend Talens (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
René Temmink (Netherlands)

### Turkey vs Croatia

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11 June 1996 (1996-6-11)

19:30

Turkey | 0–1|  Croatia

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* Vlaović 86'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,460

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Turkey

Croatia

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GK | 22 | Rüştü Reçber
RB | 4 | Vedat İnceefe
CB | 13 | Rahim Zafer
CB | 8 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB | 3 | Alpay Özalan
DM | 19 | Tolunay Kafkas |  31' |  89'
RM | 18 | Arif Erdem |  |  82'
CM | 5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM | 17 | Abdullah Ercan
AM | 16 | Sergen Yalçın
CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
FW | 7 | Hami Mandıralı |  |  82'
FW | 14 | Saffet Sancaklı |  |  89'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
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GK | 1 | Dražen Ladić
SW | 5 | Nikola Jerkan
CB | 6 | Slaven Bilić
CB | 4 | Igor Štimac
RWB | 13 | Mario Stanić
LWB | 3 | Robert Jarni
CM | 10 | Zvonimir Boban (c) |  55' |  57'
CM | 8 | Robert Prosinečki
CM | 7 | Aljoša Asanović |  40'
CF | 11 | Alen Bokšić |  |  73'
CF | 9 | Davor Šuker |  |  90'
Substitutions:
MF | 14 | Zvonimir Soldo |  |  57'
FW | 19 | Goran Vlaović |  |  73'
DF | 15 | Dubravko Pavličić |  |  90'
Manager:
Miroslav Blaževic

Man of the Match:
Robert Prosinečki (Croatia)[3]

Assistant referees:
Ernst Felder (Switzerland)
Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

### Portugal vs Turkey

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14 June 1996 (1996-6-14)

16:30

Portugal | 1–0|  Turkey

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* Couto 66'

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City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,670

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Portugal

Turkey

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GK | 1 | Vítor Baía (c)
RB | 3 | Paulinho Santos |  2'
CB | 16 | Hélder Cristóvão
CB | 5 | Fernando Couto
LB | 13 | Dimas
DM | 19 | Paulo Sousa
RM | 18 | António Folha |  |  46'
CM | 10 | Rui Costa
LM | 20 | Luís Figo |  58'
CF | 8 | João Pinto |  |  77'
CF | 9 | Sá Pinto |  |  65'
Substitutions:
MF | 6 | José Tavares |  72' |  46'
FW | 11 | Jorge Cadete |  |  65'
MF | 17 | Hugo Porfírio |  |  77'
Manager:
António Oliveira
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GK | 22 | Rüştü Reçber
RB | 4 | Vedat İnceefe |  65'
CB | 8 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu |  |  46'
LB | 3 | Alpay Özalan
DM | 2 | Recep Çetin
RM | 10 | Oğuz Çetin (c) |  |  69'
CM | 5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM | 17 | Abdullah Ercan |  43'
AM | 16 | Sergen Yalçın
CF | 14 | Saffet Sancaklı |  |  63'
CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
DF | 13 | Rahim Zafer |  73' |  46'
MF | 19 | Tolunay Kafkas |  76' |  63'
MF | 18 | Arif Erdem |  |  69'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)[3]

Assistant referees:
László Hamar (Hungary)
Imre Bozóky (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Piller (Hungary)

### Croatia vs Denmark

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16 June 1996 (1996-6-16)

18:00

Croatia | 3–0|  Denmark

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* Šuker 54' (pen.), 90'
* Boban 81'

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Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 33,671

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Croatia

Denmark

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GK | 1 | Dražen Ladić
SW | 5 | Nikola Jerkan
CB | 6 | Slaven Bilić
CB | 4 | Igor Štimac
RWB | 13 | Mario Stanić |  20'
LWB | 3 | Robert Jarni
CM | 8 | Robert Prosinečki |  23' |  88'
CM | 10 | Zvonimir Boban (c) |  |  82'
CM | 7 | Aljoša Asanović
CF | 9 | Davor Šuker
CF | 19 | Goran Vlaović |  39' |  82'
Substitutions:
MF | 2 | Nikola Jurčević |  |  82'
MF | 14 | Zvonimir Soldo |  |  82'
MF | 16 | Mladen Mladenović |  |  88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
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GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel
RB | 2 | Thomas Helveg |  |  46'
CB | 3 | Marc Rieper
CB | 5 | Jes Høgh
LB | 6 | Michael Schjønberg
DM | 7 | Brian Steen Nielsen
CM | 8 | Claus Thomsen
CM | 13 | Henrik Larsen |  |  69'
AM | 10 | Michael Laudrup (c)
AM | 18 | Kim Vilfort |  |  59'
CF | 11 | Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF | 20 | Jacob Laursen |  |  46'
FW | 9 | Mikkel Beck |  |  59'
MF | 19 | Stig Tøfting |  |  69'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Davor Šuker (Croatia)[3]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Ufrasi (France)
Jacques Mas (France)
Fourth official:
Alain Sars (France)

### Croatia vs Portugal

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19 June 1996 (1996-6-19)

16:30

Croatia | 0–3|  Portugal

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* Figo 4'
* João Pinto 33'
* Domingos 82'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 20,484

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Croatia

Portugal

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GK | 12 | Marijan Mrmić
CB | 15 | Dubravko Pavličić |  36'
CB | 6 | Slaven Bilić
CB | 14 | Zvonimir Soldo
RWB | 20 | Dario Šimić
LWB | 3 | Robert Jarni (c) |  30'
CM | 16 | Mladen Mladenović |  |  46'
CM | 2 | Nikola Jurčević
AM | 8 | Robert Prosinečki |  |  46'
CF | 17 | Igor Pamić |  10' |  46'
CF | 19 | Goran Vlaović
Substitutions:
FW | 9 | Davor Šuker |  |  46'
MF | 7 | Aljoša Asanović |  |  46'
MF | 10 | Zvonimir Boban |  |  46'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
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GK | 1 | Vítor Baía (c)
RB | 2 | Secretário
CB | 5 | Fernando Couto
CB | 16 | Hélder Cristóvão
LB | 13 | Dimas
DM | 4 | Oceano
RM | 19 | Paulo Sousa |  |  70'
CM | 10 | Rui Costa |  |  61'
LM | 20 | Luís Figo
CF | 9 | Sá Pinto |  |  46'
CF | 8 | João Pinto
Substitutions:
FW | 15 | Domingos |  |  46'
MF | 14 | Pedro Barbosa |  |  61'
MF | 6 | José Tavares |  |  70'
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
João Pinto (Portugal)[3]

Assistant referees:
Hans Wolf (Germany)
Harald Sather (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

### Turkey vs Denmark

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19 June 1996 (1996-6-19)

16:30

Turkey | 0–3|  Denmark

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* B. Laudrup 50', 84'
* A. Nielsen 69'

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 28,951

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Turkey

Denmark

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GK | 22 | Rüştü Reçber |  89'
RB | 4 | Vedat İnceefe
CB | 8 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu
LB | 3 | Alpay Özalan
CM | 2 | Recep Çetin (c) |  |  68'
CM | 5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu |  44'
RW | 7 | Hami Mandıralı
AM | 15 | Tayfun Korkut |  61'
LW | 17 | Abdullah Ercan
CF | 11 | Orhan Çıkırıkçı |  |  68'
CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür |  |  46'
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Arif Erdem |  |  46'
FW | 14 | Saffet Sancaklı |  |  68'
DF | 20 | Bülent Korkmaz |  |  68'
Manager:
Fatih Terim
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GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel
RB | 2 | Thomas Helveg |  57'
CB | 5 | Jes Høgh
CB | 3 | Marc Rieper
LB | 6 | Michael Schjønberg |  |  46'
DM | 7 | Brian Steen Nielsen
CM | 8 | Claus Thomsen
CM | 17 | Allan Nielsen
AM | 10 | Michael Laudrup (c)
CF | 15 | Erik Bo Andersen |  |  88'
CF | 11 | Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
MF | 13 | Henrik Larsen |  81' |  46'
FW | 21 | Søren Andersen |  |  88'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Brian Laudrup (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Serguei Foursa (Russia)
Sergei Frantsuzov (Russia)
Fourth official:
Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

## See also

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* Croatia at the UEFA European Championship
* Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
* Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
* Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

## References

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1. ^ "European Championship 1996". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
2. ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

## External links

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* UEFA Euro 1996 Group D

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UEFA Euro 1996

Stages|

* Qualification
* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Squads
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Official symbols|

* Questra Europa (ball)
* Goaliath (mascot)
* UEFA Euro 96 England (video game)
* "We're in This Together" (song)
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UEFA Euro 1996 finalists

Champions|

Germany

Runners-up|

Czech Republic

Eliminated in the semi-finals|

* England
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Eliminated in the quarter-finals|

* Croatia
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Spain

Eliminated in the group stage|

| Group A|

* Scotland
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Group B|

* Bulgaria
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Group C|

* Italy
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Group D|

* Denmark
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points