UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 6

Standings and results for Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament.

## Standings

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1  |  Portugal | 10  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 29  | 7  | +22  | 23  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 8–0
2  |  Republic of Ireland | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 17  | 11  | +6  | 17[a] | Advance to play-off |  | 1–0 | -- | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0
3  |  Northern Ireland | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 20  | 15  | +5  | 17[a] |  |  | 1–2 | 0–4 | -- | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4–1
4  |  Austria | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 29  | 14  | +15  | 16  |  | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | -- | 5–0 | 7–0
5  |  Latvia | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 11  | 20  | −9  | 12  |  | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | -- | 1–0
6  |  Liechtenstein | 10  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 1  | 40  | −39  | 1  |  | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Republic of Ireland 4, Northern Ireland 1.

## Matches

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20 April 1994

20:00 UTC+1

Northern Ireland | 4–1|  Liechtenstein

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Quinn 5', 34'
Lomas 25'
Dowie 48' | Report | Hasler 84'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 7,150

Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)

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7 September 1994

20:00 UTC+3

Latvia | 0–3|  Republic of Ireland

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| Report | Aldridge 16', 75' (pen.)
Sheridan 29'

Daugava Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 3,226

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

7 September 1994

17:00 UTC+2

Liechtenstein | 0–4|  Austria

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| Report | Polster 18', 45', 78'
Aigner 22'

Sportpark, Eschen

Attendance: 5,800

Referee: Wieland Ziller (Germany)

7 September 1994

20:00 UTC+1

Northern Ireland | 1–2|  Portugal

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Quinn 58' (pen.) | Report | Rui Costa 8'
Domingos 81'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 6,301

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

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9 October 1994

19:00 UTC+2

Latvia | 1–3|  Portugal

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Miļevskis 87' | Report | João Pinto 31', 69'
Figo 70'

Daugava Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 5,400

Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

12 October 1994

19:35 UTC+1

Austria | 1–2|  Northern Ireland

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Polster 24' (pen.) | Report | Gillespie 3'
Gray 36'

Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 19,742

Referee: Antonio Jesús Lõpez Nieto (Spain)

12 October 1994

20:30 UTC+1

Republic of Ireland | 4–0|  Liechtenstein

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Coyne 2', 4'
Quinn 30', 82' | Report |

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 32,980

Referee: Bragi Bergmann (Iceland)

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13 November 1994

18:00 UTC+1

Portugal | 1–0|  Austria

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Figo 37' | Report |

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 22,273

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

15 November 1994

14:00 UTC+1

Liechtenstein | 0–1|  Latvia

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| Report | Babičevs 14'

Sportpark, Eschen

Attendance: 1,300

Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)

16 November 1994

20:00 UTC

Northern Ireland | 0–4|  Republic of Ireland

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| Report | Aldridge 6'
Keane 11'
Sheridan 38'
Townsend 54'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 10,336

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

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18 December 1994

18:00 UTC+1

Portugal | 8–0|  Liechtenstein

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Domingos 2', 11'
Oceano 45'
João Pinto 56'
Couto 72'
Folha 74'
Alves 75', 79' | Report |

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 22,800

Referee: Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic)

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29 March 1995

14:30 UTC+1

Republic of Ireland | 1–1|  Northern Ireland

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Quinn 47' | Report | Dowie 72'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 32,700

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

29 March 1995

18:25 UTC+2

Austria | 5–0|  Latvia

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Herzog 17', 59'
Pfeifenberger 40'
Polster 71' (pen.), 90+1' | Report |

Stadion Lehen, Salzburg

Attendance: 5,262

Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

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26 April 1995

19:00 UTC+3

Latvia | 0–1|  Northern Ireland

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| Report | Dowie 70' (pen.)

Daugava Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 1,560

Referee: Finn Lambeck (Denmark)

26 April 1995

18:25 UTC+2

Austria | 7–0|  Liechtenstein

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Kühbauer 7'
Polster 10', 54' (pen.)
Sabitzer 80'
Pürk 84'
Hütter 87', 89' | Report |

Stadion Lehen, Salzburg

Attendance: 5,700

Referee: Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)

26 April 1995

19:30 UTC+1

Republic of Ireland | 1–0|  Portugal

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Vítor Baía 44' (o.g.) | Report |

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 33,500

Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)

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3 June 1995

22:00 UTC+2

Portugal | 3–2|  Latvia

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Figo 5'
Secretário 19'
Domingos 20' | Report | Rimkus 51', 85'

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 26,619

Referee: Zoran Petrović (FR Yugoslavia)

3 June 1995

18:00 UTC+2

Liechtenstein | 0–0|  Republic of Ireland

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Sportpark, Eschen

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

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7 June 1995

20:00 UTC+1

Northern Ireland | 1–2|  Latvia

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Dowie 44' | Report | Zeiberliņš 59'
Astafjevs 62'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 6,935

Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

11 June 1995

16:00 UTC+1

Republic of Ireland | 1–3|  Austria

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Houghton 65' | Report | Polster 69', 78'
Ogris 72'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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15 August 1995

18:00 UTC+2

Liechtenstein | 0–7|  Portugal

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| Report | Domingos 25'
Santos 33'
Rui Costa 41', 70' (pen.)
Alves 66', 73', 90'

Sportpark, Eschen

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

16 August 1995

20:00 UTC+3

Latvia | 3–2|  Austria

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Rimkus 11', 59'
Zeiberliņš 88' | Report | Polster 68'
Ramusch 78'

Daugava Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 2,600

Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

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3 September 1995

22:00 UTC+2

Portugal | 1–1|  Northern Ireland

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Domingos 47' | Report | Hughes 66'

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 26,780

Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

6 September 1995

20:30 UTC+2

Austria | 3–1|  Republic of Ireland

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Stöger 3', 64', 77' | Report | McGrath 74'

Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

6 September 1995

18:30 UTC+3

Latvia | 1–0|  Liechtenstein

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Zeiberliņš 83' | Report |

Daugava Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 3,800

Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

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11 October 1995

20:30 UTC+1

Austria | 1–1|  Portugal

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Stöger 21' | Report | Santos 49'

Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 44,000

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

11 October 1995

20:30 UTC+1

Republic of Ireland | 2–1|  Latvia

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Aldridge 61' (pen.), 64' | Report | Rimkus 78'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 33,500

Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)

11 October 1995

15:00 UTC+1

Liechtenstein | 0–4|  Northern Ireland

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| Report | O'Neill 36'
McMahon 49'
Quinn 55'
Gray 72'

Sportpark, Eschen

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

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15 November 1995

22:00 UTC+1

Portugal | 3–0|  Republic of Ireland

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Rui Costa 60'
Hélder 74'
Cadete 89' | Report |

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 71,766

Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

15 November 1995

20:00 UTC

Northern Ireland | 5–3|  Austria

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O'Neill 27', 78'
Dowie 32' (pen.)
Hunter 53'
Gray 63' | Report | Schopp 55'
Stumpf 70'
Wetl 81'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 8,451

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

## Goalscorers

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There were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

11 goals

* Toni Polster

6 goals

* Domingos Paciência

5 goals

* Vīts Rimkus
* Iain Dowie
* Paulo Alves
* John Aldridge

4 goals

* Peter Stöger
* Jimmy Quinn
* Rui Costa

3 goals

* Armands Zeiberliņš
* Phil Gray
* Michael O'Neill
* Luís Figo
* João Pinto
* Niall Quinn

2 goals

* Andi Herzog
* Adi Hütter
* Paulinho Santos
* Tommy Coyne
* John Sheridan

1 goal

* Franz Aigner
* Dietmar Kühbauer
* Andreas Ogris
* Heimo Pfeifenberger
* Marcus Pürk
* Dieter Ramusch
* Herfried Sabitzer
* Markus Schopp
* Christian Stumpf
* Arnold Wetl
* Vitālijs Astafjevs
* Vladimirs Babičevs
* Jevgeņijs Miļevskis
* Daniel Hasler
* Keith Gillespie
* Michael Hughes
* Barry Hunter
* Steve Lomas
* Gerry McMahon
* Jorge Cadete
* Fernando Couto
* António Folha
* Hélder
* Oceano
* Carlos Secretário
* Ray Houghton
* Roy Keane
* Paul McGrath
* Andy Townsend

1 own goal

* Vítor Baía (against Republic of Ireland)

## References

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* A. Yelagin - History of European Championships 1960-2000 (Terra-Sport, Moscow, 2002, ISBN 5-93127-145-7) - attendance information

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UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

* Group stage
* Group 1
* France v Azerbaijan
* Group 2
* Group 3
* Group 4
* Group 5
* Group 6
* Group 7
* Group 8
* Play-off

*[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