The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1996 was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams, culminating in two teams playing in the final to determine the winners of the tournament. The knockout stage began with the quarter-finals on 22 June and ended with the final on 30 June 1996 at Wembley Stadium in London. Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Czech Republic achieved by a golden goal during extra time.[1]
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Format
editAny game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes, was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). For the first time in a major football competition, the golden goal rule was applied, whereby the match would immediately end upon either team scoring during the extra time period and the goalscoring team being declared the winner. If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
Qualified teams
editThe top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
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| A |  England
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| B |  France
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| C |  Germany
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| D |  Portugal
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 Croatia
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Bracket
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| 22 June – Liverpool | ||||||||||
| France (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 26 June – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| France | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 23 June – Birmingham | ||||||||||
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| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 June – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Germany (g.g.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 June – London | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany (p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 22 June – London | ||||||||||
| England | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Spain | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| England (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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France vs Netherlands
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Czech Republic vs Portugal
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Semi-finals
editFrance vs Czech Republic
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Germany vs England
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Final
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References
edit- ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (24 June 1996). "Fortune favours brave England". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (24 June 1996). "Croatia punished by Sammer". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (27 June 1996). "Shoot-out breaks England hearts". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 1996 – History – Czech Republic-Germany". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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