# UEFA Euro 1996 Group B

Group B 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 18 June. The group consisted of France, Spain, Bulgaria and Romania.
France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Spain. Bulgaria and Romania failed to advance.
On the second matchday, on 13 June, the match between Bulgaria and Romania featured a ghost goal by Dorinel Munteanu: in the first half, with Romania already 1–0 down to an early Hristo Stoichkov goal, Munteanu's shot hit the crossbar, crossed the goal line by about a foot, after which it bounced back. Referee Peter Mikkelsen and his assistants did not notice and the goal was not awarded.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
| B1 (seed) | Spain | Group 2 winner | 15 November 1995 | 5th | 1988 | Winners (1964) | 6 |
| B2 | Bulgaria | Group 7 runner-up (2nd best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 28 |
| B3 | Romania | Group 1 winner | 15 November 1995 | 2nd | 1984 | Group stage (1984) | 16 |
| B4 | France | Group 1 runner-up (6th best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1992 | Winners (1984) | 5 |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
In the quarter-finals,
* The winner of Group B, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Netherlands.
* The runner-up of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the winner of Group A, England.

## Matches
### Spain vs Bulgaria

| Spain | Bulgaria |
| GK | 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta (c) |
| RB | 3 | Alberto Belsué |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Alkorta |
| CB | 5 | Abelardo | 90' |
| LB | 12 | Sergi | 39' |
| DM | 6 | Fernando Hierro |
| RM | 15 | José Luis Caminero | 27' | 82' |
| LM | 18 | Guillermo Amor | 42' | 70' |
| AM | 8 | Julen Guerrero | | 51' |
| AM | 21 | Luis Enrique |
| CF | 9 | Juan Antonio Pizzi | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | José Amavisca | | 51' |
| FW | 11 | Alfonso | | 70' |
| MF | 10 | Donato | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Clemente ||
| GK | 1 | Borislav Mihaylov (c) |
| SW | 5 | Petar Hubchev | 72' |
| RB | 2 | Radostin Kishishev | 55' |
| CB | 3 | Trifon Ivanov |
| LB | 4 | Iliyan Kiryakov | | 72' |
| DM | 6 | Zlatko Yankov | 77' |
| RM | 7 | Emil Kostadinov | | 73' |
| LM | 11 | Yordan Letchkov |
| AM | 10 | Krasimir Balakov |
| CF | 8 | Hristo Stoichkov | 29' |
| CF | 9 | Lyuboslav Penev | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 18 | Tsanko Tsvetanov | | 72' |
| MF | 15 | Ivaylo Yordanov | | 73' |
| MF | 16 | Daniel Borimirov | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Dimitar Penev ||
* Man of the Match:
* Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
* Assistant referees:
* Enrico Preziosi (Italy)
* Fabrizio Zanforlin (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

### Romania vs France

| Romania | France |
| GK | 1 | Bogdan Stelea |
| SW | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu |
| CB | 4 | Miodrag Belodedici |
| CB | 16 | Gheorghe Mihali | 49' |
| RWB | 2 | Dan Petrescu | | 78' |
| LWB | 13 | Tibor Selymes | 71' |
| CM | 5 | Ioan Lupescu |
| CM | 11 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) |
| CF | 7 | Marius Lăcătuș | | 56' |
| CF | 9 | Florin Răducioiu | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Viorel Moldovan | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Adrian Ilie | 90' | 56' |
| DF | 17 | Iulian Filipescu | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Anghel Iordănescu ||
| GK | 1 | Bernard Lama |
| RB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
| CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly |
| CB | 5 | Laurent Blanc |
| LB | 3 | Éric Di Meco | 20' | 68' |
| CM | 7 | Didier Deschamps (c) |
| CM | 6 | Vincent Guérin |
| CM | 19 | Christian Karembeu |
| AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane | | 80' |
| AM | 9 | Youri Djorkaeff |
| CF | 13 | Christophe Dugarry | | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Patrice Loko | | 68' |
| DF | 12 | Bixente Lizarazu | | 68' |
| DF | 20 | Alain Roche | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Aimé Jacquet ||
* Man of the Match:
* Youri Djorkaeff (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Klaus Plettenberg (Germany)
* Egbert Engler (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

### Bulgaria vs Romania

| Bulgaria | Romania |
| GK | 1 | Borislav Mihaylov (c) |
| CB | 2 | Radostin Kishishev | 48' |
| CB | 3 | Trifon Ivanov |
| CB | 18 | Tsanko Tsvetanov |
| DM | 6 | Zlatko Yankov |
| CM | 7 | Emil Kostadinov | | 32' |
| CM | 11 | Yordan Letchkov | | 90' |
| RW | 15 | Ivaylo Yordanov |
| LW | 10 | Krasimir Balakov |
| CF | 8 | Hristo Stoichkov |
| CF | 9 | Lyuboslav Penev | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Daniel Borimirov | 64' | 32' |
| FW | 14 | Nasko Sirakov | | 72' |
| MF | 13 | Boncho Genchev | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Dimitar Penev ||
| GK | 1 | Bogdan Stelea |
| SW | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu | 78' |
| CB | 3 | Daniel Prodan |
| CB | 4 | Miodrag Belodedici |
| RWB | 2 | Dan Petrescu |
| LWB | 13 | Tibor Selymes |
| CM | 5 | Ioan Lupescu | 46' |
| CM | 11 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) |
| CF | 7 | Marius Lăcătuș | 29' |
| CF | 9 | Florin Răducioiu |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Viorel Moldovan | 29' |
| MF | 14 | Constantin Gâlcă | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Adrian Ilie | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Anghel Iordănescu ||
* Man of the Match:
* Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
* Assistant referees:
* Jens Larsen (Denmark)
* Henning Knudsen (Denmark)
* Fourth official:
* Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

### France vs Spain

| France | Spain |
| GK | 1 | Bernard Lama |
| RB | 2 | Jocelyn Angloma | | 65' |
| CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly |
| CB | 5 | Laurent Blanc | 43' |
| LB | 12 | Bixente Lizarazu |
| CM | 7 | Didier Deschamps (c) |
| CM | 6 | Vincent Guérin | | 81' |
| CM | 19 | Christian Karembeu | 60' |
| AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane |
| AM | 9 | Youri Djorkaeff | 63' |
| CF | 11 | Patrice Loko | | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 20 | Alain Roche | | 65' |
| FW | 13 | Christophe Dugarry | | 74' |
| DF | 15 | Lilian Thuram | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Aimé Jacquet ||
| GK | 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta (c) |
| CB | 2 | Juanma López |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Alkorta |
| CB | 5 | Abelardo |
| RWB | 16 | Jorge Otero | 56' | 59' |
| LWB | 12 | Sergi |
| DM | 6 | Fernando Hierro |
| CM | 15 | José Luis Caminero |
| RW | 21 | Luis Enrique | 12' | 55' |
| LW | 7 | José Amavisca | 53' |
| CF | 11 | Alfonso | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Javier Manjarín | | 55' |
| FW | 14 | Kiko | | 59' |
| FW | 19 | Julio Salinas | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Clemente ||
* Man of the Match:
* José Luis Caminero (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
* Aleh Chykun (Belarus)
* Fourth official:
* Kazimir Znaydinsky (Belarus)

### France vs Bulgaria

| France | Bulgaria |
| GK | 1 | Bernard Lama |
| RB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
| CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly | 3' |
| CB | 5 | Laurent Blanc |
| LB | 12 | Bixente Lizarazu |
| CM | 7 | Didier Deschamps (c) |
| CM | 6 | Vincent Guérin |
| CM | 19 | Christian Karembeu |
| AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane | | 62' |
| AM | 9 | Youri Djorkaeff |
| CF | 13 | Christophe Dugarry | 36' | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Reynald Pedros | | 62' |
| FW | 11 | Patrice Loko | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Aimé Jacquet ||
| GK | 1 | Borislav Mihaylov (c) |
| SW | 5 | Petar Hubchev |
| RB | 17 | Emil Kremenliev | 14' |
| CB | 3 | Trifon Ivanov | 8' |
| LB | 18 | Tsanko Tsvetanov |
| DM | 6 | Zlatko Yankov | | 79' |
| RM | 15 | Ivaylo Yordanov |
| LM | 11 | Yordan Letchkov |
| AM | 10 | Krasimir Balakov | | 82' |
| CF | 8 | Hristo Stoichkov |
| CF | 9 | Lyuboslav Penev |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Daniel Borimirov | | 79' |
| FW | 20 | Georgi Donkov | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Dimitar Penev ||
* Man of the Match:
* Laurent Blanc (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Phil Joslin (England)
* Mark Warren (England)
* Fourth official:
* Paul Durkin (England)

### Romania vs Spain

| Romania | Spain |
| GK | 12 | Florian Prunea |
| SW | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu |
| CB | 15 | Anton Doboș |
| CB | 3 | Daniel Prodan | | 86' |
| RWB | 2 | Dan Petrescu |
| LWB | 13 | Tibor Selymes |
| CM | 18 | Ovidiu Stîngă |
| CM | 14 | Constantin Gâlcă | 77' |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) | 21' |
| CF | 19 | Adrian Ilie | 47' | 66' |
| CF | 9 | Florin Răducioiu | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Dorinel Munteanu | | 66' |
| FW | 21 | Ion Vlădoiu | | 77' |
| MF | 5 | Ioan Lupescu | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Anghel Iordănescu ||
| GK | 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta (c) |
| RB | 2 | Juanma López |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Alkorta |
| CB | 5 | Abelardo | | 64' |
| LB | 12 | Sergi |
| CM | 20 | Miguel Ángel Nadal | 59' |
| CM | 6 | Fernando Hierro |
| RW | 17 | Javier Manjarín |
| LW | 7 | José Amavisca | | 72' |
| CF | 14 | Kiko | 36' |
| CF | 9 | Juan Antonio Pizzi | | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Alfonso | | 57' |
| MF | 18 | Guillermo Amor | | 64' |
| FW | 8 | Julen Guerrero | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Clemente ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sergi (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Akif Uğurdur (Turkey)
* Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
* Fourth official:
* Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)