# UEFA Euro 1996 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 8 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of hosts England, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scotland.
England won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Netherlands. Scotland and Switzerland failed to advance.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
| A1 (seed) | England | Host | 5 May 1992 | 5th | 1992 | Third place (1968) | 24 |
| A2 | Switzerland | Group 3 winner | 11 October 1995 | 1st | — | Debut | 21 |
| A3 | Netherlands | Play-off winner | 13 December 1995 | 5th | 1992 | Winners (1988) | 13 |
| A4 | Scotland | Group 8 runner-up (4th best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 2nd | 1992 | Group stage (1992) | 31 |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
In the quarter-finals,
* The winner of Group A, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Spain.
* The runner-up of Group A, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group B, France.

## Matches
### England vs Switzerland

| England | Switzerland |
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Gary Neville | 26' |
| CB | 5 | Tony Adams (c) | 80' |
| CB | 6 | Gareth Southgate |
| LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce |
| DM | 4 | Paul Ince |
| RM | 11 | Darren Anderton |
| LM | 17 | Steve McManaman | | 70' |
| AM | 8 | Paul Gascoigne | | 77' |
| SS | 10 | Teddy Sheringham | | 70' |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Steve Stone | | 70' |
| MF | 14 | Nick Barmby | | 70' |
| MF | 7 | David Platt | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Terry Venables ||
| GK | 1 | Marco Pascolo |
| RB | 13 | Sébastien Jeanneret |
| CB | 15 | Ramon Vega | 89' |
| CB | 4 | Stéphane Henchoz |
| LB | 3 | Yvan Quentin | 43' |
| CM | 17 | Johann Vogel | 28' |
| CM | 10 | Ciriaco Sforza |
| CM | 5 | Alain Geiger (c) | | 71' |
| AM | 21 | Christophe Bonvin | | 67' |
| CF | 9 | Marco Grassi | 84' |
| CF | 14 | Kubilay Türkyilmaz |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Stéphane Chapuisat | | 67' |
| MF | 16 | Marcel Koller | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Artur Jorge ||
* Man of the Match:
* Alan Shearer (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Joaquín Olmos González (Spain)
* Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
* Fourth official:
* José María García-Aranda (Spain)

### Netherlands vs Scotland

| Netherlands | Scotland |
| GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |
| RB | 2 | Michael Reiziger |
| CB | 18 | Johan de Kock |
| LB | 15 | Winston Bogarde |
| RM | 6 | Ronald de Boer (c) | | 68' |
| CM | 4 | Clarence Seedorf |
| CM | 8 | Edgar Davids |
| LM | 14 | Richard Witschge | 26' | 78' |
| RF | 7 | Gaston Taument | 28' | 63' |
| CF | 10 | Dennis Bergkamp |
| LF | 17 | Jordi Cruyff |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Patrick Kluivert | | 63' |
| MF | 12 | Aron Winter | | 68' |
| MF | 20 | Philip Cocu | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 12 | Andy Goram |
| RB | 2 | Stewart McKimmie | | 85' |
| CB | 4 | Colin Calderwood |
| CB | 5 | Colin Hendry |
| LB | 3 | Tom Boyd | 4' |
| CM | 8 | Stuart McCall |
| CM | 10 | Gary McAllister (c) |
| CM | 11 | John Collins |
| RF | 14 | Gordon Durie |
| CF | 18 | Kevin Gallacher | 32' | 56' |
| LF | 20 | Scott Booth | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | John Spencer | | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Billy McKinlay | | 56' |
| MF | 16 | Craig Burley | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Craig Brown ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gary McAllister (Scotland)
* Assistant referees:
* Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
* Mikael Hansson (Sweden)
* Fourth official:
* Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

### Switzerland vs Netherlands

| Switzerland | Netherlands |
| GK | 1 | Marco Pascolo |
| RB | 2 | Marc Hottiger |
| CB | 15 | Ramon Vega |
| CB | 4 | Stéphane Henchoz |
| CB | 13 | Sébastien Jeanneret | 32' | 69' |
| LB | 3 | Yvan Quentin |
| CM | 17 | Johann Vogel |
| CM | 10 | Ciriaco Sforza (c) |
| RF | 9 | Marco Grassi | 72' |
| CF | 11 | Stéphane Chapuisat | 40' |
| LF | 14 | Kubilay Türkyilmaz | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Alexandre Comisetti | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Artur Jorge ||
| GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |
| RB | 2 | Michael Reiziger |
| CB | 3 | Danny Blind (c) |
| LB | 15 | Winston Bogarde |
| RM | 6 | Ronald de Boer | | 80' |
| CM | 12 | Aron Winter |
| CM | 4 | Clarence Seedorf | 14' | 26' |
| LM | 14 | Richard Witschge |
| RF | 17 | Jordi Cruyff | | 84' |
| CF | 10 | Dennis Bergkamp |
| LF | 11 | Peter Hoekstra |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 18 | Johan de Kock | | 26' |
| MF | 8 | Edgar Davids | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Patrick Kluivert | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
* Man of the Match:
* Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria)
* Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria)
* Fourth official:
* Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

### Scotland vs England

| Scotland | England |
| GK | 12 | Andy Goram |
| CB | 4 | Colin Calderwood |
| CB | 5 | Colin Hendry | 70' |
| CB | 3 | Tom Boyd |
| RWB | 2 | Stewart McKimmie |
| LWB | 13 | Tosh McKinlay | | 82' |
| CM | 8 | Stuart McCall |
| CM | 10 | Gary McAllister (c) |
| CM | 11 | John Collins | 29' |
| CF | 14 | Gordon Durie | | 87' |
| CF | 7 | John Spencer | 38' | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Ally McCoist | | 67' |
| MF | 16 | Craig Burley | | 82' |
| MF | 15 | Eoin Jess | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Craig Brown ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Gary Neville |
| CB | 5 | Tony Adams (c) |
| LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce | | 46' |
| CB | 6 | Gareth Southgate |
| DM | 4 | Paul Ince | 68' | 80' |
| RW | 11 | Darren Anderton |
| AM | 8 | Paul Gascoigne |
| LW | 17 | Steve McManaman |
| SS | 10 | Teddy Sheringham |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Jamie Redknapp | | 46' | 85' |
| MF | 20 | Steve Stone | | 80' |
| DF | 16 | Sol Campbell | | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Terry Venables ||
* Man of the Match:
* David Seaman (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
* Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

### Scotland vs Switzerland

| Scotland | Switzerland |
| GK | 12 | Andy Goram |
| RB | 13 | Tosh McKinlay | | 60' |
| CB | 4 | Colin Calderwood | 23' |
| CB | 5 | Colin Hendry |
| LB | 3 | Tom Boyd |
| RM | 16 | Craig Burley |
| CM | 8 | Stuart McCall | 28' |
| CM | 10 | Gary McAllister (c) |
| LM | 11 | John Collins | 42' |
| CF | 14 | Gordon Durie |
| CF | 9 | Ally McCoist | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Scott Booth | | 60' |
| FW | 7 | John Spencer | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Craig Brown ||
| GK | 1 | Marco Pascolo |
| RB | 2 | Marc Hottiger |
| CB | 4 | Stéphane Henchoz |
| CB | 15 | Ramon Vega | 23' |
| LB | 3 | Yvan Quentin | | 81' |
| CM | 16 | Marcel Koller | | 46' |
| CM | 10 | Ciriaco Sforza (c) |
| CM | 17 | Johann Vogel | 53' |
| AM | 21 | Christophe Bonvin |
| CF | 11 | Stéphane Chapuisat | | 46' |
| CF | 14 | Kubilay Türkyilmaz |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Raphael Wicky | 55' | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Sébastien Fournier | 63' | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Alexandre Comisetti | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Artur Jorge ||
* Man of the Match:
* Stuart McCall (Scotland)
* Assistant referees:
* Milan Brabec (Czech Republic)
* Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

### Netherlands vs England

| Netherlands | England |
| GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |
| RB | 2 | Michael Reiziger |
| CB | 3 | Danny Blind (c) | 23' |
| LB | 15 | Winston Bogarde |
| RM | 6 | Ronald de Boer | | 73' |
| CM | 4 | Clarence Seedorf |
| CM | 12 | Aron Winter | 18' |
| LM | 14 | Richard Witschge | | 46' |
| RF | 17 | Jordi Cruyff |
| CF | 10 | Dennis Bergkamp | 67' |
| LF | 11 | Peter Hoekstra | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 18 | Johan de Kock | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Patrick Kluivert | | 72' |
| MF | 20 | Philip Cocu | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Gary Neville |
| CB | 5 | Tony Adams (c) |
| CB | 6 | Gareth Southgate | 90' |
| LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce |
| RM | 11 | Darren Anderton |
| CM | 4 | Paul Ince | 43' | 68' |
| CM | 8 | Paul Gascoigne |
| LM | 17 | Steve McManaman |
| CF | 10 | Teddy Sheringham | 41' | 77' |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer | | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | David Platt | | 68' |
| MF | 14 | Nick Barmby | | 76' |
| FW | 21 | Robbie Fowler | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Terry Venables ||
* Man of the Match:
* Teddy Sheringham (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Egon Bereuter (Austria)
* Manfred Zeiszer (Austria)
* Fourth official:
* Günter Benkö (Austria)