# UEFA Euro 1996 Group D

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.
Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Croatia. Denmark and Turkey failed to advance.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
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
### Denmark vs Portugal

| Denmark | Portugal |
| 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 ||
| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
* Berend Talens (Netherlands)
* Fourth official:
* René Temmink (Netherlands)

### Turkey vs Croatia

| Turkey | Croatia |
| 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 ||
| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* Ernst Felder (Switzerland)
* Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland)
* Fourth official:
* Urs Meier (Switzerland)

### Portugal vs Turkey

| Portugal | Turkey |
| 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 ||
| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* László Hamar (Hungary)
* Imre Bozóky (Hungary)
* Fourth official:
* Sándor Piller (Hungary)

### Croatia vs Denmark

| Croatia | Denmark |
| 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 ||
| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* Pierre Ufrasi (France)
* Jacques Mas (France)
* Fourth official:
* Alain Sars (France)

### Croatia vs Portugal

| Croatia | Portugal |
| 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 ||
| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* Hans Wolf (Germany)
* Harald Sather (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

### Turkey vs Denmark

| Turkey | Denmark |
| 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 ||
| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* Serguei Foursa (Russia)
* Sergei Frantsuzov (Russia)
* Fourth official:
* Sergei Khusainov (Russia)