UEFA Euro 1996 Group C

Group C 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 Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and Russia.[1][2]

The match between the Czech Republic and Germany, commemorated on an Azerbaijani postage stamp

Using FIFA World Rankings as a measure of the strength of the teams, The Guardian calculated in 2007 that the strongest "Group of Death" of all time was the Euro 1996 Group C. The teams (and world rankings) were Germany (2), Russia (3), Italy (7) and the Czech Republic (10).[3][4][5] This record was surpassed by the May 2012 rankings for Euro 2012 Group B, with Germany (2), the Netherlands (4), Portugal (5) and Denmark (10),[6] but not the June rankings immediately before the tournament (3, 4, 10 and 9 respectively).[7][8]

Germany won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Czech Republic. Italy and Russia failed to advance.

Teams
Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
May 1996
C1 (seed) Germany[nb 1]Group 7 winner15 November 19957th1992Winners (1972, 1980)2
C2 Czech Republic[nb 2]Group 5 winner15 November 19954th1980Winners (1976)10
C3 ItalyGroup 4 runner-up (1st best runner-up)15 November 19954th1988Winners (1968)7
C4 Russia[nb 3]Group 8 winner15 November 19957th1992Winners (1960)3

Notes

  1. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
  2. From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
  3. From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group C, Germany, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Croatia.
  • The runner-up of Group C, Czech Republic, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Portugal.

Matches
All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Germany vs Czech Republic
Germany 2–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 37,300
Germany
Czech Republic
GK1Andreas Köpke
SW6Matthias Sammer
CB5Thomas Helmer
CB15Jürgen Kohler (c) 14'
RWB2Stefan Reuter 69'
LWB17Christian Ziege 28'
CM21Dieter Eilts
CM10Thomas Häßler 77'
AM7Andreas Möller 58'
CF9Fredi Bobic 65'
CF11Stefan Kuntz 52' 83'
Substitutions:
DF14Markus Babbel 59' 14'
MF19Thomas Strunz 65'
FW20Oliver Bierhoff 83'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK1Petr Kouba
RB15Michal Horňák
CB5Miroslav Kadlec (c) 67'
LB3Jan Suchopárek
RM2Radoslav Látal
CM7Jiří Němec
CM13Radek Bejbl 19'
LM4Pavel Nedvěd 45'
AM11Martin Frýdek 46'
CF8Karel Poborský 46'
CF9Pavel Kuka
Substitutions:
MF14Patrik Berger 46'
FW10Radek Drulák 67' 46'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

Man of the Match:
Matthias Sammer (Germany)[9]

Assistant referees:
Anthony Bates (England)
Peter Walton (England)
Fourth official:
Stephen Lodge (England)

Italy vs Russia
Italy 2–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 35,120
Italy
Russia
GK1Angelo Peruzzi
RB8Roberto Mussi
CB5Alessandro Costacurta
CB2Luigi Apolloni
LB3Paolo Maldini (c)
RM15Angelo Di Livio 62'
CM16Roberto Di Matteo
CM10Demetrio Albertini 14'
LM14Alessandro Del Piero 46'
CF21Gianfranco Zola
CF18Pierluigi Casiraghi 80'
Substitutions:
MF7Roberto Donadoni 83' 46'
MF17Diego Fuser 62'
FW20Fabrizio Ravanelli 80'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK12Stanislav Cherchesov
RB2Omari Tetradze
CB7Viktor Onopko (c) 8'
CB5Yuri Kovtun 82'
LB13Yevgeni Bushmanov 46'
RM8Andrei Kanchelskis
CM6Valery Karpin 63'
CM19Vladislav Radimov
LM4Ilya Tsymbalar 71'
SS10Aleksandr Mostovoi
CF9Igor Kolyvanov 31'
Substitutions:
DF18Igor Yanovski 46'
FW11Sergei Kiriakov 63'
MF14Igor Dobrovolski 71'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev

Man of the Match:
Pierluigi Casiraghi (Italy)[9]

Assistant referees:
Robert Orr (Scotland)
John Fleming (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Czech Republic vs Italy
Czech Republic 2–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 37,320
Czech Republic
Italy
GK1Petr Kouba
RB3Jan Suchopárek 20'
CB5Miroslav Kadlec (c) 90'
LB15Michal Horňák
RM2Radoslav Látal 50' 88'
CM13Radek Bejbl
CM7Jiří Němec
LM4Pavel Nedvěd
AM8Karel Poborský
AM14Patrik Berger 64'
CF9Pavel Kuka 59'
Substitutions:
MF17Vladimír Šmicer 64'
MF6Václav Němeček 88'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
GK1Angelo Peruzzi
RB8Roberto Mussi
CB5Alessandro Costacurta
CB2Luigi Apolloni 29'
LB3Paolo Maldini (c)
RM7Roberto Donadoni
CM10Demetrio Albertini
CM11Dino Baggio 39'
LM17Diego Fuser 90'
CF19Enrico Chiesa 78'
CF20Fabrizio Ravanelli 58'
Substitutions:
MF4Amedeo Carboni 39'
FW18Pierluigi Casiraghi 58'
FW21Gianfranco Zola 78'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi

Man of the Match:
Radek Bejbl (Czech Republic)[9]

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Manuel López Fernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Russia vs Germany
Russia 0–3 Germany
Report
Attendance: 50,760
Russia
Germany
GK1Dmitri Kharine
RB2Omari Tetradze
CB7Viktor Onopko (c) 30'
CB3Yuri Nikiforov
LB5Yuri Kovtun 70'
RM8Andrei Kanchelskis 13'
CM19Vladislav Radimov 46'
CM21Dmitri Khokhlov 66'
LM4Ilya Tsymbalar
SS10Aleksandr Mostovoi
CF9Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
MF6Valeri Karpin 46'
MF16Igor Simutenkov 66'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev
GK1Andreas Köpke
SW6Matthias Sammer
CB14Markus Babbel 16'
CB5Thomas Helmer
RWB2Stefan Reuter
LWB17Christian Ziege
CM10Thomas Häßler 67'
CM21Dieter Eilts
AM7Andreas Möller 87'
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF20Oliver Bierhoff 31' 85'
Substitutions:
MF4Steffen Freund 67'
FW11Stefan Kuntz 85'
MF19Thomas Strunz 87'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Man of the Match:
Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany)[9]

Assistant referees:
Carl-Johan Christensen Meyer (Denmark)
Torben Siersen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Russia vs Czech Republic
Russia 3–3 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Russia
Czech Republic
GK12Stanislav Cherchesov
RB2Omari Tetradze
CB3Yuri Nikiforov 5'
CB20Sergei Gorlukovich
LB18Igor Yanovski 61'
CM6Valeri Karpin (c)
CM21Dmitri Khokhlov
RW19Vladislav Radimov 26'
LW4Ilya Tsymbalar 28' 67'
CF9Igor Kolyvanov 46'
CF16Igor Simutenkov 46'
Substitutions:
FW10Aleksandr Mostovoi 46'
FW17Vladimir Beschastnykh 46'
MF15Igor Shalimov 67'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev
GK1Petr Kouba
RB15Michal Horňák
CB12Luboš Kubík (c)
LB3Jan Suchopárek
RM2Radoslav Látal
CM13Radek Bejbl
CM7Jiří Němec 77'
LM4Pavel Nedvěd 60'
AM8Karel Poborský
AM14Patrik Berger 90'
CF9Pavel Kuka 69'
Substitutions:
FW17Vladimír Šmicer 69'
MF6Václav Němeček 90'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

Man of the Match:
Vladimír Šmicer (Czech Republic)[9]

Assistant referees:
Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)
Sten Samuelsson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Morgan Norman (Sweden)

Italy vs Germany
Italy 0–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 53,740
Italy
Germany
GK1Angelo Peruzzi
RB8Roberto Mussi
CB5Alessandro Costacurta
CB3Paolo Maldini (c)
LB4Amedeo Carboni 76'
RM17Diego Fuser 81'
CM10Demetrio Albertini
CM16Roberto Di Matteo 67'
LM7Roberto Donadoni
CF21Gianfranco Zola
CF18Pierluigi Casiraghi 18'
Substitutions:
FW19Enrico Chiesa 67'
DF9Moreno Torricelli 76'
MF15Angelo Di Livio 81'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK1Andreas Köpke
SW6Matthias Sammer
RB19Thomas Strunz 59'
CB5Thomas Helmer
CB4Steffen Freund
LB17Christian Ziege
CM10Thomas Häßler
CM21Dieter Eilts
CM7Andreas Möller 89'
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF9Fredi Bobic
Substitutions:
MF3Marco Bode 89'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Man of the Match:
Andreas Köpke (Germany)[9]

Assistant referees:
Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Stany Op de Beeck (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

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