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.[1][2]

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

Teams

Draw positionTeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		FIFA Rankings
May 1996
D1 (seed)DenmarkGroup 2 runner-up (5th best runner-up)15 November 19955th1992Winners (1992)11
D2PortugalGroup 6 winner15 November 19952nd1984Semi-finals (1984)18
D3TurkeyGroup 3 runner-up (3rd best runner-up)15 November 19951st—Debut30
D4CroatiaGroup 4 winner15 November 19951st—Debut27

Standings

In the quarter-finals,

Matches

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Denmark vs Portugal

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GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB2Thomas Helveg
CB3Marc Rieper
CB5Jes Høgh
LB14Jens Risager
DM8Claus Thomsen
RM9Mikkel Beck
CM10Michael Laudrup (c)
CM13Henrik Larsen
LM7Brian Steen Nielsen
CF11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF12Torben Piechnik
MF18Kim Vilfort
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK1Vítor Baía (c)
RB3Paulinho Santos
CB16Hélder Cristóvão
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas Teixeira
CM4Oceano Cruz
CM19Paulo Sousa
RW20Luís Figo
AM10Rui Costa
LW8João Pinto
CF9Sá Pinto
Substitutions:
MF18António Folha
FW15Domingos
MF6José Tavares
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Berend Talens (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
René Temmink (Netherlands)

Turkey vs Croatia

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GK22Rüştü Reçber
SW13Rahim Zafer
CB4Vedat İnceefe
CB8Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
CB3Alpay Özalan
RM18Arif Erdem
CM5Tugay Kerimoğlu
CM19Tolunay Kafkas
LM17Abdullah Ercan
AM16Sergen Yalçın
CF9Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
FW7Hami Mandıralı
FW14Saffet Sancaklı
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK1Dražen Ladić
RB13Mario Stanić
CB4Igor Štimac
CB6Slaven Bilić
LB3Robert Jarni
DM5Nikola Jerkan
RM8Robert Prosinečki
CM7Aljoša Asanović
LM10Zvonimir Boban (c)
SS11Alen Bokšić
CF9Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
MF14Zvonimir Soldo
FW19Goran Vlaović
DF15Dubravko Pavličić
Manager:
Miroslav Blaževic

Man of the Match:
Robert Prosinečki (Croatia)[3]

Assistant referees:
Ernst Felder (Switzerland)
Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Portugal vs Turkey

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GK1Vítor Baía (c)
RB3Paulinho Santos
CB16Hélder Cristóvão
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas Teixeira
DM19Paulo Sousa
RM20Luís Figo
LM18António Folha
AM10Rui Costa
CF8João Pinto
CF9Sá Pinto
Substitutions:
MF6José Tavares
FW11Jorge Cadete
MF17Hugo Porfírio
Manager:
António Oliveira
GK22Rüştü Reçber
RB4Vedat İnceefe
CB8Ogün Temizkanoğlu
CB5Tugay Kerimoğlu
LB3Alpay Özalan
CM2Recep Çetin
CM10Oğuz Çetin (c)
CM17Abdullah Ercan
AM16Sergen Yalçın
CF14Saffet Sancaklı
CF9Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
DF13Rahim Zafer
MF19Tolunay Kafkas
FW18Arif Erdem
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)[3]

Assistant referees:
László Hamar (Hungary)
Imre Bozóky (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Piller (Hungary)

Croatia vs Denmark

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GK1Dražen Ladić
RB13Mario Stanić
CB4Igor Štimac
CB6Slaven Bilić
LB3Robert Jarni
DM5Nikola Jerkan
RM8Robert Prosinečki
CM7Aljoša Asanović
LM10Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF19Goran Vlaović
CF9Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
DF2Nikola Jurčević
MF14Zvonimir Soldo
MF16Mladen Mladenović
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB3Marc Rieper
CB8Claus Thomsen
CB5Jes Høgh
LB6Michael Schjønberg
RM2Thomas Helveg
CM18Kim Vilfort
LM7Brian Steen Nielsen
AM10Michael Laudrup (c)
AM13Henrik Larsen
CF11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
DF20Jacob Laursen
FW9Mikkel Beck
MF19Stig Tøfting
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Davor Šuker (Croatia)[3]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Ufrasi (France)
Jacques Mas (France)
Fourth official:
Alain Sars (France)

Croatia vs Portugal

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GK12Marijan Mrmić
CB20Dario Šimić
CB15Dubravko Pavličić
CB6Slaven Bilić
RM2Nikola Jurčević
CM16Mladen Mladenović
CM14Zvonimir Soldo
LM3Robert Jarni (c)
AM8Robert Prosinečki
CF19Goran Vlaović
CF17Igor Pamić
Substitutions:
FW9Davor Šuker
MF7Aljoša Asanović
MF10Zvonimir Boban
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK1Vítor Baía (c)
RB2Secretário
CB16Hélder Cristóvão
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas Teixeira
CM4Oceano Cruz
CM19Paulo Sousa
RW20Luís Figo
AM10Rui Costa
LW8João Pinto
CF9Sá Pinto
Substitutions:
FW15Domingos
MF14Pedro Barbosa
MF6José Tavares
Manager:
António Oliveira

Man of the Match:
João Pinto (Portugal)[3]

Assistant referees:
Hans Wolf (Germany)
Harald Sather (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Turkey vs Denmark

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GK22Rüştü Reçber
CB4Vedat İnceefe
CB8Ogün Temizkanoğlu
CB3Alpay Özalan
DM5Tugay Kerimoğlu
RM15Tayfun Korkut
LM17Abdullah Ercan
AM7Hami Mandıralı
RF2Recep Çetin (c)
CF9Hakan Şükür
LF11Orhan Çıkırıkçı
Substitutions:
FW18Arif Erdem
FW14Saffet Sancaklı
DF20Bülent Korkmaz
Manager:
Fatih Terim
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB3Marc Rieper
CB8Claus Thomsen
CB5Jes Høgh
LB6Michael Schjønberg
CM2Thomas Helveg
CM17Allan Nielsen
CM7Brian Steen Nielsen
AM10Michael Laudrup (c)
CF15Erik Bo Andersen
CF11Brian Laudrup
Substitutions:
MF13Henrik Larsen
FW21Søren Andersen
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Man of the Match:
Brian Laudrup (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Serguei Foursa (Russia)
Sergei Frantsuzov (Russia)
Fourth official:
Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Championship 1996". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report. Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.