title: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
text: # UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
  
  The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1996 was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams, culminating in two teams playing in the final to determine the winners of the tournament. The knockout stage began with the quarter-finals on 22 June and ended with the final on 30 June 1996 at Wembley Stadium in London. Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Czech Republic achieved by a golden goal during extra time.
  
  All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)
  
  ## Format
  
  Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes, was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). For the first time in a major football competition, the golden goal rule was applied, whereby the match would immediately end upon either team scoring during the extra time period and the goalscoring team being declared the winner. If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
  
  | Group | Winners | Runners-up |
  | - | - | - |
  | A | England | Netherlands |
  | B | France | Spain |
  | C | Germany | Czech Republic |
  | D | Portugal | Croatia |
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22 June – Liverpool | 22 June – Liverpool | | | |
  | France (p) | 0 (5) | | | |
  | France (p) | 0 (5) | 26 June – Manchester | 26 June – Manchester | | |
  | Netherlands | 0 (4) | 26 June – Manchester | 26 June – Manchester | |
  | Netherlands | 0 (4) | France | 0 (5) | |
  | 23 June – Birmingham | 23 June – Birmingham | | France | 0 (5) | |
  | 23 June – Birmingham | 23 June – Birmingham | Czech Republic (p) | 0 (6) | |
  | Czech Republic | 1 | Czech Republic (p) | 0 (6) | |
  | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | 30 June – London | 30 June – London |
  | Portugal | 0 | | | | 30 June – London | 30 June – London |
  | Portugal | 0 | | | | Czech Republic | 1 |
  | 23 June – Manchester | 23 June – Manchester | | | | | Czech Republic | 1 |
  | 23 June – Manchester | 23 June – Manchester | | | | Germany (g.g.) | 2 |
  | Germany | 2 | | | | Germany (g.g.) | 2 |
  | Germany | 2 | 26 June – London | 26 June – London | | | |
  | Croatia | 1 | 26 June – London | 26 June – London | | | |
  | Croatia | 1 | Germany (p) | 1 (6) | | | |
  | 22 June – London | 22 June – London | | Germany (p) | 1 (6) | | | |
  | 22 June – London | 22 June – London | England | 1 (5) | |
  | Spain | 0 (2) | England | 1 (5) | |
  | England (p) | 0 (4) | | | |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  ### Spain vs England
  
  | Spain | England |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta (c) |
  | RB | 3 | Alberto Belsué | 40' |
  | CB | 4 | Rafael Alkorta | | 72' |
  | CB | 5 | Abelardo | 1' |
  | LB | 12 | Sergi |
  | CM | 6 | Fernando Hierro |
  | CM | 20 | Miguel Ángel Nadal |
  | CM | 18 | Guillermo Amor |
  | RW | 17 | Javier Manjarín | | 46' |
  | LW | 14 | Kiko |
  | CF | 19 | Julio Salinas | | 46' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 11 | Alfonso | 50' | 46' |
  | MF | 15 | José Luis Caminero | | 46' |
  | DF | 2 | Juanma López | | 72' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Javier Clemente ||
  | GK | 1 | David Seaman |
  | RB | 2 | Gary Neville | 47' |
  | CB | 5 | Tony Adams (c) |
  | CB | 6 | Gareth Southgate |
  | LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce |
  | RM | 17 | Steve McManaman | | 109' |
  | CM | 7 | David Platt |
  | CM | 8 | Paul Gascoigne |
  | LM | 11 | Darren Anderton | | 109' |
  | SS | 10 | Teddy Sheringham | | 109' |
  | CF | 9 | Alan Shearer |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 14 | Nick Barmby | | 109' |
  | MF | 20 | Steve Stone | | 109' |
  | FW | 21 | Robbie Fowler | | 109' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Terry Venables ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * David Seaman (England)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Pierre Ufrasi (France)
  * Jacques Mas (France)
  * Fourth official:
  * Alain Sars (France)
  
  ### France vs Netherlands
  
  | France | Netherlands |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Bernard Lama |
  | RB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
  | CB | 5 | Laurent Blanc |
  | CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly |
  | LB | 12 | Bixente Lizarazu |
  | RM | 19 | Christian Karembeu | 48' |
  | CM | 7 | Didier Deschamps (c) | 7' |
  | CM | 6 | Vincent Guérin |
  | LM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane |
  | SS | 9 | Youri Djorkaeff |
  | CF | 11 | Patrice Loko | | 61' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 13 | Christophe Dugarry | | 61' | 80' |
  | MF | 18 | Reynald Pedros | | | 80' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Aimé Jacquet ||
  | GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |
  | RB | 2 | Michael Reiziger |
  | CB | 18 | Johan de Kock | 68' |
  | CB | 3 | Danny Blind (c) |
  | LB | 15 | Winston Bogarde | 90' |
  | RM | 6 | Ronald de Boer |
  | CM | 10 | Dennis Bergkamp | | 60' |
  | LM | 14 | Richard Witschge | | 80' |
  | AM | 17 | Jordi Cruyff | | 69' |
  | AM | 20 | Philip Cocu |
  | CF | 9 | Patrick Kluivert | 89' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 4 | Clarence Seedorf | | 60' |
  | MF | 12 | Aron Winter | | 69' |
  | FW | 19 | Youri Mulder | | 80' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Guus Hiddink ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Bernard Lama (France)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
  * Manuel López Fernández (Spain)
  * Fourth official:
  * Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
  
  ### Germany vs Croatia
  
  | Germany | Croatia |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Andreas Köpke |
  | SW | 6 | Matthias Sammer | 5' |
  | RB | 2 | Stefan Reuter |
  | CB | 14 | Markus Babbel |
  | CB | 5 | Thomas Helmer |
  | LB | 17 | Christian Ziege |
  | RM | 8 | Mehmet Scholl | | 88' |
  | CM | 21 | Dieter Eilts |
  | LM | 7 | Andreas Möller |
  | CF | 9 | Fredi Bobic | | 46' |
  | CF | 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann (c) | 7' | 39' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 4 | Steffen Freund | | 39' |
  | FW | 11 | Stefan Kuntz | | 46' |
  | MF | 10 | Thomas Häßler | | 88' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Berti Vogts ||
  | GK | 1 | Dražen Ladić |
  | CB | 5 | Nikola Jerkan |
  | CB | 6 | Slaven Bilić |
  | CB | 4 | Igor Štimac | 56' |
  | RWB | 2 | Nikola Jurčević | | 78' |
  | LWB | 3 | Robert Jarni |
  | CM | 13 | Mario Stanić |
  | CM | 7 | Aljoša Asanović |
  | CM | 10 | Zvonimir Boban (c) |
  | CF | 19 | Goran Vlaović |
  | CF | 9 | Davor Šuker |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 16 | Mladen Mladenović | | 78' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Miroslav Blažević ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Matthias Sammer (Germany)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
  * Mikael Hansson (Sweden)
  * Fourth official:
  * Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
  
  ### Czech Republic vs Portugal
  
  | Czech Republic | Portugal |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Petr Kouba |
  | SW | 5 | Miroslav Kadlec |
  | RB | 2 | Radoslav Látal | 82' |
  | CB | 3 | Jan Suchopárek | 1' |
  | CB | 15 | Michal Horňák |
  | LB | 6 | Václav Němeček (c) | | 90' |
  | CM | 13 | Radek Bejbl |
  | CM | 7 | Jiří Němec |
  | AM | 8 | Karel Poborský |
  | CF | 9 | Pavel Kuka |
  | CF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer | | 85' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 12 | Luboš Kubík | | 85' |
  | MF | 14 | Patrik Berger | | 90' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Dušan Uhrin ||
  | GK | 1 | Vítor Baía (c) |
  | RB | 2 | Secretário | 59' |
  | CB | 5 | Fernando Couto |
  | CB | 16 | Hélder | 10' |
  | LB | 13 | Dimas |
  | DM | 4 | Oceano | | 65' |
  | RW | 10 | Rui Costa |
  | AM | 19 | Paulo Sousa |
  | LW | 20 | Luís Figo | | 82' |
  | CF | 8 | João Pinto | 90' |
  | CF | 9 | Sá Pinto | 40' | 46' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 15 | Domingos | | 46' |
  | MF | 18 | António Folha | | 65' |
  | FW | 11 | Jorge Cadete | | 82' |
  | Manager: ||
  | António Oliveira ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Klaus Plettenberg (Germany)
  * Egbert Engler (Germany)
  * Fourth official:
  * Hermann Albrecht (Germany)
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  ### France vs Czech Republic
  
  | France | Czech Republic |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Bernard Lama |
  | RB | 15 | Lilian Thuram | 43' | 83' |
  | CB | 5 | Laurent Blanc (c) |
  | CB | 20 | Alain Roche | 50' |
  | LB | 12 | Bixente Lizarazu | 64' |
  | RM | 14 | Sabri Lamouchi | | 62' |
  | CM | 8 | Marcel Desailly |
  | LM | 6 | Vincent Guérin |
  | AM | 9 | Youri Djorkaeff |
  | AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane |
  | CF | 11 | Patrice Loko |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 18 | Reynald Pedros | | 62' |
  | DF | 2 | Jocelyn Angloma | | 83' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Aimé Jacquet ||
  | GK | 1 | Petr Kouba |
  | SW | 5 | Miroslav Kadlec |
  | CB | 15 | Michal Horňák |
  | CB | 19 | Karel Rada |
  | RM | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer | | 46' |
  | CM | 6 | Václav Němeček (c) | 83' |
  | LM | 20 | Pavel Novotný |
  | RW | 8 | Karel Poborský |
  | AM | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd | 77' |
  | LW | 7 | Jiří Němec | | 84' |
  | CF | 10 | Radek Drulák | | 70' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 14 | Patrik Berger | | 46' |
  | DF | 18 | Martin Kotůlek | | 70' |
  | MF | 12 | Luboš Kubík | 97' | 84' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Dušan Uhrin ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Miroslav Kadlec (Czech Republic)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Robert Orr (Scotland)
  * John Fleming (Scotland)
  * Fourth official:
  * Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
  
  ### Germany vs England
  
  | Germany | England |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Andreas Köpke |
  | SW | 6 | Matthias Sammer |
  | RB | 2 | Stefan Reuter | 46' |
  | CB | 14 | Markus Babbel |
  | CB | 5 | Thomas Helmer | | 110' |
  | LB | 17 | Christian Ziege |
  | RM | 4 | Steffen Freund | | 118' |
  | CM | 21 | Dieter Eilts |
  | LM | 7 | Andreas Möller (c) | 80' |
  | AM | 8 | Mehmet Scholl | | 77' |
  | CF | 11 | Stefan Kuntz |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 10 | Thomas Häßler | | 77' |
  | MF | 3 | Marco Bode | | 110' |
  | MF | 19 | Thomas Strunz | | 118' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Berti Vogts ||
  | GK | 1 | David Seaman |
  | RB | 7 | David Platt |
  | CB | 6 | Gareth Southgate |
  | CB | 5 | Tony Adams (c) |
  | LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce |
  | DM | 4 | Paul Ince |
  | RM | 11 | Darren Anderton |
  | LM | 17 | Steve McManaman |
  | AM | 8 | Paul Gascoigne | 73' |
  | SS | 10 | Teddy Sheringham |
  | CF | 9 | Alan Shearer |
  | Manager: ||
  | Terry Venables ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Dieter Eilts (Germany)
  * Assistant referees:
  * László Hamar (Hungary)
  * Imre Bozóky (Hungary)
  * Fourth official:
  * Sándor Piller (Hungary)
  
  ## Final
  
  | Czech Republic | Germany |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Petr Kouba |
  | SW | 5 | Miroslav Kadlec (c) |
  | CB | 15 | Michal Horňák | 47' |
  | CB | 3 | Jan Suchopárek |
  | CM | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd |
  | CM | 13 | Radek Bejbl |
  | CM | 19 | Karel Rada |
  | RW | 8 | Karel Poborský | | 88' |
  | AM | 14 | Patrik Berger |
  | LW | 7 | Jiří Němec |
  | CF | 9 | Pavel Kuka |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer | | 88' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Dušan Uhrin ||
  | GK | 1 | Andreas Köpke |
  | SW | 6 | Matthias Sammer | 69' |
  | CB | 14 | Markus Babbel |
  | CB | 5 | Thomas Helmer | 63' |
  | RWB | 19 | Thomas Strunz |
  | LWB | 17 | Christian Ziege | 91' |
  | DM | 21 | Dieter Eilts | | 46' |
  | CM | 8 | Mehmet Scholl | | 69' |
  | CM | 10 | Thomas Häßler |
  | CF | 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann (c) |
  | CF | 11 | Stefan Kuntz |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 3 | Marco Bode | | 46' |
  | FW | 20 | Oliver Bierhoff | | 69' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Berti Vogts ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)
  * Assistant referees:
  * Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
  * Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
  * Fourth official:
  * Marcello Nicchi (Italy)
  