title: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
text: # 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)
  