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]
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.
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
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C1 (seed) | Germany [nb 1] | Group 7 winner | 15 November 1995 | 7th | 1992 | Winners ( 1972, 1980) | 2 |
C2 | Czech Republic [nb 2] | Group 5 winner | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1980 | Winners ( 1976) | 10 |
C3 | Italy | Group 4 runner-up ( 1st best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1988 | Winners ( 1968) | 7 |
C4 | Russia [nb 3] | Group 8 winner | 15 November 1995 | 7th | 1992 | Winners ( 1960) | 3 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 [a] | |
3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 [a] | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
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Czech Republic | 2–1 | Italy |
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Russia
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Russia | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
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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]
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.
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
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C1 (seed) | Germany [nb 1] | Group 7 winner | 15 November 1995 | 7th | 1992 | Winners ( 1972, 1980) | 2 |
C2 | Czech Republic [nb 2] | Group 5 winner | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1980 | Winners ( 1976) | 10 |
C3 | Italy | Group 4 runner-up ( 1st best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1988 | Winners ( 1968) | 7 |
C4 | Russia [nb 3] | Group 8 winner | 15 November 1995 | 7th | 1992 | Winners ( 1960) | 3 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 [a] | |
3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 [a] | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
Germany
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Czech Republic
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Italy
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Russia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Czech Republic | 2–1 | Italy |
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Report |
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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Russia
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Germany
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Russia | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
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Report |
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Russia
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Czech Republic
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Italy
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Germany
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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