UEFA Euro 1996 Group D

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]

1996 Azeri postage stamp depicting the Group D game between Croatia versus Turkey on 11 June

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

Teams

Draw position	Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings May 1996
D1 (seed)	Denmark	Group 2 runner-up (5th best runner-up)	15 November 1995	5th	1992	Winners (1992)	11
D2	Portugal	Group 6 winner	15 November 1995	2nd	1984	Semi-finals (1984)	18
D3	Turkey	Group 3 runner-up (3rd best runner-up)	15 November 1995	1st	—	Debut	30
D4	Croatia	Group 4 winner	15 November 1995	1st	—	Debut	27

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Denmark	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

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

Matches

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Denmark vs Portugal

9 June 1996 (1996-06-09)

19:30

Denmark	1–1	Portugal
B. Laudrup 22'	Report	Sá Pinto 53'

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 34,993

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Denmark

Portugal

GK 1 Peter Schmeichel RB 2 Thomas Helveg  30' CB 3 Marc Rieper CB 5 Jes Høgh LB 14 Jens Risager  14' DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen CM 8 Claus Thomsen  83' CM 13 Henrik Larsen  90' AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c) CF 9 Mikkel Beck CF 11 Brian Laudrup Substitutions: DF 12 Torben Piechnik  83' MF 18 Kim Vilfort  90' Manager: Richard Møller Nielsen

GK 1 Vítor Baía (c) RB 3 Paulinho Santos  9' CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão CB 5 Fernando Couto LB 13 Dimas DM 4 Oceano  24'  37' RM 10 Rui Costa CM 19 Paulo Sousa  58'  79' LM 20 Luís Figo  62' CF 8 João Pinto  73' CF 9 Sá Pinto  41' Substitutions: MF 18 António Folha  37' FW 15 Domingos  62' MF 6 José Tavares  79' 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

11 June 1996 (1996-06-11)

19:30

Turkey	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Vlaović 86'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,460

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Turkey

Croatia

GK 22 Rüştü Reçber RB 4 Vedat İnceefe CB 13 Rahim Zafer CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c) LB 3 Alpay Özalan DM 19 Tolunay Kafkas  31'  89' RM 18 Arif Erdem  82' CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu LM 17 Abdullah Ercan AM 16 Sergen Yalçın CF 9 Hakan Şükür Substitutions: FW 7 Hami Mandıralı  82' FW 14 Saffet Sancaklı  89' Manager: Fatih Terim

GK 1 Dražen Ladić SW 5 Nikola Jerkan CB 6 Slaven Bilić CB 4 Igor Štimac RWB 13 Mario Stanić LWB 3 Robert Jarni CM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)  55'  57' CM 8 Robert Prosinečki CM 7 Aljoša Asanović  40' CF 11 Alen Bokšić  73' CF 9 Davor Šuker  90' Substitutions: MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo  57' FW 19 Goran Vlaović  73' DF 15 Dubravko Pavličić  90' 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

14 June 1996 (1996-06-14)

16:30

Portugal	1–0	Turkey
Couto 66'	Report

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,670

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Portugal

Turkey

GK 1 Vítor Baía (c) RB 3 Paulinho Santos  2' CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão CB 5 Fernando Couto LB 13 Dimas DM 19 Paulo Sousa RM 18 António Folha  46' CM 10 Rui Costa LM 20 Luís Figo  58' CF 8 João Pinto  77' CF 9 Sá Pinto  65' Substitutions: MF 6 José Tavares  72'  46' FW 11 Jorge Cadete  65' MF 17 Hugo Porfírio  77' Manager: António Oliveira

GK 22 Rüştü Reçber RB 4 Vedat İnceefe  65' CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu  46' LB 3 Alpay Özalan DM 2 Recep Çetin RM 10 Oğuz Çetin (c)  69' CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu LM 17 Abdullah Ercan  43' AM 16 Sergen Yalçın CF 14 Saffet Sancaklı  63' CF 9 Hakan Şükür Substitutions: DF 13 Rahim Zafer  73'  46' MF 19 Tolunay Kafkas  76'  63' MF 18 Arif Erdem  69' 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

16 June 1996 (1996-06-16)

18:00

Croatia	3–0	Denmark
Šuker 54' (pen.), 90' Boban 81'	Report

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 33,671

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Croatia

Denmark

GK 1 Dražen Ladić SW 5 Nikola Jerkan CB 6 Slaven Bilić CB 4 Igor Štimac RWB 13 Mario Stanić  20' LWB 3 Robert Jarni CM 8 Robert Prosinečki  23'  88' CM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)  82' CM 7 Aljoša Asanović CF 9 Davor Šuker CF 19 Goran Vlaović  39'  82' Substitutions: MF 2 Nikola Jurčević  82' MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo  82' MF 16 Mladen Mladenović  88' Manager: Miroslav Blažević

GK 1 Peter Schmeichel RB 2 Thomas Helveg  46' CB 3 Marc Rieper CB 5 Jes Høgh LB 6 Michael Schjønberg DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen CM 8 Claus Thomsen CM 13 Henrik Larsen  69' AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c) AM 18 Kim Vilfort  59' CF 11 Brian Laudrup Substitutions: DF 20 Jacob Laursen  46' FW 9 Mikkel Beck  59' MF 19 Stig Tøfting  69' 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

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19)

16:30

Croatia	0–3	Portugal
	Report	Figo 4' João Pinto 33' Domingos 82'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 20,484

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Croatia

Portugal

GK 12 Marijan Mrmić CB 15 Dubravko Pavličić  36' CB 6 Slaven Bilić CB 14 Zvonimir Soldo RWB 20 Dario Šimić LWB 3 Robert Jarni (c)  30' CM 16 Mladen Mladenović  46' CM 2 Nikola Jurčević AM 8 Robert Prosinečki  46' CF 17 Igor Pamić  10'  46' CF 19 Goran Vlaović Substitutions: FW 9 Davor Šuker  46' MF 7 Aljoša Asanović  46' MF 10 Zvonimir Boban  46' Manager: Miroslav Blažević

GK 1 Vítor Baía (c) RB 2 Secretário CB 5 Fernando Couto CB 16 Hélder Cristóvão LB 13 Dimas DM 4 Oceano RM 19 Paulo Sousa  70' CM 10 Rui Costa  61' LM 20 Luís Figo CF 9 Sá Pinto  46' CF 8 João Pinto Substitutions: FW 15 Domingos  46' MF 14 Pedro Barbosa  61' MF 6 José Tavares  70' 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

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19)

16:30

Turkey	0–3	Denmark
	Report	B. Laudrup 50', 84' A. Nielsen 69'

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 28,951

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Turkey

Denmark

GK 22 Rüştü Reçber  89' RB 4 Vedat İnceefe CB 8 Ogün Temizkanoğlu LB 3 Alpay Özalan CM 2 Recep Çetin (c)  68' CM 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu  44' RW 7 Hami Mandıralı AM 15 Tayfun Korkut  61' LW 17 Abdullah Ercan CF 11 Orhan Çıkırıkçı  68' CF 9 Hakan Şükür  46' Substitutions: MF 18 Arif Erdem  46' FW 14 Saffet Sancaklı  68' DF 20 Bülent Korkmaz  68' Manager: Fatih Terim

GK 1 Peter Schmeichel RB 2 Thomas Helveg  57' CB 5 Jes Høgh CB 3 Marc Rieper LB 6 Michael Schjønberg  46' DM 7 Brian Steen Nielsen CM 8 Claus Thomsen CM 17 Allan Nielsen AM 10 Michael Laudrup (c) CF 15 Erik Bo Andersen  88' CF 11 Brian Laudrup Substitutions: MF 13 Henrik Larsen  81'  46' FW 21 Søren Andersen  88' 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

• Croatia at the UEFA European Championship
• Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
• Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
• Turkey at the UEFA European Championship