UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of the two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of the Netherlands, Scotland, Germany and the CIS, a team composed of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union members.[1]

The Netherlands won the group and advanced to the semi-finals, along with Germany. Scotland and the CIS failed to advance.

Teams edit

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
  CIS[nb 1] Group 3 winner[nb 2] 13 November 1991 6th 1988 Winners (1960)
  Germany[nb 3] Group 5 winner 20 November 1991 6th 1988 Winners (1972, 1980)
  Netherlands Group 6 winner 4 December 1991 4th 1988 Winners (1988)
  Scotland Group 2 winner 13 November 1991 1st Debut

Notes

  1. ^ From 1960 to 1988, CIS competed as the Soviet Union.
  2. ^ Replaced the Soviet Union.
  3. ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3   Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
4   CIS 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the semi-finals,

  • The winner of Group 2, Netherlands, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Denmark.
  • The runner-up of Group 2, Germany, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, Sweden.

Matches edit

Netherlands vs Scotland edit

Netherlands  1–0  Scotland
  • Bergkamp   75'
Report
Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
RB 2 Berry van Aerle
CB 4 Ronald Koeman
CB 3 Adri van Tiggelen
LB 14 Rob Witschge   25'
RM 10 Ruud Gullit (c)
CM 8 Frank Rijkaard
CM 6 Jan Wouters   54'
LM 20 Bryan Roy
SS 7 Dennis Bergkamp   84'
CF 9 Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
MF 18 Wim Jonk   54'
MF 15 Aron Winter   84'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
 
GK 1 Andy Goram
RB 9 Stewart McKimmie
CB 2 Richard Gough (c)
CB 8 Dave McPherson
LB 4 Maurice Malpas
RM 11 Gary McAllister
CM 3 Paul McStay
CM 10 Stuart McCall
LM 6 Brian McClair   78'
CF 7 Gordon Durie
CF 5 Ally McCoist   73'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Kevin Gallacher   73'
FW 20 Duncan Ferguson   78'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Linesmen:
Lennart Sundqvist (Sweden)
Bo Persson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Leif Sundell (Sweden)

CIS vs Germany edit

CIS  1–1  Germany
Report
Attendance: 17,410
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CIS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany
GK 1 Dmitri Kharine   75'
SW 2 Andrey Chernyshov
CB 5 Oleh Kuznetsov
CB 4 Akhrik Tsveiba   88'
DM 16 Dmitri Kuznetsov
RM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis
CM 7 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
CM 10 Igor Dobrovolski   70'
LM 6 Igor Shalimov   86'
CF 14 Volodymyr Lyutyi   46'
CF 15 Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
DF 20 Andrei Ivanov   46'
DF 18 Viktor Onopko   86'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets
 
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
SW 5 Manfred Binz
CB 2 Stefan Reuter   65'
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler
CB 3 Andreas Brehme
RM 10 Thomas Doll
CM 17 Stefan Effenberg
CM 6 Guido Buchwald
LM 8 Thomas Häßler
CF 9 Rudi Völler (c)   46'
CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutions:
FW 7 Andreas Möller   46'
FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann   65'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Linesmen:
Marc Huguenin (France)
Alain Gourdet (France)
Fourth official:
Rémi Harrel (France)

Scotland vs Germany edit

Scotland  0–2  Germany
Report
Attendance: 17,638
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany
GK 1 Andy Goram
RB 9 Stewart McKimmie
CB 2 Richard Gough (c)
CB 8 Dave McPherson
LB 4 Maurice Malpas
RM 11 Gary McAllister
CM 3 Paul McStay
CM 10 Stuart McCall   90'
LM 6 Brian McClair
CF 7 Gordon Durie   55'
CF 5 Ally McCoist   68'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Pat Nevin   55'
FW 14 Kevin Gallacher   68'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
 
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
SW 5 Manfred Binz
CB 6 Guido Buchwald
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler
RM 8 Thomas Häßler   87'
CM 17 Stefan Effenberg
CM 16 Matthias Sammer
CM 7 Andreas Möller
LM 3 Andreas Brehme (c)
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann
CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle   67'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Stefan Reuter   67'   75'
DF 19 Michael Schulz   75'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Linesmen:
Pierre Mannaerts (Belgium)
Robert Surkijn (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Netherlands vs CIS edit

Netherlands  0–0  CIS
Report
Attendance: 34,440
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CIS
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
SW 4 Ronald Koeman   26'
CB 2 Berry van Aerle
CB 3 Adri van Tiggelen
RWB 8 Frank Rijkaard
LWB 6 Jan Wouters   68'
CM 10 Ruud Gullit (c)   72'
CM 7 Dennis Bergkamp   80'
CM 14 Rob Witschge
CF 9 Marco van Basten
CF 20 Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF 11 John van 't Schip   72'
FW 19 Eric Viscaal   80'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
 
GK 1 Dmitri Kharine
SW 2 Andrey Chernyshov
CB 18 Viktor Onopko
CB 5 Oleh Kuznetsov
DM 4 Akhrik Tsveiba   22'
RM 9 Sergei Aleinikov   57'
CM 7 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
CM 10 Igor Dobrovolski
LM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis
CF 11 Sergei Yuran   65'
CF 15 Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
MF 16 Dmitri Kuznetsov   57'
FW 13 Sergei Kiriakov   65'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets

Linesmen:
Arne Paltoft (Denmark)
Jørgen Ohmeyer (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Netherlands vs Germany edit

Netherlands  3–1  Germany
Report
Attendance: 37,725
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
SW 4 Ronald Koeman
CB 3 Adri van Tiggelen
CB 17 Frank de Boer   61'
CM 8 Frank Rijkaard
CM 6 Jan Wouters
RM 10 Ruud Gullit (c)
AM 7 Dennis Bergkamp   87'
LM 14 Rob Witschge
CF 9 Marco van Basten
CF 20 Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF 15 Aron Winter   61'
MF 16 Peter Bosz   87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
 
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
SW 5 Manfred Binz   46'
CB 14 Thomas Helmer
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler   50'
RWB 3 Andreas Brehme (c)
DM 17 Stefan Effenberg
LWB 15 Michael Frontzeck
CM 8 Thomas Häßler
CM 7 Andreas Möller
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann
CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle   76'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Matthias Sammer   46'
MF 10 Thomas Doll   76'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Linesmen:
Domenico Ramicone (Italy)
Maurizio Padovan (Italy)
Fourth official:
Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Scotland vs CIS edit

Scotland  3–0  CIS
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CIS
GK 1 Andy Goram
RB 9 Stewart McKimmie
CB 2 Richard Gough (c)
CB 8 Dave McPherson
LB 15 Tom Boyd
RM 11 Gary McAllister
CM 6 Brian McClair   65'
CM 3 Paul McStay
LM 10 Stuart McCall   67'
CF 14 Kevin Gallacher   79'
CF 5 Ally McCoist
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jim McInally   65'
MF 13 Pat Nevin   79'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
 
GK 1 Dmitri Kharine
SW 2 Andrey Chernyshov   52'
CB 3 Kakhaber Tskhadadze
CB 5 Oleh Kuznetsov
RM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis
CM 9 Sergei Aleinikov   46'
CM 7 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)   85'
CM 10 Igor Dobrovolski
LM 18 Viktor Onopko
CF 11 Sergei Yuran
CF 13 Sergei Kiriakov   46'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Dmitri Kuznetsov   84'   46'
MF 17 Igor Korneev   46'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets

Linesmen:
Zivanko Popović (Switzerland)
Paul Wyttenbach (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "European Championship 1992". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links edit