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UEFA Euro 1996 Group B

Group B 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 18 June. The group consisted of France, Spain, Bulgaria and Romania.[1][2]

1996 Azerbaijani postage stamps depicting the first two Group B games: Spain versus Bulgaria on 9 June and Romania versus France on 10 June

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Spain. Bulgaria and Romania failed to advance.

On the second matchday, on 13 June, the match between Bulgaria and Romania featured a ghost goal by Dorinel Munteanu: in the first half, with Romania already 1–0 down to an early Hristo Stoichkov goal, Munteanu's shot hit the crossbar, crossed the goal line by about a foot, after which it bounced back. Referee Peter Mikkelsen and his assistants did not notice and the goal was not awarded.[3]

Teams edit

Draw position Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
May 1996
B1 (seed)   Spain Group 2 winner 15 November 1995 5th 1988 Winners (1964) 6
B2   Bulgaria Group 7 runner-up (2nd best runner-up) 15 November 1995 1st — Debut 28
B3   Romania Group 1 winner 15 November 1995 2nd 1984 Group stage (1984) 16
B4   France Group 1 runner-up (6th best runner-up) 15 November 1995 4th 1992 Winners (1984) 5

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Spain 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Romania 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group B, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Netherlands.
  • The runner-up of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the winner of Group A, England.

Matches edit

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Spain vs Bulgaria edit

Spain  1–1  Bulgaria
  • Alfonso   74'
 Report
Attendance: 24,006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bulgaria
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 3 Alberto Belsué
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta
CB 5 Abelardo   90'
LB 12 Sergi   39'
DM 6 Fernando Hierro
RM 15 José Luis Caminero   27'   82'
LM 18 Guillermo Amor   42'   70'
AM 8 Julen Guerrero   51'
AM 21 Luis Enrique
CF 9 Juan Antonio Pizzi   75'
Substitutions:
FW 7 José Amavisca   51'
FW 11 Alfonso   70'
MF 10 Donato   82'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
 
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW 5 Petar Hubchev   72'
RB 2 Radostin Kishishev   55'
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov
LB 4 Iliyan Kiryakov   72'
DM 6 Zlatko Yankov   77'
RM 7 Emil Kostadinov   73'
LM 11 Yordan Letchkov
AM 10 Krasimir Balakov
CF 8 Hristo Stoichkov   29'
CF 9 Lyuboslav Penev   78'
Substitutions:
DF 18 Tsanko Tsvetanov   72'
MF 15 Ivaylo Yordanov   73'
MF 16 Daniel Borimirov   78'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Man of the Match:
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)[4]

Assistant referees:
Enrico Preziosi (Italy)
Fabrizio Zanforlin (Italy)
Fourth official:
Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Romania vs France edit

Romania  0–1  France
Report
Attendance: 26,323
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
GK 1 Bogdan Stelea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu
CB 4 Miodrag Belodedici
CB 16 Gheorghe Mihali   49'
RWB 2 Dan Petrescu   78'
LWB 13 Tibor Selymes   71'
CM 5 Ioan Lupescu
CM 11 Dorinel Munteanu
AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș   56'
CF 9 Florin Răducioiu   46'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Viorel Moldovan   46'
FW 19 Adrian Ilie   90'   56'
DF 17 Iulian Filipescu   78'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
 
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 3 Éric Di Meco   20'   68'
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
CM 19 Christian Karembeu
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane   80'
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 13 Christophe Dugarry   68'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Patrice Loko   68'
DF 12 Bixente Lizarazu   68'
DF 20 Alain Roche   80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Man of the Match:
Youri Djorkaeff (France)[4]

Assistant referees:
Klaus Plettenberg (Germany)
Egbert Engler (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Bulgaria vs Romania edit

Bulgaria  1–0  Romania
 Report
Attendance: 19,107
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bulgaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Romania
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
CB 2 Radostin Kishishev   48'
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov
CB 18 Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM 6 Zlatko Yankov
CM 7 Emil Kostadinov   32'
CM 11 Yordan Letchkov   90'
RW 15 Ivaylo Yordanov
LW 10 Krasimir Balakov
CF 8 Hristo Stoichkov
CF 9 Lyuboslav Penev   72'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Daniel Borimirov   64'   32'
FW 14 Nasko Sirakov   72'
MF 13 Boncho Genchev   90'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
 
GK 1 Bogdan Stelea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu   78'
CB 3 Daniel Prodan
CB 4 Miodrag Belodedici
RWB 2 Dan Petrescu
LWB 13 Tibor Selymes
CM 5 Ioan Lupescu   46'
CM 11 Dorinel Munteanu
AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș   29'
CF 9 Florin Răducioiu
Substitutions:
FW 20 Viorel Moldovan   29'
MF 14 Constantin Gâlcă   46'
FW 19 Adrian Ilie   78'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

Man of the Match:
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Henning Knudsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

France vs Spain edit

See also: France–Spain football rivalry
France  1–1  Spain
 Report
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 2 Jocelyn Angloma   65'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc   43'
LB 12 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 6 Vincent Guérin   81'
CM 19 Christian Karembeu   60'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff   63'
CF 11 Patrice Loko   74'
Substitutions:
DF 20 Alain Roche   65'
FW 13 Christophe Dugarry   74'
DF 15 Lilian Thuram   81'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
 
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
CB 2 Juanma López
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta
CB 5 Abelardo
RWB 16 Jorge Otero   56'   59'
LWB 12 Sergi
DM 6 Fernando Hierro
CM 15 José Luis Caminero
RW 21 Luis Enrique   12'   55'
LW 7 José Amavisca   53'
CF 11 Alfonso   83'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Javier Manjarín   55'
FW 14 Kiko   59'
FW 19 Julio Salinas   83'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Man of the Match:
José Luis Caminero (Spain)[4]

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Aleh Chykun (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Kazimir Znaydinsky (Belarus)

France vs Bulgaria edit

France  3–1  Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 26,976
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bulgaria
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly   3'
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 12 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
CM 19 Christian Karembeu
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane   62'
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 13 Christophe Dugarry   36'   70'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Reynald Pedros   62'
FW 11 Patrice Loko   70'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
 
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW 5 Petar Hubchev
RB 17 Emil Kremenliev   14'
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov   8'
LB 18 Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM 6 Zlatko Yankov   79'
RM 15 Ivaylo Yordanov
LM 11 Yordan Letchkov
AM 10 Krasimir Balakov   82'
CF 8 Hristo Stoichkov
CF 9 Lyuboslav Penev
Substitutions:
MF 16 Daniel Borimirov   79'
FW 20 Georgi Donkov   82'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Man of the Match:
Laurent Blanc (France)[4]

Assistant referees:
Phil Joslin (England)
Mark Warren (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Durkin (England)[note 1]

Romania vs Spain edit

Romania  1–2  Spain
 Report
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
GK 12 Florian Prunea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu
CB 15 Anton Doboș
CB 3 Daniel Prodan   86'
RWB 2 Dan Petrescu
LWB 13 Tibor Selymes
CM 18 Ovidiu Stîngă
CM 14 Constantin Gâlcă   77'
AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)   21'
CF 19 Adrian Ilie   47'   66'
CF 9 Florin Răducioiu   77'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Dorinel Munteanu   66'
FW 21 Ion Vlădoiu   77'
MF 5 Ioan Lupescu   86'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
 
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 2 Juanma López
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta
CB 5 Abelardo   64'
LB 12 Sergi
CM 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal   59'
CM 6 Fernando Hierro
RW 17 Javier Manjarín
LW 7 José Amavisca   72'
CF 14 Kiko   36'
CF 9 Juan Antonio Pizzi   57'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Alfonso   57'
MF 18 Guillermo Amor   64'
FW 8 Julen Guerrero   72'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Man of the Match:
Sergi (Spain)[4]

Assistant referees:
Akif Uğurdur (Turkey)
Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).

References edit

  1. ^ "European Championship 1996". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Euro'96: Romanians denied by officialdom". independent.com. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Man of the Match". UEFA Euro 96 England – Technical Report (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links edit

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