UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 6

Standings and results for Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Portugal 10 7 2 1 29 7 +22 23 Qualify for final tournament 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 8–0
2   Republic of Ireland 10 5 2 3 17 11 +6 17[a] Advance to play-off 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 4–0
3   Northern Ireland 10 5 2 3 20 15 +5 17[a] 1–2 0–4 5–3 1–2 4–1
4   Austria 10 5 1 4 29 14 +15 16 1–1 3–1 1–2 5–0 7–0
5   Latvia 10 4 0 6 11 20 −9 12 1–3 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–0
6   Liechtenstein 10 0 1 9 1 40 −39 1 0–7 0–0 0–4 0–4 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Republic of Ireland 4, Northern Ireland 1.

Matches edit

Northern Ireland  4–1  Liechtenstein
Quinn   5', 34'
Lomas   25'
Dowie   48'
Report Hasler   84'
Attendance: 7,150

Latvia  0–3  Republic of Ireland
Report Aldridge   16', 75' (pen.)
Sheridan   29'
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Liechtenstein  0–4  Austria
Report Polster   18', 45', 78'
Aigner   22'
Attendance: 5,800
Northern Ireland  1–2  Portugal
Quinn   58' (pen.) Report Rui Costa   8'
Domingos   81'
Attendance: 6,301

Latvia  1–3  Portugal
Miļevskis   87' Report João Pinto   31', 69'
Figo   70'
Attendance: 5,400
Austria  1–2  Northern Ireland
Polster   24' (pen.) Report Gillespie   3'
Gray   36'
Republic of Ireland  4–0  Liechtenstein
Coyne   2', 4'
Quinn   30', 82'
Report
Attendance: 32,980

Portugal  1–0  Austria
Figo   37' Report
Liechtenstein  0–1  Latvia
Report Babičevs   14'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)
Northern Ireland  0–4  Republic of Ireland
Report Aldridge   6'
Keane   11'
Sheridan   38'
Townsend   54'
Attendance: 10,336

Portugal  8–0  Liechtenstein
Domingos   2', 11'
Oceano   45'
João Domingos Pinto   56'
Couto   72'
Folha   74'
Alves   75', 79'
Report

Republic of Ireland  1–1  Northern Ireland
Quinn   47' Report Dowie   72'
Austria  5–0  Latvia
Herzog   17', 59'
Pfeifenberger   40'
Polster   71' (pen.), 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 5,262
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Latvia  0–1  Northern Ireland
Report Dowie   70' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,560
Austria  7–0  Liechtenstein
Kühbauer   7'
Polster   10', 54' (pen.)
Sabitzer   80'
Pürk   84'
Hütter   87', 89'
Report
Attendance: 5,700
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Portugal
Vítor Baía   44' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 33,500

Portugal  3–2  Latvia
Figo   5'
Secretário   19'
Domingos   20'
Report Rimkus   51', 85'
Liechtenstein  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Northern Ireland  1–2  Latvia
Dowie   44' Report Zeiberliņš   59'
Astafjevs   62'
Attendance: 6,935
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Austria
Houghton   65' Report Polster   69', 78'
Ogris   72'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Liechtenstein  0–7  Portugal
Report Domingos   25'
Santos   33'
Rui Costa   41', 70' (pen.)
Alves   66', 73', 90'
Attendance: 3,500
Latvia  3–2  Austria
Rimkus   11', 59'
Zeiberliņš   88'
Report Polster   68'
Ramusch   78'
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Portugal  1–1  Northern Ireland
Domingos   47' Report Hughes   66'
Attendance: 26,780
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Austria  3–1  Republic of Ireland
Stöger   3', 64', 77' Report McGrath   74'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Latvia  1–0  Liechtenstein
Zeiberliņš   83' Report
Attendance: 3,800

Austria  1–1  Portugal
Stöger   21' Report Santos   49'
Attendance: 44,000
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Latvia
Aldridge   61' (pen.), 64' Report Rimkus   78'
Attendance: 33,500
Liechtenstein  0–4  Northern Ireland
Report O'Neill   36'
McMahon   49'
Quinn   55'
Gray   72'
Attendance: 1,100

Portugal  3–0  Republic of Ireland
Rui Costa   60'
Hélder   74'
Cadete   89'
Report
Attendance: 71,766
Northern Ireland  5–3  Austria
O'Neill   27', 78'
Dowie   32' (pen.)
Hunter   53'
Gray   63'
Report Schopp   55'
Stumpf   70'
Wetl   81'
Attendance: 8,451
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Goalscorers edit

There were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

11 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References edit

  • A. Yelagin - History of European Championships 1960-2000 (Terra-Sport, Moscow, 2002, ISBN 5-93127-145-7) - attendance information