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]
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
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 1996 |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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
Spain vs Bulgaria
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Romania vs France
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France
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Man of the Match:
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Bulgaria vs Romania
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Romania
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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France vs Spain
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Spain
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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France vs Bulgaria
France
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Bulgaria
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Man of the Match:
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Romania vs Spain
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Spain
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Notes
- ^ a b Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).
References
- ^ "European Championship 1996". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Euro'96: Romanians denied by officialdom". independent.com. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Every EURO man of the match since 1996". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.