European Football Championship 1996 / England
This article covers the English national team at the 1996 European Football Championship .
qualification
England did not have to play any qualifying matches as hosts.
English contingent
No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates |
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goalkeeper | |||||||||
1 | David Seaman |
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09/19/1963 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Tim Flowers |
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02/03/1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22nd | Ian Walker |
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10/31/1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defender | |||||||||
2 | Gary Neville |
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02/18/1975 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Stuart Pearce |
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04/24/1962 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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10/10/1966 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
6th | Gareth Southgate |
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09/03/1970 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Steve Howey |
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10/26/1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Sol Campbell |
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September 18, 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19th | Phil Neville |
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01/21/1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
midfield player | |||||||||
4th | Paul Ince |
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10/21/1967 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7th | David Platt |
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06/10/1966 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8th | Paul Gascoigne |
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05/27/1967 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Darren Anderton |
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03/03/1972 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
14th | Nick Barmby |
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02/11/1974 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15th | Jamie Redknapp |
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06/25/1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17th | Steve McManaman |
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02/11/1972 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
20th | Steve Stone |
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08/20/1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
striker | |||||||||
9 | Alan Shearer |
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08/13/1970 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Teddy Sheringham |
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04/02/1966 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
18th | Les Ferdinand |
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December 8, 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21st | Robbie Fowler |
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04/09/1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Trainer | |||||||||
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01/06/1943 |
English games
England entered this European Championship with the hope of winning an international football title , as it did at the 1966 World Cup . However, the English national team was in a form low. So they were eliminated in the preliminary round at the 1992 European Championships and failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup .
Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, the hosts met Scotland , the Netherlands and Switzerland . Although they lost a victory in the opening game against Switzerland, the remaining two group games were won confidently, so that England qualified as group winners for the quarter-finals
June 8, 1996 in London (Wembley Stadium) | |||
England | - | Switzerland | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
June 15, 1996 in London (Wembley Stadium) | |||
England | - | Scotland | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
June 18, 1996 in London (Wembley Stadium) | |||
England | - | Netherlands | 4: 1 (1: 0) |
Quarter finals
England met Spain in the quarter-finals , as no goal was scored during regular time or extra time, the penalty shoot-out had to decide. Here the English were able to qualify for the semi-finals thanks to a brilliant save by David Seaman, who was able to save a penalty.
22 June 1996 in London ( Wembley Stadium ) | |||
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0: 0 a.d., 4: 2 i. E. |
Semifinals
The semifinals were played against Germany . The English took the lead after three minutes when Alan Shearer headed the ball into the net from a corner. The German team came under pressure, but they managed to equalize in the 16th minute, so that it was 1: 1 by the end. The extra time - especially the first 15 minutes - went down as one of the most dramatic in European Championship history: The English hit the post, Gascoigne slipped past the ball two meters from the German goal line, a goal by the Germans was not recognized. Since no goal was scored in extra time, the penalty shoot-out had to decide the finalist. As in the 1990 World Cup , the English team could not prevail and lost to the eventual European champions.
26 June 1996 in London ( Wembley Stadium ) | |||
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1: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 1: 1), 5: 6 in E. |