UEFA Euro 1996 Group C
Group C 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 19 June. The group consisted of Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and Russia.[1][2]
Using FIFA World Rankings as a measure of the strength of the teams, The Guardian calculated in 2007 that the strongest "Group of Death" of all time was the Euro 1996 Group C. The teams (and world rankings) were Germany (2), Russia (3), Italy (7) and the Czech Republic (10).[3][4][5] This record was surpassed by the May 2012 rankings for Euro 2012 Group B, with Germany (2), the Netherlands (4), Portugal (5) and Denmark (10),[6] but not the June rankings immediately before the tournament (3, 4, 10 and 9 respectively).[7][8]
Germany won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Czech Republic. Italy and Russia failed to advance.
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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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| C1 (seed) |  Germany[nb 1] |
Group 7 winner | 15 November 1995 | 7th | 1992 | Winners (1972, 1980) | 2 |
| C2 |  Czech Republic[nb 2] |
Group 5 winner | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1980 | Winners (1976) | 10 |
| C3 |  Italy |
Group 4 runner-up (1st best runner-up) | 15 November 1995 | 4th | 1988 | Winners (1968) | 7 |
| C4 |  Russia[nb 3] |
Group 8 winner | 15 November 1995 | 7th | 1992 | Winners (1960) | 3 |
Notes
- ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
- ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
- ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Russia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
- The winner of Group C, Germany, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Croatia.
- The runner-up of Group C, Czech Republic, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Portugal.
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Matches
Germany vs Czech Republic
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Czech Republic vs Italy
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Russia vs Germany
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Russia vs Czech Republic
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Italy vs Germany
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Source: "UEFA Euro 1996 Group C", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 7th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1996_Group_C.
References
- ^ "European Championship 1996". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Ashdown, John; Gardner, Alan; Dart, James (12 December 2007). "The Knowledge: the deadliest group of death ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ Lacey, David (7 June 2004). "Dial D for death: Three previous winners in one group is a sign of the times". The Guardian.
- ^ Wilson, Paul (11 December 2005). "An easy group? Draw your own conclusions". The Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (6 June 2012). "The Knowledge: Euro 2012 special, part one". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Spain still No. 1 in FIFA rankings". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Euro 2012 Group B: Bosses react to 'Group of Death' - Yahoo! Eurosport UK". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ 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.
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