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The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. It was the 9th edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 10 and June 26, 1992.

At the time, only eight countries could dispute the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

Venues

Qualifying Round

The qualifying round was played throughout 1990 and 1991. There were seven qualifying groups of five teams each, with the exceptions of groups 5 and 7, which only had 4. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only the winner of each group could qualify for the final stage.

Group Phase

Group 1 Group 2
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
France 16 8 8 0 0 20 6 Scotland 11 8 4 3 1 14 7
Czechoslovakia 10 8 5 0 3 12 9 Switzerland 10 8 4 2 2 19 7
Spain (a) 6 7 3 0 4 17 12 Romania 10 8 4 2 2 13 7
Iceland 4 8 2 0 6 7 10 Bulgaria 9 8 3 3 2 15 8
Albania (a) 2 7 1 0 6 2 21 San Marino 0 8 0 0 8 1 33
Group 3 Group 4
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Soviet Union (b) 13 8 5 3 0 13 2 Yugoslavia (c) 14 8 7 0 1 24 4
Italy 10 8 3 4 1 12 5 Denmark (c) 13 8 6 1 1 18 7
Norway 9 8 3 3 2 9 5 Northern Ireland 7 8 2 3 3 11 11
Hungary 8 8 2 4 2 10 9 Austria 3 8 1 1 6 6 14
Cyprus 0 8 0 0 8 2 25 Faeroe Islands 3 8 1 1 6 3 26
Group 5 Group 6
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Germany 10 6 5 0 1 13 4 Netherlands 13 8 6 1 1 17 2
Wales 9 6 4 1 1 8 6 Portugal 11 8 5 1 2 11 4
Belgium 5 6 2 1 3 7 6 Greece 8 8 3 2 3 11 9
Luxembourg 0 6 0 0 6 2 14 Finland 6 8 1 4 3 5 8
Malta 2 8 0 2 6 2 23
Group 7
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
England 9 6 3 3 0 7 3
Republic of Ireland 8 6 2 4 0 13 6
Poland 7 6 2 3 1 8 6
Turkey 0 6 0 0 6 1 14

(a) The match Albania - Spain was never played.
(b) Due to political changes, the Soviet Union played the final tournament as Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
(c) Yugoslavia was not allowed to play the final tournament due to UN sanctions. Denmark (runners-up) took their place.

Final Tournament

Group Stage

Group 1 Group 2
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Sweden 5 3 2 1 0 4 2 Netherlands 5 3 2 1 0 4 1
Denmark 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 Germany 3 3 1 1 1 4 4
France 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 Scotland 2 3 1 0 2 3 3
England 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 CIS (Soviet Union) 2 3 0 2 1 1 4

Group Matches

Group 1

Wednesday June 10, 1992

20:15 CET Råsundastadion, Solna - Opening Match
Referee: Alexei Spirin (USSR)

Sweden 1 - 1 (1-0) France
J. Eriksson 24' Papin 58'

Thursday June 11, 1992

20:15 CET Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Referee: John Blankenstein (NET)

Denmark 0 - 0 England

Sunday June 14, 1992

17:15 CET Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Referee: Sandor Puhl (HUN)

France 0 - 0 England

20:15 CET Råsundastadion, Solna
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (GER)

Sweden 1 - 0 (0-0) Denmark
Brolin 59'

Wednesday June 17, 1992

20:15 CET Råsundastadion, Solna
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (POR)

Sweden 2 - 1 (0-1) England
J. Eriksson 52' Platt 4'
Brolin 82'

20:15 CET Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (AUT)

Denmark 2 - 1 (1-0) France
H. Larsen 8' Papin 61'
L. Elstrup 78'

Group 2

Friday June 12, 1992

17:15 CET Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Referee: Bo Karlsson (SWE)

Netherlands 1 - 0 (0-0) Scotland
Bergkamp 76'

20:15 CET Idrattsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Gérard Biguet (FRA)

Germany 1 - 1 (0-0) CIS (Soviet Union)
Hässler 90' Dobrovolski 63' pen

Monday June 15, 1992

17:15 CET Idrattsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Guy Goethals (BEL)

Germany 2 - 0 (1-0) Scotland
Riedle 29'
Effenberg 47'

20:15 CET Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (DEN)

Netherlands 0 - 0 CIS (Soviet Union)

Thursday June 18, 1992

20:15 CET Idrattsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (SWI)

Scotland 3 - 0 (2-0) CIS (Soviet Union)
McStay 7'
McClair 17'
McAllister 84' pen

20:15 CET Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA)

Netherlands 3 - 1 (2-0) Germany
Rijkaard 4' Klinsmann 53'
Witschge 15'
Bergkamp 72'

Semi-finals

Sunday June 21, 1992

20:15 CET Råsundastadion, Solna
Referee: Tullio Lanese (ITA)

Germany 3 - 2 (1-0) Sweden
Hässler 10' Brolin 64' pen
Riedle 58' K. Andersson 89'
Riedle 88'

Monday June 22, 1992

20:15 CET Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (SPA)

Netherlands 2 - 2 AET (1-2) Denmark
Bergkamp 23' H. Larsen 5'
Rijkaard 85' H. Larsen 32'

Penalty shootout:

Netherlands 4 - 5 Denmark
Koeman H. Larsen
van Basten: Schmeichel saved F. Povlsen
Bergkamp L. Elstrup
Rijkaard K. Vilfort
Witschge K. Christofte

Final

Friday June 26, 1992

20:15 CET Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Referee: Bruno Galler (SWI)

Denmark 2 - 0 (1-0) Germany
J. Jensen 18'
K. Vilfort 78'

Top Scorers

3 Goals

  • Henrik LARSEN (DEN)
  • Karlheinz RIEDLE (GER)
  • Dennis BERGKAMP (NET)
  • Tomas BROLIN (SWE)

2 Goals

  • Thomas HÄSSLER (GER)
  • Frank RIJKAARD (NET)
  • Jan ERIKSSON (SWE)
  • Jean-Pierre PAPIN (FRA)

The Winning Squad

Denmark
Number Player Club in 1992
Goalkeepers
1 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United
16 Mogens Krogh Brondby
Defenders
4 Lars Olsen (Captain) Trabzonspor
2 John Sivebæk Monaco
3 Kent Nielsen Århus
17 Claus Christiansen Lyngby
12 Torben Piechnik B 1903
6 Kim Christofte Brondby
Midfielders
5 Henrik Andersen Cologne
7 John "Faxe" Jensen Brondby
18 Kim Vilfort Brondby
13 Henrik Larsen Lyngby
8 Johnny Mølby Nantes
19 Peter Nielsen Lyngby
20 Morten Bruun Silkeborg
Forwards
11 Brian Laudrup Bayern Munich
9 Flemming Povlsen Borussia Dortmund
10 Lars Elstrup OB Odense
14 Torben Frank Lyngby
15 Bent Christensen Schalke 04
Coach: Richard Møller Nielsen
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