UEFA Euro 1996 Group C

Stamp of Azerbaijan, 1996

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.

Germany won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the Czech Republic. Italy and Russia failed to advance.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 321050+57
 Czech Republic 311156–14
 Italy 31113304
 Russia 301248–41

All times local (UTC+1)

Germany vs Czech Republic

9 June 1996
17:00
Germany  2–0  Czech Republic
Ziege  26'
Möller  32' 		Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 37,300
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Germany
Czech Republic
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer
CB 5 Thomas Helmer
CB 15Jürgen Kohler (c)  14'
RWB2 Stefan Reuter  69'
LWB17Christian Ziege  28'
CM 21Dieter Eilts
CM 10 Thomas Häßler  77'
AM 7 Andreas Möller  58'
CF 9 Fredi Bobic  65'
CF 11 Stefan Kuntz  52'  83'
Substitutions:
DF 14Markus Babbel  59'  14'
MF 19Thomas Strunz  65'
FW 20 Oliver Bierhoff  83'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Petr Kouba
RB 15Michal Horňák  78'
CB 5 Miroslav Kadlec (c)  67'
LB 3 Jan Suchopárek
RM 2 Radoslav Látal
CM 7 Jiří Němec
CM 13Radek Bejbl  19'
LM 4 Pavel Nedvěd  45'
AM 11Martin Frýdek  46'
CF 8 Karel Poborský  46'
CF 9 Pavel Kuka
Substitutions:
MF 14Patrik Berger  46'
FW 10Radek Drulák  67'  46'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

Assistant referees:
Anthony Bates (England)
Peter Walton (England)
Fourth official:
Stephen Lodge (England)

Italy vs Russia

11 June 1996
16:30
Italy  2–1  Russia
Casiraghi  5', 52' Report Tsymbalar  21'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 35,120
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
Italy
Russia
GK 1 Angelo Peruzzi
RB 8 Roberto Mussi
CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 2 Luigi Apolloni
LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
DM 15Angelo Di Livio  62'
CM 16Roberto Di Matteo
CM 10Demetrio Albertini  14'
SS 14Alessandro Del Piero  46'
CF 21Gianfranco Zola
CF 18Pierluigi Casiraghi  80'
Substitutions:
MF 7Roberto Donadoni  83'  46'
MF 17Diego Fuser  62'
FW 20 Fabrizio Ravanelli  80'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 12Stanislav Cherchesov
RB 2 Omari Tetradze
CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c)  8'
CB 5 Yuri Kovtun  82'
LB13Yevgeni Bushmanov  46'
RM8 Andrei Kanchelskis
CM 6 Valery Karpin  63'
CM 19Vladislav Radimov
LM 4 Ilya Tsymbalar  71'
SS 10Aleksandr Mostovoi
CF 9 Igor Kolyvanov  31'
Substitutions:
DF 18Igor Yanovski  46'
FW 11Sergei Kiriakov  63'
MF 14Igor Dobrovolski  71'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev

Assistant referees:
Robert Orr (Scotland)
John Fleming (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Czech Republic vs Italy

14 June 1996
19:30
Czech Republic  2–1  Italy
Nedvěd  4'
Bejbl  35' 		Report Chiesa  18'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,320
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
Czech Republic
Italy
GK 1 Petr Kouba
RB 3 Jan Suchopárek  20'
CB 5 Miroslav Kadlec (c)  90'
LB 15Michal Horňák
RM 2 Radoslav Látal  50'  88'
CM 13Radek Bejbl
CM 7 Jiří Němec
LM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
AM 8 Karel Poborský
AM 14Patrik Berger  64'
CF 9 Pavel Kuka  59'
Substitutions:
MF 17Vladimír Šmicer  64'
MF 6 Václav Němeček  88'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
GK 1 Angelo Peruzzi
RB 8 Roberto Mussi
CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 2 Luigi Apolloni Red card 29'
LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
DM 17Diego Fuser  90'
CM 11Dino Baggio  39'
CM 10Demetrio Albertini
AM 7 Roberto Donadoni
CF 20Fabrizio Ravanelli  58'
CF 19Enrico Chiesa  78'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Amedeo Carboni  39'
FW 18Pierluigi Casiraghi  58'
FW 21Gianfranco Zola  78'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco (Spain)
Manuel Lopez Fernandez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Juan Ansuategui Roca (Spain)

Russia vs Germany

16 June 1996
15:00
Russia  0–3  Germany
Report Sammer  56'
Klinsmann  77', 90'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 50,760
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Russia
Germany
GK 1 Dmitri Kharine
RB 2 Omari Tetradze
CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c)  30'
CB 3 Yuri Nikiforov
LB 5 Yuri Kovtun Red card 70'
RM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis  13'
CM 19Vladislav Radimov  46'
CM 21Dmitri Khokhlov  66'
LM 4 Ilya Tsymbalar
SS 10Aleksandr Mostovoi
CF 9 Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
MF 6 Valeri Karpin  46'
MF 16Igor Simutenkov  66'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer
CB14Markus Babbel  16'
CB 5 Thomas Helmer
RWB 2 Stefan Reuter
LWB17Christian Ziege
DM 21Dieter Eilts
CM 10Thomas Häßler  67'
AM 7 Andreas Möller  87'
CF 18Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF 20Oliver Bierhoff  31'  85'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Steffen Freund  67'
FW 11Stefan Kuntz  85'
MF 19Thomas Strunz  87'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Assistant referees:
Carl-Johan Christensen Meyer (Denmark)
Torben Siersen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Russia vs Czech Republic

19 June 1996
19:30
Russia  3–3  Czech Republic
Mostovoi  49'
Tetradze  54'
Beschastnykh  85' 		Report Suchopárek  5'
Kuka  19'
Šmicer  88'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Russia
Czech Republic
GK 12Stanislav Cherchesov
RB 2 Omari Tetradze
CB 3 Yuri Nikiforov  5'
CB 20Sergei Gorlukovich
LB 18Igor Yanovski  61'
CM 6 Valeri Karpin (c)
CM 21Dmitri Khokhlov
RW 19Vladislav Radimov  26'
LW 4 Ilya Tsymbalar  28'  67'
CF 9 Igor Kolyvanov  46'
CF 16Igor Simutenkov  46'
Substitutions:
FW 10Aleksandr Mostovoi  46'
FW 17Vladimir Beschastnykh  46'
MF 15Igor Shalimov  67'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev
GK 1 Petr Kouba
RB 15Michal Horňák
CB 12Luboš Kubík
LB 3 Jan Suchopárek
RM 2 Radoslav Látal
CM 13Radek Bejbl
CM 7 Jiří Němec  77'
LM 4 Pavel Nedvěd  60'
AM 8 Karel Poborský
AM 14Patrik Berger  90'
CF 9 Pavel Kuka  69'
Substitutions:
FW 17Vladimír Šmicer  69'
MF 6 Václav Němeček  90'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

Assistant referees:
Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)
Sten Samuelsson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Morgan Norman (Sweden)

Italy vs Germany

19 June 1996
19:30
Italy  0–0  Germany
Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 53,740
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
Italy
Germany
GK 1 Angelo Peruzzi
RB 8 Roberto Mussi
CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
LB 4 Amedeo Carboni  76'
DM 17Diego Fuser  81'
CM 16Roberto Di Matteo  67'
CM 10Demetrio Albertini
AM 7 Roberto Donadoni
CF 18Pierluigi Casiraghi  18'
CF 21Gianfranco Zola
Substitutions:
FW 19Enrico Chiesa  67'
DF 9 Moreno Torricelli  76'
MF 15Angelo Di Livio  81'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Matthias Sammer
CB 4 Steffen Freund
CB 5 Thomas Helmer
RWB19Thomas Strunz Red card 59'
LWB17Christian Ziege
DM 21Dieter Eilts
CM 10Thomas Hässler
AM 7 Andreas Möller  89'
CF 18Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF 9 Fredi Bobic
Substitutions:
MF 3 Marco Bode  89'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Assistant referees:
Marc Van Den Broeck (Belgium)
Stany Op De Beeck (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

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