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UEFA Euro 1992

The1992 UEFA European Football Championshipwas hosted by Sweden between 10 and 26 June 1992. It was the ninthUEFA European Championship,which is held every four years and supported byUEFA.

1992 UEFA European Football Championship
Europamästerskapet i fotboll
Sverige 1992
Small is Beautiful
Tournament details
Host countrySweden
Dates10–26 June
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsDenmark(1st title)
Runners-upGermany
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored32 (2.13 per match)
Attendance430,111 (28,674 per match)
Top scorer(s)DenmarkHenrik Larsen
GermanyKarl-Heinz Riedle
NetherlandsDennis Bergkamp
SwedenTomas Brolin
(3 goals each)
←1988
1996→

Denmarkwon the 1992 championship, having been invited asqualifiers runners-upsonly afterYugoslaviawasdisqualifiedas a result of thebreakup of the countryand the ensuingwarfarethere. Eight national teams contested the final tournament.[1]

TheCIS national football team(Commonwealth of Independent States), representing the recentlydissolvedSoviet Union,whosenational teamhadqualifiedfor the tournament, were present at the tournament. It was also the first major tournament in which thereunifiedGermany(who were beaten 2–0 by Denmark in thefinal) had competed.

It was the last tournament with only eight participants, to award the winner of a match with only two points, and before the introduction of theback-pass rule,the latter of which was brought in immediately after the tournament was completed. When the next competition was held in1996,16 teams were involved and were awardedthree points for a win.

Bid process

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On 16 December 1988, following a decision made by the UEFA Executive Committee, Sweden was chosen over Spain to host the event.[2]Spain was at a disadvantage as they had already been chosen to host theEXPO 1992inSevilleand the1992 Summer OlympicsinBarcelona.[2][3]

Summary

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Seven of the eight teams had to qualify for the final stage;Swedenqualified automatically as hosts of the event.[4]TheSoviet Unionqualified for the final tournament shortly beforethe break-up of the country,and took part in the tournament under the banner of theCommonwealth of Independent States(CIS),[5]before theformer Soviet republicsformed their own national teams after the competition. TheCIS teamrepresented the following former Soviet nations:Russia,Ukraine,Belarus,Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan,Kyrgyzstan,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Moldova,andTajikistan.Four out of 15 ex-republics were not members of the CIS:Estonia,LatviaandLithuaniadid not send their players;Georgiawas not a member of the CIS at the time, but GeorgianKakhaber Tskhadadzewas a part of the squad.

Originally,Yugoslaviaqualified for the final stage and were about to participate asFR Yugoslavia,but due to theYugoslav Wars,the team wasdisqualifiedandDenmark,as the runners-up from Yugoslavia'squalifying group,was invited to take part instead.[6]After a draw withEnglandand a loss to host nationSweden,Denmark beatFrancein their final group match to qualify for the semi-finals, where they faced thereigning European champions,theNetherlands.Denmark led 2–1 going into the last five minutes, but aFrank Rijkaardequaliser meant the game went to apenalty shoot-out;Danish goalkeeperPeter SchmeichelsavedMarco van Basten's kick, giving Denmark a 5–4 win on penalties and a place in the final against thereigning world champions,Germany.[7]Denmark won the final 2–0 with goals fromJohn JensenandKim Vilfortin either half to claim their first European title.[8]

Qualification

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Main article:UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying

Scotlandand the hostsSwedenmade their respective debuts despite having already made many appearances at theWorld Cup.Francequalified for the first Euro in which they were not the hosts. They played after missing theprevious tournament.

As of 2024, this was the last time that both theCzech RepublicandSlovakia(until 2016) (thenCzechoslovakia),Italy,Portugal,andSpainfailed to qualify for the European Championship finals.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[A]
Sweden Host 16 December 1988 0 (debut)
France Group 1winner 12 October 1991 2 (1960,1984)
England Group 7winner 13 November 1991 3 (1968,1980,1988)
CIS[B] Group 3winner[C] 13 November 1991 5 (1960,1964,1968,1972,1988)
Scotland Group 2winner 20 November 1991 0 (debut)
Netherlands Group 6winner 4 December 1991 3 (1976,1980,1988)
Germany[D] Group 5winner 18 December 1991 5 (1972,1976,1980,1984,1988)
Denmark Group 4runner-up[E] 31 May 1992 3 (1964,1984,1988)
  1. ^Boldindicates champion for that year.Italicindicates host for that year.
  2. ^From 1960 to 1988,CIScompeted as theSoviet Union.
  3. ^Replaced theSoviet Union.
  4. ^From 1972 to 1988,Germanycompeted asWest Germany.
  5. ^ReplacedFR Yugoslavia(after qualifying asYugoslavia), who were subject to sanctions underUN Security Council Resolution 757and thus banned from appearing.[9]

Final draw

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The draw for the final tournament took place on 17 January 1992 inGothenburg.Only two teams were seeded: Sweden (as hosts) and the Netherlands (as holders).[10][11]The remaining six teams were all unseeded and could be drawn in any group. Months after the draw, Yugoslavia was banned from participating and replaced by Denmark, which had come second in the qualifying group.

In the draw procedure, the unseeded teams were drawn one by one. The first two were placed in position 4 of each group, the next two in position 3, and the last 2 in position 2. The two seeded teams were then drawn and placed consecutively into position 1 of the groups.

Pot 1: Seeded teams Pot 2: Unseeded teams
  1. ^Hosts Sweden were automatically assigned to position A1.
  2. ^Defending champions the Netherlands were automatically assigned to position B1.
  3. ^Yugoslavia were to participate in the final tournament asFR Yugoslavia.However, theFederal Republic of Yugoslaviawas placed under sanctions on 30 May 1992 by theUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 757after the outbreak ofYugoslav Wars.[9]FIFA and UEFA therefore suspended FR Yugoslavia from competitive football on 31 May 1992, meaning they could not participate in the final tournament. Denmark instead took the spot at the final tournament.

The draw resulted in the following groups:[12]

Group 1
Sweden
France
Yugoslavia→Denmark
England
Group 2
Netherlands
Scotland
CIS
Germany

Venues

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Gothenburg
Stockholm
Ullevi Råsunda Stadium
Capacity:44,000 Capacity:40,000
Malmö Norrköping
Malmö Stadion Idrottsparken
Capacity:30,000 Capacity:23,000

Squads

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Main article:UEFA Euro 1992 squads

Each national team had to submit a squad of 20 players.

Match ball

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Adidas Etrusco Unicowas used as the official match ball of the tournament. The ball was previously used in the1990 FIFA World Cup.

Match officials

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Country Referee Linesmen Matches refereed
Austria Hubert Forstinger Johann Möstl Alois Pemmer France 1–2 Denmark
Belgium Guy Goethals Pierre Mannaerts Robert Surkijn Scotland 0–2 Germany
CIS Alexey Spirin Victor Filippov Andrei Butenko Sweden 1–1 France
Denmark Peter Mikkelsen Arne Paltoft Jørgen Ohmeyer Netherlands 0–0 CIS
France Gérard Biguet Marc Huguenin Alain Gourdet CIS 1–1 Germany
Germany Aron Schmidhuber Joachim Ren Uwe Ennuschat Sweden 1–0 Denmark
Hungary Sándor Puhl László Varga Sándor Szilágyi France 0–0 England
Italy Pierluigi Pairetto Domenico Ramicone Maurizio Padovan Netherlands 3–1 Germany
Tullio Lanese Sweden 2–3 Germany (Semi-final)
Netherlands John Blankenstein Jan Dolstra Robert Overkleeft Denmark 0–0 England
Portugal José Rosa dos Santos Valdemar Aguiar Pinto Lopes Antonio Guedes Gomes De Carvalho Sweden 2–1 England
Spain Emilio Soriano Aladrén Francisco García Pacheco José Luis Iglesia Casas Netherlands 2–2 Denmark (Semi-final)
Sweden Bo Karlsson Lennart Sundqvist Bo Persson Netherlands 1–0 Scotland
Switzerland Kurt Röthlisberger Zivanko Popović Paul Wyttenbach Scotland 3–0 CIS
Bruno Galler Denmark 2–0 Germany (Final)
Fourth officials
Country Fourth officials
Austria Gerhard Kapl
Belgium Frans van den Wijngaert
CIS Vadim Zhuk
Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen
France Rémi Harrel
Germany Karl-Josef Assenmacher
Hungary Sándor Varga
Netherlands Mario van der Ende
Portugal Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado
Sweden Leif Sundell

Group stage

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Results.Yugoslavia(stripes) qualified and were going to participate asFR Yugoslavia,but banned and replaced by Denmark.CIS(yellow on the right side of the map) qualified asSoviet Union.

The teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the two groups progress to the semi-finals, while the bottom two teams in each group were eliminated from the tournament.

All times are local,CEST(UTC+2).

Tiebreakers

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If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group 1

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Main article:UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sweden(H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance toknockout stage
2 Denmark 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
3 France 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4 England 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source:UEFA
(H)Hosts
Sweden1–1France
 Report[13]
Attendance: 29,860
Denmark0–0England
Report[14]
Attendance: 26,385
France0–0England
Report[15]
Attendance: 26,535
Sweden1–0Denmark
 Report[16]
Attendance: 29,902
Sweden2–1England
 Report[17]
Attendance: 30,126
France1–2Denmark
 Report[18]
Attendance: 25,763

Group 2

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Main article:UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance toknockout stage
2 Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
4 CIS 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source:UEFA
Netherlands1–0Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 35,720
CIS1–1Germany
 Report
Attendance: 17,410
Scotland0–2Germany
Report
Attendance: 17,638
Netherlands0–0CIS
Report
Attendance: 34,440
Netherlands3–1Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,725
Scotland3–0CIS
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Attendance: 14,660

Knockout stage

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Main article:UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage

In the knockout phase,extra timeand apenalty shoot-outwere used to decide the winner if necessary. As with every tournament sinceUEFA Euro 1984,there was nothird place play-off.

All times are local,CEST(UTC+2).

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
22 June –Gothenburg
Netherlands2 (4)
26 June –Gothenburg
Denmark(p)2 (5)
Denmark2
21 June –Solna
Germany0
Sweden2
Germany3

Semi-finals

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Sweden2–3Germany
 Report
Attendance: 28,827
Netherlands2–2(a.e.t.)Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 37,450

Final

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Main article:UEFA Euro 1992 final
Denmark2–0Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,800[19]

Statistics

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Main article:UEFA Euro 1992 statistics

Goalscorers

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There were 32 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.13 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: UEFA[20]

Awards

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UEFA Team of the Tournament[21]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Peter Schmeichel Jocelyn Angloma
Laurent Blanc
Andreas Brehme
Jürgen Kohler 		Brian Laudrup
Stefan Effenberg
Thomas Häßler
Ruud Gullit 		Dennis Bergkamp
Marco van Basten

Marketing

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Slogan and theme song

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Small is Beautifulwas the official slogan of the contest.[5]The official anthem of the tournament was "More Than a Game",performed byTowe JaarnekandPeter Jöback.

Logo and identity

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It was the last tournament to use the UEFA plus flag logo, and before the tournament was known as "Euro" (it is known as "Euro 1992" only retrospectively). It was also the first major football competition in which the players had their names printed on their backs, around the time that it was becoming a trend in club football across Europe.

Mascot

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The official mascot of the competition was arabbitcoincidentally named Rabbit, dressed in a Swedish football jersey, as well as head and wristbands.[22]

Sponsorship

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Global sponsors Swedish sponsors

References

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  1. ^Chowdhury, Saj (12 May 2012)."Euro 1992: Denmark's fairytale".BBC Sport.British Broadcasting Corporation.Retrieved11 June2012.
  2. ^ab"Sweden to host 1992 Euro finals".New Straits Times.Reuters. 18 December 1988.Retrieved16 September2014.
  3. ^Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling: Die Geschichte der Fußball-Europameisterschaft, Verlag Die Werkstatt,ISBN978-3-89533-553-2
  4. ^Hughes, Rob (16 October 1991)."Now, the going gets tough".The New York Times.Retrieved16 September2014.
  5. ^abHughes, Rob (10 June 1992)."Confidence and flair: Dutch favored in Euro 92".The New York Times.Retrieved16 September2014.
  6. ^"Yugoslav athletes banned".The New York Times.1 June 1992.Retrieved16 September2014.
  7. ^Thomsen, Ian (23 June 1992)."Danes upset Dutch in penalty shoot-out, advance to final".The New York Times.Retrieved16 September2014.
  8. ^Thomsen, Ian (27 June 1992)."Upstart Danes upend Germany, 2–0, in soccer final".The New York Times.Retrieved16 September2014.
  9. ^ab"United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (Implementing Trade Embargo on Yugoslavia)".UMN.edu.United Nations. 30 May 1992.Retrieved18 August2008.
  10. ^"Duitsland speelt met Luxemburg"[Germany plays with Luxembourg].Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant(in Dutch).Zeeland.19 December 1991.Retrieved3 July2021.
  11. ^"Liedholm verricht loting"[Liedholm conducts draw].Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant(in Dutch).Zeeland.13 January 1992.Retrieved3 July2021.
  12. ^"Nederland weer tegen Duitsland"[Netherlands again against Germany].Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant(in Dutch).Zeeland.18 January 1992.Retrieved3 July2021.
  13. ^"History: Sweden 1-1 France | UEFA EURO 1992".
  14. ^"History: Denmark 0-0 England | UEFA EURO 1992".
  15. ^"History: France 0-0 England | UEFA EURO 1992".
  16. ^"History: Sweden 1-0 Denmark | UEFA EURO 1992".
  17. ^"History: Sweden 2-1 England | UEFA EURO 1992".
  18. ^"History: France 1-2 Denmark | UEFA EURO 1992".
  19. ^"European Football Championship 1992 FINAL".euro2000.org.Union of European Football Associations.Archivedfrom the original on 17 August 2000.Retrieved26 December2017.
  20. ^"Season 1992 | UEFA EURO | UEFA.com".Union of European Football Associations.Retrieved14 May2020.
  21. ^"1992 team of the tournament".Union of European Football Associations.17 October 2011.Retrieved17 June2012.
  22. ^Kell, Tom (1 February 2013)."The weird and wonderful world of Euro mascots".UEFA.com.Union of European Football Associations.Retrieved5 April2015.
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