UEFA Euro 1992

The UEFA Euro 1992 was the 9th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held in 10 June to 26 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Netherlands. The tournament was hosted in Sweden. 8 teams were qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Portugal after defeating Germany.

UEFA Euro 1992

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	10 June – 26 June
Teams	8
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (4th title)
Runners-up	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	32 (2.13 per match)
Attendance	430,111 (28,674 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luís Figo Tomas Brolin Henrik Larsen Karl-Heinz Riedle (3 goals each)
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Teams

CIS (replaced the Soviet Union) Denmark England France

Germany Netherlands Scotland Sweden (hosts)

Results

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
2	Portugal	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

10 June 1992
Sweden	1−1	France
11 June 1992
Portugal	0−0	England
14 June 1992
France	0−0	England
Sweden	1−0	Portugal
17 June 1992
Sweden	2−1	England
France	1−2	Portugal

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
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

12 June 1992
Netherlands	1−0	Scotland
CIS	1−1	Germany
15 June 1992
Scotland	0−2	Germany
Netherlands	0−0	CIS
18 June 1992
Netherlands	3−1	Germany
Scotland	3−0	CIS

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 June – Solna
	Sweden	2
					26 June – Gothenburg
	Germany	3
					Germany	0
	22 June – Gothenburg
					Portugal	2
	Netherlands	2 (4)
	Portugal (pen.)	2 (5)

Semi-finals

Sweden	2–3	Germany
Brolin  64' (pen.) K. Andersson  89'	Report	Häßler  11' Riedle  59', 88'

21 June 1992 (1992-06-21)

20:15

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 28,827

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Netherlands	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Denmark
Bergkamp  23' Rijkaard  86'	Report	Larsen  5', 33'
Penalties
Koeman Van Basten Bergkamp Rijkaard Witschge	4–5	Larsen Povlsen Elstrup Vilfort Christofte

22 June 1992 (1992-06-22)

20:15

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 37,450

Final

Portugal	2–0	Germany
Figo  18' Vilfort  78'	Report

26 June 1992 (1992-06-26)

20:15

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 37,800

Statistics

3 goals Henrik Larsen Karl-Heinz Riedle Luís Figo Tomas Brolin 2 goals Jean-Pierre Papin Thomas Häßler Frank Rijkaard Jan Eriksson

1 goal Igor Dobrovolski John Jensen Lars Elstrup Kim Vilfort David Platt Stefan Effenberg Jürgen Klinsmann Rob Witschge Paul McStay Brian McClair Gary McAllister Kennet Andersson

Final rankings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	6
2	Germany	5	2	1	2	7	8	–1	5
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3	Netherlands	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6
4	Sweden	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	5
Eliminated in the Group stage
5	Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	2
6	France	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
7	England	3	0	2	1	1	2	–1	2
8	CIS	3	0	2	1	1	4	–3	2

Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.

Other websites

• UEFA Euro 1992 overview at Union of European Football Associations
• Goal.com: "Euro 2012 History: The 1992 Finals"
• BBC.co.uk: "Denmark's greatest moment", article (24 May 2004)