European Football Championships 1996 Quiz

Answer: England

Football returned 'home' in 1996, to England, where the English were hoping to repeat their 1966 World Cup success and win their first European Championship on home soil.

Answer: 7

England topped Group A with 2 wins and a draw, scoring 7 goals, allowing 2 and gaining 7 points. The highlight for the team was a 4-1 thrashing of the Netherlands in the final group match at Wembley.

Answer: 5

Scotland kept two clean sheets (v Switzerland and Netherlands), Netherlands two (v Scotland and Switzerland) and England once (v Scotland.) England were the only team to score in all three matches. Switzerland conceded goals in all three matches.

Answer: Romania

Romania only managed a solitary goal during their three matches, in a 2-1 loss to Spain, while they were kept goal-less against France (1-0) and Bulgaria (1-0). France and Spain were the teams to progress to the quarter-finals.

Answer: True

Like France, the Spaniards were undefeated in three matches, but only won one game (against Romania) while drew against France and Bulgaria.

Answer: 6

Played at Anfield, the game finished at 3-3. The Czechs had taken the early lead, with Suchoparek (5') and Kuka (19') giving the Czechs the advantage into half-time The Russians fought back in the second half, with goals to Mostovoi (49'), Tetradze (54') and then what appeared a game-sealing goal from Beschastnykh (85').

But with little time remaining, Smicer scored in the 88' to level the scores again in what was the best game of the tournament.

Answer: True

The German's defence was like an unbreakable wall, with wins over the Czech Republic (2-0) and Russia (3-0) and a goalless draw with Italy. Compare that to the Russians who ended the tournament with 4 goals scored but 8 against!

Answer: Portugal

Portugal were the only team not to suffer this sort of humiliation and went through the group stages undefeated. Croatia defeated Denmark 3-0, Portugal then defeated Croatia 3-0 in the next game, while Denmark ended Turkey's dismal campaign with a 3-0 win in the final group game.

Answer: False

The Turks were the only team never to put the ball in the back of the opponent's net during the group stages. They lost 1-0 to Croatia, 1-0 to Portugal then 3-0 to Denmark.

Answer: Jurgen Klinsmann / Mattias Sammer

Jurgen Klinsmann slotted home the first goal for Germany from the penalty spot after a handball in the 20th minute. Croatia equalised early in the second half only for Mattias Sammer to seal the game in the 59th minute and send the German's into the semi-finals.

Answer: 4-2 England win

The game was not without its chances for both teams but these were not taken and the game ended at 0-0 after 90 minutes and extra-time.

Answer: 5-4

France progressed to the semi-finals winning the penalty shoot-out 5-4. Neither side took much advantage of their powerful forwards, instead relying on their superb defense.

Answer: Karel Poborsky

The goal in the 53rd minute sealed the win. They would go on to face France in the semi-finals missing the above three non-goalscorers who all missed the game due to suspension.

Answer: Andreas Moller

The game was a virtual replay of the classic FIFA World Cup semi-final of Italia 1990. Gareth Southgate was the player to miss the 6th shot for England, while Andreas Moller calmly slotted his 6th shot to send Germany into another Cup final. Kuntz was the goal-scorer during the 90 minutes for Germany.

Answer: 0-0

Predictable scoreline, particularly from the Czech's who were missing four players through suspension. But France should have produced more and were bitterly disappointed to be bundled out 6-5 in the penalty shoot-out.

Answer: Wembley

The German's would have been nervous about playing at Wembley, having lost the 1966 World Cup Final to England at the same ground. History was also against them, losing the 1976 Euro final to the same team, while also losing to Denmark only four years previously.

Answer: From the penalty spot

It seemed the Czech's were out to repeat history when Berger slotted home the penalty after Mattias Sammer brought down Karel Poborsky in the penalty area.

Answer: Oliver Bierhoff

Bierhoff, one of the few successful German players plying his trade out of Germany, changed the game almost immediately. He scored his first goal in the 73rd minute with a towering header over the Czech goalkeeper. He then sealed the win for the German's in extra-time in the 95th minute.

Answer: Alan Shearer

Despite missing out on the final, Shearer still managed to put away five goals in five matches for England. Klinsmann and Sukur scored three goals each.

Answer: True

Up to 1996, Germany were the only team to have won the tournament more than once, winning the title in 1972, 1980 and 1996.