UEFA Euro 1992 Final

The UEFA Euro 1992 Final was played between Denmark and Germany on 26 June 1992 at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 1992.[3] This was Germany's first European Championship tournament since the nation's reunification.

UEFA Euro 1992 Final
Match programme cover
EventUEFA Euro 1992
Denmark Germany
2 0
Date26 June 1992 (1992-06-26)
VenueUllevi, Gothenburg
RefereeBruno Galler (Switzerland)[1]
Attendance37,800[2]

Underdogs Denmark took the lead in the first half from a John Jensen right-footed shot into the top right-hand corner of the net from just inside the penalty box.[4] Denmark sealed the victory with a second goal from Kim Vilfort with 12 minutes to go, Vilfort shooting low left footed in off the bottom-right corner of the post and past Bodo Illgner. With this result, Denmark captured their first-ever major championship at the expense of the defending World Champions.[5][6]

Route to the final
Denmark Round Germany
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 England 0–0 Match 1  CIS 1–1
 Sweden 0–1 Match 2  Scotland 2–0
 France 2–1 Match 3  Netherlands 1–3
Group 1 runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Sweden (H) 3 5
2  Denmark 3 3
3  France 3 2
4  England 3 2
Source: UEFA
(H) Host.
 Final standing Group 2 runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Netherlands 3 5
2  Germany 3 3
3  Scotland 3 2
4  CIS 3 2
Source: UEFA
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Netherlands 2–2 (aet) (5–4 pen.) Semi-finals  Sweden 3–2

Match

Summary

In what is still considered a shock, the resilient Danish side beat the Germans 2–0 to win their first major trophy. The first big chance of the match fell to the Germans after Matthias Sammer sprang Stefan Reuter into a one on one with Peter Schmeichel. Reuter attempted to chip the keeper who had gone to ground, but the Manchester United keeper raised his arms to deflect the shot. Denmark took the lead in the nineteenth minute after a move that began by winning possession near the German corner flag, via a crunching tackle on Andreas Brehme by Kim Vilfort. Flemming Povlsen picked up the loose ball, and pulled the ball back to John Jensen just inside the penalty area. Jensen sent the ball into the top corner of the net, with the pace on the shot carrying it past Bodo Illgner. Jensen almost scored again, after hitting a Brian Laudrup corner on the volley, forcing Illgner into a save. For most of the first half, and early in the second half, Germany had the majority of the possession and shots, but were unable to generate many clear chances, with the Danes blocking several German attempts. Jürgen Klinsmann had an excellent chance to level the scores late on in the match, but Schmeichel reacted brilliantly to tip the German's effort over the crossbar. Denmark sealed the upset in the 78th minute, when Claus Christiansen won a header on the halfway line, Vilfort reacted first, receiving the pass on the run. With his second touch, Vilfort took the ball away from Brehme and Thomas Helmer, and with his third, he sent a low effort toward goal which bounced off Illgner's post, and into the net.[7][8][9]

Details
Denmark 2–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,800[2]

Denmark
Germany
GK1Peter Schmeichel
CB4Lars Olsen (c)
CB12Torben Piechnik 32'
CB3Kent Nielsen
RWB2John Sivebæk 66'
LWB6Kim Christofte
CM7John Jensen
CM18Kim Vilfort
AM13Henrik Larsen
SS11Brian Laudrup
CF9Flemming Povlsen
Substitutions:
DF17Claus Christiansen 66'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK1Bodo Illgner
SW6Guido Buchwald
CB4Jürgen Kohler
CB14Thomas Helmer
RWB2Stefan Reuter 55'
LWB3Andreas Brehme (c)
CM16Matthias Sammer 46'
CM17Stefan Effenberg 35' 80'
AM8Thomas Häßler 39'
CF11Karl-Heinz Riedle
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann 88'
Substitutions:
MF10Thomas Doll 83' 46'
FW13Andreas Thom 80'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Assistant referees:[1]
Zivanko Popović (Switzerland)
Paul Wyttenbach (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Match rules

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References
  1. "UEFA EURO 1992 - History - Denmark-Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "European Football Championship 1992 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "Gatecrashing Denmark down Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  4. "Denmark's greatest moment". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 May 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  5. "Denmark stun Germany to complete EURO fairy tale". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  6. "Denmark: Twenty years on". ESPN. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  7. "Denmark v Germany: UEFA EURO 92 final highlights" – via www.youtube.com.
  8. "UEFA EURO 1992 - History - Denmark-Germany". Uefa.com. 5 October 2003.
  9. "Euro 1992: Denmark's fairytale". 12 May 2012 – via www.bbc.com.
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