UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1

Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of only two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 10 June and was completed on 17 June. The group consisted of hosts Sweden, fellow Scandinavians Denmark, France and England.

In the opening game between Sweden and France, Sweden took the lead with a Jan Eriksson header from a corner; France equalised in the second half with a right-footed shot from Jean-Pierre Papin. The Denmark–England and France–England games both ended scoreless, although John Jensen hit the post for Denmark against England, and Stuart Pearce did likewise for England against France, before Sweden defeated Denmark 1–0. In the last two games, England played Sweden and took the lead in the first half when David Platt volleyed in from a cross. In the second half, Sweden came back to win with another Jan Eriksson header from a corner and a shot from Thomas Brolin from the edge of the box after a one-two with Martin Dahlin. Gary Lineker was taken off in the second half of the game, replaced by Alan Smith; it was his last game for England (and, as it turned out, Smith's as well), and he was withdrawn with half an hour to go despite the fact that, regardless of how the other match finished (at the time both games were at 1-1), England would need at least one more goal - a third draw would not be enough - and Lineker was England's second-highest goalscorer in history, and moreover had provided the cross for Platt's goal. In the concurrent match, Denmark also scored a late goal, beating France 2-1 to take the second spot in the knockout stage.[1]

Sweden won the group and advanced to the semi-finals along with Denmark. France and England were eliminated. England's manager Graham Taylor was greeted by the famous newspaper headline "SWEDES 2 TURNIPS 1", with his face superimposed on a picture of a turnip. Lineker, who had previously announced his intention to retire after the tournament, did so.

Teams
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 DenmarkGroup 4 runner-up[nb 1]31 May 19924th1988Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984)
 EnglandGroup 7 winner13 November 19914th1988Third place (1968)
 FranceGroup 1 winner12 October 19913rd1984Winners (1984)
 SwedenHost16 December 19881st—Debut

Notes

  1. Replaced FR Yugoslavia (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), who were subject to sanctions under UN Security Council Resolution 757 and thus banned from appearing.[2]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout 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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the semi-finals,

  • The winner of Group 1, Sweden, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 2, Germany.
  • The runner-up of Group 1, Denmark, advanced to play the winner of Group 2, Netherlands.

Matches
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Sweden vs France
Sweden 1–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
Sweden
France
GK1Thomas Ravelli
RB2Roland Nilsson
CB3Jan Eriksson
CB4Patrik Andersson
LB5Joachim Björklund
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c) 87'
CM6Stefan Schwarz 39'
LM10Anders Limpar
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF16Kennet Andersson 74'
Substitutions:
FW17Martin Dahlin 74'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK1Bruno Martini
SW5Laurent Blanc
RB20Jocelyn Angloma 35' 66'
CB13Basile Boli
CB6Bernard Casoni
LB2Manuel Amoros (c)
CM8Franck Sauzée
CM7Didier Deschamps
CM16Pascal Vahirua 46'
CF18Eric Cantona 53'
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF11Christian Perez 46'
MF10Luis Fernández 66'
Manager:
Michel Platini

Assistant referees:
Victor Filippov (CIS)
Andrei Butenko (CIS)
Fourth official:
Vadim Zhuk (CIS)

Denmark vs England
Denmark 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 26,385
Denmark
England
GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB3Kent Nielsen
CB6Kim Christofte
RWB2John Sivebæk 83'
LWB5Henrik Andersen
CM18Kim Vilfort
CM7John Jensen
CM11Brian Laudrup
CF15Bent Christensen
CF9Flemming Povlsen
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK1Chris Woods
RB2Keith Curle 9' 62'
CB4Martin Keown 7'
CB5Des Walker
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM8Trevor Steven
CM7David Platt
CM12Carlton Palmer
LM16Paul Merson 71'
CF10Gary Lineker (c)
CF17Alan Smith
Substitutions:
MF18Tony Daley 67' 62'
MF15Neil Webb 71'
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Robert Overkleeft (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

France vs England
France 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 26,535
France
England
GK1Bruno Martini
SW5Laurent Blanc
CB13Basile Boli
CB6Bernard Casoni
RWB2Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB14Jean-Philippe Durand
CM7Didier Deschamps
CM10Luis Fernández 31' 75'
CM8Franck Sauzée 46'
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
CF18Eric Cantona
Substitutions:
DF20Jocelyn Angloma 46'
MF11Christian Perez 75'
Manager:
Michel Platini
GK1Chris Woods
SW12Carlton Palmer
CB4Martin Keown
CB5Des Walker
CB3Stuart Pearce
RM8Trevor Steven
CM19David Batty 69'
CM7David Platt
LM11Andy Sinton
CF10Gary Lineker (c)
CF20Alan Shearer
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Assistant referees:
László Varga (Hungary)
Sándor Szilágyi (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Varga (Hungary)

Sweden vs Denmark
Sweden 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 29,902
Sweden
Denmark
GK1Thomas Ravelli
RB2Roland Nilsson
CB3Jan Eriksson
CB4Patrik Andersson 40'
LB5Joachim Björklund
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c)
CM6Stefan Schwarz
LM10Anders Limpar 90'
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF17Martin Dahlin 77'
Substitutions:
FW20Johnny Ekström 77'
DF14Magnus Erlingmark 90'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB3Kent Nielsen
CB6Kim Christofte
RWB2John Sivebæk
LWB5Henrik Andersen 14'
CM18Kim Vilfort
CM7John Jensen 63'
CM11Brian Laudrup
CF9Flemming Povlsen
CF15Bent Christensen 51'
Substitutions:
FW14Torben Frank 51'
MF13Henrik Larsen 63'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Assistant referees:
Joachim Ren (Germany)
Uwe Ennuschat (Germany)
Fourth official:
Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)

Sweden vs England
Sweden 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 30,126
Sweden
England
GK1Thomas Ravelli
RB2Roland Nilsson
CB3Jan Eriksson
CB4Patrik Andersson 43'
LB5Joachim Björklund 70'
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c)
CM6Stefan Schwarz 69'
LM10Anders Limpar 46'
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF17Martin Dahlin
Substitutions:
FW20Johnny Ekström 46'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK1Chris Woods
RB19David Batty
CB4Martin Keown
CB5Des Walker
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM18Tony Daley 10'
CM15Neil Webb 81'
CM12Carlton Palmer
CM7David Platt
LM11Andy Sinton 76'
CF10Gary Lineker (c) 62'
Substitutions:
FW17Alan Smith 62'
MF16Paul Merson 76'
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Assistant referees:
Valdemar Aguiar Pinto Lopes (Portugal)
Antonio Guedes Gomes De Carvalho (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

France vs Denmark
France 1–2 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 25,763
France
Denmark
GK1Bruno Martini
SW5Laurent Blanc
CB13Basile Boli 38'
CB6Bernard Casoni 15'
RWB2Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB16Pascal Vahirua 46'
CM7Didier Deschamps 73'
CM11Christian Perez 32' 79'
CM14Jean-Philippe Durand
CF18Eric Cantona
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF10Luis Fernández 46'
MF12Christophe Cocard 79'
Manager:
Michel Platini
GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB6Kim Christofte
CB3Kent Nielsen 61'
RWB2John Sivebæk
LWB5Henrik Andersen
CM7John Jensen
CM11Brian Laudrup
CM13Henrik Larsen
CF9Flemming Povlsen 14'
CF14Torben Frank 45' 66'
Substitutions:
DF12Torben Piechnik 61'
FW10Lars Elstrup 66'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Assistant referees:
Johann Möstl (Austria)
Alois Pemmer (Austria)
Fourth official:
Gerhard Kapl (Austria)

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See also

References
  1. "Hosts Sweden send England packing". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. "United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (Implementing Trade Embargo on Yugoslavia)". UMN.edu. United Nations. 30 May 1992. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
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