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UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1

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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 Tomas 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the game, replaced by Alan Smith; it was his last game for England (and, as it turned out, Smith's as well), and he was withdrawn with half an hour to go despite the fact that, regardless of how the other match finished (at the time both games were at 1-1), England would need at least one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.[2]

Teams

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Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
 Denmark Group 4 runner-up[nb 1] 31 May 1992 4th 1988 Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984)
 England Group 7 winner 13 November 1991 4th 1988 Third place (1968)
 France Group 1 winner 12 October 1991 3rd 1984 Winners (1984)
 Sweden Host 16 December 1988 1st 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.[3]

Standings

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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) Hosts

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

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Sweden vs France

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Sweden 1–1 France
Report [4]
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
Sweden
France
GK 1 Thomas Ravelli
RB 2 Roland Nilsson
CB 3 Jan Eriksson
CB 4 Patrik Andersson
LB 5 Joachim Björklund
RM 7 Klas Ingesson
CM 9 Jonas Thern (c) Yellow card 87'
CM 6 Stefan Schwarz Yellow card 39'
LM 10 Anders Limpar
CF 11 Tomas Brolin
CF 16 Kennet Andersson downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Martin Dahlin upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK 1 Bruno Martini
SW 5 Laurent Blanc
RB 20 Jocelyn Angloma Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 66'
CB 13 Basile Boli
CB 6 Bernard Casoni
LB 2 Manuel Amoros (c)
CM 8 Franck Sauzée
CM 7 Didier Deschamps
CM 16 Pascal Vahirua downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 18 Eric Cantona Yellow card 53'
CF 9 Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF 11 Christian Perez upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Luis Fernández upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Michel Platini

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

Denmark vs England

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Denmark 0–0 England
Report [5]
Attendance: 26,385
Denmark
England
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
SW 4 Lars Olsen (c)
CB 3 Kent Nielsen
CB 6 Kim Christofte
RWB 2 John Sivebæk Yellow card 83'
LWB 5 Henrik Andersen
CM 18 Kim Vilfort
CM 7 John Jensen
CM 11 Brian Laudrup
CF 15 Bent Christensen
CF 9 Flemming Povlsen
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK 1 Chris Woods
RB 2 Keith Curle Yellow card 9' downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 4 Martin Keown Yellow card 7'
CB 5 Des Walker
LB 3 Stuart Pearce
RM 8 Trevor Steven
CM 7 David Platt
CM 12 Carlton Palmer
LM 16 Paul Merson downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 10 Gary Lineker (c)
CF 17 Alan Smith
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tony Daley Yellow card 67' upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 15 Neil Webb upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Graham Taylor

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

France vs England

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France 0–0 England
Report [6]
Attendance: 26,535
France
England
GK 1 Bruno Martini
SW 5 Laurent Blanc
CB 13 Basile Boli
CB 6 Bernard Casoni
RWB 2 Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB 14 Jean-Philippe Durand
CM 7 Didier Deschamps
CM 10 Luis Fernández Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 8 Franck Sauzée downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Jean-Pierre Papin
CF 18 Eric Cantona
Substitutions:
DF 20 Jocelyn Angloma upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Christian Perez upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Michel Platini
GK 1 Chris Woods
SW 12 Carlton Palmer
CB 4 Martin Keown
CB 5 Des Walker
CB 3 Stuart Pearce
RM 8 Trevor Steven
CM 19 David Batty Yellow card 69'
CM 7 David Platt
LM 11 Andy Sinton
CF 10 Gary Lineker (c)
CF 20 Alan Shearer
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Linesmen:
László Varga (Hungary)
Sándor Szilágyi (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Varga (Hungary)

Sweden vs Denmark

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Sweden 1–0 Denmark
Report [7]
Attendance: 29,902
Sweden
Denmark
GK 1 Thomas Ravelli
RB 2 Roland Nilsson
CB 3 Jan Eriksson
CB 4 Patrik Andersson Yellow card 40'
LB 5 Joachim Björklund
RM 7 Klas Ingesson
CM 9 Jonas Thern (c)
CM 6 Stefan Schwarz
LM 10 Anders Limpar downward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 11 Tomas Brolin
CF 17 Martin Dahlin downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Johnny Ekström upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 14 Magnus Erlingmark upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
SW 4 Lars Olsen (c)
CB 3 Kent Nielsen
CB 6 Kim Christofte
RWB 2 John Sivebæk
LWB 5 Henrik Andersen Yellow card 14'
CM 18 Kim Vilfort
CM 7 John Jensen downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 11 Brian Laudrup
CF 9 Flemming Povlsen
CF 15 Bent Christensen downward-facing red arrow 51'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Torben Frank upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 13 Henrik Larsen upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

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

Sweden vs England

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Sweden 2–1 England
Report [8]
Sweden
England
GK 1 Thomas Ravelli
RB 2 Roland Nilsson
CB 3 Jan Eriksson
CB 4 Patrik Andersson Yellow card 43'
LB 5 Joachim Björklund Yellow card 70'
RM 7 Klas Ingesson
CM 9 Jonas Thern (c)
CM 6 Stefan Schwarz Yellow card 69'
LM 10 Anders Limpar downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 11 Tomas Brolin
CF 17 Martin Dahlin
Substitutions:
FW 20 Johnny Ekström upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK 1 Chris Woods
RB 19 David Batty
CB 4 Martin Keown
CB 5 Des Walker
LB 3 Stuart Pearce
RM 18 Tony Daley Yellow card 10'
CM 15 Neil Webb Yellow card 81'
CM 12 Carlton Palmer
CM 7 David Platt
LM 11 Andy Sinton downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 10 Gary Lineker (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Alan Smith upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 16 Paul Merson upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Graham Taylor

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

France vs Denmark

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France 1–2 Denmark
Report [9]
Attendance: 25,763
France
Denmark
GK 1 Bruno Martini
SW 5 Laurent Blanc
CB 13 Basile Boli Yellow card 38'
CB 6 Bernard Casoni Yellow card 15'
RWB 2 Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB 16 Pascal Vahirua downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 7 Didier Deschamps Yellow card 73'
CM 11 Christian Perez Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 14 Jean-Philippe Durand
CF 18 Eric Cantona
CF 9 Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF 10 Luis Fernández upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 12 Christophe Cocard upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Michel Platini
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
SW 4 Lars Olsen (c)
CB 6 Kim Christofte
CB 3 Kent Nielsen downward-facing red arrow 61'
RWB 2 John Sivebæk
LWB 5 Henrik Andersen
CM 7 John Jensen
CM 11 Brian Laudrup downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 13 Henrik Larsen
CF 9 Flemming Povlsen Yellow card 14'
CF 14 Torben Frank Yellow card 45'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Torben Piechnik upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 10 Lars Elstrup upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hosts Sweden send England packing". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Euro Moments: Gary Lineker subbed as Swedes beat Turnips". Irish Times. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (Implementing Trade Embargo on Yugoslavia)". UMN.edu. United Nations. 30 May 1992. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  4. ^ "History: Sweden 1-1 France | UEFA EURO 1992".
  5. ^ "History: Denmark 0-0 England | UEFA EURO 1992".
  6. ^ "History: France 0-0 England | UEFA EURO 1992".
  7. ^ "History: Sweden 1-0 Denmark | UEFA EURO 1992".
  8. ^ "History: Sweden 2-1 England | UEFA EURO 1992".
  9. ^ "History: France 1-2 Denmark | UEFA EURO 1992".
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