UEFA Euro 1996 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 9 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of France, Spain, Bulgaria and Romania.

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Spain. Bulgaria and Romania failed to advance.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321052+37
 Spain 312043+15
 Bulgaria 311134−14
 Romania 300314−30

All times local (UTC+1)

Spain vs Bulgaria

9 June 1996
14:30
Spain  1–1  Bulgaria
Alfonso  74' Report Stoichkov  65' (pen.)
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 24,006
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
Spain
Bulgaria
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 3 Alberto Belsué
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta
CB 5 Abelardo  90'
LB 12Sergi  39'
DM 6 Fernando Hierro
RM 15José Luis Caminero  27'  82'
LM 18Guillermo Amor  42'  70'
AM 8 Julen Guerrero  51'
AM 21Luis Enrique
CF 9 Juan Antonio Pizzi Red card 75'
Substitutions:
FW 7 José Emilio Amavisca  51'
FW 11Alfonso  70'
MF 10Donato  82'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW 5 Petar Hubchev Red card 72'
RB 2 Radostin Kishishev  55'
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov
LB 4 Iliyan Kiryakov  72'
DM 6 Zlatko Yankov  77'
RM 7 Emil Kostadinov  73'
LM 11Yordan Letchkov
AM 10Krasimir Balakov
CF 8 Hristo Stoichkov  29'
CF 9 Lyuboslav Penev  78'
Substitutions:
DF 18Tsanko Tsvetanov  72'
MF 15Ivaylo Yordanov  73'
MF 16Daniel Borimirov  78'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Assistant referees:
Enrico Preziosi (Italy)
Fabrizio Zanforlin (Italy)
Fourth official:
Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Romania vs France

10 June 1996
19:30
Romania  0–1  France
Report Dugarry  25'
Romania
France
GK 1 Bogdan Stelea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu
CB 4 Miodrag Belodedici
CB 16Gheorghe Mihali  49'
RWB2 Dan Petrescu  78'
LWB13Tibor Selymes  71'
CM 5 Ioan Lupescu
CM 11Dorinel Munteanu
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș  56'
CF 9 Florin Răducioiu  46'
Substitutions:
FW 20Viorel Moldovan  46'
FW 19Adrian Ilie  90'  56'
DF 17Iulian Filipescu  78'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 3 Éric Di Meco  20'  68'
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
CM 19Christian Karembeu
AM 10Zinedine Zidane  80'
AM 9Youri Djorkaeff
CF 13 Christophe Dugarry  68'
Substitutions:
FW 11Patrice Loko  68'
DF 12Bixente Lizarazu  68'
DF 20Alain Roche  80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Assistant referees:
Klaus Plettenberg (Germany)
Egbert Engler (Germany)
Fourth official:
Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Bulgaria vs Romania

13 June 1996
16:30
Bulgaria  1–0  Romania
Stoichkov  3' Report
Bulgaria
Romania
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB 2 Radostin Kishishev  48'
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov
LB 18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM 6 Zlatko Yankov
RM 7 Emil Kostadinov  32'
LM 11Yordan Letchkov  90'
AM 15Ivaylo Yordanov
AM 10Krasimir Balakov
CF 8 Hristo Stoichkov
CF 9 Lyuboslav Penev  72'
Substitutions:
MF 16Daniel Borimirov  64'  32'
FW 14Nasko Sirakov  72'
MF 13Boncho Genchev  90'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK 1 Bogdan Stelea
SW6 Gheorghe Popescu  78'
CB 3 Daniel Prodan
CB 4 Miodrag Belodedici
RWB2 Dan Petrescu
LWB13Tibor Selymes
CM 5 Ioan Lupescu  46'
CM 11Dorinel Munteanu
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș  29'
CF 9 Florin Răducioiu
Substitutions:
FW 20Viorel Moldovan  29'
MF 14Constantin Gâlcă  46'
FW 19Adrian Ilie  78'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Henning Knudsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

France vs Spain

15 June 1996
18:00
France  1–1  Spain
Djorkaeff  48' Report Caminero  85'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
France
Spain
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 2 Jocelyn Angloma  65'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc  43'
LB 12Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 6 Vincent Guérin  81'
CM 19Christian Karembeu  60'
AM 10Zinedine Zidane
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff  63'
CF 11Patrice Loko  74'
Substitutions:
DF 20Alain Roche  65'
FW 13Christophe Dugarry  74'
DF 15Lilian Thuram  81'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
CB 2 Juan Manuel López
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta
CB 5 Abelardo
RWB16Jorge Otero  56'  59'
LWB12Sergi
DM 6 Fernando Hierro
CM 15José Luis Caminero
RW 21Luis Enrique  12'  55'
LW 7José Emilio Amavisca  53'
CF 11 Alfonso  83'
Substitutions:
FW 17Javier Manjarín  55'
FW 14Kiko  59'
FW 19Julio Salinas  83'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Assistant referees:
Yury Dupanau (Belarus)
Aleh Chykun (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Kazimir Znaydinsky (Belarus)

France vs Bulgaria

18 June 1996
16:30
France  3–1  Bulgaria
Blanc  21'
Penev  63' (o.g.)
Loko  90'
Report Stoichkov  69'
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 26,976
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)0 28'
France
Bulgaria
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly  3'
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 12Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 6 Vincent Guérin
CM 19Christian Karembeu
AM 10Zinedine Zidane  62'
AM 9 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 13Christophe Dugarry  36'  70'
Substitutions:
MF 18Reynald Pedros  62'
FW 11Patrice Loko  70'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW 5 Petar Hubchev
RB 17Emil Kremenliev  14'
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov  8'
LB 18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM 6 Zlatko Yankov  79'
RM 15Ivaylo Yordanov
LM 11Yordan Letchkov
AM 10Krasimir Balakov  82'
CF 8 Hristo Stoichkov
CF 9 Lyuboslav Penev
Substitutions:
MF 16Daniel Borimirov  79'
FW 20Georgi Donkov  82'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Assistant referees:
Philip Joslin (England)
Mark Warren (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Durkin (England) 28'

Romania vs Spain

18 June 1996
16:30
Romania  1–2  Spain
Răducioiu  29' Report Manjarín  11'
Amor  84'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Romania
Spain
GK 12Florian Prunea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu
CB 15Anton Doboș
CB 3 Daniel Prodan  86'
RWB2 Dan Petrescu
LWB13Tibor Selymes
CM 18Ovidiu Stângă
CM 14Constantin Gâlcă  77'
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)  21'
CF 19Adrian Ilie  47'  66'
CF 9 Florin Răducioiu  77'
Substitutions:
MF 11Dorinel Munteanu  66'
FW 21Ion Vlădoiu  77'
MF 5 Ioan Lupescu  86'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 2 Juan Manuel López
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta
CB 5 Abelardo  64'
LB 12Sergi
CM 20Miguel Ángel Nadal  59'
CM 6 Fernando Hierro
RW 17Javier Manjarín
LW 7 José Emilio Amavisca  72'
CF 14Kiko  36'
CF 9 Juan Antonio Pizzi  57'
Substitutions:
FW 11Alfonso  57'
FW 14Guillermo Amor  64'
FW 8 Julen Guerrero  72'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Assistant referees:
Akif Ugurdur (Turkey)
Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

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