Euro 1996 was hosted by England. It was the 1st competition with 16 teams participating in the finals
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- England (HOST)
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Scotland
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Turkey
Group Stage[]
The top 2 in each group advanced to the knockout stage. This did not include Italy and the titleholders, Denmark who finished third in their groups.
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | France | Germany | Portugal |
2 | Netherlands | Spain | Czech Republic | Croatia |
3 | Scotland | Bulgaria | Italy | Denmark |
4 | Switzerland | Romania | Russia | Turkey |
Knockout Stage[]
Czech Republic was the only group runner-up to reach the semi-finals and went onto the final. But Germany became the 1996 champions beating Croatia and England on route.