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game, replaced by Alan Smith; it was his last game for England (and, as it turned out, Smith's as well), and he was withdrawn with half an hour to go despite the fact that, regardless of how the other match finished (at the time both games were at 1-1), England would need at least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

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 19881stDebut

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

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

Sweden vs France

Sweden 1–1 France
  • J. Eriksson 24'
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)Yellow card 87'
CM6Stefan SchwarzYellow card 39'
LM10Anders Limpar
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF16Kennet Anderssondownward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW17Martin Dahlinupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK1Bruno Martini
SW5Laurent Blanc
RB20Jocelyn AnglomaYellow card 35'downward-facing red arrow 66'
CB13Basile Boli
CB6Bernard Casoni
LB2Manuel Amoros (c)
CM8Franck Sauzée
CM7Didier Deschamps
CM16Pascal Vahiruadownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF18Eric CantonaYellow card 53'
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF11Christian Perezupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF10Luis Fernándezupward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Michel Platini

Linesmen:
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 SivebækYellow card 83'
LWB5Henrik Andersen
CM18Kim Vilfort
CM7John Jensen
CM11Brian Laudrup
CF15Bent Christensen
CF9Flemming Povlsen
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
GK1Chris Woods
RB2Keith CurleYellow card 9'downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB4Martin KeownYellow card 7'
CB5Des Walker
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM8Trevor Steven
CM7David Platt
CM12Carlton Palmer
LM16Paul Mersondownward-facing red arrow 71'
CF10Gary Lineker (c)
CF17Alan Smith
Substitutions:
MF18Tony DaleyYellow card 67'upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF15Neil Webbupward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Linesmen:
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 FernándezYellow card 31'downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM8Franck Sauzéedownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
CF18Eric Cantona
Substitutions:
DF20Jocelyn Anglomaupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF11Christian Perezupward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Michel Platini
GK1Chris Woods
SW12Carlton Palmer
CB4Martin Keown
CB5Des Walker
CB3Stuart Pearce
RM8Trevor Steven
CM19David BattyYellow card 69'
CM7David Platt
LM11Andy Sinton
CF10Gary Lineker (c)
CF20Alan Shearer
Manager:
Graham Taylor

Linesmen:
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 AnderssonYellow card 40'
LB5Joachim Björklund
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c)
CM6Stefan Schwarz
LM10Anders Limpardownward-facing red arrow 90'
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF17Martin Dahlindownward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
FW20Johnny Ekströmupward-facing green arrow 77'
DF14Magnus Erlingmarkupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB3Kent Nielsen
CB6Kim Christofte
RWB2John Sivebæk
LWB5Henrik AndersenYellow card 14'
CM18Kim Vilfort
CM7John Jensendownward-facing red arrow 63'
CM11Brian Laudrup
CF9Flemming Povlsen
CF15Bent Christensendownward-facing red arrow 51'
Substitutions:
FW14Torben Frankupward-facing green arrow 51'
MF13Henrik Larsenupward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

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

Sweden vs England

Sweden 2–1 England
Report
Sweden
England
GK1Thomas Ravelli
RB2Roland Nilsson
CB3Jan Eriksson
CB4Patrik AnderssonYellow card 43'
LB5Joachim BjörklundYellow card 70'
RM7Klas Ingesson
CM9Jonas Thern (c)
CM6Stefan SchwarzYellow card 69'
LM10Anders Limpardownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF11Tomas Brolin
CF17Martin Dahlin
Substitutions:
FW20Johnny Ekströmupward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK1Chris Woods
RB19David Batty
CB4Martin Keown
CB5Des Walker
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM18Tony DaleyYellow card 10'
CM15Neil WebbYellow card 81'
CM12Carlton Palmer
CM7David Platt
LM11Andy Sintondownward-facing red arrow 76'
CF10Gary Lineker (c)downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW17Alan Smithupward-facing green arrow 62'
MF16Paul Mersonupward-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

France 1–2 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 25,763
France
Denmark
GK1Bruno Martini
SW5Laurent Blanc
CB13Basile BoliYellow card 38'
CB6Bernard CasoniYellow card 15'
RWB2Manuel Amoros (c)
LWB16Pascal Vahiruadownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM7Didier DeschampsYellow card 73'
CM11Christian PerezYellow card 32'downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM14Jean-Philippe Durand
CF18Eric Cantona
CF9Jean-Pierre Papin
Substitutions:
MF10Luis Fernándezupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF12Christophe Cocardupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Michel Platini
GK1Peter Schmeichel
SW4Lars Olsen (c)
CB6Kim Christofte
CB3Kent Nielsendownward-facing red arrow 61'
RWB2John Sivebæk
LWB5Henrik Andersen
CM7John Jensen
CM11Brian Laudrupdownward-facing red arrow 66'
CM13Henrik Larsen
CF9Flemming PovlsenYellow card 14'
CF14Torben FrankYellow card 45'
Substitutions:
DF12Torben Piechnikupward-facing green arrow 61'
FW10Lars Elstrupupward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

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

See also

References

  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.
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