UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2

Template:Short description Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of the two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of the Netherlands, Scotland, Germany and the CIS, a team composed of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union members.

The Netherlands won the group and advanced to the semi-finals, along with Germany. Scotland and the CIS failed to advance.

Teams

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Commonwealth of Independent States	shortname alias = CIS	flag alias = Flag of the CIS.svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg	flag alias-football = Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}Template:Refn || Group 3 winnerTemplate:Refn || 13 November 1991 || 6th || 1988 || data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1960)
{{safesubst: Template:Yesno	alias = Germany	flag alias = Flag of Germany.svg	flag alias-1866 = Flag of the German Empire.svg	link alias-1866 = German Empire	flag alias-empire = Flag of the German Empire.svg	link alias-empire = German Empire	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg	link alias-1919 = Weimar Republic	flag alias-Weimar = Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg	link alias-Weimar = Weimar Republic	flag alias-1933 = Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg	flag alias-1935 = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg	link alias-1935 = Nazi Germany	flag alias-Nazi = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg	link alias-Nazi = Nazi Germany	flag alias-1946 = Merchant flag of Germany (1946–1949).svg	border-1946 =	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Germany.svg	flag alias-EUA = German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg	flag alias-gold = Flag of West Germany; Flag of Germany (1990–1996).svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Germany (state).svg	link alias-military = Bundeswehr	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Germany.svg	border-naval =	link alias-naval = German Navy	flag alias-coast guard=German Federal Coast Guard racing stripe.svg	border-coast guard=	link alias-coast guard=German Federal Coast Guard	flag alias-army = Colour of Germany.svg	flag alias-air force =Flag of Germany (state).svg	link alias-air force = German Air Force	link alias-army = German Army	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Germany.svg	link alias-navy = German Navy	border-navy =	border-army=	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}Template:Refn || Group 5 winner || 20 November 1991 || 6th || 1988 || data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1972, 1980)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Netherlands	flag alias = Flag of the Netherlands.svg	flag alias-prinsengeus = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg	flag alias-army =Flag of the Royal Netherlands Army.svg	flag alias-air force=Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg	link alias-air force= Royal Netherlands Air Force	link alias-army= Royal Netherlands Army	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Netherlands.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Netherlands Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg	link alias-navy=Royal Netherlands Navy	flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg	link alias-marines = Netherlands Marine Corps	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 6 winner || 4 December 1991 || 4th || 1988 || data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1988)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Scotland	flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg	flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg	link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 2 winner || 13 November 1991 || 1st || — || data-sort-value="99" | Debut

Notes

Standings

In the semi-finals,

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

Matches

Netherlands vs Scotland

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GK 1 Hans van Breukelen CB 2 Berry van Aerle CB 4 Ronald Koeman CB 3 Adri van Tiggelen RM 20 Bryan Roy CM 8 Frank Rijkaard CM 6 Jan Wouters downward-facing red arrow 54' LM 14 Rob Witschge Template:Yel AM 10 Ruud Gullit (c) CF 7 Dennis Bergkamp downward-facing red arrow 84' CF 9 Marco van Basten Substitutions: MF 18 Wim Jonk upward-facing green arrow 54' MF 15 Aron Winter upward-facing green arrow 84' Manager: Rinus Michels

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GK 1 Andy Goram RB 9 Stewart McKimmie CB 2 Richard Gough (c) CB 8 Dave McPherson LB 4 Maurice Malpas RM 11 Gary McAllister CM 3 Paul McStay CM 10 Stuart McCall LM 6 Brian McClair downward-facing red arrow 78' CF 7 Gordon Durie CF 5 Ally McCoist downward-facing red arrow 73' Substitutions: FW 14 Kevin Gallacher upward-facing green arrow 73' FW 20 Duncan Ferguson upward-facing green arrow 78' Manager: Andy Roxburgh

Linesmen: Lennart Sundqvist (Sweden) Bo Persson (Sweden) Fourth official: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

CIS vs Germany

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GK 1 Dmitri Kharine Template:Yel SW 4 Akhrik Tsveiba Template:Yel CB 2 Andrey Chernyshov CB 5 Oleh Kuznetsov RM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis CM 10 Igor Dobrovolski Template:Yel CM 7 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c) CM 6 Igor Shalimov downward-facing red arrow 86' LM 16 Dmitri Kuznetsov SS 15 Igor Kolyvanov CF 14 Volodymyr Lyutyi downward-facing red arrow 46' Substitutions: DF 20 Andrei Ivanov upward-facing green arrow 46' DF 18 Viktor Onopko upward-facing green arrow 86' Manager: Anatoliy Byshovets

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GK 1 Bodo Illgner SW 5 Manfred Binz CB 2 Stefan Reuter downward-facing red arrow 65' CB 4 Jürgen Kohler CB 3 Andreas Brehme RM 10 Thomas Doll CM 17 Stefan Effenberg CM 6 Guido Buchwald LM 8 Thomas Häßler CF 9 Rudi Völler (c) downward-facing red arrow 46' CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle Substitutions: MF 7 Andreas Möller upward-facing green arrow 46' FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann upward-facing green arrow 65' Manager: Berti Vogts

Linesmen: Marc Huguenin (France) Alain Gourdet (France) Fourth official: Rémi Harrel (France)

Scotland vs Germany

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GK 1 Andy Goram RB 9 Stewart McKimmie CB 2 Richard Gough (c) CB 8 Dave McPherson LB 4 Maurice Malpas RM 11 Gary McAllister CM 3 Paul McStay CM 10 Stuart McCall Template:Yel LM 6 Brian McClair CF 7 Gordon Durie downward-facing red arrow 55' CF 5 Ally McCoist downward-facing red arrow 68' Substitutions: MF 13 Pat Nevin upward-facing green arrow 55' FW 14 Kevin Gallacher upward-facing green arrow 68' Manager: Andy Roxburgh

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GK 1 Bodo Illgner SW 5 Manfred Binz CB 6 Guido Buchwald CB 4 Jürgen Kohler RM 8 Thomas Häßler Template:Yel CM 17 Stefan Effenberg CM 16 Matthias Sammer CM 7 Andreas Möller LM 3 Andreas Brehme (c) CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle downward-facing red arrow 67' Substitutions: DF 2 Stefan Reuter upward-facing green arrow 67' downward-facing red arrow 75' DF 19 Michael Schulz upward-facing green arrow 75' Manager: Berti Vogts

Linesmen: Pierre Mannaerts (Belgium) Robert Surkijn (Belgium) Fourth official: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Netherlands vs CIS

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GK 1 Hans van Breukelen CB 2 Berry van Aerle CB 4 Ronald Koeman Template:Yel CB 3 Adri van Tiggelen RM 20 Bryan Roy CM 8 Frank Rijkaard CM 6 Jan Wouters Template:Yel LM 14 Rob Witschge AM 10 Ruud Gullit (c) downward-facing red arrow 72' CF 7 Dennis Bergkamp downward-facing red arrow 80' CF 9 Marco van Basten Substitutions: MF 11 John van 't Schip upward-facing green arrow 72' FW 19 Eric Viscaal upward-facing green arrow 80' Manager: Rinus Michels

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GK 1 Dmitri Kharine SW 4 Akhrik Tsveiba Template:Yel CB 2 Andrey Chernyshov CB 18 Viktor Onopko CB 5 Oleh Kuznetsov RM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis CM 7 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c) LM 15 Igor Kolyvanov AM 10 Igor Dobrovolski AM 9 Sergei Aleinikov downward-facing red arrow 57' CF 11 Sergei Yuran downward-facing red arrow 65' Substitutions: MF 16 Dmitri Kuznetsov upward-facing green arrow 57' FW 13 Sergei Kiriakov upward-facing green arrow 65' Manager: Anatoliy Byshovets

Linesmen: Arne Paltoft (Denmark) Jørgen Ohmeyer (Denmark) Fourth official: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Netherlands vs Germany

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GK 1 Hans van Breukelen SW 4 Ronald Koeman CB 10 Ruud Gullit (c) CB 17 Frank de Boer downward-facing red arrow 61' CB 3 Adri van Tiggelen RM 20 Bryan Roy CM 8 Frank Rijkaard CM 6 Jan Wouters LM 14 Rob Witschge CF 7 Dennis Bergkamp downward-facing red arrow 87' CF 9 Marco van Basten Substitutions: MF 15 Aron Winter upward-facing green arrow 61' MF 16 Peter Bosz upward-facing green arrow 87' Manager: Rinus Michels

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GK 1 Bodo Illgner SW 5 Manfred Binz downward-facing red arrow 46' CB 14 Thomas Helmer CB 4 Jürgen Kohler Template:Yel RWB 3 Andreas Brehme (c) LWB 15 Michael Frontzeck CM 8 Thomas Häßler CM 17 Stefan Effenberg CM 7 Andreas Möller CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann CF 11 Karl-Heinz Riedle downward-facing red arrow 76' Substitutions: MF 16 Matthias Sammer upward-facing green arrow 46' MF 10 Thomas Doll upward-facing green arrow 76' Manager: Berti Vogts

Linesmen: Domenico Ramicone (Italy) Maurizio Padovan (Italy) Fourth official: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Scotland vs CIS

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GK 1 Andy Goram RB 9 Stewart McKimmie CB 2 Richard Gough (c) CB 8 Dave McPherson LB 15 Tom Boyd RM 11 Gary McAllister CM 6 Brian McClair downward-facing red arrow 65' CM 3 Paul McStay LM 10 Stuart McCall Template:Yel CF 14 Kevin Gallacher downward-facing red arrow 79' CF 5 Ally McCoist Substitutions: MF 16 Jim McInally upward-facing green arrow 65' MF 13 Pat Nevin upward-facing green arrow 79' Manager: Andy Roxburgh

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GK 1 Dmitri Kharine RB 2 Andrey Chernyshov Template:Yel CB 18 Viktor Onopko CB 3 Kakhaber Tskhadadze LB 5 Oleh Kuznetsov RM 8 Andrei Kanchelskis CM 7 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c) Template:Yel LM 13 Sergei Kiriakov downward-facing red arrow 46' AM 10 Igor Dobrovolski AM 9 Sergei Aleinikov downward-facing red arrow 46' CF 11 Sergei Yuran Substitutions: MF 16 Dmitri Kuznetsov Template:Yel upward-facing green arrow 46' MF 17 Igor Korneev upward-facing green arrow 46' Manager: Anatoliy Byshovets

Linesmen: Zivanko Popović (Switzerland) Paul Wyttenbach (Switzerland) Fourth official: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

See also

• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
• Scotland at the UEFA European Championship
• Russia at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2