Team of experts in EURO '96
CHAMPIONS
Inghilterra England
Svizzera Switzerland
Olanda Holland
Scozia Scotland
Spagna Spain
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Romania Romania
Francia France
Germania Germany
Rep. Ceca/Czech Republic
Italia Italy
Russia Russia
Germania Denmark
Portogallo Portugal
Turchia/Turkey
Croazia Croatia
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LEAGUE
Even though European nations occupied seven of the eight
quarter-final places in the 1994 World Cup finals, UEFA is
anxious to avoid any suspicion of complacency. A top team of
experts has been assembled to analyse the EURO '96 final
phase in England with a view to analysing the event and looking
for ways to improve standards throughout the continent.
During the first phase of the finals, the former French national
team coach, Gerard Houllier, will be analysing Group A
matches; the former Swiss national team coach Roy Hodgson,
currently with Inter Milan, will do likewise in Group B; Rinus
Michels, who led the Netherlands to victory in 1968, will be
casting a shrewd eye over Group C fixtures and the Swedish
national team coach, Tommy Svensson, will be putting Group D
under the magnifying glass. They will be assisted by the former
Swiss national team coach, Daniel Jeandupeux, and UEFA's
Technical Director, Andy Roxburgh, who was himself coach of
the Scottish national team.
Their aim is not only to record the event on a match-by-match
basis but also to report on technical and tactical trends and
pinpoint the lessons to be learned from EURO '96. At the same
time, they will act as judges for the "Man of the Match" awards
as well as electing the "Team of the Tournament" and the
"Coach of the Championship".
Comparisons with EURO '92 finals will provide an obvious basis
for the study, with attention paid to subjects like modifications
to specific functions of different positions, reactions attributable
to recent rule changes, the role of the coaches and the factors
which contributed to success or lack of it.
However, the experts stress that their job is not purely to watch
matches. Their analysis will also include observations at
training sessions, comparisons of management and
medical-support methods, attitudes towards Fair Play concepts
and how each team copes with the special demands imposed
by a tournament where the presence, for the first time,
of sixteen national teams will oblige the finalists to play six
matches and will generate even more intense media pressure
on the participants.
Once the tournament has finished, the panel of experts will
meet to exchange views and answer one burning question:
how did Europe's top teams compare with the opposition from
other continents they will meet in the 1998 World Cup.
EURO '96: Calendario delle partite Schedule of Matches
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Data/Date
Calcio di inizio/Kick-off
Localita/Venue
Arbitro/Referee
08 giugno/June
16:00
England - Switzerland
Wembley
Manuel Diaz Vega (Spa)
09 giugno/June
15:30
Spain - Bulgaria
Leeds
Piero Ceccarini (Ita)
09 giugno/June
18:00
Germany - Czech Republic
Manchester
David Elleray (Eng)
09 giugno/June
20:30
Denmark - Portugal
Sheffield
Mario Van der Ende (Hoi)
10 giugno/June
17:30
Holland - Scotland
Birmingham
Leif Sundell (Swe)
10 giugno/June
20:30
Romania - France
Newcastle
Hellmut Krug (Ger)
11 giugno/June
17:30
Italy - Russia
Liverpool
Leslie Mottram (Sco)
11 giugno/June
20:30
Turkey - Croatia
Nottingham
Serge Muhmenthaler (Swi)
13 giugno/June
20:30
Switzeriand - Holland
Birmingham
Atanas Ouzounov (Bui)
13 giugno/June
17:30
Bulgaria - Romania
Newcastle
Peter Mikkelsen (Den)
14 giugno/June
20:30
Czech Republic - Italy
Liverpool
Antonio Lopez Nieto (Spa)
14 giugno/June
17:30
Portugal - Turkey
Nottingham
Sandor Puhl (Hun)
15 giugno/June
16:00
Scotland - England
Wembley
Pierluigi Pairetto (Ita)
15 giugno/June
19:00
France - Spain
Leeds
Vadim Zhuk (Bis)
16 giugno/June
16:00
Russia - Germany
Manchester
Kim Milton Nielsen (Den)
16 giugno/June
19:00
Croatia - Denmark
Sheffield
Marc Batta (Fra)
18 giugno/June
20:30
Scotland - Switzerland
Birmingham
Vaclav Krondl (Cze)
18 giugno/June
17:30
France - Bulgaria
Newcastle
Dermot Gallagher (Eng)
18 giugno/June
20:30
Holland - England
Wembley
Gerd Grabher (Aus)
18 giugno/June
17:30
Romania - Spain
Leeds
Ahmet Cakar (Tur)
19 giugno/June
20:30
Russia - Czech Republic
Liverpool
Anders Frisk (Swe)
19 giugno/June
17:30
Croatia - Portugal
Nottingham
Bernd Heynemann (Ger)
19 giugno/June
20:30
Italy - Germany
Manchester
Guy Goethals (Bui)
19 giugno/June
17:30
Turkey - Denmark
Sheffield
Nicolai Levnikov (Rus)
22 giugno/June
19:30
Winner B - Runner-up A (25)
Liverpool
22 giugno/June
16:00
Winner A - Runner-up B (26)
Wembley
22 giugno/June
16:00
Winner C - Runner-up D (27)
Manchester
23 giugno/June
18:30
Winner D - Runner-up C (28)
Birmingham
26 giugno/June
17:00
Winner 25 - Winner 28
Manchester
26 giugno/June
20:30
Winner 26 - Winner 27
Wembley
30 giugno/June
20:00
Final
Wembley
Calcio di inizio Ora dell'Europa Centrale Kick-off Central European Time
