UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1
# UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1

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game, replaced by Alan Smith; it was his last game for England (and, as it turned out, Smith's as well), and he was withdrawn with half an hour to go despite the fact that, regardless of how the other match finished (at the time both games were at 1-1), England would need at least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

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.

## Teams

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | Group 4 runner-up | 31 May 1992 | 4th | 1988 | Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984) |
| England | Group 7 winner | 13 November 1991 | 4th | 1988 | Third place (1968) |
| France | Group 1 winner | 12 October 1991 | 3rd | 1984 | Winners (1984) |
| Sweden | Host | 16 December 1988 | 1st | — | Debut |

Notes

* ↑ Replaced FR Yugoslavia (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), who were subject to sanctions under UN Security Council Resolution 757 and thus banned from appearing.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |

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 | France |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Thomas Ravelli |
| RB | 2 | Roland Nilsson |
| CB | 3 | Jan Eriksson |
| CB | 4 | Patrik Andersson |
| LB | 5 | Joachim Björklund |
| RM | 7 | Klas Ingesson |
| CM | 9 | Jonas Thern (c) | 87' |
| CM | 6 | Stefan Schwarz | 39' |
| LM | 10 | Anders Limpar |
| CF | 11 | Tomas Brolin |
| CF | 16 | Kennet Andersson | | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Martin Dahlin | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Tommy Svensson ||
| GK | 1 | Bruno Martini |
| SW | 5 | Laurent Blanc |
| RB | 20 | Jocelyn Angloma | 35' | 66' |
| CB | 13 | Basile Boli |
| CB | 6 | Bernard Casoni |
| LB | 2 | Manuel Amoros (c) |
| CM | 8 | Franck Sauzée |
| CM | 7 | Didier Deschamps |
| CM | 16 | Pascal Vahirua | | 46' |
| CF | 18 | Eric Cantona | 53' |
| CF | 9 | Jean-Pierre Papin |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Christian Perez | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Luis Fernández | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Platini ||

* Linesmen:
* Victor Filippov (CIS)
* Andrei Butenko (CIS)
* Fourth official:
* Vadim Zhuk (CIS)

### Denmark vs England

| Denmark | England |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel |
| SW | 4 | Lars Olsen (c) |
| CB | 3 | Kent Nielsen |
| CB | 6 | Kim Christofte |
| RWB | 2 | John Sivebæk | 83' |
| LWB | 5 | Henrik Andersen |
| CM | 18 | Kim Vilfort |
| CM | 7 | John Jensen |
| CM | 11 | Brian Laudrup |
| CF | 15 | Bent Christensen |
| CF | 9 | Flemming Povlsen |
| Manager: ||
| Richard Møller Nielsen ||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods |
| RB | 2 | Keith Curle | 9' | 62' |
| CB | 4 | Martin Keown | 7' |
| CB | 5 | Des Walker |
| LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce |
| RM | 8 | Trevor Steven |
| CM | 7 | David Platt |
| CM | 12 | Carlton Palmer |
| LM | 16 | Paul Merson | | 71' |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker (c) |
| CF | 17 | Alan Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Tony Daley | 67' | 62' |
| MF | 15 | Neil Webb | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Graham Taylor ||

* Linesmen:
* Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
* Robert Overkleeft (Netherlands)
* Fourth official:
* Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

### France vs England

| France | England |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Bruno Martini |
| SW | 5 | Laurent Blanc |
| CB | 13 | Basile Boli |
| CB | 6 | Bernard Casoni |
| RWB | 2 | Manuel Amoros (c) |
| LWB | 14 | Jean-Philippe Durand |
| CM | 7 | Didier Deschamps |
| CM | 10 | Luis Fernández | 31' | 75' |
| CM | 8 | Franck Sauzée | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Jean-Pierre Papin |
| CF | 18 | Eric Cantona |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 20 | Jocelyn Angloma | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Christian Perez | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Platini ||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods |
| SW | 12 | Carlton Palmer |
| CB | 4 | Martin Keown |
| CB | 5 | Des Walker |
| CB | 3 | Stuart Pearce |
| RM | 8 | Trevor Steven |
| CM | 19 | David Batty | 69' |
| CM | 7 | David Platt |
| LM | 11 | Andy Sinton |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker (c) |
| CF | 20 | Alan Shearer |
| Manager: ||
| Graham Taylor ||

* Linesmen:
* László Varga (Hungary)
* Sándor Szilágyi (Hungary)
* Fourth official:
* Sándor Varga (Hungary)

### Sweden vs Denmark

| Sweden | Denmark |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Thomas Ravelli |
| RB | 2 | Roland Nilsson |
| CB | 3 | Jan Eriksson |
| CB | 4 | Patrik Andersson | 40' |
| LB | 5 | Joachim Björklund |
| RM | 7 | Klas Ingesson |
| CM | 9 | Jonas Thern (c) |
| CM | 6 | Stefan Schwarz |
| LM | 10 | Anders Limpar | | 90' |
| CF | 11 | Tomas Brolin |
| CF | 17 | Martin Dahlin | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Johnny Ekström | | 77' |
| DF | 14 | Magnus Erlingmark | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Tommy Svensson ||
| GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel |
| SW | 4 | Lars Olsen (c) |
| CB | 3 | Kent Nielsen |
| CB | 6 | Kim Christofte |
| RWB | 2 | John Sivebæk |
| LWB | 5 | Henrik Andersen | 14' |
| CM | 18 | Kim Vilfort |
| CM | 7 | John Jensen | | 63' |
| CM | 11 | Brian Laudrup |
| CF | 9 | Flemming Povlsen |
| CF | 15 | Bent Christensen | | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Torben Frank | | 51' |
| MF | 13 | Henrik Larsen | | 63' |
| Manager: ||
| Richard Møller Nielsen ||

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

### Sweden vs England

| Sweden | England |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Thomas Ravelli |
| RB | 2 | Roland Nilsson |
| CB | 3 | Jan Eriksson |
| CB | 4 | Patrik Andersson | 43' |
| LB | 5 | Joachim Björklund | 70' |
| RM | 7 | Klas Ingesson |
| CM | 9 | Jonas Thern (c) |
| CM | 6 | Stefan Schwarz | 69' |
| LM | 10 | Anders Limpar | | 46' |
| CF | 11 | Tomas Brolin |
| CF | 17 | Martin Dahlin |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Johnny Ekström | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Tommy Svensson ||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods |
| RB | 19 | David Batty |
| CB | 4 | Martin Keown |
| CB | 5 | Des Walker |
| LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce |
| RM | 18 | Tony Daley | 10' |
| CM | 15 | Neil Webb | 81' |
| CM | 12 | Carlton Palmer |
| CM | 7 | David Platt |
| LM | 11 | Andy Sinton | | 76' |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker (c) | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Alan Smith | | 62' |
| MF | 16 | Paul Merson | | 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 | Denmark |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Bruno Martini |
| SW | 5 | Laurent Blanc |
| CB | 13 | Basile Boli | 38' |
| CB | 6 | Bernard Casoni | 15' |
| RWB | 2 | Manuel Amoros (c) |
| LWB | 16 | Pascal Vahirua | | 46' |
| CM | 7 | Didier Deschamps | 73' |
| CM | 11 | Christian Perez | 32' | 79' |
| CM | 14 | Jean-Philippe Durand |
| CF | 18 | Eric Cantona |
| CF | 9 | Jean-Pierre Papin |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Luis Fernández | | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Christophe Cocard | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Platini ||
| GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel |
| SW | 4 | Lars Olsen (c) |
| CB | 6 | Kim Christofte |
| CB | 3 | Kent Nielsen | | 61' |
| RWB | 2 | John Sivebæk |
| LWB | 5 | Henrik Andersen |
| CM | 7 | John Jensen |
| CM | 11 | Brian Laudrup | | 66' |
| CM | 13 | Henrik Larsen |
| CF | 9 | Flemming Povlsen | 14' |
| CF | 14 | Torben Frank | 45' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 12 | Torben Piechnik | | 61' |
| FW | 10 | Lars Elstrup | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Richard Møller Nielsen ||

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