UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2
# UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CIS | Group 3 winner | 13 November 1991 | 6th | 1988 | Winners (1960) |
| Germany | Group 5 winner | 20 November 1991 | 6th | 1988 | Winners (1972, 1980) |
| Netherlands | Group 6 winner | 4 December 1991 | 4th | 1988 | Winners (1988) |
| Scotland | Group 2 winner | 13 November 1991 | 1st | — | Debut |

Notes

* ↑ From 1960 to 1988, CIS competed as the Soviet Union.
* ↑ Replaced the Soviet Union.
* ↑ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | CIS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

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

| Netherlands | Scotland |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Hans van Breukelen |
| RB | 2 | Berry van Aerle |
| CB | 4 | Ronald Koeman |
| CB | 3 | Adri van Tiggelen |
| LB | 14 | Rob Witschge | 25' |
| RM | 10 | Ruud Gullit (c) |
| CM | 8 | Frank Rijkaard |
| CM | 6 | Jan Wouters | | 54' |
| LM | 20 | Bryan Roy |
| SS | 7 | Dennis Bergkamp | | 84' |
| CF | 9 | Marco van Basten |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Wim Jonk | | 54' |
| MF | 15 | Aron Winter | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Rinus Michels ||
| 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 | 78' |
| CF | 7 | Gordon Durie |
| CF | 5 | Ally McCoist | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Kevin Gallacher | 73' |
| FW | 20 | Duncan Ferguson | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Andy Roxburgh ||

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

### CIS vs Germany

| CIS | Germany |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Dmitri Kharine | 75' |
| SW | 2 | Andrey Chernyshov |
| CB | 5 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| CB | 4 | Akhrik Tsveiba | 88' |
| DM | 16 | Dmitri Kuznetsov |
| RM | 8 | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| CM | 7 | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c) |
| CM | 10 | Igor Dobrovolski | 70' |
| LM | 6 | Igor Shalimov | | 86' |
| CF | 14 | Volodymyr Lyutyi | | 46' |
| CF | 15 | Igor Kolyvanov |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 20 | Andrei Ivanov | | 46' |
| DF | 18 | Viktor Onopko | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Anatoliy Byshovets ||
| GK | 1 | Bodo Illgner |
| SW | 5 | Manfred Binz |
| CB | 2 | Stefan Reuter | 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) | 46' |
| CF | 11 | Karl-Heinz Riedle |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Andreas Möller | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Berti Vogts ||

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

### Scotland vs Germany

| Scotland | Germany |
| - | - |
| 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 | 90' |
| LM | 6 | Brian McClair |
| CF | 7 | Gordon Durie | | 55' |
| CF | 5 | Ally McCoist | | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Pat Nevin | | 55' |
| FW | 14 | Kevin Gallacher | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Andy Roxburgh ||
| GK | 1 | Bodo Illgner |
| SW | 5 | Manfred Binz |
| CB | 6 | Guido Buchwald |
| CB | 4 | Jürgen Kohler |
| RM | 8 | Thomas Häßler | 87' |
| 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 | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Stefan Reuter | | 67' | 75' |
| DF | 19 | Michael Schulz | | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Berti Vogts ||

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

### Netherlands vs CIS

| Netherlands | CIS |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Hans van Breukelen |
| SW | 4 | Ronald Koeman | 26' |
| CB | 2 | Berry van Aerle |
| CB | 3 | Adri van Tiggelen |
| RWB | 8 | Frank Rijkaard |
| LWB | 6 | Jan Wouters | 68' |
| CM | 10 | Ruud Gullit (c) | | 72' |
| CM | 7 | Dennis Bergkamp | | 80' |
| CM | 14 | Rob Witschge |
| CF | 9 | Marco van Basten |
| CF | 20 | Bryan Roy |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | John van 't Schip | | 72' |
| FW | 19 | Eric Viscaal | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Rinus Michels ||
| GK | 1 | Dmitri Kharine |
| SW | 2 | Andrey Chernyshov |
| CB | 8 | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| CB | 5 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| DM | 4 | Akhrik Tsveiba | 22' |
| RM | 9 | Sergei Aleinikov | | 57' |
| CM | 7 | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c) |
| CM | 10 | Igor Dobrovolski |
| LM | 18 | Viktor Onopko |
| CF | 11 | Sergei Yuran | | 65' |
| CF | 15 | Igor Kolyvanov |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Dmitri Kuznetsov | | 57' |
| FW | 13 | Sergei Kiriakov | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Anatoliy Byshovets ||

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

### Netherlands vs Germany

| Netherlands | Germany |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Hans van Breukelen |
| SW | 4 | Ronald Koeman |
| CB | 3 | Adri van Tiggelen |
| CB | 17 | Frank de Boer | 61' |
| CM | 8 | Frank Rijkaard |
| CM | 6 | Jan Wouters |
| RM | 10 | Ruud Gullit (c) |
| AM | 7 | Dennis Bergkamp | 87' |
| LM | 14 | Rob Witschge |
| CF | 9 | Marco van Basten |
| CF | 20 | Bryan Roy |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Aron Winter | 61' |
| MF | 16 | Peter Bosz | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Rinus Michels ||
| GK | 1 | Bodo Illgner |
| SW | 5 | Manfred Binz | | 46' |
| CB | 14 | Thomas Helmer |
| CB | 4 | Jürgen Kohler | 50' |
| RWB | 3 | Andreas Brehme (c) |
| DM | 17 | Stefan Effenberg |
| LWB | 15 | Michael Frontzeck |
| CM | 8 | Thomas Häßler |
| CM | 7 | Andreas Möller |
| CF | 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann |
| CF | 11 | Karl-Heinz Riedle | | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Matthias Sammer | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Thomas Doll | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Berti Vogts ||

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

### Scotland vs CIS

| Scotland | CIS |
| - | - |
| 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 | | 65' |
| CM | 3 | Paul McStay |
| LM | 10 | Stuart McCall | 67' |
| CF | 14 | Kevin Gallacher | | 79' |
| CF | 5 | Ally McCoist |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Jim McInally | | 65' |
| MF | 13 | Pat Nevin | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Andy Roxburgh ||
| GK | 1 | Dmitri Kharine |
| SW | 2 | Andrey Chernyshov | 52' |
| CB | 3 | Kakhaber Tskhadadze |
| CB | 5 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| RM | 8 | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| CM | 9 | Sergei Aleinikov | | 46' |
| CM | 7 | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c) | 85' |
| CM | 10 | Igor Dobrovolski |
| LM | 18 | Viktor Onopko |
| CF | 11 | Sergei Yuran |
| CF | 13 | Sergei Kiriakov | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 16 | Dmitri Kuznetsov | 84' | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Igor Korneev | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Anatoliy Byshovets ||

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