UEFA Euro 1992

The final round of the ninth football championship of men was held in Sweden from 10 to 26 June 1992. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. Yugoslavia was taken due to the Balkan conflict despite previous successful qualification of the tournament and replaced by the second qualifying group and eventual winners Denmark.

• 5.1 Semi-finals
• 5.2 final 5.2.1 honors the finalists
• 5.2.2 anniversary game

Qualification of the German teams

After winning the Football World Cup 1990 Berti Vogts took over the team of the Federal Republic of Germany by Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer had claimed in a press conference that the German national team after the reunion for years was unbeatable back together with East German players. In the first game there were difficulties to beat Luxembourg 3-2. This was followed in an unbalanced qualification the 0-1 defeat in Wales. After a 1-0 win in Belgium the qualification was then but surely. The draw for the qualifying groups in the early summer of 1990, a German domestic duel between the Federal Republic and the GDR provided, which did not materialize due to reunification. From the originally planned five - was a group of four.

Austria played in Group 4, which was dominated by Yugoslavia. The Yugoslavs lost only one game at home against Denmark. The Austrians played their most unsuccessful qualifying and started the 0-1 defeat against Faroe Islands. They won a total of only one game ( the return match against the Faroe Islands ) and once played in a draw 0-0 against Northern Ireland.

Successful, Switzerland in Group 2 was She maintained against Scotland, Romania and Bulgaria until the last match, the chance of qualifying and was eliminated by a 0-1 defeat in Romania with simultaneous victory of the Scots over San Marino. A draw would have been enough in Romania, and Switzerland would have been qualified.

Venues

Participant

* The national football team of the former Soviet Union joined for political reasons as " Commonwealth of Independent States " under the name of CIS.

Preliminary round

Group 1

Hosts Sweden dominated in group 1 and became one of the tournament favorites. The Danes were considered outsiders because they sent as a replacement for their players part of Yugoslavia from vacation without preparation into the tournament. The first games designed all the teams still cautious, and the choices for the semi-finals were only on the final day. The French to Éric Cantona were the favorites against Denmark, but were defeated with offensive football. England went to Sweden early by David Platt in the lead. England had played a satisfying for her World Cup two years ago and wanted to go back at this tournament it. After the Compromise of Sweden in the second half, the chance seemed still great - but Sweden's Tomas Brolin scored his 2-1 after 83 minutes again for early withdrawal of the British.

Group 2

After the events in the second round at the soccer World Cup 1990 between Germany and the Netherlands, the so-called spitting affair Frank Rijkaard the attention of many well-known especially the duel between the two rival teams as was directed. The German team started with a 1-1 draw against the CIS into the tournament - Russia had gone to the 64th by a penalty kick in the lead and Thomas Hassler had in the 90th minute nor compensated. Against Scotland, the German team had prevailed with goals by Riedle and Effenberg 2-0. Before the last game could still get the semi-finals three teams - only Scotland was again eliminated early. Germany needed such as the Netherlands at least one point, in order to advance its own power into the semi-finals. The Dutch played with pressure from the start. And so they already achieved in the fourth minute header by Frank Rijkaard the lead. In the 15th minute after Rob Witschge put to make it 2-0. This was followed in the first half, yet more opportunities for the Dutch. In the second half, a more open game evolved, as Jurgen Klinsmann in the 54th minute got the first goal. The Germans now made ​​pressure and had chances to score, but was in the 72nd minute of the decisive counterattack, the Dennis Bergkamp completed to 1:3. Due to the 3-0 victory of Scotland against the CIS Germany yet reached the semifinals.

Final round

Semifinal

In the semi-final between the host country Sweden and the former world champion Germany Thomas Hassler provided with a direct free-kick in the 11th minute for a 1-0 lead for the Germans. The early lead stabilized the team. In the second half, Karl -Heinz Riedle it 2-0. Tomas Brolin brought penalty taken by the Swedes one back, but in the 89th minute, and once again Riedle for a two -goal lead. Kennet Andersson headed home at the last minute the Anschlusstor to 2:3.

The encounter between the so-called Big Mac troupe from Denmark ( the players was said to have fed during the tournament mainly of Cola and Big Macs) and favorites and defending champions from the Netherlands was the second semi-final. The Danes went in the 5th minute by Henrik Larsen in leadership, also scored the second goal in the 32th minute; this after interim compensation by Dennis Bergkamp. In the second half, the Dutch played aggressively on goal from Peter Schmeichel, eventually with a goal from Frank Rijkaard led to success in the 86th minute. After goalless extension it came to the penalty shootout, which the Dutch star Marco van Basten missed. The Danes were in the final of the European Championship.

Final

Denmark met world champion Germany. John Jensen scored in the 19th minute the lead after a controversial, but not counted as a foul action against Andreas Brehme. For the two goal lead Kim Vilfort made ​​in the 78th minute.

Honors the finalists

Thomas Hassler was Footballer of the Year in Germany and Brian Laudrup was voted Footballer of the Year in Denmark.

Anniversary game

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the final on July 7, 2012 was played again in Copenhagen in Østerbro Stadium. Peter Schmeichel, Flemming Povlsen, Lars Olsen, the two scorers and six other players of the 20-strong Danish banns could be used. In the DFB team played with Reuter, Helmer, Riedle and Doll four EM- finalists. From the former squad also Schulz and Frontzeck competed. Arranged was the game that was sold out with 5,000 spectators, the club Foreningen Europamestrene fra 1992 ( The Association of European Champion 1992). The game ended 2-0 for Germany after goals from Thomas Doll and Fredi Bobic ( European Champion 1996).

The European champion team

Goal:

Peter Schmeichel, Mogens Krogh

Defense:

Lars Olsen (C ), John Sivebæk, Kent Nielsen, Claus Christiansen, Torben Piechnik, Kim Christofte

Midfield:

Henrik Andersen, John Jensen, Kim Vilfort, Henrik Larsen, Johnny Mølby, Peter Nielsen, Morten Bruun

Attack:

Brian Laudrup, Flemming Povlsen, Lars Elstrup, Torben Frank, Bent Christensen

Coach: Richard Møller Nielsen

Top scorers ( final)

Scorer of the whole competition was the Frenchman Jean -Pierre Papin with 11 goals.

Others

This EM also the last name of the player on the jersey was noted for the first time at an international tournament in addition to the back number, which has since become common.