Date: 26-06-1996
Stage: semi-final
Place: LONDON
Running time: 170 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/spanish/russian
My rating: ****
Notes: Gascoigne,Shearer,Platt Sammer,Moeller,Kuntz
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 26 June 1996, 19:30
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,862
Meteo: Warm, sunny, 19°C
GERMANY
Andreas Köpke
Stefan Reuter
Matthias Sammer
Thomas Helmer
Markus Babbel
Steffen Freund
Dieter Eilts
Christian Ziege
Andreas Möller
Mehmet Scholl
Stefan Kuntz
Coach: Berti Vogts (GER)
46′ Stefan Reuter
80′ Andreas Möller
76′ ↓Mehmet Scholl ↑Thomas Hässler
110′ ↓Thomas Helmer ↑Marco Bode
119′ ↓Steffen Freund ↑Thomas Strunz
ENGLAND
David Seaman
Gary Neville
Stuart Pearce
Tony Adams
Gareth Southgate
Paul Ince
Darren Anderton
David Platt
Paul Gascoigne
Alan Shearer
Teddy Sheringham
Coach: Terry Venables (ENG)
73′ Paul Gascoigne
Referee: Sándor Puhl (HUN)
Goals:
3′ Alan Shearer ENG
16′ Stefan Kuntz GER
Match overview
England’s European Championship dream ended in heartbreak as Germany prevailed 6-5 on penalties after a thrilling 1-1 draw at Wembley. Alan Shearer gave the hosts an early lead, but Stefan Kuntz equalised to take the match into extra time where neither side could find a winner. Gareth Southgate’s penalty miss in the shootout proved decisive as Andreas Möller sealed Germany’s passage to the final.
Trivia
This was the second consecutive major tournament where Germany eliminated England on penalties, following their 1990 World Cup semi-final victory. The match attracted the second-highest attendance of Euro 96, with 75,862 spectators at Wembley. Gareth Southgate’s penalty miss became one of the most famous moments in English football history, later inspiring a Pizza Hut television advertisement.
