UEFA Euro 1992 facts for kids
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Sweden |
| Dates | 10 June – 26 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Denmark (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 430,111 (28,674 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin Henrik Larsen Karl-Heinz Riedle(3 goals each) |
The UEFA Euro 1992 was a big football tournament for European national teams. It was the 9th time this championship was held. The official name was the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship. It took place in Sweden from June 10 to June 26, 1992.
Eight teams made it to the main part of the tournament. The defending champions were the Netherlands. But in a huge surprise, Denmark won the tournament! They beat Germany in the final match.
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Teams That Competed
Eight national teams qualified to play in the UEFA Euro 1992. These teams were:
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Tournament Results
The tournament had two main parts: the group stage and the knockout stage.
Group Stage
The eight teams were split into two groups, Group 1 and Group 2. Each team played every other team in their group once. The top two teams from each group moved on to the knockout stage.
Group 1 Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  France |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 |  England |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
In Group 1, Sweden and Denmark moved on to the next round.
Group 2 Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  CIS |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
From Group 2, the Netherlands and Germany qualified for the semi-finals.
Knockout Stage
This stage was like a mini-tournament where teams played single-elimination matches. If a team lost, they were out!
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on June 21 and 22.
- Sweden played against Germany. Germany won this exciting match 3-2.
- Netherlands played against Denmark. This game ended 2-2 after extra time. Denmark then won 5-4 in a penalty shootout, which was a huge upset!
Final Match
The final was played on June 26, 1992, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
| 26 June 1992 20:15 |
Denmark |
2–0 | Germany |
Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance: 37,800 |
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Jensen  18'Vilfort 78' |
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Denmark, who were not even supposed to be in the tournament (they replaced Yugoslavia at the last minute), beat Germany 2-0! This was one of the biggest surprises in football history.
Top Scorers
These players scored the most goals in the tournament:
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Final Rankings
Here's how the teams finished in the tournament:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Denmark |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 5 |
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| 3 | Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| 7 | England |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
| 8 | CIS |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 2 |
- These rankings show how well teams did, not how skilled they are. They are also unofficial.
Images for kids
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Results. Yugoslavia (stripes) qualified but were banned, so Denmark took their place. CIS (yellow on the right side of the map) qualified as the Soviet Union.
See also
In Spanish: Eurocopa 1992 para niños
