EURO 1996 Story of Germany | All Matches | Highlights & Best Moments

00:00 - Germany vs Czech Republic - Group C Matchday 1
03:31 - Russia vs Germany - Group C Matchday 2
06:08 - Italy vs Germany - Group C Matchday 3
09:26 - Germany vs Croatia - Quarter-Final
13:30 - Germany vs England - Semi-Final
18:50 - Czech Republic vs Germany - Final

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Germany won the tournament, beating the Czech Republic 2–1 in the final with a golden goal during extra time; this was the first major competition to be decided using this method. This was also Germany's first major title won as a unified nation, adding to the two European Championship titles won by West Germany prior to reunification.

The Czechs lost to Germany, the eventual group winners, in their opener, but then defeated Italy and drew with Russia. Italy's defeat meant they had to beat Germany in their final game to progress, but the World Cup finalists could only manage a 0–0 draw and were eliminated.

Jürgen Klinsmann opened the scoring for Germany in their match against Croatia. A goal from Davor Šuker evened the score after 51 minutes, before Matthias Sammer of Germany scored eight minutes later, and the game ended 2–1 to Germany.

The semi-final was a repeat of the 1990 World Cup semi-final between Germany and England. Alan Shearer headed in after three minutes to give his side the lead, but Stefan Kuntz evened the score less than 15 minutes later, and the score remained 1–1 after 90 minutes. In extra time, Paul Gascoigne came very close to scoring a golden goal, but fractionally missed a cross from Shearer in front of the empty goal, Darren Anderton hit the post, and Kuntz had a goal disallowed for pushing. Neither team was able to find a second goal. In penalties, both sides scored their first five kicks, but in the sixth round, Gareth Southgate had his penalty saved, allowing Andreas Möller to score the winning goal.

The final saw the Czech Republic hoping to repeat Euro 1976 when Czechoslovakia defeated West Germany; the Germans were aiming to win their third European Championship. Patrik Berger scored from a penalty in 59th minute to put the Czechs ahead. German substitute Oliver Bierhoff scored in the 73rd minute to make it 1–1. Five minutes into extra time, Bierhoff's shot was mishandled by Czech goalkeeper Kouba and the ball ended up in the back of the net for the first golden goal in the history of the competition. Germany were European champions again, but for the first time as a unified country.

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Euro 96 Germany team:

12 - Oliver Kahn
1 - Andreas Köpke
22 - Oliver Reck
14 - Markus Babbel
5 - Thomas Helmer
15 - Jürgen Kohler
2 - Stefan Reuter
16 - René Schneider
13 - Mario Basler
21 - Dieter Eilts
4 - Steffen Freund
10 - Thomas Häßler
7 - Andreas Möller
6 - Matthias Sammer
8 - Mehmet Scholl
19 - Thomas Strunz
23 - Jens Todt
17 - Christian Ziege
20 - Oliver Bierhoff
9 - Fredi Bobic
3 - Marco Bode
18 - Jürgen Klinsmann
11 - Stefan Kuntz

Manager
Berti Vogts

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[vfcmo]

my first euro championship that i watched, amazing german team full of legends won. i started to support germany at the wc 1994 and im still their fan. really good tournament to watch. performance by england was great too, they could have won it . it also put portugal again on the map as european great team for the future, as well as croatia . overall one of my fav tournaments

[yuehanbai]

Sammer is the first name that comes to mind when I think of this German team. Also Dieter Eilts was a friggin monster in this tournament. People like Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Müller, Klose and Neuer are legends in their own right but I prefer this gritty, streetwise and unyielding German team over the 2014 team. Also much respect to the iconic Croatian, English and Czech teams. Good times.

[oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

This Germany team wasn't the most easy on the eye, however I liked them a lot more than Joachim Low's team. They had genuine qualities of grit and resilience. And they had the guts to play with 2 midfield playmakers, Hassler and Moller.

[damocles]

I have Usa 94 Germany Jersey, just love the design so much. Legendary Times.

[cocodeagua]

ESTOS JUGADORES ALEMANES SI TENÍAN GRAN MENTALIDAD GANADORA Y CARÁCTER 🖤❤💛

[unknown-vztv]

The members of the 1990 World Cup winning team were long-time players, and many of them survived to this tournament.
Köpke, Kohler, Reuter, Hessler, Möller, Klinsmann and others participated in this tournament and contributed to the victory.
However, Germany struggled with generational change in the 1990s and went into a slump thereafter.

[Somerandomdude]

One hell of a team! Unbelievable quality squad full of leaders in their prime. And Germany won the EURO although they lost several of their players due to injuries during the tournament (they even had to nominate Jens Todt during the tournament who wasn't in their squad from the beginning)

[luzhang]

wow, football was a war back then. Hope Germany can get crowned the 4th Euro cup after a long time of waiting!

[Ahmad-ntpc]

DEEEGAHHH was is das für ein geiles Video. Alles passt👍👌

[GeoAce]

the highlights with dramatic muzik are as so good! just beautiful art without any commentary 😗😌

[tomytomoofficial]

I Love EURO 1996, Can't Hardly Wait For Kick Off EURO 2024 On June, It's Time To Be Champions Again Since 28 Years Ago ❤🏆⚽️🇩🇪

[andibrustgelangt]

England Germany what a game... I was 13 years old 🇩🇪 Respect to England aber Deutschland war fieser 😎😎😎

[JacquesLiw]

The best Germany jersey ever - 1996 Euro

[redderssredder]

Grit comes to my mind ! Moller and Hassler come to my mind ! And yes Bierhoffs fortuitous goal ! Ziege comes to my mind !

[gunartotriarsono]

Stefen Reuter, Stefen Kunz, Stefen Efenberg, Mario Basler, Jurgen Klinsmann, Marco Bode, Thomas Haesler, Marcus Babbel, Christian Ziege, Thomas Berthold, Oliver Bierhoff, Olaf Thon, Olaf Marschal, ...

[thomaspeiker]

Das wohl härteste Match der europäischen Fussball Geschichte Deutschland vs Kroatien sowas sieht man heute nicht mehr, alles weichgespült 😉 entschieden hats dann Feuerkopf Sammer 🏆

[Jose-syje]

The amazing thing is that they could win this tournament with such a had coach. Now imagine if they had had a good coach.

[sebastianrichter]

Musik passt gut schade Videoqualität könnte besser sein, trotzdem Danke gutes Video!!!

[rexydruk]

when germany played with german players., ., great times

[alinnepcunha]

Esse time da alemanha da euro 96 merecia ter ganho uma copa. Fortissimo