Standings and results for Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 17 | Advance to play-off | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Austria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 16 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 5 | Latvia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 12 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 | −39 | 1 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Republic of Ireland 4, Northern Ireland 1.
Matches
| Northern Ireland | 4–1 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn 5', 34' Lomas 25' Dowie 48' | Report | Hasler 84' |
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 7,150
Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)
| Latvia | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aldridge 16', 75' (pen.) Sheridan 29' |
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
| Liechtenstein | 0–4 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Polster 18', 45', 78' Aigner 22' |
Sportpark, Eschen
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Wieland Ziller (Germany)
| Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn 58' (pen.) | Report | Rui Costa 8' Domingos 81' |
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 6,301
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
| Latvia | 1–3 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Miļevskis 87' | Report | João Pinto 31', 69' Figo 70' |
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)
| Austria | 1–2 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Polster 24' (pen.) | Report | Gillespie 3' Gray 36' |
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 19,742
Referee: Antonio Jesús Lõpez Nieto (Spain)
| Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Coyne 2', 4' Quinn 30', 82' | Report |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 32,980
Referee: Bragi Bergmann (Iceland)
| Portugal | 1–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Figo 37' | Report[dead link] |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 22,273
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
| Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Babičevs 14' |
Sportpark, Eschen
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)
| Northern Ireland | 0–4 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aldridge 6' Keane 11' Sheridan 38' Townsend 54' |
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 10,336
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
| Portugal | 8–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Domingos 2', 11' Oceano 45' João Pinto 56' Couto 72' Folha 74' Alves 75', 79' | Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn 47' | Report | Dowie 72' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 32,700
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
| Austria | 5–0 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Herzog 17', 59' Pfeifenberger 40' Polster 71' (pen.), 90+1' | Report |
Stadion Lehen, Salzburg
Attendance: 5,262
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
| Latvia | 0–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dowie 70' (pen.) |
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 1,560
Referee: Finn Lambeck (Denmark)
| Austria | 7–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Kühbauer 7' Polster 10', 54' (pen.) Sabitzer 80' Pürk 84' Hütter 87', 89' | Report |
Stadion Lehen, Salzburg
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Vítor Baía 44' (o.g.) | Report |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)
| Portugal | 3–2 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Figo 5' Secretário 19' Domingos 20' | Report | Rimkus 51', 85' |
| Liechtenstein | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sportpark, Eschen
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
| Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Dowie 44' | Report | Zeiberliņš 59' Astafjevs 62' |
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 6,935
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
| Republic of Ireland | 1–3 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Houghton 65' | Report | Polster 69', 78' Ogris 72' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
| Liechtenstein | 0–7 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Domingos 25' Santos 33' Rui Costa 41', 70' (pen.) Alves 66', 73', 90' |
Sportpark, Eschen
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)
| Latvia | 3–2 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Rimkus 11', 59' Zeiberliņš 88' | Report | Polster 68' Ramusch 78' |
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
| Portugal | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Domingos 47' | Report | Hughes 66' |
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 26,780
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
| Austria | 3–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Stöger 3', 64', 77' | Report | McGrath 74' |
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
| Latvia | 1–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Zeiberliņš 83' | Report |
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
| Austria | 1–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Stöger 21' | Report | Santos 49' |
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge 61' (pen.), 64' | Report | Rimkus 78' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)
| Liechtenstein | 0–4 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | O'Neill 36' McMahon 49' Quinn 55' Gray 72' |
Sportpark, Eschen
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
| Portugal | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Rui Costa 60' Hélder 74' Cadete 89' | Report |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 71,766
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
| Northern Ireland | 5–3 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| O'Neill 27', 78' Dowie 32' (pen.) Hunter 53' Gray 63' | Report | Schopp 55' Stumpf 70' Wetl 81' |
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,451
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Goalscorers
There were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.
11 goals
- Toni Polster
6 goals
- Domingos Paciência
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Franz Aigner
- Dietmar Kühbauer
- Andreas Ogris
- Heimo Pfeifenberger
- Marcus Pürk
- Dieter Ramusch
- Herfried Sabitzer
- Markus Schopp
- Christian Stumpf
- Arnold Wetl
- Vitālijs Astafjevs
- Vladimirs Babičevs
- Jevgeņijs Miļevskis
- Daniel Hasler
- Keith Gillespie
- Michael Hughes
- Barry Hunter
- Steve Lomas
- Gerry McMahon
- Jorge Cadete
- Fernando Couto
- António Folha
- Hélder
- Oceano
- Carlos Secretário
- Ray Houghton
- Roy Keane
- Paul McGrath
- Andy Townsend
1 own goal
- Vítor Baía (against Republic of Ireland)
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