OVER THE PAST couple of weeks, we’ve sought to fill the void created by the postponement of the European Championships by testing your knowledge of tournaments of the past.
Today we move on to the summer of 1996 in England, but feel free to tackle our Euro 88 and Euro 92quizzes too if you haven’t already done so.
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After a promising start to the campaign, Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the tournament were derailed following a goalless draw with which team?
Faroe Islands
Macedonia
Liechtenstein
This was one of eight venues for the tournament. Do you recognise it?
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City Ground, Nottingham
Anfield, Liverpool
Villa Park Birmingham
Who's the fella getting to grips with Zinedine Zidane during the quarter-final between Netherlands and France?
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Michael Reiziger
Aron Winter
Winston Bogarde
Do you know which of these strikers was a notable omission from England's squad?
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Les Ferdinand
Ian Wright
Robbie Fowler
'Three Lions', England's anthem for the tournament, was written and performed by Frank Skinner, David Baddiel and which band?
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Simply Red
Lightning Seeds
Beautiful South
Eventual winners Germany didn't concede a goal in any of their group games at the tournament. Who was the goalkeeper that kept the three clean sheets?
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Andreas Kopke
Bodo Illgner
Oliver Kahn
Two teams failed to register a single point during the group stages. Romania was one, but can you name the other?
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Denmark
Thanks to a tally of five goals, which player won the Golden Boot?
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Davor Suker
Oliver Bierhoff
Alan Shearer
Patrik Berger scored the Czech Republic's goal in the final, which Germany won 2-1 courtesy of a Golden Goal. Where was Berger playing his club football at the time?
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Slavia Prague
Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool
Who was named Player of the Tournament?
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Matthias Sammer
Andreas Moller
Jurgen Kohler
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Oasis
Impressive. There'll be no need to look back in anger after that performance.
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Quiz: How much do you remember about Euro 96?
OVER THE PAST couple of weeks, we’ve sought to fill the void created by the postponement of the European Championships by testing your knowledge of tournaments of the past.
Today we move on to the summer of 1996 in England, but feel free to tackle our Euro 88 and Euro 92 quizzes too if you haven’t already done so.
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