UEFA Euro 1992 Group B
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Group B of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of only two groups competing at UEFA Euro 1992. The first round of matches was played on 12 June while the last games were on 18 June. All six matches were played at venues in Norrköping
and Gothenburg
in the host country Sweden
.
The group was made up of the Netherlands
, Scotland
, Germany
and CIS
(a team of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union
members). Netherlands finished top of the group with 2 wins and a draw from their three matches. Germany qualified in second place, knocking Scotland and CIS out of the tournament.
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
and Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
in the host country Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
The group was made up of the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
, Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
, Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
and CIS
CIS national football team
The CIS national football team represented the Commonwealth of Independent States, a regional confederation formed by 12 of the 15 newly formed sovereign states that emerged out of the break-up of the Soviet Union between 1990 and early 1992...
(a team of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
members). Netherlands finished top of the group with 2 wins and a draw from their three matches. Germany qualified in second place, knocking Scotland and CIS out of the tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2 |