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Euro 96

Tue 18 Jun 1996, 19:30
Stadium - Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1st Round, Group A

Scotland 1-0 Switzerland

Match period Score Time
1st Half 1 - 0 45
2nd Half 1 - 0 45
Other facts
Attendance 34926
Pitch condition Ideal
Weather Fine


Match events

Match period Time Event Team Player
23 Yellow card Switzerland Ramon Vega
28 Yellow card Scotland Stuart McCall
37 Goal Scotland Alistair McCoist
43 Yellow card Scotland John Collins
46 Substitution Switzerland Leaving player - Marcel Koller
Entering player - Raphael Wicky
46 Substitution Switzerland Leaving player - Stéphane Chapuisat
Entering player - Sébastien Fournier
55 Yellow card Switzerland Johann Vogel
57 Yellow card Switzerland Raphael Wicky
60 Substitution Scotland Leaving player - Tosh McKinlay
Entering player - Scott Booth
68 Yellow card Switzerland Sébastien Fournier
81 Substitution Switzerland Leaving player - Yvan Quentin
Entering player - Alexandre Comisetti
84 Substitution Scotland Leaving player - Alistair McCoist
Entering player - John Spencer

Scotland - squad

Coach - Craig Brown

Player Position Time played
Andy Goram Goalkeeper 90
Craig Burley Defender 90
Tommy Boyd Defender 90
Stuart McCall Midfielder 90
Colin Hendry Defender 90
Colin Calderwood Defender 90
Tosh McKinlay Defender 59
John Collins Midfielder 90
Gordon Durie Forward 90
Gary McAllister Midfielder 90
Alistair McCoist Forward 83
Scott Booth Substitute who played 31
Kevin Gallacher Substitute 0
Billy McKinlay Substitute 0
Stuart McKimmie Substitute 0
John Spencer Substitute who played 7
Eoin Jess Substitute 0

Switzerland - squad

Coach - Artur Jorge

Player Position Time played
Marco Pascolo Goalkeeper 90
Marc Hottiger Midfielder 90
Yvan Quentin Defender 80
Johann Vogel Midfielder 90
Stephane Henchoz Defender 90
Ramon Vega Defender 90
Ciri Sforza Midfielder 90
Marcel Koller Midfielder 45
Stéphane Chapuisat Midfielder 45
Christophe Bonvin Midfielder 90
Kubilay Turkyilmaz Forward 90
Marco Grassi Substitute 0
Raphael Wicky Substitute who played 45
Alexandre Comisetti Substitute who played 10
Sébastien Jeanneret Substitute 0
Sébastien Fournier Substitute who played 45
Alan Geiger Substitute 0