The big picture: EURO '96
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Our latest video looking back at a past EURO visits England in 1996 when Croatia caused a surprise, the hosts caught the imagination and Germany, in timeless style, were champions.
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EURO '96 was the first continental finals to feature 16 teams and it proved a memorable few weeks in England, as our video review of the tournament recounts. Croatia won a lot of friends in their debut campaign as an independent nation – Davor Šuker won't be alone in remembering his outrageous chip over Peter Schmeichel – while Gareth Southgate experienced all sorts of emotions in England's semi-final run. In the end, Germany won and golden goal scorer Oliver Bierhoff tells UEFA.com that the magnitude of his feat took time to sink in.