It was also the first major tournament at which the reunified Germany (who were beaten 2–0 by Denmark in the final) had competed. For most of the first half, and early in the second half, Germany had the majority of the possession and shots, but were unable to generate many clear chances, with the Danes blocking several German attempts. [7] The shock was compounded when Denmark went on to defeat the reigning world champions Germany 2–0 to win the European title.[8]. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1992_Federation_Cup_World_Group&oldid=962436076, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 June 2020, at 01:55. Four out of 15 ex-republics were not members of the CIS: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania did not send their players; Georgia was not a member of the CIS at the time, but Georgian Kakhaber Tskhadadze was a part of the squad. Denmark won the 1992 championship. 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Underdogs Denmark took the lead in the first half from a John Jensen right-footed shot into the top right-hand corner of the net from just inside the penalty box. Also present at the tournament was the CIS national football team (Commonwealth of Independent States), representing the recently dissolved Soviet Union whose national team had qualified for the tournament. Seven of the eight teams had to qualify for the final stage; Sweden qualified automatically as hosts of the event. Each national team had to submit a squad of 20 players. With his second touch, Vilfort took the ball away from Brehme and Thomas Helmer, and with his third, he sent a low effort toward goal which bounced off Illgner's post, and into the net. The CIS team represented the following ex-Soviet republics: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, [6] They shocked the continent when Peter Schmeichel saved Marco van Basten's penalty in the semi-final penalty shoot-out against the Netherlands, thus defeating the defending European champions. Flemming Povlsen picked up the loose ball, and pulled the ball back to John Jensen just inside the penalty area. Zivanko Popović (Switzerland) Fourth official: The team had qualified only after FR Yugoslavia (who qualified as Yugoslavia) was disqualified as a result of the breakup and warfare in the country. The CIS team represented the following ex-Soviet republics: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Tajikistan. Denmark took the lead in the nineteenth minute after a move that began by winning possession near the German corner flag, via a crunching tackle on Andreas Brehme by Kim Vilfort. Netherlands vs. Denmark full match Euro 1992. 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) Netherlands 1; 1 2 3 1 Anke Huber Nicole Krijger-Jagerman: 7 5 3 6 : 6 1 2 Steffi Graf Brenda Schultz: 6 3 7 8 6 6 3 Sabine Hack / Barbara Rittner Nicole Krijger-Jagerman / Manon Bollegraf: 6 2 5 7 : 4 6 Poland vs. Sweden. [4] Denmark sealed the victory with a second goal from Kim Vilfort with 12 minutes to go, Vilfort shooting low left footed in off the bottom-right corner of the post and past Bodo Illgner. It was the last tournament to use the UEFA plus flag logo, and the last before the tournament came to be known as "Euro" (it is known as "Euro 1992" only retrospectively). On 31 January 1998, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands also received … If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: In the knockout phase, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. Denmark sealed the upset in the 78th minute, when Claus Christiansen won a header on the halfway line, Vilfort reacted first, receiving the pass on the run. Denmark–Netherlands relations are foreign relations between Denmark and the Netherlands.Denmark has an embassy in The Hague and the Netherlands has an embassy in Copenhagen. Let the first video play till the end without stopping it and the following video will begin automatically. [4] The Soviet Union qualified for the finals shortly before the break-up of the country, and took part in the tournament under the banner of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),[5] before the former Soviet republics formed their own national teams after the competition. Reuter attempted to chip the keeper who had gone to ground, but the Manchester United keeper raised his arms to deflect the shot. Jensen almost scored again, after hitting a Brian Laudrup corner on the volley, forcing Illgner into a save. [5][6], In what is still considered a shock, the resilient Danish side beat the Germans 2–0 to win their first major trophy. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off. New! Jürgen Klinsmann had an excellent chance to level the scores late on in the match, but Schmeichel reacted brilliantly to tip the German's effort over the crossbar. Paul Wyttenbach (Switzerland) The ball was previously used in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. It was to be the last tournament with only eight participants, the last to award the winner of a match with only two points, and the last tournament before the introduction of the back-pass rule, which was brought in immediately after the tournament was completed.