England was the Euro cup 1996 venue. Wembley Stadium was preferred to hold the final over other Euro Cup 1996 Venues, courtesy the good infrastructure. Millions of spectators glued to their television sets as well as those present on the ground had the pleasure to witness some pulsating matches. A total of 8 stadiums served as venues for different matches. Below we list the grounds that hosted the various matches along with their seating capacity:
Old Trafford, Manchester: 55,000
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield: 39,000
Wembley Stadium, London: 78,000
Anfield, Liverpool: 41,000
Elland Road, Leeds: 40,000
City Ground, Nottingham: 30,000
St James' Park, Newcastle: 37,000
Villa Park, Birmingham: 40,000
Wembley Stadium in London was the venue of 1996 Euro Cup final between Germany and the Czech Rep. The total number of spectators who were present on the ground for this match was 76,700. The semi final match between Germany and England was also played at Wembley Stadium. The attendance for this match was 75,862. The other semi final between France and Czech Republic was played in Old Trafford, Manchester. This match had 43,877 spectators present.
Four different Euro Cup 1996 Venues were chosen to hold the various quarterfinal matches. The quarterfinal match between England and Spain was played at Wembley Stadium in London. Netherlands and France had their quarterfinal face off at Anfield in Liverpool. Old Trafford in Manchester hosted the Germany Vs Croatia quarterfinal match. Czech republic played Portugal at Villa Park in Birmingham.
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