You’ll need to know your football history to score well in this retro quiz

From the ‘Dentist’s Chair’ to Poborsky’s chip and the ‘Silver Goal’.

We have a great retro quiz for you all that takes you back to the time English fans were convinced football was coming home (the first time!)

There are 20 questions to get right, all of them about the Euro 96 tournament that was hosted by England.

England opened the tournament with an underwhelming 1-1 draw with which country?

Switzerland

Bulgaria

Denmark

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Which nation failed to qualify for Euro 96?

Portugal

Sweden

Netherlands

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Which of these three was the official mascot of Euro 96?

 

 

 

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Which player scored twice for Croatia, playing in their first major tournament, as they beat reigning champions Denmark in the group stage?

Davor Suker

Zvonimir Boban

Goran Vlaovic

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Who did David Baddiel and Frank Skinner collaborate with for the single Three Lions?

Lightning Seeds

Shed Seven

Ocean Colour Scene

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Which of these stadiums did NOT host any games at Euro 96?

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Maine Road, Manchester

Elland Road, Leeds

The City Ground, Nottingham

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Who provided the assist for Paul Gascoigne's wonder goal against Scotland?

Nick Barmby

Gary Neville

Darren Anderton

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Who missed the chance to equalise for Scotland from the penalty spot seconds before Gascoigne's goal?

Gordon Durie

Ally McCoist

Gart McAllister

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Which Italian was named in the Team of the Tournament, despite his side failing to progress from the group stages?

Paolo Maldini

Gianfranco Zola

Alessandro Costacurta

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England won their first ever penalty shootout in the quarter-finals. Who did they beat?

Croatia

Spain

Bulgaria

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Karel Poborsky's chip was one of the goals of the tournament. Who was it against?

Portugal

Croatia

Denmark

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The Netherlands were one of the pre-tournament favourites but were beaten on penalties in the quarter-finals. Who was the only player to miss in the shootout with France?

Edgar Davids

Patrick Kluivert

Clarence Seedorf

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Which German was named Player of the Tournament?

Andreas Moller

Matthias Sammer

Andreas Kopke

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Who is this, coming agonisingly close to scoring the Golden Goal that would have put England in the final?

Alan Shearer

Paul Gascoigne

Darren Anderton

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After Gareth Southgate's miss in the shootout, who scored his penalty to put Germany through to the final?

Christian Ziege

Stefan Kuntz

Andreas Moller

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Where was the other semi-final, between Czech Republic and France, held?

Anfield, Liverpool

Elland Road, Leeds

Old Trafford, Manchester

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France lost to the Czech Republic on penalties. As with England-Germany, only one player failed to score their spot-kick. Who was it?

Reynald Pedros

Bixente Lizarazu

Vincent Guerin

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With five goals to his name, who won the Golden Boot at Euro 96?

Hristo Stoichkov

Davor Suker

Alan Shearer

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Who gave the Czech Republic the lead in the final from the penalty spot?

Patrik Berger

Karel Poborsky

Pavel Nedved

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Who scored the Golden Goal to secure victory for Germany in the final?

Jurgen Klinsmann

Oliver Bierhoff

Andreas Moller

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