Spain were the seeded team in Group B which was played in Leeds and Newcastle. They qualified for the next round behind France after a very tense finish that went to the last minutes of the final group games.
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Spain
Bulgaria
After a fairly uneventful first hour, the game came to life after Hristo Stoichkov put Bulgaria ahead with a penalty. Minutes after Bulgaria had a man sent off, Spain equalised only to be themselves reduced to ten men when Pizzi was shown a red card as well.
France
Romania
These teams had already met twice in qualifying, France having recorded a draw and a win. There were no surprises here, Christophe Dugarry scoring the winner in the first-half to put France on top of the group.
Bulgaria
Romania
Stoichkov was once again the star of the show, scoring a superb individual goal in the third minute. The result put Romania out of the competition.
France
Spain
France took the lead three minutes into the second half but conceded a late equaliser that left three teams able to qualify for the next round.
France
Bulgaria
In the end the French recorded an emphatic win but it was not altogether easy for them after Stoichkov (scorer of all Bulgaria's goals in Euro 96) put his team back in the game at 2-1 with 21 minutes left. With the scores level at Elland road, Bulgaria would have gone through but their heads dropped when news of Amor's goal for Spain came through. A last minute score by Loko sealed the win.
Spain
Romania
With the scores level and six minutes left, it looked as if Spain would be going home until Guillermo Amor headed the winner. The following day Amor flew home for the birth of his child.