Talk:UEFA Euro 1996 final/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kosack (talk · contribs) 19:53, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

I'll get a review up for this one asap. Kosack (talk) 19:53, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Lead

• "Poborský who was brought down by Matthias Sammer, and the referee awarded the spot kick", sentence seems a little off. Should the "who" be here?

  Nobody, extraneous, removed. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 11:57, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Background

• "The winners of each group then faced the runners-up from the other groups in quarter-finals", the maths don't seem to stack up here. Eight teams would be needed for quarter-finals but we're told that the group stages featured two groups of four?

  Yes, good spot. This was the first 16-team final tournament, adjusted text accordingly. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:00, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "The UEFA Euro 1992 Final was the second meeting between the sides" > 1996 final?

  Definitely. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:00, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "The UEFA Euro 1992 Final marked Germany's fifth final" > 1996 again?

  Definitely, again. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:00, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Czech Republic

• "but no penalty awarded" > penalty was awarded?

  Yep. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:01, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "The Czech Republic were 2–0 within the first 20 minutes", something missing here.

  Ahead. Added. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:01, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Germany

• As the name of the group, should Group C be capitalised in the opening sentence here?

  Sure, I tend to avoid it unless it's the full formal name, but there's no harm. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• Link penalty area?

  Done. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "opposition in their final group match were Italy and was played on", doesn't quite work.

  Tweaked. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "opponents in the semi-finals were England and was played", same again?

  Tweaked. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "Helmer played a one-two with Möller", first mention of Helmer so full name and link required. Same with Reuter in the following sentence.

  Done, done. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "Elmer's shot went over" > Helmer?

  Indeed. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "Möller was booked for reaction to Pearce fouling him" > his reaction?

  Indeed, added. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Pre-match

• "replaced by Strunz and Häßler", first mention of Häßler.

  Linked. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:05, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

• "as Látal was unavailable having been sent off in the semi-final", the Czech Republic section mentions that he was unavailable for selection in the semi-final due to suspension?

  Should have said "quarter-final". Fixed. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:05, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Details

• What's the source for the player positions? The match report doesn't appear to show variances such as sweeper, etc as far as I can see?

  I've used the 11v11 source now, which can be found currently at ref 32. Obviously with these positions, there's a bit of leeway in exactly where they actually ended up playing and nothing was fixed in stone. But per verification, that's as good as it gets right now. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:12, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

That's all I could see. Placed on hold for now. Kosack (talk) 20:34, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Kosack thanks, I think I've addressed everything. Much appreciate your time and energy. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:12, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

All of my concerns have been addressed. Happy to promote. Kosack (talk) 14:15, 3 September 2021 (UTC)