UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 12 June and ended on 20 June 2000. Portugal won the group ahead of Romania, while England and Germany were surprisingly eliminated.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		UEFA Rankings
November 1999[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
June 2000
A1  Germany[nb 2] 1 Group 3 winner 9 October 1999 8th 1996 Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) 7 6
A2  Romania 2 Group 7 winner 9 October 1999 3rd 1996 Group stage (1984, 1996) 2 11
A3  Portugal 3 Best runner-up 9 October 1999 3rd 1996 Semi-finals (1984) 11 15
A4  England 4 Play-off winner 17 November 1999 6th 1996 Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) 17 12

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group A, Portugal, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Turkey.
  • The runner-up of Group A, Romania, advanced to play the winner of Group B, Italy.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Germany vs Romania

Germany 1–1 Romania
  • Scholl 28'
 Report
Attendance: 28,500
Germany
Romania
GK 1 Oliver Kahn
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus  78'
CB 4 Thomas Linke  46'
CB 6 Jens Nowotny
RWB 2 Markus Babbel
LWB 17 Christian Ziege
DM 16 Jens Jeremies
AM 7 Mehmet Scholl
AM 8 Thomas Häßler  73'
CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff (c)
CF 11 Paulo Rink
Substitutions:
DF 3 Marko Rehmer  46'
MF 14 Dietmar Hamann  73'
MF 18 Sebastian Deisler  78'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu
RB 2 Dan Petrescu  69'
CB 3 Liviu Ciobotariu
CB 4 Iulian Filipescu
LB 13 Cristian Chivu
CM 8 Dorinel Munteanu
CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)  49'  73'
CF 9 Viorel Moldovan  85'
CF 11 Adrian Ilie  49'
Substitutions:
DF 22 Cosmin Contra  69'
FW 7 Adrian Mutu  73'
MF 15 Ioan Lupescu  85'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Man of the Match:
Mehmet Scholl (Germany)[1]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

Portugal vs England

Portugal 3–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Portugal
England
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)  89'
RB 14 Abel Xavier
CB 2 Jorge Costa
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13 Dimas Teixeira
CM 17 Paulo Bento
CM 4 José Luís Vidigal
AM 10 Rui Costa  85'
RF 7 Luís Figo
CF 21 Nuno Gomes  89'
LF 8 João Pinto  75'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Sérgio Conceição  75'
DF 16 Beto  85'
MF 19 Capucho  89'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho
GK 1 David Seaman
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 5 Tony Adams  82'
CB 4 Sol Campbell
LB 3 Phil Neville
RM 7 David Beckham
CM 8 Paul Scholes
CM 14 Paul Ince  44'
LM 11 Steve McManaman  58'
CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)
CF 10 Michael Owen  46'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Emile Heskey  46'
MF 17 Dennis Wise  58'
DF 6 Martin Keown  82'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan

Man of the Match:
Luís Figo (Portugal)[2]

Assistant referees:
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Romania vs Portugal

Romania 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 28,400
Romania
Portugal
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea
RB 22 Cosmin Contra  27'
CB 4 Iulian Filipescu
CB 6 Gheorghe Popescu
LB 13 Cristian Chivu
DM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
RM 2 Dan Petrescu  22'  64'
LM 8 Dorinel Munteanu
AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)  16'
CF 9 Viorel Moldovan  69'
CF 11 Adrian Ilie  78'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Florentin Petre  64'
FW 18 Ionel Ganea  69'
FW 16 Laurenţiu Roşu  78'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei
GK 1 Vítor Baía (c)
RB 20 Carlos Secretário
CB 2 Jorge Costa
CB 5 Fernando Couto
LB 13 Dimas Teixeira
CM 17 Paulo Bento
CM 4 José Luís Vidigal
AM 10 Rui Costa  87'
RF 7 Luís Figo  30'
CF 21 Nuno Gomes  56'
LF 8 João Pinto  56'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ricardo Sá Pinto  56'
MF 11 Sérgio Conceição  56'
MF 15 Costinha  87'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho

Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)[3]

Assistant referees:
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

England vs Germany

See also: England–Germany football rivalry
England 1–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 29,000
England
Germany
GK 1 David Seaman
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 4 Sol Campbell
CB 6 Martin Keown
LB 3 Phil Neville
RM 7 David Beckham  41'
CM 8 Paul Scholes  71'
CM 14 Paul Ince
LM 17 Dennis Wise
CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)
CF 10 Michael Owen  61'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Steven Gerrard  61'
MF 18 Nick Barmby  71'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus
CB 2 Markus Babbel  89'
CB 6 Jens Nowotny
RWB 18 Sebastian Deisler  72'
LWB 17 Christian Ziege
CM 14 Dietmar Hamann
CM 16 Jens Jeremies  43'  78'
AM 7 Mehmet Scholl
CF 19 Carsten Jancker
CF 9 Ulf Kirsten  70'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Paulo Rink  70'
MF 13 Michael Ballack  72'
MF 5 Marco Bode  78'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck

Man of the Match:
Alan Shearer (England)[4]

Assistant referees:
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Fourth official:
Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

England vs Romania

England 2–3 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
England
Romania
GK 13 Nigel Martyn
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 4 Sol Campbell
CB 6 Martin Keown
LB 3 Phil Neville
RM 7 David Beckham
CM 8 Paul Scholes  81'
CM 14 Paul Ince
LM 17 Dennis Wise  75'
CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)  64'
CF 10 Michael Owen  66'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Emile Heskey  66'
MF 18 Nick Barmby  75'
MF 12 Gareth Southgate  81'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea
RB 22 Cosmin Contra  44'
CB 4 Iulian Filipescu  71'
CB 6 Gheorghe Popescu (c)  32'
LB 13 Cristian Chivu  18'
RM 2 Dan Petrescu  40'
CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă  68'
CM 8 Dorinel Munteanu
LM 11 Adrian Ilie  45'  74'
CF 9 Viorel Moldovan
CF 7 Adrian Mutu
Substitutions:
DF 17 Miodrag Belodedici  32'
FW 16 Laurenţiu Roşu  68'
FW 18 Ionel Ganea  74'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Man of the Match:
Dorinel Munteanu (Romania)[5]

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Portugal vs Germany

Portugal 3–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 44,000
Portugal
Germany
GK 12 Pedro Espinha  90'
RB 16 Beto  27'
CB 2 Jorge Costa
CB 5 Fernando Couto (c)
LB 3 Rui Jorge
RM 11 Sérgio Conceição
CM 6 Paulo Sousa  72'
CM 15 Costinha
LM 19 Capucho
CF 9 Ricardo Sá Pinto
CF 18 Pauleta  67'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Nuno Gomes  67'
MF 4 José Luís Vidigal  72'
GK 22 Quim  90'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus
RB 3 Marko Rehmer
CB 4 Thomas Linke
LB 6 Jens Nowotny
CM 13 Michael Ballack  25'  46'
CM 14 Dietmar Hamann
RW 18 Sebastian Deisler  27'
AM 7 Mehmet Scholl  60'
LW 5 Marco Bode
CF 19 Carsten Jancker  26'  69'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Paulo Rink  90'  46'
MF 8 Thomas Häßler  60'
FW 9 Ulf Kirsten  69'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck

Man of the Match:
Sérgio Conceição (Portugal)[6]

Assistant referees:
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Power versus skill". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Figo the key in exciting battle". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ^ "A game lacking pace and incentive". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  4. ^ "An intense game". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 29 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  5. ^ "The better team won". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Worst German side ever?". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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