UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 10 June and ended on 19 June 2000. Italy won the group ahead of Turkey. Belgium and Sweden were 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
B1  Belgium 1 Co-host 14 July 1995 4th 1984 Runners-up (1980) 8 30
B2  Sweden 2 Group 5 winner 8 September 1999 2nd 1992 Semi-finals (1992) 4 16
B3  Turkey 4 Play-off winner 17 November 1999 2nd 1996 Group stage (1996) 18 35
B4  Italy 3 Group 1 winner 9 October 1999 5th 1996 Winners (1968) 13 14

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals,

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

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Belgium vs Sweden

Belgium 2–1 Sweden
  • Goor 43'
  • É. Mpenza 46'
 Report
Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Belgium
Sweden
GK 1 Filip De Wilde
SW 4 Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB 2 Éric Deflandre
CB 3 Joos Valgaeren
LB 17 Philippe Léonard  72'
DM 6 Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM 11 Gert Verheyen  65'  88'
LM 8 Bart Goor
AM 7 Marc Wilmots
CF 9 Émile Mpenza
CF 10 Branko Strupar  69'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Luc Nilis  77'  69'
DF 18 Nico Van Kerckhoven  90'  72'
DF 15 Jacky Peeters  88'
Manager:
Robert Waseige
GK 1 Magnus Hedman
RB 2 Roland Nilsson  46'
CB 3 Patrik Andersson (c)  45'  81'
CB 4 Joachim Björklund
LB 14 Olof Mellberg
DM 17 Johan Mjällby
RM 11 Niclas Alexandersson
CM 15 Daniel Andersson  70'
LM 9 Freddie Ljungberg
CF 19 Kennet Andersson
CF 10 Jörgen Pettersson  50'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Teddy Lučić  46'
FW 20 Henrik Larsson  50'
FW 18 Yksel Osmanovski  70'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Émile Mpenza (Belgium)[1]

Assistant referees:
Kurt Ertl (Germany)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Turkey vs Italy

Turkey 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 22,500
Turkey
Italy
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
CB 3 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
CB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
DM 2 Tayfur Havutçu
RM 22 Ümit Davala  76'
CM 7 Okan Buruk  88'
CM 11 Tayfun Korkut
LM 19 Abdullah Ercan
AM 10 Sergen Yalçın  81'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu  76'
FW 6 Arif Erdem  81'
MF 16 Ergün Penbe  88'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
GK 12 Francesco Toldo
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro
CB 13 Alessandro Nesta
CB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
RWB 17 Gianluca Zambrotta
LWB 11 Gianluca Pessotto  62'
CM 4 Demetrio Albertini
CM 8 Antonio Conte
AM 18 Stefano Fiore  75'
CF 20 Francesco Totti  83'
CF 9 Filippo Inzaghi
Substitutions:
DF 15 Mark Iuliano  62'
FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero  75'
MF 7 Angelo Di Livio  83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff

Man of the Match:
Filippo Inzaghi (Italy)[2]

Assistant referees:
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Italy vs Belgium

Italy 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 44,500
Italy
Belgium
GK 12 Francesco Toldo
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro
CB 13 Alessandro Nesta
CB 15 Mark Iuliano
RWB 17 Gianluca Zambrotta  47'
LWB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
CM 4 Demetrio Albertini
CM 8 Antonio Conte  44'
AM 18 Stefano Fiore  83'
CF 20 Francesco Totti  63'
CF 9 Filippo Inzaghi  77'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero  63'
FW 21 Marco Delvecchio  77'
MF 16 Massimo Ambrosini  83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
GK 1 Filip De Wilde
SW 4 Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB 2 Éric Deflandre
CB 3 Joos Valgaeren
LB 18 Nico Van Kerckhoven  46'
DM 6 Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM 11 Gert Verheyen  67'
LM 8 Bart Goor
AM 7 Marc Wilmots  70'
CF 9 Émile Mpenza
CF 10 Branko Strupar  58'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Marc Hendrikx  46'
FW 16 Luc Nilis  58'
FW 21 Mbo Mpenza  67'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Francesco Totti (Italy)[3]

Assistant referees:
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Sweden vs Turkey

Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 27,000
Sweden
Turkey
GK 1 Magnus Hedman
RB 6 Gary Sundgren
CB 4 Joachim Björklund
CB 14 Olof Mellberg
LB 5 Teddy Lučić
DM 17 Johan Mjällby (c)  68'
RM 11 Niclas Alexandersson  63'
CM 9 Freddie Ljungberg
LM 7 Håkan Mild
CF 19 Kennet Andersson  46'
CF 20 Henrik Larsson  78'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Jörgen Pettersson  46'
MF 16 Anders Andersson  63'
MF 13 Magnus Svensson  78'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 22 Ümit Davala  45'
CB 3 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)  59'
CB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
LB 20 Hakan Ünsal
DM 14 Suat Kaya  5'
RM 7 Okan Buruk
LM 15 Mustafa Izzet  58'
CF 6 Arif Erdem
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF 11 Tayfun Korkut  45'
MF 10 Sergen Yalçın  58'
MF 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu  59'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli

Man of the Match:
Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Turkey vs Belgium

Turkey 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 48,000
Turkey
Belgium
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB 4 Fatih Akyel
DM 14 Suat Kaya
RM 11 Tayfun Korkut  50'
LM 19 Abdullah Ercan
AM 7 Okan Buruk  77'
AM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu  37'
CF 6 Arif Erdem  87'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF 2 Tayfur Havutçu  37'
MF 16 Ergün Penbe  77'
DF 13 Osman Özköylü  88'  87'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
GK 1 Filip De Wilde  84'
SW 4 Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB 2 Éric Deflandre
CB 3 Joos Valgaeren
LB 18 Nico Van Kerckhoven
DM 6 Yves Vanderhaeghe  44'
RM 11 Gert Verheyen  63'
LM 8 Bart Goor  59'
AM 7 Marc Wilmots
CF 9 Émile Mpenza  63'
CF 16 Luc Nilis  79'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Marc Hendrikx  59'
FW 10 Branko Strupar  63'
FW 20 Gilles De Bilde  79'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Hakan Şükür (Turkey)[5]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)[note 1]

Italy vs Sweden

Italy 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Italy
Sweden
GK 12 Francesco Toldo
CB 2 Ciro Ferrara
CB 6 Paolo Negro
CB 15 Mark Iuliano  46'
RWB 11 Gianluca Pessotto
LWB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)  42'
CM 7 Angelo Di Livio  64'
CM 14 Luigi Di Biagio
CM 16 Massimo Ambrosini
CF 10 Alessandro Del Piero
CF 19 Vincenzo Montella
Substitutions:
DF 13 Alessandro Nesta  42'
DF 5 Fabio Cannavaro  46'
MF 18 Stefano Fiore  64'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
GK 1 Magnus Hedman
RB 14 Olof Mellberg
CB 3 Patrik Andersson (c)
CB 4 Joachim Björklund
LB 8 Tomas Gustafsson  75'
DM 17 Johan Mjällby  56'
RM 13 Magnus Svensson  52'
LM 7 Håkan Mild
AM 9 Freddie Ljungberg
CF 18 Yksel Osmanovski
CF 20 Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF 11 Niclas Alexandersson  52'
MF 15 Daniel Andersson  56'
FW 19 Kennet Andersson  75'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)[6]

Assistant referees:
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

References

  1. ^ "Belgium start with a bang". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 January 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Zidane and Henry seek Man of the Match hat-trick". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Italy defence the deciding factor". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2000. Archived from the original on 8 March 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ^ "A strategic battle". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Turks win with waiting game". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Superb entertainment". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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