UEFA Euro 2000 Group D

Group D of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 11 June and ended on 21 June 2000. The joint-hosts of the tournament, the Netherlands, won the group ahead of 1998 world champions France. Czech Republic and Denmark were eliminated.

By the time of the final round of matches, both Czech Republic and Denmark had already been eliminated from the tournament, having each lost their opening two matches.[1]

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
D1  Netherlands 1 Co-host 14 July 1995 6th 1996 Winners (1988) 5 21
D2  Czech Republic[nb 2] 2 Group 9 winner 9 June 1999 5th 1996 Winners (1976) 6 3
D3  France 3 Group 4 winner 9 October 1999 5th 1996 Winners (1984) 12 2
D4  Denmark 4 Play-off winner 17 November 1999 6th 1996 Winners (1992) 19 13

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group D, Netherlands, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, FR Yugoslavia.
  • The runner-up of Group D, France, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Spain.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

France vs Denmark

France 3–0 Denmark
  • Blanc 16'
  • Henry 64'
  • Wiltord 90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 28,100
France
Denmark
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
RF 6 Youri Djorkaeff  58'
CF 9 Nicolas Anelka  82'
LF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 4 Patrick Vieira  58'
FW 13 Sylvain Wiltord  82'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 12 Søren Colding
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg  90'
LB 5 Jan Heintze
RM 19 Morten Bisgaard  72'
CM 15 Stig Tøfting  72'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson  79'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen  72'
MF 20 Thomas Gravesen  72'
FW 21 Mikkel Beck  79'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Man of the Match:
Thierry Henry (France)[2]

Assistant referees:
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 50,800
Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger
CB 3 Jaap Stam  75'
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c)  36'
LB 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst  89'
RM 6 Clarence Seedorf  57'
CM 7 Phillip Cocu
CM 8 Edgar Davids
LM 5 Boudewijn Zenden  78'
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ronald de Boer  57'
DF 13 Bert Konterman  75'
MF 11 Marc Overmars  78'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka  66'
CB 19 Karel Rada
CB 21 Petr Gabriel
DM 3 Radoslav Látal  90'  70'
RM 8 Karel Poborský  48'
CM 11 Tomáš Rosický
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd  22'  89'
LM 7 Jiří Němec (c)
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer  83'
CF 10 Jan Koller
Substitutions:
MF 13 Radek Bejbl  70'
FW 9 Pavel Kuka  83'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc  89'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec

Man of the Match:
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)[3]

Assistant referees:
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Czech Republic vs France

Czech Republic 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Czech Republic
France
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka
CB 19 Karel Rada
CB 21 Petr Gabriel  14'  46'
DM 13 Radek Bejbl  49'
RM 8 Karel Poborský
CM 11 Tomáš Rosický  62'
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
LM 7 Jiří Němec (c)  67'
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer
CF 10 Jan Koller
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milan Fukal  46'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc  49'
MF 15 Marek Jankulovski  69'  62'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram  62'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 2 Vincent Candela
DM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
RM 4 Patrick Vieira
LM 17 Emmanuel Petit  46'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
CF 9 Nicolas Anelka  55'
CF 12 Thierry Henry  89'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff  46'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry  55'
FW 13 Sylvain Wiltord  89'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Thierry Henry (France)[4]

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Denmark vs Netherlands

Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 51,425
Denmark
Netherlands
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 12 Søren Colding
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg  82'
LB 5 Jan Heintze
RM 19 Morten Bisgaard
CM 20 Thomas Gravesen  67'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen  50'  61'
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF 11 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF 15 Stig Tøfting  61'
MF 14 Brian Steen Nielsen  67'
DF 6 Thomas Helveg  82'
Manager:
Bo Johansson
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar  80'  89'
RB 2 Michael Reiziger  10'
CB 13 Bert Konterman  56'
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c)
LB 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst  4'
RM 5 Boudewijn Zenden
CM 7 Phillip Cocu
CM 8 Edgar Davids
LM 11 Marc Overmars  62'
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp  76'
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ronald de Boer  62'
MF 20 Aron Winter  76'
GK 22 Sander Westerveld  89'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

Man of the Match:
Frank de Boer (Netherlands)[2]

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Denmark vs Czech Republic

Denmark 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Denmark
Czech Republic
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg
LB 5 Jan Heintze  68'
RM 17 Bjarne Goldbæk
CM 14 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 15 Stig Tøfting  56'
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær  52'
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF 21 Mikkel Beck  74'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Søren Colding  68'
FW 18 Miklos Molnar  85'  74'
Manager:
Bo Johansson
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 5 Milan Fukal  62'
CB 19 Karel Rada  69'
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka
DM 13 Radek Bejbl  62'
RM 8 Karel Poborský  52'
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
CM 7 Jiří Němec (c)
LM 20 Patrik Berger
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer  79'
CF 10 Jan Koller  74'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Marek Jankulovski  62'
FW 9 Pavel Kuka  74'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc  79'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec

Man of the Match:
Vladimír Šmicer (Czech Republic)[5]

Assistant referees:
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

France vs Netherlands

France 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
France
Netherlands
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 19 Christian Karembeu
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)  75'
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf
LB 2 Vincent Candela
RM 11 Robert Pires
CM 4 Patrick Vieira  90'  90+2'
LM 14 Johan Micoud
RF 21 Christophe Dugarry  45'  67'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
LF 13 Sylvain Wiltord  80'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff  67'
FW 9 Nicolas Anelka  80'
MF 7 Didier Deschamps  90+2'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK 22 Sander Westerveld
RB 15 Paul Bosvelt
CB 3 Jaap Stam
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c)
LB 19 Arthur Numan
RM 11 Marc Overmars  89'
CM 7 Phillip Cocu  85'
CM 8 Edgar Davids  81'
LM 5 Boudewijn Zenden
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp  78'
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert  60'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Roy Makaay  60'
MF 20 Aron Winter  78'
FW 14 Peter van Vossen  89'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

Man of the Match:
Edgar Davids (Netherlands)[6]

Assistant referees:
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Smicer brace gives Czechs win". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Michels praises marvellous Nedved". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ^ "High quality French almost unstoppable". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 October 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Clinical Czech finishing". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 20 March 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Deserved victory for Dutch". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 2 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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