UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 13 June and was completed on 21 June. The group consisted of defending champions France, England, Croatia and Switzerland.

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with England. Croatia and Switzerland failed to advance.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		UEFA Rankings
November 2003[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
June 2004
B1  France 1 Group 1 winner 10 September 2003 6th 2000 Winners (1984, 2000) 1 2
B2  England 2 Group 7 winner 11 October 2003 7th 2000 Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) 7 13
B3   Switzerland 4 Group 10 winner 11 October 2003 2nd 1996 Group stage (1996) 22 47
B4  Croatia 3 Play-off winner 19 November 2003 2nd 1996 Quarter-finals (1996) 11 20

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group B, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Greece.
  • The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Portugal.

Matches

All times Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

Switzerland vs Croatia

Switzerland 0–0 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 24,090
Switzerland
Croatia
GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c)  73'
RB 2 Bernt Haas
CB 5 Murat Yakin
CB 20 Patrick Müller
LB 17 Christoph Spycher
RM 18 Benjamin Huggel  41'
CM 6 Johann Vogel  4'  50'
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky  83'
AM 10 Hakan Yakin  87'
CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat  55'
CF 9 Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
MF 16 Fabio Celestini  55'
DF 4 Stéphane Henchoz  83'
MF 15 Daniel Gygax  87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK 12 Tomislav Butina
RB 13 Dario Šimić  61'
CB 21 Robert Kovač
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
LB 6 Boris Živković (c)  51'
RM 19 Ivica Mornar  52'
CM 10 Niko Kovač
CM 22 Nenad Bjelica  30'  74'
LM 18 Ivica Olić  46'
CF 9 Dado Pršo  13'
CF 11 Tomo Šokota
Substitutions:
MF 7 Milan Rapaić  48'  46'
MF 8 Darijo Srna  61'
MF 20 Đovani Roso  74'
Manager:
Otto Barić

Man of the Match:
Jörg Stiel (Switzerland)[1]

Assistant referees:
Paulo Januário (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

France vs England

France 2–1 England
  • Zidane 90+1', 90+3' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 62,487
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
France
England
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 5 William Gallas
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 13 Mikaël Silvestre  72'  79'
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
RM 7 Robert Pires  49'  76'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé  90+4'
LM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c)
CF 20 David Trezeguet
CF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord  76'
DF 19 Willy Sagnol  79'
MF 17 Olivier Dacourt  90+4'
Manager:
Jacques Santini
GK 1 David James  90+2'
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 15 Ledley King
CB 6 Sol Campbell
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
CM 11 Frank Lampard  71'
CM 4 Steven Gerrard
LM 8 Paul Scholes  54'  76'
CF 9 Wayne Rooney  76'
CF 10 Michael Owen  69'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Darius Vassell  69'
MF 18 Owen Hargreaves  76'
FW 21 Emile Heskey  76'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)[2]

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

England vs Switzerland

England 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 28,214
England
Switzerland
GK 1 David James
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 5 John Terry
CB 6 Sol Campbell
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
CM 4 Steven Gerrard
CM 11 Frank Lampard
LM 8 Paul Scholes  70'
CF 10 Michael Owen  72'
CF 9 Wayne Rooney  18'  83'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Owen Hargreaves  70'
FW 23 Darius Vassell  72'
MF 20 Kieron Dyer  83'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c)
RB 2 Bernt Haas  49'  60'
CB 5 Murat Yakin
CB 20 Patrick Müller
LB 17 Christoph Spycher
RM 18 Benjamin Huggel
CM 16 Fabio Celestini  23'  54'
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
AM 10 Hakan Yakin  84'
CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat  46'
CF 9 Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
MF 15 Daniel Gygax  46'
MF 7 Ricardo Cabanas  54'
FW 22 Johan Vonlanthen  84'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:
Wayne Rooney (England)[3]

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Vladimir Eniutin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Croatia vs France

Croatia 2–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 29,160
Croatia
France
GK 12 Tomislav Butina
RB 13 Dario Šimić (c)
CB 5 Igor Tudor  39'
CB 21 Robert Kovač  64'
LB 3 Josip Šimunić
RM 20 Đovani Roso  61'
CM 10 Niko Kovač
CM 22 Nenad Bjelica  68'
LM 7 Milan Rapaić  87'
CF 9 Dado Pršo
CF 11 Tomo Šokota  73'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Jerko Leko  78'  68'
FW 18 Ivica Olić  73'
FW 19 Ivica Mornar  87'
Manager:
Otto Barić
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 5 William Gallas  81'
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 13 Mikaël Silvestre
RM 11 Sylvain Wiltord  70'
CM 17 Olivier Dacourt  60'  79'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira  32'
LM 10 Zinedine Zidane
CF 20 David Trezeguet
CF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 7 Robert Pires  70'
MF 18 Benoît Pedretti  79'
DF 19 Willy Sagnol  81'
Manager:
Jacques Santini

Man of the Match:
Dado Pršo (Croatia)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Croatia vs England

Croatia 2–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 57,047
Croatia
England
GK 12 Tomislav Butina
RB 13 Dario Šimić  63'  67'
CB 5 Igor Tudor
CB 21 Robert Kovač  46'
LB 3 Josip Šimunić
RM 20 Đovani Roso
CM 10 Niko Kovač
CM 6 Boris Živković (c)
LM 7 Milan Rapaić  55'
CF 9 Dado Pršo
CF 11 Tomo Šokota
Substitutions:
FW 19 Ivica Mornar  46'
FW 18 Ivica Olić  55'
MF 8 Darijo Srna  67'
Manager:
Otto Barić
GK 1 David James
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 5 John Terry
CB 6 Sol Campbell
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
CM 11 Frank Lampard  84'
CM 4 Steven Gerrard
LM 8 Paul Scholes  70'
CF 10 Michael Owen
CF 9 Wayne Rooney  72'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Ledley King  70'
FW 23 Darius Vassell  72'
DF 14 Phil Neville  84'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Wayne Rooney (England)[5]

Assistant referees:
Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Switzerland vs France

Switzerland 1–3 France
 Report
Attendance: 28,111
Switzerland
France
GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c)
RB 4 Stéphane Henchoz  85'
CB 5 Murat Yakin
CB 20 Patrick Müller
LB 17 Christoph Spycher
RM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
CM 6 Johann Vogel
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky  66'
AM 15 Daniel Gygax  85'
AM 10 Hakan Yakin  43'  60'
CF 22 Johan Vonlanthen
Substitutions:
MF 18 Benjamin Huggel  75'  60'
DF 14 Ludovic Magnin  85'
FW 21 Milaim Rama  85'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol  46'
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 13 Mikaël Silvestre
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
RM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c)
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
LM 7 Robert Pires
CF 20 David Trezeguet  75'
CF 12 Thierry Henry  47'
Substitutions:
DF 5 William Gallas  46'  90+2'
FW 9 Louis Saha  75'
DF 2 Jean-Alain Boumsong  90+2'
Manager:
Jacques Santini

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)[6]

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jörg Stiel". Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Zinedine Zidane". Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Wayne Rooney". Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Dado Pršo". Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Wayne Rooney". Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Zinedine Zidane". Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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