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 Netherlands1Co-host14 July 19956th1996Winners (1988)521
D2 Czech Republic[nb 2]2Group 9 winner9 June 19995th1996Winners (1976)63
D3 France3Group 4 winner9 October 19995th1996Winners (1984)122
D4 Denmark4Play-off winner17 November 19996th1996Winners (1992)1913
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) Host.

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

France vs Denmark

France 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 28,100

France
Denmark
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM17Emmanuel Petit
AM10Zinedine Zidane
RF6Youri Djorkaeff 58'
CF9Nicolas Anelka 82'
LF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF4Patrick Vieira 58'
FW13Sylvain Wiltord 82'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK1Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB12Søren Colding
CB3René Henriksen
CB2Michael SchjønbergYellow card 90'
LB5Jan Heintze
RM19Morten Bisgaard 72'
CM15Stig Tøfting 72'
CM7Allan Nielsen
LM8Jesper Grønkjær
SS9Jon Dahl Tomasson 79'
CF11Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
FW10Martin Jørgensen 72'
MF20Thomas Gravesen 72'
FW21Mikkel Beck 79'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

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

Assistant referees:
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Yury Dupanau (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
F. de Boer  89' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 50,833

Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Jaap Stam 75'
CB4Frank de Boer (c)Yellow card 36'
LB12Giovanni van BronckhorstYellow card 89'
RM6Clarence Seedorf 57'
CM7Phillip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids
LM5Boudewijn Zenden 78'
SS10Dennis Bergkamp
CF9Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF16Ronald de Boer 57'
DF13Bert Konterman 75'
MF11Marc Overmars 78'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
GK1Pavel Srníček
CB2Tomáš ŘepkaYellow card 66'
CB19Karel Rada
CB21Petr Gabriel
DM3Radoslav LátalRed card 90' 70'
RM8Karel PoborskýYellow card 48'
CM11Tomáš Rosický
CM4Pavel NedvědYellow card 22' 89'
LM7Jiří Němec (c)
CF17Vladimír Šmicer 83'
CF10Jan Koller
Substitutions:
MF13Radek Bejbl 70'
FW9Pavel Kuka 83'
FW12Vratislav 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
Poborský  35' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Czech Republic
France
GK1Pavel Srníček
CB2Tomáš Řepka
CB19Karel Rada
CB21Petr GabrielYellow card 14' 46'
DM13Radek Bejbl 49'
RM8Karel Poborský
CM11Tomáš Rosický 62'
CM4Pavel Nedvěd
LM7Jiří Němec (c)Yellow card 67'
CF17Vladimír Šmicer
CF10Jan Koller
Substitutions:
DF5Milan Fukal 46'
FW12Vratislav Lokvenc 49'
MF15Marek JankulovskiYellow card 69' 62'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian ThuramYellow card 62'
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB2Vincent Candela
DM7Didier Deschamps (c)
RM4Patrick Vieira
LM17Emmanuel Petit 46'
AM10Zinedine Zidane
CF9Nicolas Anelka 55'
CF12Thierry Henry 89'
Substitutions:
MF6Youri Djorkaeff 46'
FW21Christophe Dugarry 55'
FW13Sylvain 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: 51,117

Denmark
Netherlands
GK1Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB12Søren Colding
CB3René Henriksen
CB2Michael Schjønberg 82'
LB5Jan Heintze
RM19Morten Bisgaard
CM20Thomas Gravesen 67'
CM7Allan NielsenYellow card 50' 61'
LM8Jesper Grønkjær
SS9Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF11Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF15Stig Tøfting 61'
MF14Brian Steen Nielsen 67'
DF6Thomas Helveg 82'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson
GK1Edwin van der SarYellow card 80' 89'
RB2Michael ReizigerYellow card 10'
CB13Bert KontermanYellow card 56'
CB4Frank de Boer (c)
LB12Giovanni van BronckhorstYellow card 4'
RM5Boudewijn Zenden
CM7Phillip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids
LM11Marc Overmars 62'
SS10Dennis Bergkamp 76'
CF9Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF16Ronald de Boer 62'
MF20Aron Winter 76'
GK22Sander 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 Šmicer  64', 67'
Attendance: 18,000

Denmark
Czech Republic
GK1Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB6Thomas Helveg
CB3René Henriksen
CB2Michael Schjønberg
LB5Jan Heintze 68'
RM17Bjarne Goldbæk
CM14Brian Steen Nielsen
CM15Stig TøftingYellow card 56'
LM8Jesper GrønkjærYellow card 52'
SS9Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF21Mikkel Beck 74'
Substitutions:
DF12Søren Colding 68'
FW18Miklos MolnarYellow card 85' 74'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson
GK1Pavel Srníček
CB5Milan FukalYellow card 62'
CB19Karel RadaYellow card 69'
CB2Tomáš Řepka
DM13Radek Bejbl 62'
RM8Karel PoborskýYellow card 52'
CM4Pavel Nedvěd
CM7Jiří Němec (c)
LM20Patrik Berger
CF17Vladimír Šmicer 79'
CF10Jan Koller 74'
Substitutions:
MF15Marek Jankulovski 62'
FW9Pavel Kuka 74'
FW12Vratislav 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: 51,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

France
Netherlands
GK1Bernard Lama
RB19Christian Karembeu
CB8Marcel Desailly (c)Yellow card 75'
CB18Frank Leboeuf
LB2Vincent Candela
RM11Robert Pirès
CM4Patrick VieiraYellow card 90' 90'
LM14Johan Micoud
RF21Christophe DugarryYellow card 45' 67'
CF20David Trezeguet
LF13Sylvain Wiltord 80'
Substitutions:
MF6Youri Djorkaeff 67'
FW9Nicolas Anelka 80'
MF7Didier Deschamps 90'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK22Sander Westerveld
RB15Paul Bosvelt
CB3Jaap Stam
CB4Frank de Boer (c)
LB19Arthur Numan
RM11Marc Overmars 90'
CM7Phillip CocuYellow card 85'
CM8Edgar DavidsYellow card 81'
LM5Boudewijn Zenden
SS10Dennis Bergkamp 78'
CF9Patrick Kluivert 60'
Substitutions:
FW21Roy Makaay 60'
MF20Aron Winter 78'
FW14Peter van Vossen 90'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Smicer brace gives Czechs win". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Zidane and Henry seek Man of the Match hat-trick". UEFA.com. 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.com. 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.com. 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.com. 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.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 2 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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