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,

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

France vs Denmark

France 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
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 downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 9 Nicolas Anelka downward-facing red arrow 82'
LF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 4 Patrick Vieira upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 13 Sylvain Wiltord upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 12 Søren Colding
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg Yellow card 90'
LB 5 Jan Heintze
RM 19 Morten Bisgaard downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 15 Stig Tøfting downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 20 Thomas Gravesen upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 21 Mikkel Beck upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Sweden 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
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,800
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger
CB 3 Jaap Stam downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c) Yellow card 36'
LB 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Yellow card 89'
RM 6 Clarence Seedorf downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 7 Phillip Cocu
CM 8 Edgar Davids
LM 5 Boudewijn Zenden downward-facing red arrow 78'
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ronald de Boer upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 13 Bert Konterman upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 11 Marc Overmars upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka Yellow card 66'
CB 19 Karel Rada
CB 21 Petr Gabriel
DM 3 Radoslav Látal Red card 90' downward-facing red arrow 70'
RM 8 Karel Poborský Yellow card 48'
CM 11 Tomáš Rosický
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 89'
LM 7 Jiří Němec (c)
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 10 Jan Koller
Substitutions:
MF 13 Radek Bejbl upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 9 Pavel Kuka upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc upward-facing green arrow 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
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
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 Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 46'
DM 13 Radek Bejbl downward-facing red arrow 49'
RM 8 Karel Poborský
CM 11 Tomáš Rosický downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
LM 7 Jiří Němec (c) Yellow card 67'
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer
CF 10 Jan Koller
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milan Fukal upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc upward-facing green arrow 49'
MF 15 Marek Jankulovski Yellow card 69' upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
CF 9 Nicolas Anelka downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 12 Thierry Henry downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 13 Sylvain Wiltord upward-facing green arrow 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
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51,425
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Denmark
Netherlands
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 12 Søren Colding
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg downward-facing red arrow 82'
LB 5 Jan Heintze
RM 19 Morten Bisgaard
CM 20 Thomas Gravesen downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 61'
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF 11 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF 15 Stig Tøfting upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 14 Brian Steen Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 6 Thomas Helveg upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar Yellow card 80' downward-facing red arrow 89'
RB 2 Michael Reiziger Yellow card 10'
CB 13 Bert Konterman Yellow card 56'
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c)
LB 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Yellow card 4'
RM 5 Boudewijn Zenden
CM 7 Phillip Cocu
CM 8 Edgar Davids
LM 11 Marc Overmars downward-facing red arrow 62'
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ronald de Boer upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 20 Aron Winter upward-facing green arrow 76'
GK 22 Sander Westerveld upward-facing green arrow 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
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Denmark
Czech Republic
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg
LB 5 Jan Heintze downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM 17 Bjarne Goldbæk
CM 14 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 15 Stig Tøfting Yellow card 56'
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær Yellow card 52'
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF 21 Mikkel Beck downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Søren Colding upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 18 Miklos Molnar Yellow card 85' upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 5 Milan Fukal Yellow card 62'
CB 19 Karel Rada Yellow card 69'
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka
DM 13 Radek Bejbl downward-facing red arrow 62'
RM 8 Karel Poborský Yellow card 52'
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
CM 7 Jiří Němec (c)
LM 20 Patrik Berger
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 10 Jan Koller downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Marek Jankulovski upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 9 Pavel Kuka upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc upward-facing green arrow 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
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
France
Netherlands
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 19 Christian Karembeu
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c) Yellow card 75'
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf
LB 2 Vincent Candela
RM 11 Robert Pires
CM 4 Patrick Vieira Yellow card 90' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LM 14 Johan Micoud
RF 21 Christophe Dugarry Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
LF 13 Sylvain Wiltord downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 9 Nicolas Anelka upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 7 Didier Deschamps upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 7 Phillip Cocu Yellow card 85'
CM 8 Edgar Davids Yellow card 81'
LM 5 Boudewijn Zenden
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Roy Makaay upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 20 Aron Winter upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 14 Peter van Vossen upward-facing green arrow 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.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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