UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 12 June and ended on 20 June 2000. Portugal won the group ahead of Romania, while England and Germany were surprisingly 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
A1	Germany^{[nb 2]}	1	Group 3 winner	9 October 1999	8th	1996	Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)	7	6
A2	Romania	2	Group 7 winner	9 October 1999	3rd	1996	Group stage (1984, 1996)	2	11
A3	Portugal	3	Best runner-up	9 October 1999	3rd	1996	Semi-finals (1984)	11	15
A4	England	4	Play-off winner	17 November 1999	6th	1996	Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)	17	12

Notes

^ The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Romania	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	England	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

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

Matches

Germany vs Romania

12 June 2000

18:00

Germany	1–1	Romania
Scholl 28'	Report	Moldovan 5'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 28,500

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Germany

Romania


GK	1	Oliver Kahn
SW	10	Lothar Matthäus	78'
CB	4	Thomas Linke	46'
CB	6	Jens Nowotny
RWB	2	Markus Babbel
LWB	17	Christian Ziege
DM	16	Jens Jeremies
AM	7	Mehmet Scholl
AM	8	Thomas Häßler	73'
CF	20	Oliver Bierhoff (c)
CF	11	Paulo Rink
Substitutions:
DF	3	Marko Rehmer	46'
MF	14	Dietmar Hamann	73'
MF	18	Sebastian Deisler	78'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck


GK	12	Bogdan Stelea
SW	6	Gheorghe Popescu
RB	2	Dan Petrescu		69'
CB	3	Liviu Ciobotariu
CB	4	Iulian Filipescu
LB	13	Cristian Chivu
CM	8	Dorinel Munteanu
CM	5	Constantin Gâlcă
AM	10	Gheorghe Hagi (c)	49'	73'
CF	9	Viorel Moldovan		85'
CF	11	Adrian Ilie	49'
Substitutions:
DF	22	Cosmin Contra		69'
FW	7	Adrian Mutu		73'
MF	15	Ioan Lupescu		85'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Man of the Match:
Mehmet Scholl (Germany)^[1]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

Portugal vs England

12 June 2000

20:45

Portugal	3–2	England
Figo 22' João Pinto 37' Nuno Gomes 59'	Report	Scholes 3' McManaman 18'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 31,500

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Portugal

England


GK	1	Vítor Baía (c)	89'
RB	14	Abel Xavier
CB	2	Jorge Costa
CB	5	Fernando Couto
LB	13	Dimas Teixeira
CM	17	Paulo Bento
CM	4	José Luís Vidigal
AM	10	Rui Costa		85'
RF	7	Luís Figo
CF	21	Nuno Gomes		89'
LF	8	João Pinto		75'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Sérgio Conceição		75'
DF	16	Beto		85'
MF	19	Capucho		89'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	5	Tony Adams		82'
CB	4	Sol Campbell
LB	3	Phil Neville
RM	7	David Beckham
CM	8	Paul Scholes
CM	14	Paul Ince	44'
LM	11	Steve McManaman		58'
CF	9	Alan Shearer (c)
CF	10	Michael Owen		46'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Emile Heskey		46'
MF	17	Dennis Wise		58'
DF	6	Martin Keown		82'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan

Man of the Match:
Luís Figo (Portugal)^[2]

Assistant referees:
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Romania vs Portugal

17 June 2000

18:00

Romania	0–1	Portugal
	Report	Costinha 90+4'

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 28,400

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Romania

Portugal


GK	12	Bogdan Stelea
RB	22	Cosmin Contra	27'
CB	4	Iulian Filipescu
CB	6	Gheorghe Popescu
LB	13	Cristian Chivu
DM	5	Constantin Gâlcă
RM	2	Dan Petrescu	22'	64'
LM	8	Dorinel Munteanu
AM	10	Gheorghe Hagi (c)	16'
CF	9	Viorel Moldovan		69'
CF	11	Adrian Ilie		78'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Florentin Petre		64'
FW	18	Ionel Ganea		69'
FW	16	Laurenţiu Roşu		78'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei


GK	1	Vítor Baía (c)
RB	20	Carlos Secretário
CB	2	Jorge Costa
CB	5	Fernando Couto
LB	13	Dimas Teixeira
CM	17	Paulo Bento
CM	4	José Luís Vidigal
AM	10	Rui Costa		87'
RF	7	Luís Figo	30'
CF	21	Nuno Gomes		56'
LF	8	João Pinto		56'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Ricardo Sá Pinto		56'
MF	11	Sérgio Conceição		56'
MF	15	Costinha		87'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho

Man of the Match:
Fernando Couto (Portugal)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

England vs Germany

17 June 2000

20:45

England	1–0	Germany
Shearer 53'	Report

Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

Attendance: 29,000

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

England

Germany


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	4	Sol Campbell
CB	6	Martin Keown
LB	3	Phil Neville
RM	7	David Beckham	41'
CM	8	Paul Scholes		71'
CM	14	Paul Ince
LM	17	Dennis Wise
CF	9	Alan Shearer (c)
CF	10	Michael Owen		61'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Steven Gerrard		61'
MF	18	Nick Barmby		71'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan


GK	1	Oliver Kahn (c)
SW	10	Lothar Matthäus
CB	2	Markus Babbel	89'
CB	6	Jens Nowotny
RWB	18	Sebastian Deisler		72'
LWB	17	Christian Ziege
CM	14	Dietmar Hamann
CM	16	Jens Jeremies	43'	78'
AM	7	Mehmet Scholl
CF	19	Carsten Jancker
CF	9	Ulf Kirsten		70'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Paulo Rink		70'
MF	13	Michael Ballack		72'
MF	5	Marco Bode		78'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck

Man of the Match:
Alan Shearer (England)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Fourth official:
Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

England vs Romania

20 June 2000

20:45

England	2–3	Romania
Shearer 41' (pen.) Owen 45'	Report	Chivu 22' Munteanu 48' Ganea 89' (pen.)

Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

England

Romania


GK	13	Nigel Martyn
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	4	Sol Campbell
CB	6	Martin Keown
LB	3	Phil Neville
RM	7	David Beckham
CM	8	Paul Scholes		81'
CM	14	Paul Ince
LM	17	Dennis Wise		75'
CF	9	Alan Shearer (c)	64'
CF	10	Michael Owen		66'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Emile Heskey		66'
MF	18	Nick Barmby		75'
MF	12	Gareth Southgate		81'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan


GK	12	Bogdan Stelea
RB	22	Cosmin Contra	44'
CB	4	Iulian Filipescu	71'
CB	6	Gheorghe Popescu (c)		32'
LB	13	Cristian Chivu	18'
RM	2	Dan Petrescu	40'
CM	5	Constantin Gâlcă		68'
CM	8	Dorinel Munteanu
LM	11	Adrian Ilie	45'	74'
CF	9	Viorel Moldovan
CF	7	Adrian Mutu
Substitutions:
DF	17	Miodrag Belodedici		32'
FW	16	Laurenţiu Roşu		68'
FW	18	Ionel Ganea		74'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Man of the Match:
Dorinel Munteanu (Romania)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Portugal vs Germany

20 June 2000

20:45

Portugal	3–0	Germany
Conceição 35', 54', 71'	Report

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 44,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Portugal

Germany


GK	12	Pedro Espinha		90'
RB	16	Beto	27'
CB	2	Jorge Costa
CB	5	Fernando Couto (c)
LB	3	Rui Jorge
RM	11	Sérgio Conceição
CM	6	Paulo Sousa		72'
CM	15	Costinha
LM	19	Capucho
CF	9	Ricardo Sá Pinto
CF	18	Pauleta		67'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Nuno Gomes		67'
MF	4	José Luís Vidigal		72'
GK	22	Quim		90'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho


GK	1	Oliver Kahn (c)
SW	10	Lothar Matthäus
RB	3	Marko Rehmer
CB	4	Thomas Linke
LB	6	Jens Nowotny
CM	13	Michael Ballack	25'	46'
CM	14	Dietmar Hamann
RW	18	Sebastian Deisler	27'
AM	7	Mehmet Scholl		60'
LW	5	Marco Bode
CF	19	Carsten Jancker	26'	69'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Paulo Rink	90'	46'
MF	8	Thomas Häßler		60'
FW	9	Ulf Kirsten		69'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck

Man of the Match:
Sérgio Conceição (Portugal)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

References

^ "Power versus skill". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ "Figo the key in exciting battle". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ "A game lacking pace and incentive". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ "An intense game". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 29 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ "The better team won". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ "Worst German side ever?". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

External links

UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

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

[2] From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

[3] "Power versus skill". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

[4] "Figo the key in exciting battle". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

[5] "A game lacking pace and incentive". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

[6] "An intense game". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 29 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

[7] "The better team won". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

[8] "Worst German side ever?". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

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UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Teams

Standings

Matches

Germany vs Romania

Portugal vs England

Romania vs Portugal

England vs Germany

England vs Romania

Portugal vs Germany

See also

References

External links