UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

Football tournament group stage

Group B of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 10 June and ended on 19 June 2000. Italy won the group ahead of Turkey. Belgium and Sweden were eliminated.

## Teams

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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

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B1 |  Belgium | 1 | Co-host | 14 July 1995 | 4th | 1984 | Runners-up (1980) | 8 | 30
B2 |  Sweden | 2 | Group 5 winner | 8 September 1999 | 2nd | 1992 | Semi-finals (1992) | 4 | 16
B3 |  Turkey | 4 | Play-off winner | 17 November 1999 | 2nd | 1996 | Group stage (1996) | 18 | 35
B4 |  Italy | 3 | Group 1 winner | 9 October 1999 | 5th | 1996 | Winners (1968) | 13 | 14

Notes

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

## Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Italy | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Turkey | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4
3  |  Belgium (H) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 3  |
4  |  Sweden | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals,

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

## Matches

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All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

### Belgium vs Sweden

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10 June 2000 (2000-06-10)

20:45

Belgium | 2–1|  Sweden

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* Goor 43'
* É. Mpenza 46'

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* Mjällby 53'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 46,700

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Belgium

Sweden

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GK | 1 | Filip De Wilde
SW | 4 | Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB | 2 | Éric Deflandre
CB | 3 | Joos Valgaeren
LB | 17 | Philippe Léonard |  |  72'
DM | 6 | Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM | 11 | Gert Verheyen |  65' |  88'
LM | 8 | Bart Goor
AM | 7 | Marc Wilmots
CF | 9 | Émile Mpenza
CF | 10 | Branko Strupar |  |  69'
Substitutions:
FW | 16 | Luc Nilis |  77' |  69'
DF | 18 | Nico Van Kerckhoven |  90' |  72'
DF | 15 | Jacky Peeters |  |  88'
Manager:
Robert Waseige
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GK | 1 | Magnus Hedman
RB | 2 | Roland Nilsson |  |  46'
CB | 3 | Patrik Andersson (c) |  45' 81'
CB | 4 | Joachim Björklund
LB | 14 | Olof Mellberg
DM | 17 | Johan Mjällby
RM | 11 | Niclas Alexandersson
CM | 15 | Daniel Andersson |  |  70'
LM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg
CF | 19 | Kennet Andersson
CF | 10 | Jörgen Pettersson |  |  50'
Substitutions:
DF | 5 | Teddy Lučić |  |  46'
FW | 20 | Henrik Larsson |  |  50'
FW | 18 | Yksel Osmanovski |  |  70'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Émile Mpenza (Belgium)[1]

Assistant referees:
Kurt Ertl (Germany)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

### Turkey vs Italy

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11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)

14:30

Turkey | 1–2|  Italy

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* Buruk 62'

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* Conte 52'
* Inzaghi 70' (pen.)

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 22,500

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Turkey

Italy

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GK | 1 | Rüştü Reçber
CB | 3 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
CB | 4 | Fatih Akyel
CB | 5 | Alpay Özalan
DM | 2 | Tayfur Havutçu
RM | 22 | Ümit Davala |  |  76'
CM | 7 | Okan Buruk |  |  88'
CM | 11 | Tayfun Korkut
LM | 19 | Abdullah Ercan
AM | 10 | Sergen Yalçın |  |  81'
CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Tugay Kerimoğlu |  |  76'
FW | 6 | Arif Erdem |  |  81'
MF | 16 | Ergün Penbe |  |  88'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
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GK | 12 | Francesco Toldo
CB | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro
CB | 13 | Alessandro Nesta
CB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c)
RWB | 17 | Gianluca Zambrotta
LWB | 11 | Gianluca Pessotto |  |  62'
CM | 4 | Demetrio Albertini
CM | 8 | Antonio Conte
AM | 18 | Stefano Fiore |  |  75'
CF | 20 | Francesco Totti |  |  83'
CF | 9 | Filippo Inzaghi
Substitutions:
DF | 15 | Mark Iuliano |  |  62'
FW | 10 | Alessandro Del Piero |  |  75'
MF | 7 | Angelo Di Livio |  |  83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff

Man of the Match:
Filippo Inzaghi (Italy)[2]

Assistant referees:
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

### Italy vs Belgium

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14 June 2000 (2000-06-14)

20:45

Italy | 2–0|  Belgium

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* Totti 6'
* Fiore 66'

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King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 44,500

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Italy

Belgium

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GK | 12 | Francesco Toldo
CB | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro
CB | 13 | Alessandro Nesta
CB | 15 | Mark Iuliano
RWB | 17 | Gianluca Zambrotta |  47'
LWB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c)
CM | 4 | Demetrio Albertini
CM | 8 | Antonio Conte |  44'
AM | 18 | Stefano Fiore |  |  83'
CF | 20 | Francesco Totti |  |  63'
CF | 9 | Filippo Inzaghi |  |  77'
Substitutions:
FW | 10 | Alessandro Del Piero |  |  63'
FW | 21 | Marco Delvecchio |  |  77'
MF | 16 | Massimo Ambrosini |  |  83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
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GK | 1 | Filip De Wilde
SW | 4 | Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB | 2 | Éric Deflandre
CB | 3 | Joos Valgaeren
LB | 18 | Nico Van Kerckhoven |  |  46'
DM | 6 | Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM | 11 | Gert Verheyen |  |  67'
LM | 8 | Bart Goor
AM | 7 | Marc Wilmots |  70'
CF | 9 | Émile Mpenza
CF | 10 | Branko Strupar |  |  58'
Substitutions:
MF | 22 | Marc Hendrikx |  |  46'
FW | 16 | Luc Nilis |  |  58'
FW | 21 | Mbo Mpenza |  |  67'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Francesco Totti (Italy)[3]

Assistant referees:
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

### Sweden vs Turkey

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15 June 2000 (2000-06-15)

20:45

Sweden | 0–0|  Turkey

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Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Sweden

Turkey

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GK | 1 | Magnus Hedman
RB | 6 | Gary Sundgren
CB | 4 | Joachim Björklund
CB | 14 | Olof Mellberg
LB | 5 | Teddy Lučić
DM | 17 | Johan Mjällby (c) |  68'
RM | 11 | Niclas Alexandersson |  |  63'
CM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg
LM | 7 | Håkan Mild
CF | 19 | Kennet Andersson |  |  46'
CF | 20 | Henrik Larsson |  |  78'
Substitutions:
FW | 10 | Jörgen Pettersson |  |  46'
MF | 16 | Anders Andersson |  |  63'
MF | 13 | Magnus Svensson |  |  78'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
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GK | 1 | Rüştü Reçber
RB | 22 | Ümit Davala |  |  45'
CB | 3 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c) |  |  59'
CB | 4 | Fatih Akyel
CB | 5 | Alpay Özalan
LB | 20 | Hakan Ünsal
DM | 14 | Suat Kaya |  5'
RM | 7 | Okan Buruk
LM | 15 | Mustafa Izzet |  |  58'
CF | 6 | Arif Erdem
CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF | 11 | Tayfun Korkut |  |  45'
MF | 10 | Sergen Yalçın |  |  58'
MF | 8 | Tugay Kerimoğlu |  |  59'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli

Man of the Match:
Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

### Turkey vs Belgium

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19 June 2000 (2000-06-19)

20:45

Turkey | 2–0|  Belgium

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* Şükür 45+2', 70'

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King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)[note 1]

Turkey

Belgium

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GK | 1 | Rüştü Reçber
RB | 5 | Alpay Özalan
CB | 3 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB | 4 | Fatih Akyel
DM | 14 | Suat Kaya
RM | 11 | Tayfun Korkut |  50'
LM | 19 | Abdullah Ercan
AM | 7 | Okan Buruk |  |  77'
AM | 8 | Tugay Kerimoğlu |  |  37'
CF | 6 | Arif Erdem |  |  87'
CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF | 2 | Tayfur Havutçu |  |  37'
MF | 16 | Ergün Penbe |  |  77'
DF | 13 | Osman Özköylü |  88' |  87'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
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GK | 1 | Filip De Wilde |  84'
SW | 4 | Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB | 2 | Éric Deflandre
CB | 3 | Joos Valgaeren
LB | 18 | Nico Van Kerckhoven
DM | 6 | Yves Vanderhaeghe |  44'
RM | 11 | Gert Verheyen |  |  63'
LM | 8 | Bart Goor |  |  59'
AM | 7 | Marc Wilmots
CF | 9 | Émile Mpenza |  63'
CF | 16 | Luc Nilis |  |  79'
Substitutions:
MF | 22 | Marc Hendrikx |  |  59'
FW | 10 | Branko Strupar |  |  63'
FW | 20 | Gilles De Bilde |  |  79'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Hakan Şükür (Turkey)[5]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)[note 1]

### Italy vs Sweden

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19 June 2000 (2000-06-19)

20:45

Italy | 2–1|  Sweden

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* Di Biagio 39'
* Del Piero 88'

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* Larsson 77'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Italy

Sweden

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GK | 12 | Francesco Toldo
CB | 2 | Ciro Ferrara
CB | 6 | Paolo Negro
CB | 15 | Mark Iuliano |  |  46'
RWB | 11 | Gianluca Pessotto
LWB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |  |  42'
CM | 7 | Angelo Di Livio |  |  64'
CM | 14 | Luigi Di Biagio
CM | 16 | Massimo Ambrosini
CF | 10 | Alessandro Del Piero
CF | 19 | Vincenzo Montella
Substitutions:
DF | 13 | Alessandro Nesta |  |  42'
DF | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro |  |  46'
MF | 18 | Stefano Fiore |  |  64'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
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GK | 1 | Magnus Hedman
RB | 14 | Olof Mellberg
CB | 3 | Patrik Andersson (c)
CB | 4 | Joachim Björklund
LB | 8 | Tomas Gustafsson |  |  75'
DM | 17 | Johan Mjällby |  |  56'
RM | 13 | Magnus Svensson |  |  52'
LM | 7 | Håkan Mild
AM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg
CF | 18 | Yksel Osmanovski
CF | 20 | Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF | 11 | Niclas Alexandersson |  |  52'
MF | 15 | Daniel Andersson |  |  56'
FW | 19 | Kennet Andersson |  |  75'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)[6]

Assistant referees:
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

## See also

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* Belgium at the UEFA European Championship
* Italy at the UEFA European Championship
* Sweden at the UEFA European Championship
* Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

## References

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1. ^ "Belgium start with a bang". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 January 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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. ^ "Italy defence the deciding factor". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2000. Archived from the original on 8 March 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
4. ^ "A strategic battle". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
5. ^ "Turks win with waiting game". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
6. ^ "Superb entertainment". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

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