UEFA Euro 2000 Group D

Football tournament group stage

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

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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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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

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

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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,

* 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

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All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

### France vs Denmark

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11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)

18:00

France | 3–0|  Denmark

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* Blanc 16'
* Henry 64'
* Wiltord 90+2'

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Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges

Attendance: 28,100

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

France

Denmark

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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 |  |  58'
CF | 9 | Nicolas Anelka |  |  82'
LF | 12 | Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF | 4 | Patrick Vieira |  |  58'
FW | 13 | Sylvain Wiltord |  |  82'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB | 12 | Søren Colding
CB | 3 | René Henriksen
CB | 2 | Michael Schjønberg |  90'
LB | 5 | Jan Heintze
RM | 19 | Morten Bisgaard |  |  72'
CM | 15 | Stig Tøfting |  |  72'
CM | 7 | Allan Nielsen
LM | 8 | Jesper Grønkjær
SS | 9 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |  |  79'
CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
FW | 10 | Martin Jørgensen |  |  72'
MF | 20 | Thomas Gravesen |  |  72'
FW | 21 | Mikkel Beck |  |  79'
Manager:
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

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11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)

20:45

Netherlands | 1–0|  Czech Republic

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* F. de Boer 89' (pen.)

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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,800

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Netherlands

Czech Republic

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GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar
RB | 2 | Michael Reiziger
CB | 3 | Jaap Stam |  |  75'
CB | 4 | Frank de Boer (c) |  36'
LB | 12 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |  89'
RM | 6 | Clarence Seedorf |  |  57'
CM | 7 | Phillip Cocu
CM | 8 | Edgar Davids
LM | 5 | Boudewijn Zenden |  |  78'
SS | 10 | Dennis Bergkamp
CF | 9 | Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF | 16 | Ronald de Boer |  |  57'
DF | 13 | Bert Konterman |  |  75'
MF | 11 | Marc Overmars |  |  78'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
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GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček
CB | 2 | Tomáš Řepka |  66'
CB | 19 | Karel Rada
CB | 21 | Petr Gabriel
DM | 3 | Radoslav Látal |  90' |  70'
RM | 8 | Karel Poborský |  48'
CM | 11 | Tomáš Rosický
CM | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd |  22' |  89'
LM | 7 | Jiří Němec (c)
CF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer |  |  83'
CF | 10 | Jan Koller
Substitutions:
MF | 13 | Radek Bejbl |  |  70'
FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka |  |  83'
FW | 12 | Vratislav 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

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16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)

18:00

Czech Republic | 1–2|  France

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* Poborský 35' (pen.)

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* Henry 7'
* Djorkaeff 60'

Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges

Attendance: 27,243

Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Czech Republic

France

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GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček
CB | 2 | Tomáš Řepka
CB | 19 | Karel Rada
CB | 21 | Petr Gabriel |  14' |  46'
DM | 13 | Radek Bejbl |  |  49'
RM | 8 | Karel Poborský
CM | 11 | Tomáš Rosický |  |  62'
CM | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd
LM | 7 | Jiří Němec (c) |  67'
CF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer
CF | 10 | Jan Koller
Substitutions:
DF | 5 | Milan Fukal |  |  46'
FW | 12 | Vratislav Lokvenc |  |  49'
MF | 15 | Marek Jankulovski |  69' |  62'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec
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GK | 16 | Fabien Barthez
RB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |  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 |  |  46'
AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane
CF | 9 | Nicolas Anelka |  |  55'
CF | 12 | Thierry Henry |  |  89'
Substitutions:
MF | 6 | Youri Djorkaeff |  |  46'
FW | 21 | Christophe Dugarry |  |  55'
FW | 13 | Sylvain 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

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16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)

20:45

Denmark | 0–3|  Netherlands

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* Kluivert 57'
* R. de Boer 66'
* Zenden 77'

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 51,425

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Denmark

Netherlands

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GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB | 12 | Søren Colding
CB | 3 | René Henriksen
CB | 2 | Michael Schjønberg |  |  82'
LB | 5 | Jan Heintze
RM | 19 | Morten Bisgaard
CM | 20 | Thomas Gravesen |  |  67'
CM | 7 | Allan Nielsen |  50' |  61'
LM | 8 | Jesper Grønkjær
SS | 9 | Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF | 15 | Stig Tøfting |  |  61'
MF | 14 | Brian Steen Nielsen |  |  67'
DF | 6 | Thomas Helveg |  |  82'
Manager:
Bo Johansson
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GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |  80' |  89'
RB | 2 | Michael Reiziger |  10'
CB | 13 | Bert Konterman |  56'
CB | 4 | Frank de Boer (c)
LB | 12 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |  4'
RM | 5 | Boudewijn Zenden
CM | 7 | Phillip Cocu
CM | 8 | Edgar Davids
LM | 11 | Marc Overmars |  |  62'
SS | 10 | Dennis Bergkamp |  |  76'
CF | 9 | Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF | 16 | Ronald de Boer |  |  62'
MF | 20 | Aron Winter |  |  76'
GK | 22 | Sander 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

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21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)

20:45

Denmark | 0–2|  Czech Republic

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* Šmicer 64', 67'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Denmark

Czech Republic

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GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB | 6 | Thomas Helveg
CB | 3 | René Henriksen
CB | 2 | Michael Schjønberg
LB | 5 | Jan Heintze |  |  68'
RM | 17 | Bjarne Goldbæk
CM | 14 | Brian Steen Nielsen
CM | 15 | Stig Tøfting |  56'
LM | 8 | Jesper Grønkjær |  52'
SS | 9 | Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF | 21 | Mikkel Beck |  |  74'
Substitutions:
DF | 12 | Søren Colding |  |  68'
FW | 18 | Miklos Molnar |  85' |  74'
Manager:
Bo Johansson
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GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček
CB | 5 | Milan Fukal |  62'
CB | 19 | Karel Rada |  69'
CB | 2 | Tomáš Řepka
DM | 13 | Radek Bejbl |  |  62'
RM | 8 | Karel Poborský |  52'
CM | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd
CM | 7 | Jiří Němec (c)
LM | 20 | Patrik Berger
CF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer |  |  79'
CF | 10 | Jan Koller |  |  74'
Substitutions:
MF | 15 | Marek Jankulovski |  |  62'
FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka |  |  74'
FW | 12 | Vratislav 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

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21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)

20:45

France | 2–3|  Netherlands

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* Dugarry 8'
* Trezeguet 31'

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* Kluivert 14'
* F. de Boer 51'
* Zenden 59'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

France

Netherlands

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GK | 1 | Bernard Lama
RB | 19 | Christian Karembeu
CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly (c) |  75'
CB | 18 | Frank Leboeuf
LB | 2 | Vincent Candela
RM | 11 | Robert Pires
CM | 4 | Patrick Vieira |  90' |  90+2'
LM | 14 | Johan Micoud
RF | 21 | Christophe Dugarry |  45' |  67'
CF | 20 | David Trezeguet
LF | 13 | Sylvain Wiltord |  |  80'
Substitutions:
MF | 6 | Youri Djorkaeff |  |  67'
FW | 9 | Nicolas Anelka |  |  80'
MF | 7 | Didier Deschamps |  |  90+2'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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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 |  |  89'
CM | 7 | Phillip Cocu |  85'
CM | 8 | Edgar Davids |  81'
LM | 5 | Boudewijn Zenden
SS | 10 | Dennis Bergkamp |  |  78'
CF | 9 | Patrick Kluivert |  |  60'
Substitutions:
FW | 21 | Roy Makaay |  |  60'
MF | 20 | Aron Winter |  |  78'
FW | 14 | Peter van Vossen |  |  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

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* Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
* Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
* France at the UEFA European Championship
* Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

## References

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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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