UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

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

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
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Belgium vs Sweden

Belgium	2–1	Sweden
Goor 43' É. Mpenza 46'	Report	Mjällby 53'

10 June 2000 (2000-06-10)

20:45

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 46,700

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Belgium

Sweden

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

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

Turkey	1–2	Italy
Buruk 62'	Report	Conte 52' Inzaghi 70' (pen.)

11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)

14:30

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 22,500

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Turkey

Italy

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

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

Italy	2–0	Belgium
Totti 6' Fiore 66'	Report

14 June 2000 (2000-06-14)

20:45

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 44,500

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Italy

Belgium

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

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

Sweden	0–0	Turkey
	Report

15 June 2000 (2000-06-15)

20:45

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Sweden

Turkey

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

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

Turkey	2–0	Belgium
Şükür 45+2', 70'	Report

19 June 2000 (2000-06-19)

20:45

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 48,000

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

Turkey

Belgium

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

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

Italy	2–1	Sweden
Di Biagio 39' Del Piero 88'	Report	Larsson 77'

19 June 2000 (2000-06-19)

20:45

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Italy

Sweden

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

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

• 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

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