UEFA Euro 2000 Group C

Group C of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 13 June and ended on 21 June 2000. Spain won the group ahead of FR Yugoslavia. Norway and Slovenia 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
C1	Spain	1	Group 6 winner	8 September 1999	6th	1996	Winners (1964)	1	4
C2	Norway	2	Group 2 winner	8 September 1999	1st	—	Debut	3	7
C3	FR Yugoslavia[nb 2]	3	Group 8 winner	9 October 1999	5th[nb 3]	1984	Runners-up (1960, 1968)	9	10
C4	Slovenia	4	Play-off winner	17 November 1999	1st	—	Debut	36	46

Notes

1. The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
2. From 1960 to 1984, FR Yugoslavia competed as Yugoslavia.
3. FR Yugoslavia were initially to appear in 1992 (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), but were replaced after being banned by the United Nations from all international sport.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	FR Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4[a]
3	Norway	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4[a]
4	Slovenia	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.

In the quarter-finals,

• The winner of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, France.
• The runner-up of Group C, FR Yugoslavia, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Netherlands.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Spain vs Norway

13 June 2000 (2000-06-13)

18:00

Spain	0–1	Norway
	Report	Iversen 65'

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Spain

Norway

GK 22 José Francisco Molina RB 2 Míchel Salgado  69' CB 6 Fernando Hierro (c) CB 18 Paco LB 3 Agustín Aranzábal RM 17 Joseba Etxeberria  17'  72' CM 4 Pep Guardiola CM 21 Juan Carlos Valerón  80' LM 8 Fran  72' CF 10 Raúl CF 20 Ismael Urzaiz Substitutions: MF 16 Gaizka Mendieta  72' FW 11 Alfonso  72' MF 7 Iván Helguera  80' Manager: José Antonio Camacho

GK 1 Thomas Myhre RB 14 Vegard Heggem CB 4 Henning Berg (c)  59' CB 3 Bjørn Otto Bragstad LB 2 André Bergdølmo  32' CM 19 Eirik Bakke CM 11 Bent Skammelsrud CM 7 Erik Mykland RF 18 Steffen Iversen  89' CF 9 Tore André Flo  71' LF 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjær Substitutions: DF 16 Dan Eggen  59' FW 17 John Carew  71' MF 21 Vidar Riseth  89' Manager: Nils Johan Semb

Man of the Match: Erik Mykland (Norway)[1] Assistant referees: Kurt Ertl (Germany) Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Fourth official: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

FR Yugoslavia vs Slovenia

13 June 2000 (2000-06-13)

20:45

FR Yugoslavia	3–3	Slovenia
Milošević 67', 73' Drulović 70'	Report	Zahovič 23', 57' Pavlin 52'

Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

Attendance: 18,500

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

FR Yugoslavia

Slovenia

GK 22 Ivica Kralj RB 2 Ivan Dudić CB 5 Miroslav Đukić CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović  56'  60' LB 21 Albert Nađ RM 6 Dejan Stanković  36' CM 7 Vladimir Jugović CM 4 Slaviša Jokanović LM 17 Ljubinko Drulović CF 8 Predrag Mijatović (c)  82' CF 18 Darko Kovačević  52' Substitutions: MF 10 Dragan Stojković  36' FW 9 Savo Milošević  52' FW 20 Mateja Kežman  82' Manager: Vujadin Boškov

GK 12 Mladen Dabanovič CB 3 Željko Milinovič CB 5 Marinko Galič CB 4 Darko Milanič (c)  32' RM 7 Džoni Novak CM 8 Aleš Čeh CM 11 Miran Pavlin  74' LM 19 Amir Karić  78' AM 10 Zlatko Zahovič CF 13 Mladen Rudonja CF 9 Sašo Udovič  64' Substitutions: MF 18 Milenko Ačimovič  64' MF 21 Zoran Pavlović  74' FW 20 Milan Osterc  78' Manager: Srečko Katanec

Man of the Match: Zlatko Zahovič (Slovenia)[2] Assistant referees: Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Dramane Dante (Mali) Fourth official: Graham Poll (England)

Slovenia vs Spain

18 June 2000 (2000-06-18)

18:00

Slovenia	1–2	Spain
Zahovič 59'	Report	Raúl 4' Etxeberria 60'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 51,300

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Slovenia

Spain

GK 12 Mladen Dabanovič CB 3 Željko Milinovič CB 5 Marinko Galič CB 4 Darko Milanič (c)  24'  68' RM 7 Džoni Novak  53' CM 8 Aleš Čeh CM 11 Miran Pavlin  11'  82' LM 19 Amir Karić  85' AM 10 Zlatko Zahovič CF 13 Mladen Rudonja CF 9 Sašo Udovič  46' Substitutions: FW 20 Milan Osterc  46' DF 6 Aleksander Knavs  68' MF 18 Milenko Ačimovič  82' Manager: Srečko Katanec

GK 1 Santiago Cañizares RB 2 Míchel Salgado CB 6 Fernando Hierro (c) CB 5 Abelardo LB 3 Agustín Aranzábal  62' RM 17 Joseba Etxeberria CM 4 Pep Guardiola  81' CM 21 Juan Carlos Valerón  89' LM 16 Gaizka Mendieta CF 10 Raúl CF 11 Alfonso  71' Substitutions: FW 20 Ismael Urzaiz  71' MF 7 Iván Helguera  82'  81' MF 15 Vicente Engonga  89' Manager: José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match: Raúl (Spain)[3] Assistant referees: Kurt Ertl (Germany) Jaap Pool (Netherlands) Fourth official: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Norway vs FR Yugoslavia

18 June 2000 (2000-06-18)

20:45

Norway	0–1	FR Yugoslavia
	Report	Milošević 8'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 28,750

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Norway

FR Yugoslavia

GK 1 Thomas Myhre RB 14 Vegard Heggem  35' CB 16 Dan Eggen CB 3 Bjørn Otto Bragstad LB 2 André Bergdølmo CM 19 Eirik Bakke  66'  76' CM 11 Bent Skammelsrud (c) CM 7 Erik Mykland  31' RF 18 Steffen Iversen  71' CF 9 Tore André Flo LF 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjær Substitutions: DF 22 Stig Inge Bjørnebye  35' FW 17 John Carew  71' MF 6 Roar Strand  76' Manager: Nils Johan Semb

GK 22 Ivica Kralj RB 13 Slobodan Komljenović CB 5 Miroslav Đukić CB 14 Niša Saveljić LB 3 Goran Đorović RM 10 Dragan Stojković (c)  84' CM 7 Vladimir Jugović  71' CM 4 Slaviša Jokanović  28'  89' LM 17 Ljubinko Drulović  81' CF 8 Predrag Mijatović  87' CF 9 Savo Milošević Substitutions: MF 21 Albert Nađ  90+2'  84' FW 20 Mateja Kežman  88'  87' MF 16 Dejan Govedarica  89' Manager: Vujadin Boškov

Man of the Match: Dragan Stojković (FR Yugoslavia)[4] Assistant referees: Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland) Roland Van Nylen (Belgium) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

FR Yugoslavia vs Spain

21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)

18:00

FR Yugoslavia	3–4	Spain
Milošević 30' Govedarica 50' Komljenović 75'	Report	Alfonso 38', 90+5' Munitis 51' Mendieta 90+4' (pen.)

Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges

Attendance: 26,611

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

FR Yugoslavia

Spain

GK 22 Ivica Kralj RB 13 Slobodan Komljenović  27' CB 5 Miroslav Đukić CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović LB 3 Goran Đorović  13' RM 10 Dragan Stojković (c)  56'  68' CM 7 Vladimir Jugović  46' CM 4 Slaviša Jokanović  63' LM 17 Ljubinko Drulović CF 8 Predrag Mijatović CF 9 Savo Milošević Substitutions: MF 19 Jovan Stanković  45'  13' MF 16 Dejan Govedarica  46' DF 14 Niša Saveljić  87'  68' Manager: Vujadin Boškov

GK 1 Santiago Cañizares RB 2 Míchel Salgado  46' CB 5 Abelardo (c) CB 18 Paco  64' LB 12 Sergi  62' RM 16 Gaizka Mendieta CM 4 Pep Guardiola CM 7 Iván Helguera LM 8 Fran  22' CF 10 Raúl CF 11 Alfonso Substitutions: FW 17 Joseba Etxeberria  22' FW 9 Pedro Munitis  46' FW 20 Ismael Urzaiz  64' Manager: José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match: Pep Guardiola (Spain)[5] Assistant referees: Jacques Poudevigne (France) Turgay Güdü (Turkey) Fourth official: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Slovenia vs Norway

21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)

18:00

Slovenia	0–0	Norway
	Report

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Slovenia

Norway

GK 12 Mladen Dabanovič CB 3 Željko Milinovič CB 5 Marinko Galič  83' CB 6 Aleksander Knavs RM 7 Džoni Novak CM 8 Aleš Čeh (c) CM 11 Miran Pavlin  44' LM 19 Amir Karić AM 10 Zlatko Zahovič CF 13 Mladen Rudonja CF 17 Ermin Šiljak  86' Substitutions: MF 18 Milenko Ačimovič  83' FW 20 Milan Osterc  86' Manager: Srečko Katanec

GK 1 Thomas Myhre RB 2 André Bergdølmo CB 16 Dan Eggen CB 3 Bjørn Otto Bragstad LB 22 Stig Inge Bjørnebye RM 18 Steffen Iversen CM 7 Erik Mykland  24' CM 8 Ståle Solbakken (c) LM 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjær  59' CF 17 John Carew  61' CF 9 Tore André Flo Substitutions: MF 19 Eirik Bakke  61'  82' MF 6 Roar Strand  82' Manager: Nils Johan Semb

Man of the Match: Erik Mykland (Norway)[6] Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England) Emanuel Zammit (Malta) Fourth official: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

See also

• Norway at the UEFA European Championship
• Serbia at the UEFA European Championship
• Slovenia at the UEFA European Championship
• Spain at the UEFA European Championship