UEFA Euro 2000 Group D

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

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
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

France vs Denmark

France	3–0	Denmark
Blanc 16' Henry 64' Wiltord 90+2'	Report

11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)

18:00

Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges

Attendance: 28,100

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

France

Denmark

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

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

Netherlands	1–0	Czech Republic
F. de Boer 89' (pen.)	Report

11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)

20:45

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,800

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Netherlands

Czech Republic

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

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

Czech Republic	1–2	France
Poborský 35' (pen.)	Report	Henry 7' Djorkaeff 60'

16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)

18:00

Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges

Attendance: 27,243

Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Czech Republic

France

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

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

Denmark	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Kluivert 57' R. de Boer 66' Zenden 77'

16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)

20:45

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 51,425

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Denmark

Netherlands

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

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

Denmark	0–2	Czech Republic
	Report	Šmicer 64', 67'

21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)

20:45

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Denmark

Czech Republic

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

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

France	2–3	Netherlands
Dugarry 8' Trezeguet 31'	Report	Kluivert 14' F. de Boer 51' Zenden 59'

21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)

20:45

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

France

Netherlands

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

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

• 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