UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 13 June and was completed on 21 June. The group consisted of defending champions France, England, Croatia and Switzerland.

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with England. Croatia and Switzerland failed to advance.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	UEFA Rankings November 2003[nb 1]	FIFA Rankings June 2004
B1	France	1	Group 1 winner	10 September 2003	6th	2000	Winners (1984, 2000)	1	2
B2	England	2	Group 7 winner	11 October 2003	7th	2000	Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)	7	13
B3	Switzerland	4	Group 10 winner	11 October 2003	2nd	1996	Group stage (1996)	22	47
B4	Croatia	3	Play-off winner	19 November 2003	2nd	1996	Quarter-finals (1996)	11	20

Notes

1. The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	Croatia	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

• The winner of Group B, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Greece.
• The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Portugal.

Matches

All times Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

Switzerland vs Croatia

13 June 2004 (2004-06-13)

17:00

Switzerland	0–0	Croatia
	Report

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

Attendance: 24,090

Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Switzerland

Croatia

GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c)  73' RB 2 Bernt Haas CB 5 Murat Yakin CB 20 Patrick Müller LB 17 Christoph Spycher RM 18 Benjamin Huggel  41' CM 6 Johann Vogel  4'  50' LM 8 Raphaël Wicky  83' AM 10 Hakan Yakin  87' CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat  55' CF 9 Alexander Frei Substitutions: MF 16 Fabio Celestini  55' DF 4 Stéphane Henchoz  83' MF 15 Daniel Gygax  87' Manager: Köbi Kuhn

GK 12 Tomislav Butina RB 13 Dario Šimić  61' CB 21 Robert Kovač CB 3 Josip Šimunić LB 6 Boris Živković (c)  51' RM 19 Ivica Mornar  52' CM 10 Niko Kovač CM 22 Nenad Bjelica  30'  74' LM 18 Ivica Olić  46' CF 9 Dado Pršo  13' CF 11 Tomo Šokota Substitutions: MF 7 Milan Rapaić  48'  46' MF 8 Darijo Srna  61' MF 20 Đovani Roso  74' Manager: Otto Barić

Man of the Match: Jörg Stiel (Switzerland)[1] Assistant referees: Paulo Januário (Portugal) José Cardinal (Portugal) Fourth official: Terje Hauge (Norway)

France vs England

13 June 2004 (2004-06-13)

19:45

France	2–1	England
Zidane 90+1', 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Lampard 38'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 62,487

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

France

England

GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 5 William Gallas CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 13 Mikaël Silvestre  72'  79' LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu RM 7 Robert Pires  49'  76' CM 4 Patrick Vieira CM 6 Claude Makélélé  90+4' LM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c) CF 20 David Trezeguet CF 12 Thierry Henry Substitutions: FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord  76' DF 19 Willy Sagnol  79' MF 17 Olivier Dacourt  90+4' Manager: Jacques Santini

GK 1 David James  90+2' RB 2 Gary Neville CB 15 Ledley King CB 6 Sol Campbell LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 7 David Beckham (c) CM 11 Frank Lampard  71' CM 4 Steven Gerrard LM 8 Paul Scholes  54'  76' CF 9 Wayne Rooney  76' CF 10 Michael Owen  69' Substitutions: FW 23 Darius Vassell  69' MF 18 Owen Hargreaves  76' FW 21 Emile Heskey  76' Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane (France)[2] Assistant referees: Christian Schräer (Germany) Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

England vs Switzerland

17 June 2004 (2004-06-17)

17:00

England	3–0	Switzerland
Rooney 23', 75' Gerrard 82'	Report

Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra

Attendance: 28,214

Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

England

Switzerland

GK 1 David James RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 John Terry CB 6 Sol Campbell LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 7 David Beckham (c) CM 4 Steven Gerrard CM 11 Frank Lampard LM 8 Paul Scholes  70' CF 10 Michael Owen  72' CF 9 Wayne Rooney  18'  83' Substitutions: MF 18 Owen Hargreaves  70' FW 23 Darius Vassell  72' MF 20 Kieron Dyer  83' Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c) RB 2 Bernt Haas  49'  60' CB 5 Murat Yakin CB 20 Patrick Müller LB 17 Christoph Spycher RM 18 Benjamin Huggel CM 16 Fabio Celestini  23'  54' LM 8 Raphaël Wicky AM 10 Hakan Yakin  84' CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat  46' CF 9 Alexander Frei Substitutions: MF 15 Daniel Gygax  46' MF 7 Ricardo Cabanas  54' FW 22 Johan Vonlanthen  84' Manager: Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match: Wayne Rooney (England)[3] Assistant referees: Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Vladimir Eniutin (Russia) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Croatia vs France

17 June 2004 (2004-06-17)

19:45

Croatia	2–2	France
Rapaić 48' (pen.) Pršo 52'	Report	Tudor 22' (o.g.) Trezeguet 64'

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

Attendance: 29,160

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Croatia

France

GK 12 Tomislav Butina RB 13 Dario Šimić (c) CB 5 Igor Tudor  39' CB 21 Robert Kovač  64' LB 3 Josip Šimunić RM 20 Đovani Roso  61' CM 10 Niko Kovač CM 22 Nenad Bjelica  68' LM 7 Milan Rapaić  87' CF 9 Dado Pršo CF 11 Tomo Šokota  73' Substitutions: MF 15 Jerko Leko  78'  68' FW 18 Ivica Olić  73' FW 19 Ivica Mornar  87' Manager: Otto Barić

GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 5 William Gallas  81' CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c) LB 13 Mikaël Silvestre RM 11 Sylvain Wiltord  70' CM 17 Olivier Dacourt  60'  79' CM 4 Patrick Vieira  32' LM 10 Zinedine Zidane CF 20 David Trezeguet CF 12 Thierry Henry Substitutions: MF 7 Robert Pires  70' MF 18 Benoît Pedretti  79' DF 19 Willy Sagnol  81' Manager: Jacques Santini

Man of the Match: Dado Pršo (Croatia)[4] Assistant referees: Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark) Jens Larsen (Denmark) Fourth official: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Croatia vs England

21 June 2004 (2004-06-21)

19:45

Croatia	2–4	England
N. Kovač 5' Tudor 73'	Report	Scholes 40' Rooney 45+1', 68' Lampard 79'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 57,047

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Croatia

England

GK 12 Tomislav Butina RB 13 Dario Šimić  63'  67' CB 5 Igor Tudor CB 21 Robert Kovač  46' LB 3 Josip Šimunić RM 20 Đovani Roso CM 10 Niko Kovač CM 6 Boris Živković (c) LM 7 Milan Rapaić  55' CF 9 Dado Pršo CF 11 Tomo Šokota Substitutions: FW 19 Ivica Mornar  46' FW 18 Ivica Olić  55' MF 8 Darijo Srna  67' Manager: Otto Barić

GK 1 David James RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 John Terry CB 6 Sol Campbell LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 7 David Beckham (c) CM 11 Frank Lampard  84' CM 4 Steven Gerrard LM 8 Paul Scholes  70' CF 10 Michael Owen CF 9 Wayne Rooney  72' Substitutions: DF 15 Ledley King  70' FW 23 Darius Vassell  72' DF 14 Phil Neville  84' Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match: Wayne Rooney (England)[5] Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy) Narciso Pisacreta (Italy) Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Switzerland vs France

21 June 2004 (2004-06-21)

19:45

Switzerland	1–3	France
Vonlanthen 26'	Report	Zidane 20' Henry 76', 84'

Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra

Attendance: 28,111

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Switzerland

France

GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c) RB 4 Stéphane Henchoz  85' CB 5 Murat Yakin CB 20 Patrick Müller LB 17 Christoph Spycher RM 7 Ricardo Cabanas CM 6 Johann Vogel LM 8 Raphaël Wicky  66' AM 15 Daniel Gygax  85' AM 10 Hakan Yakin  43'  60' CF 22 Johan Vonlanthen Substitutions: MF 18 Benjamin Huggel  75'  60' DF 14 Ludovic Magnin  85' FW 21 Milaim Rama  85' Manager: Köbi Kuhn

GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 19 Willy Sagnol  46' CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 13 Mikaël Silvestre LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu RM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c) CM 4 Patrick Vieira CM 6 Claude Makélélé LM 7 Robert Pires CF 20 David Trezeguet  75' CF 12 Thierry Henry  47' Substitutions: DF 5 William Gallas  46'  90+2' FW 9 Louis Saha  75' DF 2 Jean-Alain Boumsong  90+2' Manager: Jacques Santini

Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane (France)[6] Assistant referees: Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

See also

• Croatia at the UEFA European Championship
• England at the UEFA European Championship
• France at the UEFA European Championship
• Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship