UEFA Euro 2004 Group D

Group D of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 15 June and was completed on 23 June. The group consisted of Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Latvia.

The match between the Netherlands and Latvia on 23 June at Estádio Municipal de Braga

The Czech Republic won the group and advanced to the quarter finals, along with the Netherlands. Germany and Latvia 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
D1	Czech Republic[nb 2]	1	Group 3 winner	10 September 2003	6th	2000	Winners (1976)	4	11
D2	Latvia	4	Play-off winner	19 November 2003	1st	—	Debut	32	53
D3	Germany[nb 3]	2	Group 5 winner	11 October 2003	9th	2000	Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)	9	8
D4	Netherlands	3	Play-off winner	19 November 2003	7th	2000	Winners (1988)	10	5

Notes

1. The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.
2. From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
3. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	7	4	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
3	Germany	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Latvia	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

• The winner of Group D, Czech Republic, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Denmark.
• The runner-up of Group D, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Sweden.

Matches

All times Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

Czech Republic vs Latvia

15 June 2004 (2004-06-15)

17:00

Czech Republic	2–1	Latvia
Baroš 73' Heinz 85'	Report	Verpakovskis 45+1'

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro

Attendance: 21,744

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Czech Republic

Latvia

GK 1 Petr Čech RB 2 Zdeněk Grygera  56' CB 5 René Bolf CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši LB 6 Marek Jankulovski DM 4 Tomáš Galásek  64' RM 8 Karel Poborský CM 10 Tomáš Rosický LM 11 Pavel Nedvěd (c) CF 15 Milan Baroš  87' CF 9 Jan Koller Substitutions: FW 18 Marek Heinz  56' MF 7 Vladimír Šmicer  64' DF 13 Martin Jiránek  87' Manager: Karel Brückner

GK 1 Aleksandrs Koliņko RB 7 Aleksandrs Isakovs CB 4 Mihails Zemļinskis CB 2 Igors Stepanovs LB 6 Oļegs Blagonadeždins RM 8 Imants Bleidelis CM 3 Vitālijs Astafjevs (c) CM 14 Valentīns Lobaņovs  90' LM 10 Andrejs Rubins CF 11 Andrejs Prohorenkovs  71' CF 9 Māris Verpakovskis  81' Substitutions: MF 5 Juris Laizāns  71' FW 17 Marians Pahars  81' FW 23 Vīts Rimkus  90' Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs

Man of the Match: Milan Baroš (Czech Republic)[1] Assistant referees: Frédéric Arnault (France) Serge Vallin (France) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Germany vs Netherlands

See also: Germany–Netherlands football rivalry

15 June 2004 (2004-06-15)

19:45

Germany	1–1	Netherlands
Frings 30'	Report	Van Nistelrooy 81'

Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Attendance: 48,197

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Germany

Netherlands

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) RB 3 Arne Friedrich CB 4 Christian Wörns CB 5 Jens Nowotny LB 21 Philipp Lahm CM 8 Dietmar Hamann CM 6 Frank Baumann RW 19 Bernd Schneider  68' CM 13 Michael Ballack  90+1' LW 22 Torsten Frings  79' CF 10 Kevin Kurányi  12'  85' Substitutions: MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger  68' MF 18 Fabian Ernst  79' FW 9 Fredi Bobic  85' Manager: Rudi Völler

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 18 John Heitinga  74' CB 3 Jaap Stam  73' CB 4 Wilfred Bouma LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst CM 6 Phillip Cocu (c)  29' CM 8 Edgar Davids  46' RW 7 Andy van der Meyde AM 11 Rafael van der Vaart LW 22 Boudewijn Zenden  46' CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy Substitutions: MF 14 Wesley Sneijder  46' MF 16 Marc Overmars  46' FW 17 Pierre van Hooijdonk  74' Manager: Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (Germany)[2] Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Peter Ekström (Sweden) Fourth official: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Latvia vs Germany

19 June 2004 (2004-06-19)

17:00

Latvia	0–0	Germany
	Report

Estádio do Bessa, Porto

Attendance: 22,344

Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Latvia

Germany

GK 1 Aleksandrs Koliņko RB 7 Aleksandrs Isakovs  1' CB 4 Mihails Zemļinskis CB 2 Igors Stepanovs LB 6 Oļegs Blagonadeždins RM 8 Imants Bleidelis CM 3 Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)  79' CM 14 Valentīns Lobaņovs  70' LM 10 Andrejs Rubins CF 11 Andrejs Prohorenkovs  67' CF 9 Māris Verpakovskis  90+2' Substitutions: FW 17 Marians Pahars  67' MF 5 Juris Laizāns  70' DF 16 Dzintars Zirnis  90+2' Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) RB 3 Arne Friedrich  21' CB 4 Christian Wörns CB 6 Frank Baumann LB 21 Philipp Lahm RM 19 Bernd Schneider  46' CM 8 Dietmar Hamann  42' CM 13 Michael Ballack LM 22 Torsten Frings  53' CF 9 Fredi Bobic  67' CF 10 Kevin Kurányi  78' Substitutions: MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger  46' FW 11 Miroslav Klose  67' FW 14 Thomas Brdaric  78' Manager: Rudi Völler

Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (Germany)[3] Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England) Glenn Turner (England) Fourth official: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

19 June 2004 (2004-06-19)

19:45

Netherlands	2–3	Czech Republic
Bouma 4' Van Nistelrooy 19'	Report	Koller 23' Baroš 71' Šmicer 88'

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro

Attendance: 29,935

Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Netherlands

Czech Republic

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 18 John Heitinga  26'  75' CB 3 Jaap Stam CB 4 Wilfred Bouma LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst CM 6 Phillip Cocu (c) CM 20 Clarence Seedorf  9'  86' CM 8 Edgar Davids RW 7 Andy van der Meyde  79' LW 19 Arjen Robben  58' CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy Substitutions: MF 21 Paul Bosvelt  58' DF 2 Michael Reiziger  79' MF 11 Rafael van der Vaart  86' Manager: Dick Advocaat

GK 1 Petr Čech RB 2 Zdeněk Grygera  25' CB 13 Martin Jiránek CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši LB 6 Marek Jankulovski RM 8 Karel Poborský CM 10 Tomáš Rosický CM 4 Tomáš Galásek  55'  62' LM 11 Pavel Nedvěd (c) CF 9 Jan Koller  75' CF 15 Milan Baroš Substitutions: MF 7 Vladimír Šmicer  25' FW 18 Marek Heinz  62' DF 22 David Rozehnal  75' Manager: Karel Brückner

Man of the Match: Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)[4] Assistant referees: Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain) Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain) Fourth official: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Netherlands vs Latvia

23 June 2004 (2004-06-23)

19:45

Netherlands	3–0	Latvia
Van Nistelrooy 27' (pen.), 35' Makaay 84'	Report

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Attendance: 27,904

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Netherlands

Latvia

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 3 Jaap Stam CB 15 Frank de Boer (c) LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst CM 20 Clarence Seedorf CM 6 Phillip Cocu CM 8 Edgar Davids  77' RW 7 Andy van der Meyde  63' LW 19 Arjen Robben CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy  70' Substitutions: MF 16 Marc Overmars  63' FW 12 Roy Makaay  70' MF 14 Wesley Sneijder  77' Manager: Dick Advocaat

GK 1 Aleksandrs Koliņko RB 7 Aleksandrs Isakovs CB 4 Mihails Zemļinskis CB 2 Igors Stepanovs LB 6 Oļegs Blagonadeždins RM 8 Imants Bleidelis  83' CM 14 Valentīns Lobaņovs  53' CM 3 Vitālijs Astafjevs (c) LM 10 Andrejs Rubins SS 11 Andrejs Prohorenkovs  74' CF 9 Māris Verpakovskis  62' Substitutions: FW 17 Marians Pahars  62' MF 5 Juris Laizāns  74' MF 19 Andrejs Štolcers  83' Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs

Man of the Match: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)[5] Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark) Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark) Fourth official: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Germany vs Czech Republic

23 June 2004 (2004-06-23)

19:45

Germany	1–2	Czech Republic
Ballack 21'	Report	Heinz 30' Baroš 77'

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 46,849

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Germany

Czech Republic

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) CB 3 Arne Friedrich CB 5 Jens Nowotny  38' CB 4 Christian Wörns  83' RM 22 Torsten Frings  46' CM 8 Dietmar Hamann  79' LM 21 Philipp Lahm  74' RW 19 Bernd Schneider AM 13 Michael Ballack LW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger  86' CF 10 Kevin Kurányi Substitutions: FW 20 Lukas Podolski  46' FW 11 Miroslav Klose  79' MF 16 Jens Jeremies  86' Manager: Rudi Völler

GK 16 Jaromír Blažek RB 13 Martin Jiránek CB 5 René Bolf CB 22 David Rozehnal LB 3 Pavel Mareš CM 19 Roman Týce  48' CM 4 Tomáš Galásek (c)  46' RW 20 Jaroslav Plašil  70' AM 18 Marek Heinz LW 14 Štěpán Vachoušek CF 12 Vratislav Lokvenc  59' Substitutions: DF 17 Tomáš Hübschman  46' FW 15 Milan Baroš  59' MF 8 Karel Poborský  70' Manager: Karel Brückner

Man of the Match: Marek Heinz (Czech Republic)[6] Assistant referees: Ole Hermann Borgan (Norway) Steinar Holvik (Norway) Fourth official: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

See also

• Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Latvia at the UEFA European Championship
• Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship