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
[edit]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 |
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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
- ^ The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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
[edit]France vs Denmark
[edit]France
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Denmark
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Netherlands vs Czech Republic
[edit]Netherlands | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
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Report |
Netherlands
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Czech Republic
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Czech Republic vs France
[edit]Czech Republic
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France
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Denmark vs Netherlands
[edit]Denmark | 0–3 | Netherlands |
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Report |
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Denmark
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Netherlands
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Denmark vs Czech Republic
[edit]Denmark | 0–2 | Czech Republic |
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Report |
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Denmark
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Czech Republic
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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France vs Netherlands
[edit]France | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Report |
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France
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Netherlands
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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See also
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Smicer brace gives Czechs win". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Zidane and Henry seek Man of the Match hat-trick". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Michels praises marvellous Nedved". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "High quality French almost unstoppable". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 October 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Clinical Czech finishing". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 20 March 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Deserved victory for Dutch". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 2 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.