UEFA Euro 2000
| UEFA Euro 2000 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nations |  Belgium /  Netherlands |
| Dates | June 10 – July 2 |
| Teams | 16 (from 51 associations) |
| Venues | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Champions |  France (2 titles) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 31 |
| Goals scored | 85 (2.74 per match) |
| Attendance | ( per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Patrick Kluivert (5) |
| Best Player | Zinedine Zidane |
The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organized by UEFA, football's governing body in Europe.
The finals of Euro 2000, won by France who defeated Italy 2-1 via a golden goal, were co-hosted (the first time this happened) by Belgium and the Netherlands between June 10 and July 2, 2000. The final tournament was contested by 16 nations. With the exception of the national teams of the hosts, Belgium and the Netherlands, the finalists had to go through a qualifying round to reach the final stage.
Overview
Belgium had a surprise exit in the group stage, winning the tournament's first game against Sweden but losing to Turkey and Italy. Italy also eliminated co-host and favorites Holland in the semi-finals, despite going down to ten men and facing two penalty kicks. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two saves in the shootout (in addition to his penalty save in regulation time) to carry the Italians to the final.
One of the biggest surprises of the tournament was Portugal, winning their group with three wins, including a 3-0 win against Germany. They reached the semi-finals, when they lost in extra-time to France after Zinedine Zidane converted a penalty kick. Several Portuguese players challenged the awarding of the penalty for a handball and were given lengthy suspensions for shoving the referee.[1]
The Euro 2000 winner was France, who defeated Italy 2-1 in the final after a golden goal by France's David Trézéguet.
In Britain, Match of the Day named Stefano Fiore's goal against Belgium the Goal of the Tournament, ahead of Patrick Kluivert's against France and Zinedine Zidane's against Spain.[2]
Qualification
Qualification for the tournament took place throughout 1998 and 1999. Forty-nine teams were divided into nine groups and each played the others in their group, on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified automatically for the final tournament. The eight other runners-up played an additional set of playoff matches to determine the last four qualifiers. Belgium and the Netherlands automatically qualified for the tournament as co-hosts.
The following 16 teams participated in the tournament:
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The F.R. Yugoslavia side would later be renamed Serbia & Montenegro during the Euro 2004 qualifiers. There, neighbours Slovenia and Norway qualified for the first time. Notable absentees included Croatia, who had finished 3rd in the World Cup two years previously, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Bulgaria.
Mascot
The official mascot of this EuroCup was Benelucky, a lion-devil with its hair color being a combination of the flag colors of both host nations.
Stadiums
The Netherlands
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Amsterdam | Amsterdam ArenA | 51,000 |
| Rotterdam | Feijenoord Stadion | 51,000 |
| Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 33,000 |
| Arnhem | Gelredome | 30,000 |
Belgium
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Brussels | King Baudouin Stadium | 50,000 |
| Brugge | Jan Breydel Stadion | 30,000 |
| Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,000 |
| Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 30,000 |
Match officials
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Squads
- For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2000 UEFA European Football Championship squads.
First round
All times local (CEST/[[UTC+2]])
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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 Portugal |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 England |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
 Germany |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| June 12, 2000 18:00 |
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Germany  |
1 – 1 | |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne,
Liège Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| Scholl 28' | (Report) | Moldovan 5' |
| June 12, 2000 20:45 |
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Portugal  |
3 – 2 | England |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Frisk (Sweden) |
| Figo 22' Pinto 37' Nuno Gomes 59' |
(Report) | Scholes 3' McManaman 18' |
| June 17, 2000 18:00 |
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| Romania |
0 – 1 | Portugal |
Gelredome, Arnhem Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Veissière (France) |
| (Report) | Costinha 90' |
| June 17, 2000 20:45 |
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England  |
1 – 0 | Germany |
Stade du Pays de
Charleroi, Charleroi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Collina (Italy) |
| Shearer 53' | (Report) |
| June 20, 2000 20:45 |
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| England |
2 – 3 | |
Stade du Pays de
Charleroi, Charleroi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Meier (Switzerland) |
| Shearer (pen) 41' Owen 45' |
(Report) | Chivu 22' Munteanu 48' Ganea (pen) 89' |
| June 20, 2000 20:45 |
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| Portugal |
3 – 0 | Germany |
Feijenoord Stadion,
Rotterdam Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Jol (Netherlands) |
| Conceição 35', 54', 71' | (Report) |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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 Italy |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
 Turkey |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Belgium |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Sweden |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| June 10, 2000 20:45 |
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Belgium .svg) |
2 – 1 | Sweden |
King Baudouin Stadium,
Brussels Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Merk (Germany) |
| Goor 43' É. Mpenza 46' |
(Report) | Mjällby 53' |
| June 11, 2000 14:30 |
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Turkey  |
1 – 2 | Italy |
Gelredome, Arnhem Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Dallas (Scotland) |
| Okan 62' | (Report) | Conte 52' Inzaghi (pen) 70' |
| June 14, 2000 20:45 |
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Italy  |
2 – 0 | Belgium |
King Baudouin Stadium,
Brussels Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Garcia Aranda (Spain) |
| Totti 6' Fiore 66' |
(Report) |
| June 15, 2000 20:45 |
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Sweden  |
0 – 0 | Turkey |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Jol (Netherlands) |
| (Report) |
| June 19, 2000 20:45 |
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| Turkey |
2 – 0 | Belgium |
King Baudouin Stadium,
Brussels Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| Hakan Ş. 45', 70' | (Report) |
| June 19, 2000 20:45 |
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| Italy |
2 – 1 | Sweden |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| di Biagio 39' del Piero 88' |
(Report) | Larsson 77' |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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 Spain |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
 Norway |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovenia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| June 13, 2000 18:00 |
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Spain  |
0 – 1 | Norway |
Feijenoord Stadion,
Rotterdam Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| (Report) | Iversen 65' |
| June 13, 2000 20:45 |
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| Yugoslavia |
3 – 3 | Slovenia |
Stade du Pays de
Charleroi, Charleroi Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| Milošević 67', 73' Drulović 70' |
(Report) | Zahovič 23', 57' Pavlin 52' |
| June 18, 2000 18:00 |
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Slovenia  |
1 – 2 | Spain |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Merk (Germany) |
| Zahovič 59' | (Report) | Raúl 4' Etxeberria 60' |
| June 18, 2000 20:45 |
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Norway  |
0 – 1 | |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne,
Liège Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Dallas (Scotland) |
| (Report) | Milošević 8' |
| June 21, 2000 18:00 |
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| Yugoslavia |
3 – 4 | Spain |
Jan Breydel Stadion,
Brugge Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Veissière (France) |
| Milošević 30' Govedarica 50' Komljenović 75' |
(Report) | Alfonso 38', 90'+ Munitis 51' Mendieta (pen) 90' |
| June 21, 2000 18:00 |
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| Slovenia |
0 – 0 | Norway |
Gelredome, Arnhem Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Poll (England) |
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Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Netherlands |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| France |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 Denmark |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| June 11, 2000 18:00 |
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France  |
3 – 0 | Denmark |
Jan Breydel Stadion,
Brugge Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Benkö (Austria) |
| Blanc 16' Henry 64' Wiltord 90' |
(Report) |
| June 11, 2000 20:45 |
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Netherlands  |
1 – 0 | Czech Republic |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Collina (Italy) |
| F. de Boer (pen) 89' | (Report) |
| June 16, 2000 18:00 |
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Czech Republic  |
1 – 2 | France |
Jan Breydel Stadion,
Brugge Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Poll (England) |
| Poborský (pen) 35' | (Report) | Henry 7' Djorkaeff 60' |
| June 16, 2000 20:45 |
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Denmark  |
0 – 3 | Netherlands |
Feijenoord Stadion,
Rotterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Meier (Switzerland) |
| (Report) | Kluivert 57' R. de Boer 66' Zenden 77' |
| June 21, 2000 20:45 |
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| Denmark |
0 – 2 | Czech Republic |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne,
Liège Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| (Report) | Šmicer 64', 67' |
| June 21, 2000 20:45 |
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| France |
2 – 3 | Netherlands |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Frisk (Sweden) |
| Dugarry 8' Trézéguet 31' |
(Report) | Kluivert 14' F. de Boer 51' Zenden 59' |
Knockout stages
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 June - Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Turkey |
0 | |||||||||
| 28 June – Brussels | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
2 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
1 | |||||||||
| 25 June – Brugge | ||||||||||
| France (aet) |
2 | |||||||||
| Spain |
1 | |||||||||
| 2 July – Rotterdam | ||||||||||
| France |
2 | |||||||||
| France (aet) |
2 | |||||||||
| 25 June - Rotterdam | ||||||||||
| Italy |
1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands |
6 | |||||||||
| 29 June - Amsterdam | ||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands |
0 (1) | |||||||||
| 24 June - Brussels | ||||||||||
| Italy (pen) |
0 (3) | |||||||||
| Italy |
2 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| June 24, 2000 18:00 |
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| Turkey |
0 – 2 | Portugal |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Jol (Netherlands) |
| (Report) | Nuno Gomes 44', 56' |
| June 24, 2000 20:45 |
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| Italy |
2 – 0 | |
King Baudouin Stadium,
Brussels Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| Totti 33' Inzaghi 43' |
(Report) |