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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.

Teams[]

Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
UEFA Rankings
November 1999
FIFA Rankings
June 2000
D1  Netherlands 1 Co-host 14 July 1995 6th 1996 Winners (1988) 5 21
D2  Czech Republic 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

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) Host

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[]

France vs Denmark[]

11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)
18:00
France  3–0  Denmark Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Blanc Goal 16'

Henry Goal 64' Wiltord Goal 90+2'

Report
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 Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
CF 9 Nicolas Anelka Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
LF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 4 Patrick Vieira Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
FW 13 Sylvain Wiltord Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 12 Søren Colding
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg Booked in the 90th minute 90'
LB 5 Jan Heintze
RM 19 Morten Bisgaard Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CM 15 Stig Tøfting Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 20 Thomas Gravesen Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 21 Mikkel Beck Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden Bo Johansson

Man of the Match:
Thierry Henry (France)

Assistant referees:
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Netherlands vs Czech Republic[]

11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)
20:45
Netherlands  1–0  Czech Republic Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,800
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
F. de Boer Goal 89' (pen.) Report
Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger
CB 3 Jaap Stam Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c) Booked in the 36th minute 36'
LB 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Booked in the 89th minute 89'
RM 6 Clarence Seedorf Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
CM 7 Phillip Cocu
CM 8 Edgar Davids
LM 5 Boudewijn Zenden Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ronald de Boer Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
DF 13 Bert Konterman Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 11 Marc Overmars Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka Booked in the 66th minute 66'
CB 19 Karel Rada
CB 21 Petr Gabriel
DM 3 Radoslav Látal Red card 90' Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
RM 8 Karel Poborský Booked in the 48th minute 48'
CM 11 Tomáš Rosický
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd Booked in the 22nd minute 22' Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
LM 7 Jiří Němec (c)
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
CF 10 Jan Koller
Substitutions:
MF 13 Radek Bejbl Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
FW 9 Pavel Kuka Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec

Man of the Match:
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)

Assistant referees:
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Czech Republic vs France[]

16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)
18:00
Czech Republic  1–2  France Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Poborský Goal 35' (pen.) Report Henry Goal 7'

Djorkaeff Goal 60'

Czech Republic
France
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka
CB 19 Karel Rada
CB 21 Petr Gabriel Booked in the 14th minute 14' Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
DM 13 Radek Bejbl Substituted off in the 49th minute 49'
RM 8 Karel Poborský
CM 11 Tomáš Rosický Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
LM 7 Jiří Němec (c) Booked in the 67th minute 67'
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer
CF 10 Jan Koller
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milan Fukal Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc Substituted on in the 49th minute 49'
MF 15 Marek Jankulovski Booked in the 69th minute 69' Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram Booked in the 62nd minute 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 Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
CF 9 Nicolas Anelka Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CF 12 Thierry Henry Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 13 Sylvain Wiltord Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Thierry Henry (France)

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Denmark vs Netherlands[]

16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)
20:45
Denmark  0–3  Netherlands Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51,425
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/64866/ Report] Kluivert Goal 57'

R. de Boer Goal 66' Zenden Goal 77'

Denmark
Netherlands
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 12 Søren Colding
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
LB 5 Jan Heintze
RM 19 Morten Bisgaard
CM 20 Thomas Gravesen Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen Booked in the 50th minute 50' Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF 11 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF 15 Stig Tøfting Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
MF 14 Brian Steen Nielsen Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
DF 6 Thomas Helveg Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden Bo Johansson
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar Booked in the 80th minute 80' Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
RB 2 Michael Reiziger Booked in the 10th minute 10'
CB 13 Bert Konterman Booked in the 56th minute 56'
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c)
LB 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Booked in the 4th minute 4'
RM 5 Boudewijn Zenden
CM 7 Phillip Cocu
CM 8 Edgar Davids
LM 11 Marc Overmars Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ronald de Boer Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
MF 20 Aron Winter Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
GK 22 Sander Westerveld Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

Man of the Match:
Frank de Boer (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Denmark vs Czech Republic[]

21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)
20:45
Denmark  0–2  Czech Republic Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Report Šmicer Goal 64'67'
Denmark
Czech Republic
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 3 René Henriksen
CB 2 Michael Schjønberg
LB 5 Jan Heintze Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
RM 17 Bjarne Goldbæk
CM 14 Brian Steen Nielsen
CM 15 Stig Tøfting Booked in the 56th minute 56'
LM 8 Jesper Grønkjær Booked in the 52nd minute 52'
SS 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF 21 Mikkel Beck Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Søren Colding Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
FW 18 Miklos Molnar Booked in the 85th minute 85' Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden Bo Johansson
GK 1 Pavel Srníček
CB 5 Milan Fukal Booked in the 62nd minute 62'
CB 19 Karel Rada Booked in the 69th minute 69'
CB 2 Tomáš Řepka
DM 13 Radek Bejbl Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
RM 8 Karel Poborský Booked in the 52nd minute 52'
CM 4 Pavel Nedvěd
CM 7 Jiří Němec (c)
LM 20 Patrik Berger
CF 17 Vladimír Šmicer Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 10 Jan Koller Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Marek Jankulovski Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
FW 9 Pavel Kuka Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 12 Vratislav Lokvenc Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec

Man of the Match:
Vladimír Šmicer (Czech Republic)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

France vs Netherlands[]

21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)
20:45
France  2–3  Netherlands Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Dugarry Goal 8'

Trezeguet Goal 31'

Report Kluivert Goal 14'

F. de Boer Goal 51' Zenden Goal 59'

France
Netherlands
GK 1 Bernard Lama
RB 19 Christian Karembeu
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c) Booked in the 75th minute 75'
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf
LB 2 Vincent Candela
RM 11 Robert Pires
CM 4 Patrick Vieira Booked in the 90th minute 90' Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
LM 14 Johan Micoud
RF 21 Christophe Dugarry Booked in the 45th minute 45' Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
LF 13 Sylvain Wiltord Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
FW 9 Nicolas Anelka Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
MF 7 Didier Deschamps Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 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 Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
CM 7 Phillip Cocu Booked in the 85th minute 85'
CM 8 Edgar Davids Booked in the 81st minute 81'
LM 5 Boudewijn Zenden
SS 10 Dennis Bergkamp Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Roy Makaay Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 20 Aron Winter Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
FW 14 Peter van Vossen Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

Man of the Match:
Edgar Davids (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)

External links[]

UEFA Euro 2000
Stages
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