UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 10 June and ended on 19 June 2000. Italy won the group ahead of Turkey. Belgium and Sweden were eliminated.

Teams

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
B1  Belgium 1 Co-host 14 July 1995 4th 1984 Runners-up (1980) 8 30
B2  Sweden 2 Group 5 winner 8 September 1999 2nd 1992 Semi-finals (1992) 4 16
B3  Turkey 4 Play-off winner 17 November 1999 2nd 1996 Group stage (1996) 18 35
B4  Italy 3 Group 1 winner 9 October 1999 5th 1996 Winners (1968) 13 14

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group B, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Romania.
  • The runner-up of Group B, Turkey, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Portugal.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Belgium vs Sweden

Belgium 2–1 Sweden
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Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Belgium
Sweden
GK 1 Filip De Wilde
SW 4 Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB 2 Éric Deflandre
CB 3 Joos Valgaeren
LB 17 Philippe Léonard downward-facing red arrow 72'
DM 6 Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM 11 Gert Verheyen Yellow card 65' downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 8 Bart Goor
AM 7 Marc Wilmots
CF 9 Émile Mpenza
CF 10 Branko Strupar downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Luc Nilis Yellow card 77' upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 18 Nico Van Kerckhoven Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 15 Jacky Peeters upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Robert Waseige
GK 1 Magnus Hedman
RB 2 Roland Nilsson downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 3 Patrik Andersson (c) Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 81'
CB 4 Joachim Björklund
LB 14 Olof Mellberg
DM 17 Johan Mjällby
RM 11 Niclas Alexandersson
CM 15 Daniel Andersson downward-facing red arrow 70'
LM 9 Freddie Ljungberg
CF 19 Kennet Andersson
CF 10 Jörgen Pettersson downward-facing red arrow 50'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Teddy Lučić upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Henrik Larsson upward-facing green arrow 50'
FW 18 Yksel Osmanovski upward-facing green arrow 70'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Émile Mpenza (Belgium)[1]

Assistant referees:
Kurt Ertl (Germany)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Turkey vs Italy

Turkey 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 22,500
Turkey
Italy
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
CB 3 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
CB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
DM 2 Tayfur Havutçu
RM 22 Ümit Davala downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 7 Okan Buruk downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 11 Tayfun Korkut
LM 19 Abdullah Ercan
AM 10 Sergen Yalçın downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 6 Arif Erdem upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 16 Ergün Penbe upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
GK 12 Francesco Toldo
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro
CB 13 Alessandro Nesta
CB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
RWB 17 Gianluca Zambrotta
LWB 11 Gianluca Pessotto downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 4 Demetrio Albertini
CM 8 Antonio Conte
AM 18 Stefano Fiore downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 20 Francesco Totti downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 9 Filippo Inzaghi
Substitutions:
DF 15 Mark Iuliano upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 7 Angelo Di Livio upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff

Man of the Match:
Filippo Inzaghi (Italy)[2]

Assistant referees:
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Italy vs Belgium

Italy 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 44,500
Italy
Belgium
GK 12 Francesco Toldo
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro
CB 13 Alessandro Nesta
CB 15 Mark Iuliano
RWB 17 Gianluca Zambrotta Yellow card 47'
LWB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
CM 4 Demetrio Albertini
CM 8 Antonio Conte Yellow card 44'
AM 18 Stefano Fiore downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 20 Francesco Totti downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 9 Filippo Inzaghi downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 21 Marco Delvecchio upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 16 Massimo Ambrosini upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
GK 1 Filip De Wilde
SW 4 Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB 2 Éric Deflandre
CB 3 Joos Valgaeren
LB 18 Nico Van Kerckhoven downward-facing red arrow 46'
DM 6 Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM 11 Gert Verheyen downward-facing red arrow 67'
LM 8 Bart Goor
AM 7 Marc Wilmots Yellow card 70'
CF 9 Émile Mpenza
CF 10 Branko Strupar downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Marc Hendrikx upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 16 Luc Nilis upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 21 Mbo Mpenza upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Francesco Totti (Italy)[3]

Assistant referees:
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Sweden vs Turkey

Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 27,000
Sweden
Turkey
GK 1 Magnus Hedman
RB 6 Gary Sundgren
CB 4 Joachim Björklund
CB 14 Olof Mellberg
LB 5 Teddy Lučić
DM 17 Johan Mjällby (c) Yellow card 68'
RM 11 Niclas Alexandersson downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 9 Freddie Ljungberg
LM 7 Håkan Mild
CF 19 Kennet Andersson downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 20 Henrik Larsson downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Jörgen Pettersson upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Anders Andersson upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 13 Magnus Svensson upward-facing green arrow 78'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 22 Ümit Davala downward-facing red arrow 45'
CB 3 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c) downward-facing red arrow 59'
CB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
LB 20 Hakan Ünsal
DM 14 Suat Kaya Yellow card 5'
RM 7 Okan Buruk
LM 15 Mustafa Izzet downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 6 Arif Erdem
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF 11 Tayfun Korkut upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 10 Sergen Yalçın upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli

Man of the Match:
Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Turkey vs Belgium

Turkey 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 48,000
Turkey
Belgium
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB 4 Fatih Akyel
DM 14 Suat Kaya
RM 11 Tayfun Korkut Yellow card 50'
LM 19 Abdullah Ercan
AM 7 Okan Buruk downward-facing red arrow 77'
AM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu downward-facing red arrow 37'
CF 6 Arif Erdem downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF 2 Tayfur Havutçu upward-facing green arrow 37'
MF 16 Ergün Penbe upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 13 Osman Özköylü Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
GK 1 Filip De Wilde Red card 84'
SW 4 Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB 2 Éric Deflandre
CB 3 Joos Valgaeren
LB 18 Nico Van Kerckhoven
DM 6 Yves Vanderhaeghe Yellow card 44'
RM 11 Gert Verheyen downward-facing red arrow 63'
LM 8 Bart Goor downward-facing red arrow 59'
AM 7 Marc Wilmots
CF 9 Émile Mpenza Yellow card 63'
CF 16 Luc Nilis downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Marc Hendrikx upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 10 Branko Strupar upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 20 Gilles De Bilde upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Hakan Şükür (Turkey)[5]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)[note 1]

Italy vs Sweden

Italy 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Italy
Sweden
GK 12 Francesco Toldo
CB 2 Ciro Ferrara
CB 6 Paolo Negro
CB 15 Mark Iuliano downward-facing red arrow 46'
RWB 11 Gianluca Pessotto
LWB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) downward-facing red arrow 42'
CM 7 Angelo Di Livio downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 14 Luigi Di Biagio
CM 16 Massimo Ambrosini
CF 10 Alessandro Del Piero
CF 19 Vincenzo Montella
Substitutions:
DF 13 Alessandro Nesta upward-facing green arrow 42'
DF 5 Fabio Cannavaro upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 18 Stefano Fiore upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
GK 1 Magnus Hedman
RB 14 Olof Mellberg
CB 3 Patrik Andersson (c)
CB 4 Joachim Björklund
LB 8 Tomas Gustafsson downward-facing red arrow 75'
DM 17 Johan Mjällby downward-facing red arrow 56'
RM 13 Magnus Svensson downward-facing red arrow 52'
LM 7 Håkan Mild
AM 9 Freddie Ljungberg
CF 18 Yksel Osmanovski
CF 20 Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF 11 Niclas Alexandersson upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 15 Daniel Andersson upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 19 Kennet Andersson upward-facing green arrow 75'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)[6]

Assistant referees:
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

References

  1. ^ "Belgium start with a bang". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 January 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Italy defence the deciding factor". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2000. Archived from the original on 8 March 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ^ "A strategic battle". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Turks win with waiting game". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Superb entertainment". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.