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2000 European Football Championship



         


The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, football's governing body in Europe.

The finals of Euro 2000 were co-hosted 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.

The Euro 2000 winner was France, who beat Italy 2-1 in the final after a golden goal by France's Trézéguet.

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Qualification

Belgium and the Netherlands qualified automatically as co-hosts of the Euro 2000 final tournament. The following teams also qualified for the final tournament:

For details concerning the qualifying phase, check 2000 UEFA European Championship (qualifying).

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Stadiums

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The Netherlands

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Belgium

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First round

All times local (CET)

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Group A


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Portugal 3300729
Romania 3111444
England 3102563
Germany 3012151


　
12 June
Germany 1 - 1 Romania Sclessin (1800)
(HT: 1-1) Ref: Scholl 28' Anders Frisk (Swe)
Figo 22' Scholes 3'
João Pinto 37' Nuno Gomes 59'
　
17 June
Romania 0 - 1 Portugal Gelredome (1800)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Costinha 90'
　
England 1 - 0 Germany Pays de Charleroi (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Pierluigi Collina (Ita)
Shearer 53'
　
20 June
England 2 - 3 Romania Pays de Charleroi (2045)
(HT: 2-1) Ref: Urs Meier (Swi)
Shearer (pen) 41' Owen 45' Conceição 71'
　


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Group B


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Italy 3300629
Turkey 3111324
Belgium 3102253
Sweden 3012241


　
10 June
Belgium 2 - 1 Sweden King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Goor 43' E. Mpenza 46'
　
11 June
Turkey 1 - 2 Italy Gelredome (1430)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Okan Buruk 62' Inzaghi (pen) 70'
　
14 June
Italy 2 - 0 Belgium King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Totti 6'
Fiore 66'
　
15 June
Sweden 0 - 0 Turkey Philips (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Dick Jol (Ned)
　
19 June
Turkey 2 - 0 Belgium King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Hakan Sükür 45'
Hakan Sükür 70'
　
Italy 2 - 1 Sweden Philips (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Di Biagio 39' Larsson 77'
Del Piero 88'
　


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Group C


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Spain 3201656
Yugoslavia 3111774
Norway 3111114
Slovenia 3021452


　
13 June
Spain 0 - 1 Norway Feijenoord (1830)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Milosevic 67' Zahovic 23'
Drulovic 70' Milosevic 73' Zahovic 57'
　
18 June
Slovenia 1 - 2 Spain ArenA (1800)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Zahovic 59' Raúl 4'
Milosevic 8'
　
21 June
Yugoslavia 3 - 4 Spain Jan Breydel (1800)
(HT: 1-1) Ref: Milosevic 30' Govedarica 50' Komljenovic 75' Graham Poll (Eng)
　


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Group D


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Netherlands 3300729
France 3201746
Czech Republic 3102333
Denmark 3003080


　
11 June
France 3 - 0 Denmark Jan Breydel (1800)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Henry 64'
Pierluigi Collina (Ita)
F. de Boer (pen) 89'
　
16 June
Czech Republic 1 - 2 France Jan Breydel (1800)
(HT: 1-1) Ref: Poborský (pen) 35' Henry 7'
Urs Meier (Swi)
Kluivert 57'
Zenden 77'
　
21 June
Denmark 0 - 2 Czech Republic Sclessin (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: ?micer 64'
?micer 67'
　
France 2 - 3 Netherlands ArenA (2045)
(HT: 2-1) Ref: Anders Frisk (Swe)
Dugarry 8' Kluivert 14'
Trézéguet 31' F. de Boer 51'
Zenden 59'
　


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Quarter-finals

24 June
Turkey 0 - 2 Portugal ArenA (1800)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Nuno Gomes 44'
Nuno Gomes 56'
　
Italy 2 - 0 Romania King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 2-0) Ref: Totti 33'
Inzaghi 43'
　
25 June
Netherlands 6 - 1 Yugoslavia Feijenoord (1800)
(HT: 2-0) Ref: Kluivert 24' Kluivert 38'
Kluivert 54'
Overmars 78'
Overmars 90'
　
Spain 1 - 2 France Jan Breydel (2045)
(HT: 1-2) Ref: Pierluigi Collina (Ita)
Mendieta (pen) 38' Zidane 32'
Djorkaeff 44'
　


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Semi-finals

28 June
France 2 - 1 Portugal King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Henry 51' Nuno Gomes 19'
Zidane (pen) 117'
Match ended on Zidane's golden goal
　
29 June
Italy 0 - 0 Netherlands ArenA (1800)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Di Biagio - goal 1-0 save - F. de Boer
Pessotto - goal 2-0 miss - Stam
Totti - goal 3-1 goal - Kluivert
Maldini - save 3-1 save - Bosvelt
　


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Final

2 July
France 2 - 1 Italy Feijenoord (2000)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Anders Frisk (Swe)
(FT: 1-1)
Wiltord 90' Trézéguet 103'
Match ended on Trézéguet's golden goal
　
EURO 2000 champions: FRANCE
　


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Top Scorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

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The Winning Squad


France
Number Player Club in 2000
Goalkeepers
16 Fabien Barthez Monaco
1 Bernard Lama Paris Saint-Germain
22 Ulrich Ramé Laurent Blanc Inter Milan
2 Vincent Candela Roma
8 Marcel Desailly Chelsea
18 Franck Leboeuf Chelsea
3 Bixente Lizarazu Bayern Munich
15 Lilian Thuram Parma
Midfielders
7 Didier Deschamps Chelsea
6 Youri Djorkaeff Kaiserslautern
19 Christian Karembeu Real Madrid
14 Johan Micoud Bordeaux
17 Emmanuel Petit Arsenal
11 Robert Pires Marseille
4 Patrick Vieira Arsenal
10 Zinedine Zidane Juventus
Forwards
12 Thierry Henry Arsenal
20 David Trézéguet Monaco
13 Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux
9 Nicolas Anelka Real Madrid
21 Christophe Dugarry European Football Championship

France 1960 | Spain 1964 | Italy 1968 | Belgium 1972

Yugoslavia 1976 | Italy 1980 | France 1984

West Germany 1988 | Sweden 1992 | England 1996

Belgium/Netherlands 2000 | Portugal 2004 | Austria/Switzerland 2008


International Football

FIFA (International) : FIFA World Cup (Women's) : FIFA World Rankings : FIFA World Player of the Year
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CONMEBOL (South America) : Copa América | CONCACAF (North America) - Gold Cup
OFC (Oceania) : Oceania Cup | UEFA (Europe) : European Championships







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