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

^ 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	Advance to knockout stage
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

Belgium vs Sweden

10 June 2000

20:45

Belgium	2–1	Sweden
Goor 43' É. Mpenza 46'	Report	Mjällby 53'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

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		72'
DM	6	Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM	11	Gert Verheyen	65'	88'
LM	8	Bart Goor
AM	7	Marc Wilmots
CF	9	Émile Mpenza
CF	10	Branko Strupar		69'
Substitutions:
FW	16	Luc Nilis	77'	69'
DF	18	Nico Van Kerckhoven	90'	72'
DF	15	Jacky Peeters		88'
Manager:
Robert Waseige


GK	1	Magnus Hedman
RB	2	Roland Nilsson		46'
CB	3	Patrik Andersson (c)	45' 81'
CB	4	Joachim Björklund
LB	14	Olof Mellberg
DM	17	Johan Mjällby
RM	11	Niclas Alexandersson
CM	15	Daniel Andersson		70'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	19	Kennet Andersson
CF	10	Jörgen Pettersson		50'
Substitutions:
DF	5	Teddy Lučić		46'
FW	20	Henrik Larsson		50'
FW	18	Yksel Osmanovski		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

11 June 2000

14:30

Turkey	1–2	Italy
Buruk 62'	Report	Conte 52' Inzaghi 70' (pen.)

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 22,500

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

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	76'
CM	7	Okan Buruk	88'
CM	11	Tayfun Korkut
LM	19	Abdullah Ercan
AM	10	Sergen Yalçın	81'
CF	9	Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF	8	Tugay Kerimoğlu	76'
FW	6	Arif Erdem	81'
MF	16	Ergün Penbe	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	62'
CM	4	Demetrio Albertini
CM	8	Antonio Conte
AM	18	Stefano Fiore	75'
CF	20	Francesco Totti	83'
CF	9	Filippo Inzaghi
Substitutions:
DF	15	Mark Iuliano	62'
FW	10	Alessandro Del Piero	75'
MF	7	Angelo Di Livio	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

14 June 2000

20:45

Italy	2–0	Belgium
Totti 6' Fiore 66'	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 44,500

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Italy

Belgium


GK	12	Francesco Toldo
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta
CB	15	Mark Iuliano
RWB	17	Gianluca Zambrotta	47'
LWB	3	Paolo Maldini (c)
CM	4	Demetrio Albertini
CM	8	Antonio Conte	44'
AM	18	Stefano Fiore		83'
CF	20	Francesco Totti		63'
CF	9	Filippo Inzaghi		77'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Alessandro Del Piero		63'
FW	21	Marco Delvecchio		77'
MF	16	Massimo Ambrosini		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		46'
DM	6	Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM	11	Gert Verheyen		67'
LM	8	Bart Goor
AM	7	Marc Wilmots	70'
CF	9	Émile Mpenza
CF	10	Branko Strupar		58'
Substitutions:
MF	22	Marc Hendrikx		46'
FW	16	Luc Nilis		58'
FW	21	Mbo Mpenza		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

15 June 2000

20:45

Sweden	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

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)	68'
RM	11	Niclas Alexandersson		63'
CM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
LM	7	Håkan Mild
CF	19	Kennet Andersson		46'
CF	20	Henrik Larsson		78'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Jörgen Pettersson		46'
MF	16	Anders Andersson		63'
MF	13	Magnus Svensson		78'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg


GK	1	Rüştü Reçber
RB	22	Ümit Davala		45'
CB	3	Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)		59'
CB	4	Fatih Akyel
CB	5	Alpay Özalan
LB	20	Hakan Ünsal
DM	14	Suat Kaya	5'
RM	7	Okan Buruk
LM	15	Mustafa Izzet		58'
CF	6	Arif Erdem
CF	9	Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF	11	Tayfun Korkut		45'
MF	10	Sergen Yalçın		58'
MF	8	Tugay Kerimoğlu		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

19 June 2000

20:45

Turkey	2–0	Belgium
Şükür 45 2', 70'	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)^{[note 1]}

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	50'
LM	19	Abdullah Ercan
AM	7	Okan Buruk		77'
AM	8	Tugay Kerimoğlu		37'
CF	6	Arif Erdem		87'
CF	9	Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF	2	Tayfur Havutçu		37'
MF	16	Ergün Penbe		77'
DF	13	Osman Özköylü	88'	87'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli


GK	1	Filip De Wilde	84'
SW	4	Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB	2	Éric Deflandre
CB	3	Joos Valgaeren
LB	18	Nico Van Kerckhoven
DM	6	Yves Vanderhaeghe	44'
RM	11	Gert Verheyen		63'
LM	8	Bart Goor		59'
AM	7	Marc Wilmots
CF	9	Émile Mpenza	63'
CF	16	Luc Nilis		79'
Substitutions:
MF	22	Marc Hendrikx		59'
FW	10	Branko Strupar		63'
FW	20	Gilles De Bilde		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

19 June 2000

20:45

Italy	2–1	Sweden
Di Biagio 39' Del Piero 88'	Report	Larsson 77'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Italy

Sweden


GK	12	Francesco Toldo
CB	2	Ciro Ferrara
CB	6	Paolo Negro
CB	15	Mark Iuliano	46'
RWB	11	Gianluca Pessotto
LWB	3	Paolo Maldini (c)	42'
CM	7	Angelo Di Livio	64'
CM	14	Luigi Di Biagio
CM	16	Massimo Ambrosini
CF	10	Alessandro Del Piero
CF	19	Vincenzo Montella
Substitutions:
DF	13	Alessandro Nesta	42'
DF	5	Fabio Cannavaro	46'
MF	18	Stefano Fiore	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	75'
DM	17	Johan Mjällby	56'
RM	13	Magnus Svensson	52'
LM	7	Håkan Mild
AM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	18	Yksel Osmanovski
CF	20	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	11	Niclas Alexandersson	52'
MF	15	Daniel Andersson	56'
FW	19	Kennet Andersson	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)

Notes

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

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Superb entertainment". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

External links

UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

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

[Nielsen-6] Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "Superb entertainment". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

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Teams

Standings

Matches

Belgium vs Sweden

Turkey vs Italy

Italy vs Belgium

Sweden vs Turkey

Turkey vs Belgium

Italy vs Sweden

See also

Notes

References

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