UEFA Euro 2000 squads explained

The UEFA Euro 2000 finals tournament took place in Belgium and the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2000. The sixteen nations that qualified were required to name a squad of 22 players for the tournament by 1 June 2000. The ages listed are the players' ages on the tournament's opening day (10 June 2000).

Group A

England

Manager: Kevin Keegan

England named a 28-man preliminary squad on 16 May 2000.^[1] Jamie Redknapp and Ray Parlour were both ruled out of the tournament due to respective knee injuries,^[2] while Andy Cole missed out because of a persistent toe injury.^[3] Keegan announced his final 22-man squad on 1 June with David James, Rio Ferdinand and Kieron Dyer also missing out.^[4] ^[5]

Group B

Belgium

Manager: Robert Waseige

Italy

Manager: Dino Zoff

Italy named an initial 26-man squad for the tournament on 18 May 2000.^[6] Midfielders Dino Baggio and Diego Fuser, and defender Giuseppe Pancaro did not make the cut for the final 22, while forward Christian Vieri was ruled out through injury.^[7] Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was originally named in the final 22, but suffered a broken hand in a warm-up friendly against Norway on 3 June 2000; he was replaced in the squad by Milan's Christian Abbiati.^[8]

Sweden

Managers: Lars Lagerbäck and Tommy Söderberg

Turkey

Manager: Mustafa Denizli

Group C

FR Yugoslavia

Manager: Vujadin Boškov

Norway

Manager: Nils Johan Semb

Slovenia

Manager: Srečko Katanec

Spain

Manager: José Antonio Camacho

Group D

Czech Republic

Manager: Jozef Chovanec

Denmark

Manager: Bo Johansson

France

Manager: Roger Lemerre

Netherlands

Manager: Frank Rijkaard

External links

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Notes and References

News: England squad named . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180727213927/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/745211.stm . 27 July 2018 . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 16 May 2000 . 15 May 2020.
News: Euro heartache for midfield duo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031040158/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/770460.stm . 31 October 2019 . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 30 May 2000 . 15 May 2020.
News: Keegan tips Cole to bounce back . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804101448/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772525.stm . 4 August 2016 . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 1 June 2000 . 15 May 2020.
News: Keegan names Euro 2000 squad . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031030556/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772145.stm . 31 October 2019 . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 1 June 2000 . 15 May 2020.
Web site: Euro 2000: Teams: England: Squad . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191004025136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/squad/default.stm . 4 October 2019 . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 22 June 2000 . 15 May 2020.
News: Zoff names initial Euro 2000 squad . ESPN FC (ESPN Internet Ventures) . 18 May 2000 . 15 June 2014 .
News: Vieri out of Euro 2000 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 24 May 2000 . 15 June 2014 .
News: Injured Buffon out of Euro 2000 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 3 June 2000 . 15 June 2014 .