UEFA Euro 2000 Group A explained

Group A of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 12 June and ended on 20 June 2000. Portugal won the group ahead of Romania, while England and Germany were surprisingly eliminated.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	data-sort-type="number"	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	UEFA Rankings November 1999	FIFA Rankings June 2000
A1		1	Group 3 winner	9 October 1999	8th		data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)	7	6
A2		2	Group 7 winner	9 October 1999	3rd		data-sort-value="7"	Group stage (1984, 1996)	2	11
A3		3		9 October 1999	3rd		data-sort-value="3"	Semi-finals (1984)	11	15
A4		4	Play-off winner	17 November 1999	6th		data-sort-value="3"	Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)	17	12

Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals,

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

Matches

Germany vs Romania

GK 1 Oliver Kahn SW 10 CB 4 CB 6 Jens Nowotny RWB 2 Markus Babbel LWB 17 Christian Ziege DM 16 Jens Jeremies CM 7 Mehmet Scholl CM 8 CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff (c) CF 11 Paulo Rink Substitutions: DF 3 MF 14 MF 18 Manager: Erich Ribbeck

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Bogdan Stelea SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu RB 2 CB 3 Liviu Ciobotariu CB 4 Iulian Filipescu LB 13 Cristian Chivu CM 8 Dorinel Munteanu CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) CF 9 CF 11 Substitutions: DF 22 FW 7 MF 15 Manager: Emerich Jenei

Man of the Match: Mehmet Scholl (Germany)^[1] Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark) Roland Van Nylen (Belgium) Fourth official: Gilles Veissière (France)

Portugal vs England

GK 1 Vítor Baía (c) RB 14 Abel Xavier CB 2 Jorge Costa CB 5 Fernando Couto LB 13 Dimas Teixeira CM 17 Paulo Bento CM 4 José Luís Vidigal AM 10 RF 7 Luís Figo CF 21 LF 8 Substitutions: MF 11 DF 16 MF 19 Manager: Humberto Coelho

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 CB 4 Sol Campbell LB 3 Phil Neville RM 7 David Beckham CM 8 Paul Scholes CM 14 LM 11 CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) CF 10 Substitutions: FW 19 MF 17 DF 6 Manager: Kevin Keegan

Man of the Match: Luís Figo (Portugal)^[2] Assistant referees: Leif Lindberg (Sweden) Emanuel Zammit (Malta) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Romania vs Portugal

GK 12 Bogdan Stelea RB 22 CB 4 Iulian Filipescu CB 6 Gheorghe Popescu LB 13 Cristian Chivu DM 5 Constantin Gâlcă RM 2 LM 8 Dorinel Munteanu AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) CF 9 CF 11 Substitutions: MF 14 FW 18 FW 16 Manager: Emerich Jenei

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Vítor Baía (c) RB 20 Carlos Secretário CB 2 Jorge Costa CB 5 Fernando Couto LB 13 Dimas Teixeira CM 17 Paulo Bento CM 4 José Luís Vidigal AM 10 RF 7 CF 21 LF 8 Substitutions: FW 9 MF 11 MF 15 Manager: Humberto Coelho

Man of the Match: Fernando Couto (Portugal)^[3] Assistant referees: Jacques Poudevigne (France) Dramane Dante (Mali) Fourth official: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

England vs Germany

See also: England–Germany football rivalry.

GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Gary Neville CB 4 Sol Campbell CB 6 Martin Keown LB 3 Phil Neville RM 7 CM 8 CM 14 Paul Ince LM 17 Dennis Wise CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) CF 10 Substitutions: MF 16 MF 18 Manager: Kevin Keegan

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) SW 10 Lothar Matthäus CB 2 CB 6 Jens Nowotny RWB 18 LWB 17 Christian Ziege CM 14 Dietmar Hamann CM 16 AM 7 Mehmet Scholl CF 19 Carsten Jancker CF 9 Substitutions: FW 11 MF 13 MF 5 Manager: Erich Ribbeck

Man of the Match: Alan Shearer (England)^[4] Assistant referees: Sergio Zuccolini (Italy) Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain) Fourth official: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

England vs Romania

GK 13 Nigel Martyn RB 2 Gary Neville CB 4 Sol Campbell CB 6 Martin Keown LB 3 Phil Neville RM 7 David Beckham CM 8 CM 14 Paul Ince LM 17 CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) CF 10 Substitutions: FW 19 MF 18 MF 12 Manager: Kevin Keegan

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Bogdan Stelea RB 22 CB 4 CB 6 Gheorghe Popescu (c) LB 13 RM 2 CM 5 CM 8 Dorinel Munteanu LM 11 CF 9 Viorel Moldovan CF 7 Adrian Mutu Substitutions: DF 17 FW 16 FW 18 Manager: Emerich Jenei

Man of the Match: Dorinel Munteanu (Romania)^[5] Assistant referees: Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Portugal vs Germany

GK 12 RB 16 CB 2 Jorge Costa CB 5 Fernando Couto (c) LB 3 Rui Jorge RM 11 Sérgio Conceição CM 6 CM 15 Costinha LM 19 Capucho CF 9 Ricardo Sá Pinto CF 18 Substitutions: FW 21 MF 4 GK 22 Manager: Humberto Coelho

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) SW 10 Lothar Matthäus RB 3 Marko Rehmer CB 4 Thomas Linke LB 6 Jens Nowotny CM 13 CM 14 Dietmar Hamann RW 18 AM 7 LW 5 Marco Bode CF 19 Substitutions: FW 11 MF 8 FW 9 Manager: Erich Ribbeck

Man of the Match: Sérgio Conceição (Portugal)^[6] Assistant referees: Jaap Pool (Netherlands) Roland Van Nylen (Belgium) Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

See also

• England at the UEFA European Championship
• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
• Romania at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Notes and References

1. News: Power versus skill . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 12 June 2000 . 29 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20001216074800/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9660,00.html . 16 December 2000 . dead .
2. News: Figo the key in exciting battle . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 12 June 2000 . 29 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010209001657/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9661,00.html . 9 February 2001 . dead .
3. News: A game lacking pace and incentive . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 17 June 2000 . 29 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010204072700/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9662,00.html . 4 February 2001 . dead .
4. News: An intense game . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 17 June 2000 . 29 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010329212613/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9663,00.html . 29 March 2001 .
5. News: The better team won . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 20 June 2000 . 29 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20001216210200/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9664,00.html . 16 December 2000 . dead .
6. News: Worst German side ever? . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 20 June 2000 . 29 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010303163325/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9665,00.html . 3 March 2001 . dead .