UEFA Euro 2000 Final

The UEFA Euro 2000 Final was a football match played on 2 July 2000 at De Kuip in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2000. France won the match, defeating Italy 2–1.

UEFA Euro 2000 Final
Match programme cover
EventUEFA Euro 2000
France Italy
2 1
After golden goal extra time
Date2 July 2000 (2000-07-02)
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
Man of the MatchFrancesco Totti (Italy)[1][note 1]
RefereeAnders Frisk (Sweden)[2]
Attendance48,200[3]
WeatherMostly cloudy
20 °C (68 °F)
68% humidity[4]

Marco Delvecchio gave Italy the lead in the 55th minute when he turned in a cross from the right by Gianluca Pessotto, and they held the lead until the final minute of injury time, when Sylvain Wiltord crashed a low drive past Italian keeper Francesco Toldo from the left to take the game into extra time.[5] France won the game just before half-time in extra-time when Robert Pires cut the ball back from the left for David Trezeguet to fire the golden goal into the roof of the net with his left foot and win the tournament for France.[6][7]

Route to the final
France Round Italy
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Denmark 3–0 Match 1  Turkey 2–1
 Czech Republic 2–1 Match 2  Belgium 2–0
 Netherlands 2–3 Match 3  Sweden 2–1
Group D runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Netherlands (H) 3 9
2  France 3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 3
4  Denmark 3 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Host.
 Final standings Group B winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Italy 3 9
2  Turkey 3 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 3
4  Sweden 3 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Host.
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Spain 2–1 Quarter-finals  Romania 2–0
 Portugal 2–1 (aet) Semi-finals  Netherlands 0–0 (aet) (3–1 pen.)

Match

Details
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Italy
 Report
Attendance: 48,200[3]
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

France
Italy
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram 58'
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB3Bixente Lizarazu 86'
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
RW6Youri Djorkaeff 76'
AM10Zinedine Zidane
LW12Thierry Henry
CF21Christophe Dugarry 58'
Substitutions:
FW13Sylvain Wiltord 58'
FW20David Trezeguet 76'
MF11Robert Pires 86'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK12Francesco Toldo
CB5Fabio Cannavaro 42'
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB15Mark Iuliano
RWB11Gianluca Pessotto
LWB3Paolo Maldini (c)
CM4Demetrio Albertini
CM14Luigi Di Biagio 31' 66'
AM18Stefano Fiore 53'
SS20Francesco Totti 90'
CF21Marco Delvecchio 86'
Substitutions:
FW10Alessandro Del Piero 53'
MF16Massimo Ambrosini 66'
FW19Vincenzo Montella 86'
Manager:
Dino Zoff

Man of the Match:
Francesco Totti (Italy)[1][note 1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Match rules[14]

Statistics
UEFA Euro 2000 Final
Line-up of the teams.
Italian supporters during the final.
Overall[15]
Statistic France Italy
Goals scored21
Total shots1910
Shots on target123
Ball possession48%52%
Corner kicks74
Fouls committed1829
Offsides67
Yellow cards13
Red cards00

See also

Notes
  1. Thierry Henry (France) was initially reported as the man of the match for the final.[8][9][10] However, UEFA subsequently recorded Francesco Totti with having won the award for the match.[11][12][13]

References
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  2. "UEFA EURO 2000 – History – France-Italy". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "France – Italy 2:1 (EURO 2000 Holland/Belgium, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. "Weather History for Rotterdam, Netherlands". Wunderground. 2 July 2000. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. "France 2 Italy 1". BBC Sport. 2 July 2000. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. "Trezeguet strikes gold for France". UEFA.com. 2 July 2000. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. "France 2 – 1 Italy". Guardian UK. 2 July 2000. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  8. "France 2–1 Italy". Euro2000.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 11 January 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. "Man of the Match, France 2–1 Italy: Thierry Henry, France". Euro2000.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 28 July 2001. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. "France completes rare double". ESPN. Rotterdam. Reuters. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. "EURO 2000 team of the tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  12. Saffer, Paul (10 July 2016). "Iniesta holds off Ronaldo as man of the match master". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  13. "Francesco Totti". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  14. "Tournament rules". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  15. "Match statistics". Euro 2000 official website. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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