UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

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		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 UEFA Rankings
November 1999[nb 1]		 FIFA Rankings
June 2000
A1 Germany[nb 2]1Group 3 winner9 October 19998th1996Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)76
A2 Romania2Group 7 winner9 October 19993rd1996Group stage (1984, 1996)211
A3 Portugal3Best runner-up9 October 19993rd1996Semi-finals (1984)1115
A4 England4Play-off winner17 November 19996th1996Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)1712

Notes

  1. The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Germany vs Romania
Germany 1–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 28,500
Germany
Romania
GK1Oliver Kahn
SW10Lothar Matthäus 78'
CB4Thomas Linke 46'
CB6Jens Nowotny
RWB2Markus Babbel
LWB17Christian Ziege
DM16Jens Jeremies
CM7Mehmet Scholl
CM8Thomas Häßler 73'
CF20Oliver Bierhoff (c)
CF11Paulo Rink
Substitutions:
DF3Marko Rehmer 46'
MF14Dietmar Hamann 73'
MF18Sebastian Deisler 78'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck
GK12Bogdan Stelea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu
RB2Dan Petrescu 69'
CB3Liviu Ciobotariu
CB4Iulian Filipescu
LB13Cristian Chivu
CM8Dorinel Munteanu
CM5Constantin Gâlcă
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c) 49' 73'
CF9Viorel Moldovan 85'
CF11Adrian Ilie 49'
Substitutions:
DF22Cosmin Contra 69'
FW7Adrian Mutu 73'
MF15Ioan Lupescu 85'
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
Portugal 3–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Portugal
England
GK1Vítor Baía (c) 89'
RB14Abel Xavier
CB2Jorge Costa
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas Teixeira
CM17Paulo Bento
CM4José Luís Vidigal
AM10Rui Costa 85'
RF7Luís Figo
CF21Nuno Gomes 89'
LF8João Pinto 75'
Substitutions:
MF11Sérgio Conceição 75'
DF16Beto 85'
MF19Capucho 89'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams 82'
CB4Sol Campbell
LB3Phil Neville
RM7David Beckham
CM8Paul Scholes
CM14Paul Ince 44'
LM11Steve McManaman 58'
CF9Alan Shearer (c)
CF10Michael Owen 46'
Substitutions:
FW19Emile Heskey 46'
MF17Dennis Wise 58'
DF6Martin Keown 82'
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
Romania 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 28,400
Romania
Portugal
GK12Bogdan Stelea
RB22Cosmin Contra 27'
CB4Iulian Filipescu
CB6Gheorghe Popescu
LB13Cristian Chivu
DM5Constantin Gâlcă
RM2Dan Petrescu 22' 64'
LM8Dorinel Munteanu
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c) 16'
CF9Viorel Moldovan 69'
CF11Adrian Ilie 78'
Substitutions:
MF14Florentin Petre 64'
FW18Ionel Ganea 69'
FW16Laurenţiu Roşu 78'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei
GK1Vítor Baía (c)
RB20Carlos Secretário
CB2Jorge Costa
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas Teixeira
CM17Paulo Bento
CM4José Luís Vidigal
AM10Rui Costa 87'
RF7Luís Figo 30'
CF21Nuno Gomes 56'
LF8João Pinto 56'
Substitutions:
FW9Ricardo Sá Pinto 56'
MF11Sérgio Conceição 56'
MF15Costinha 87'
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
England 1–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 29,000
England
Germany
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB4Sol Campbell
CB6Martin Keown
LB3Phil Neville
RM7David Beckham 41'
CM8Paul Scholes 71'
CM14Paul Ince
LM17Dennis Wise
CF9Alan Shearer (c)
CF10Michael Owen 61'
Substitutions:
MF16Steven Gerrard 61'
MF18Nick Barmby 71'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
SW10Lothar Matthäus
CB2Markus Babbel
CB6Jens Nowotny
RWB18Sebastian Deisler 72'
LWB17Christian Ziege
CM14Dietmar Hamann
CM16Jens Jeremies 43' 78'
AM7Mehmet Scholl
CF19Carsten Jancker
CF9Ulf Kirsten 70'
Substitutions:
FW11Paulo Rink 70'
MF13Michael Ballack 72'
MF5Marco Bode 78'
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
England 2–3 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
England
Romania
GK13Nigel Martyn
RB2Gary Neville
CB4Sol Campbell
CB6Martin Keown
LB3Phil Neville
RM7David Beckham
CM8Paul Scholes 81'
CM14Paul Ince
LM17Dennis Wise 75'
CF9Alan Shearer (c) 64'
CF10Michael Owen 66'
Substitutions:
FW19Emile Heskey 66'
MF18Nick Barmby 75'
MF12Gareth Southgate 81'
Manager:
Kevin Keegan
GK12Bogdan Stelea
RB22Cosmin Contra 44'
CB4Iulian Filipescu 71'
CB6Gheorghe Popescu (c) 32'
LB13Cristian Chivu 18'
RM2Dan Petrescu 40'
CM5Constantin Gâlcă 68'
CM8Dorinel Munteanu
LM11Adrian Ilie 45' 74'
CF9Viorel Moldovan
CF7Adrian Mutu
Substitutions:
DF17Miodrag Belodedici 32'
FW16Laurenţiu Roşu 68'
FW18Ionel Ganea 74'
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
Portugal 3–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 44,000
Portugal
Germany
GK12Pedro Espinha 90'
RB16Beto 27'
CB2Jorge Costa
CB5Fernando Couto (c)
LB3Rui Jorge
RM11Sérgio Conceição
CM6Paulo Sousa 72'
CM15Costinha
LM19Capucho
CF9Ricardo Sá Pinto
CF18Pauleta 67'
Substitutions:
FW21Nuno Gomes 67'
MF4José Luís Vidigal 72'
GK22Quim 90'
Manager:
Humberto Coelho
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
SW10Lothar Matthäus
CB3Marko Rehmer
CB4Thomas Linke
CB6Jens Nowotny
RM18Sebastian Deisler 27'
CM13Michael Ballack 25' 46'
CM7Mehmet Scholl 60'
CM14Dietmar Hamann
LM5Marco Bode
CF19Carsten Jancker 26' 69'
Substitutions:
FW11Paulo Rink 90' 46'
MF8Thomas Häßler 60'
FW9Ulf Kirsten 69'
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)

References
  1. "Power versus skill". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. "Figo the key in exciting battle". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. "A game lacking pace and incentive". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  4. "An intense game". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2000. Archived from the original on 29 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  5. "The better team won". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  6. "Worst German side ever?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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