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 Belgium1Co-host14 July 19954th1984Runners-up (1980)830
B2 Sweden2Group 5 winner8 September 19992nd1992Semi-finals (1992)416
B3 Turkey4Play-off winner17 November 19992nd1996Group stage (1996)1835
B4 Italy3Group 1 winner9 October 19995th1996Winners (1968)1314

Notes

  1. 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
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) Host.

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
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Belgium vs Sweden
Belgium 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Belgium
Sweden
GK1Filip De Wilde
SW4Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB2Eric Deflandre
CB3Joos Valgaeren
LB17Philippe Léonard 72'
DM6Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM11Gert Verheyen 65' 88'
LM8Bart Goor
AM7Marc Wilmots
CF9Émile Mpenza
CF10Branko Strupar 69'
Substitutions:
FW16Luc Nilis 77' 69'
DF18Nico Van Kerckhoven 90' 72'
DF15Jacky Peeters 88'
Manager:
Robert Waseige
GK1Magnus Hedman
RB14Olof Mellberg
CB3Patrik Andersson (c) 45'  81'
CB4Joachim Björklund
LB2Roland Nilsson 46'
DM17Johan Mjällby
RM11Niclas Alexandersson
CM15Daniel Andersson 70'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF19Kennet Andersson
CF10Jörgen Pettersson 50'
Substitutions:
DF5Teddy Lučić 46'
FW20Henrik Larsson 50'
FW18Yksel 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
Turkey 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 22,500
Turkey
Italy
GK1Rüştü Reçber
CB3Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
CB4Fatih Akyel
CB5Alpay Özalan
DM2Tayfur Havutçu
RM22Ümit Davala 76'
CM7Okan Buruk 88'
CM11Tayfun Korkut
LM19Abdullah Ercan
AM10Sergen Yalçın 81'
CF9Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF8Tugay Kerimoğlu 76'
FW6Arif Erdem 81'
MF16Ergün Penbe 88'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
GK12Francesco Toldo
CB5Fabio Cannavaro
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB3Paolo Maldini (c)
RWB17Gianluca Zambrotta
LWB11Gianluca Pessotto 62'
CM4Demetrio Albertini
CM8Antonio Conte
AM18Stefano Fiore 75'
CF20Francesco Totti 83'
CF9Filippo Inzaghi
Substitutions:
DF15Mark Iuliano 62'
FW10Alessandro Del Piero 75'
MF7Angelo 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
Italy 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 44,500
Italy
Belgium
GK12Francesco Toldo
CB5Fabio Cannavaro
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB15Mark Iuliano
RWB17Gianluca Zambrotta 47'
LWB3Paolo Maldini (c)
CM4Demetrio Albertini
CM8Antonio Conte 44'
AM18Stefano Fiore 83'
CF20Francesco Totti 63'
CF9Filippo Inzaghi 77'
Substitutions:
FW10Alessandro Del Piero 63'
FW21Marco Delvecchio 77'
MF16Massimo Ambrosini 83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
GK1Filip De Wilde
SW4Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB2Eric Deflandre
CB3Joos Valgaeren
LB18Nico Van Kerckhoven 46'
DM6Yves Vanderhaeghe
RM11Gert Verheyen 67'
LM8Bart Goor
AM7Marc Wilmots 70'
CF9Émile Mpenza
CF10Branko Strupar 58'
Substitutions:
MF22Marc Hendrikx 46'
FW16Luc Nilis 58'
FW21Mbo 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
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 27,000
Sweden
Turkey
GK1Magnus Hedman
RB6Gary Sundgren
CB4Joachim Björklund
CB14Olof Mellberg
LB5Teddy Lučić
DM17Johan Mjällby (c) 68'
RM11Niclas Alexandersson 63'
CM9Freddie Ljungberg
LM7Håkan Mild
CF19Kennet Andersson 46'
CF20Henrik Larsson 78'
Substitutions:
FW10Jörgen Pettersson 46'
MF16Anders Andersson 63'
MF13Magnus Svensson 78'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
GK1Rüştü Reçber
RB22Ümit Davala 45'
CB3Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c) 59'
CB4Fatih Akyel
CB5Alpay Özalan
LB20Hakan Ünsal
DM14Suat Kaya 5'
RM7Okan Buruk
LM15Mustafa Izzet 58'
CF6Arif Erdem
CF9Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF11Tayfun Korkut 45'
MF10Sergen Yalçın 58'
MF8Tugay 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
Turkey 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 48,000
Turkey
Belgium
GK1Rüştü Reçber
RB5Alpay Özalan
CB3Ogün Temizkanoğlu (c)
LB4Fatih Akyel
DM14Suat Kaya
RM11Tayfun Korkut 50'
LM19Abdullah Ercan
AM7Okan Buruk 77'
AM8Tugay Kerimoğlu 37'
CF6Arif Erdem 87'
CF9Hakan Şükür
Substitutions:
MF2Tayfur Havutçu 37'
MF16Ergün Penbe 77'
DF13Osman Özköylü 88' 87'
Manager:
Mustafa Denizli
GK1Filip De Wilde 84'
SW4Lorenzo Staelens (c)
RB2Eric Deflandre
CB3Joos Valgaeren
LB18Nico Van Kerckhoven
DM6Yves Vanderhaeghe 44'
RM11Gert Verheyen 63'
LM8Bart Goor 59'
AM7Marc Wilmots
CF9Émile Mpenza 63'
CF16Luc Nilis 79'
Substitutions:
MF22Marc Hendrikx 59'
FW10Branko Strupar 63'
FW20Gilles 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
Italy 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Italy
Sweden
GK12Francesco Toldo
CB2Ciro Ferrara
CB6Paolo Negro
CB15Mark Iuliano 46'
RWB11Gianluca Pessotto
LWB3Paolo Maldini (c) 42'
RM7Angelo Di Livio 64'
CM14Luigi Di Biagio
LM16Massimo Ambrosini
CF10Alessandro Del Piero
CF19Vincenzo Montella
Substitutions:
DF13Alessandro Nesta 42'
DF5Fabio Cannavaro 46'
MF18Stefano Fiore 64'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
GK1Magnus Hedman
RB14Olof Mellberg
CB3Patrik Andersson (c)
CB4Joachim Björklund
LB8Tomas Gustafsson 75'
DM17Johan Mjällby 56'
RM13Magnus Svensson 52'
LM7Håkan Mild
AM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF18Yksel Osmanovski
CF20Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF11Niclas Alexandersson 52'
MF15Daniel Andersson 56'
FW19Kennet 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
  1. Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

References
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  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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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