UEFA Euro 2000 Group C

Group C of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 13 June and ended on 21 June 2000. Spain won the group ahead of FR Yugoslavia. Norway and Slovenia 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
C1 Spain1Group 6 winner8 September 19996th1996Winners (1964)14
C2 Norway2Group 2 winner8 September 19991st—Debut37
C3 FR Yugoslavia[nb 2]3Group 8 winner9 October 19995th[nb 3]1984Runners-up (1960, 1968)910
C4 Slovenia4Play-off winner17 November 19991st—Debut3646

Notes

  1. The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. From 1960 to 1984, FR Yugoslavia competed as Yugoslavia.
  3. FR Yugoslavia were initially to appear in 1992 (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), but were replaced after being banned by the United Nations from all international sport.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  FR Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, France.
  • The runner-up of Group C, FR Yugoslavia, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Netherlands.

Matches
All times CET (UTC+1)

Spain vs Norway
Spain 0–1 Norway
Report
Attendance: 41,000
Spain
Norway
GK22José Francisco Molina
RB2Míchel Salgado 69'
CB6Fernando Hierro (c)
CB18Paco
LB3Agustín Aranzábal
RM17Joseba Etxeberria 17' 72'
CM4Pep Guardiola
CM21Juan Carlos Valerón 80'
LM8Fran 72'
CF10Raúl
CF20Ismael Urzaiz
Substitutions:
MF16Gaizka Mendieta 72'
FW11Alfonso 72'
MF7Iván Helguera 80'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho
GK1Thomas Myhre
RB14Vegard Heggem
CB4Henning Berg (c) 59'
CB3Bjørn Otto Bragstad
LB2André Bergdølmo 32'
CM19Eirik Bakke
CM11Bent Skammelsrud
CM7Erik Mykland
RF18Steffen Iversen 89'
CF9Tore André Flo 71'
LF20Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Substitutions:
DF16Dan Eggen 59'
FW17John Carew 71'
MF21Vidar Riseth 89'
Manager:
Nils Johan Semb

Man of the Match:
Erik Mykland (Norway)[1]

Assistant referees:
Kurt Ertl (Germany)
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Dick Jol (Netherlands)

FR Yugoslavia vs Slovenia
FR Yugoslavia 3–3 Slovenia
 Report
Attendance: 18,500
FR Yugoslavia
Slovenia
GK22Ivica Kralj
RB2Ivan Dudić
CB5Miroslav Đukić
CB11Siniša Mihajlović 56'  60'
LB21Albert Nađ
RM6Dejan Stanković 36'
CM7Vladimir Jugović
CM4Slaviša Jokanović
LM17Ljubinko Drulović
CF8Predrag Mijatović (c) 82'
CF18Darko Kovačević 52'
Substitutions:
MF10Dragan Stojković 36'
FW9Savo Milošević 60'
FW20Mateja Kežman 89'
Manager:
Vujadin Boškov
GK12Mladen Dabanovič
CB3Željko Milinovič
CB5Marinko Galič
CB4Darko Milanič (c) 32'
RM7Džoni Novak
CM8Aleš Čeh
CM11Miran Pavlin 74'
LM19Amir Karić 78'
AM10Zlatko Zahovič
CF13Mladen Rudonja
CF9Sašo Udovič 64'
Substitutions:
MF18Milenko Ačimovič 64'
MF21Zoran Pavlović 74'
FW20Milan Osterc 78'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec

Man of the Match:
Zlatko Zahovič (Slovenia)[2]

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Graham Poll (England)

Slovenia vs Spain
Slovenia 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 51,300
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Slovenia
Spain
GK12Mladen Dabanovič
CB3Željko Milinovič
CB5Marinko Galič
CB4Darko Milanič (c) 24' 68'
RM7Džoni Novak 53'
CM8Aleš Čeh
CM11Miran Pavlin 11' 82'
LM19Amir Karić 85'
AM10Zlatko Zahovič
CF13Mladen Rudonja
CF9Sašo Udovič 46'
Substitutions:
FW20Milan Osterc 46'
DF6Aleksander Knavs 68'
MF18Milenko Ačimovič 82'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec
GK1Santiago Cañizares
RB2Míchel Salgado
CB6Fernando Hierro (c)
CB5Abelardo
LB3Agustín Aranzábal 62'
RM17Joseba Etxeberria
CM4Pep Guardiola 81'
CM21Juan Carlos Valerón 89'
LM16Gaizka Mendieta
CF10Raúl
CF11Alfonso 71'
Substitutions:
FW20Ismael Urzaiz 71'
MF7Iván Helguera 82' 81'
MF15Vicente Engonga 89'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Raúl (Spain)[3]

Assistant referees:
Kurt Ertl (Germany)
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Norway vs FR Yugoslavia
Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 28,750
Norway
FR Yugoslavia
GK1Thomas Myhre
RB14Vegard Heggem 35'
CB16Dan Eggen
CB3Bjørn Otto Bragstad
LB2André Bergdølmo
CM19Eirik Bakke 66' 76'
CM11Bent Skammelsrud (c)
CM7Erik Mykland 31'
RF18Steffen Iversen 71'
CF9Tore André Flo
LF20Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Substitutions:
DF22Stig Inge Bjørnebye 35'
FW17John Carew 71'
MF6Roar Strand 76'
Manager:
Nils Johan Semb
GK22Ivica Kralj
RB13Slobodan Komljenović
CB5Miroslav Đukić
CB14Niša Saveljić
LB3Goran Đorović
RM10Dragan Stojković (c) 84'
CM7Vladimir Jugović 81'
CM4Slaviša Jokanović 28' 89'
LM17Ljubinko Drulović 81'
CF8Predrag Mijatović 87'
CF9Savo Milošević
Substitutions:
MF21Albert Nađ 84'
FW20Mateja Kežman 88' 87'
MF16Dejan Govedarica 90+2' 89'
Manager:
Vujadin Boškov

Man of the Match:
Dragan Stojković (FR Yugoslavia)[4]

Assistant referees:
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

FR Yugoslavia vs Spain
FR Yugoslavia 3–4 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 26,611
FR Yugoslavia
Spain
GK22Ivica Kralj
RB13Slobodan Komljenović 27'
CB5Miroslav Đukić
CB11Siniša Mihajlović
LB3Goran Đorović 13'
RM10Dragan Stojković (c) 56' 68'
CM7Vladimir Jugović 46'
CM4Slaviša Jokanović 63'
LM17Ljubinko Drulović
CF8Predrag Mijatović
CF9Savo Milošević
Substitutions:
MF19Jovan Stanković 45' 13'
MF16Dejan Govedarica 46'
DF14Niša Saveljić 87' 68'
Manager:
Vujadin Boškov
GK1Santiago Cañizares
RB2Míchel Salgado 46'
CB5Abelardo (c)
CB18Paco 64'
LB12Sergi 62'
RM16Gaizka Mendieta
CM4Pep Guardiola
CM7Iván Helguera
LM8Fran 22'
CF10Raúl
CF11Alfonso
Substitutions:
FW17Joseba Etxeberria 22'
FW9Pedro Munitis 46'
FW20Ismael Urzaiz 64'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Pep Guardiola (Spain)[5]

Assistant referees:
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Slovenia vs Norway
Slovenia 0–0 Norway
Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Slovenia
Norway
GK12Mladen Dabanovič
CB3Željko Milinovič
CB5Marinko Galič 83'
CB6Aleksander Knavs
RM7Džoni Novak
CM8Aleš Čeh (c)
CM11Miran Pavlin 44'
LM19Amir Karić
AM10Zlatko Zahovič
CF13Mladen Rudonja
CF17Ermin Šiljak 86'
Substitutions:
MF18Milenko Ačimovič 83'
FW20Milan Osterc 86'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec
GK1Thomas Myhre
RB2André Bergdølmo
CB16Dan Eggen
CB3Bjørn Otto Bragstad
LB22Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM18Steffen Iversen
CM7Erik Mykland 24'
CM8Ståle Solbakken (c)
LM20Ole Gunnar Solskjær 59'
CF17John Carew 61'
CF9Tore André Flo
Substitutions:
MF19Eirik Bakke 61' 82'
MF6Roar Strand 82'
Manager:
Nils Johan Semb

Man of the Match:
Erik Mykland (Norway)[6]

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

References
  1. "Spain unable to breach Norway defence". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. "A typical derby match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2000. Archived from the original on 1 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. "Slovenia prove their quality". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 June 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. "Not a great advert". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2000. Archived from the original on 8 March 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. "Fine line between disaster and heroism". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 13 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. "12 seconds from the quarter-finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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