UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 13 June and was completed on 21 June. The group consisted of defending champions France, England, Croatia and Switzerland.

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with England. Croatia and Switzerland failed to advance.

Teams
Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 UEFA Rankings
November 2003[nb 1]		 FIFA Rankings
June 2004
B1 France1Group 1 winner10 September 20036th2000Winners (1984, 2000)12
B2 England2Group 7 winner11 October 20037th2000Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)713
B3  Switzerland4Group 10 winner11 October 20032nd1996Group stage (1996)2247
B4 Croatia3Play-off winner19 November 20032nd1996Quarter-finals (1996)1120

Notes

  1. The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group B, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Greece.
  • The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Portugal.

Matches

All times WET (UTC+0)

Switzerland vs Croatia
Switzerland  0–0 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 24,090
Switzerland
Croatia
GK1Jörg Stiel (c) 73'
RB2Bernt Haas
CB5Murat Yakin
CB20Patrick Müller
LB17Christoph Spycher
RM18Benjamin Huggel 41'
CM6Johann Vogel 4'  50'
LM8Raphaël Wicky 83'
AM10Hakan Yakin 87'
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat 55'
CF9Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
MF16Fabio Celestini 55'
DF4Stéphane Henchoz 83'
MF15Daniel Gygax 87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK12Tomislav Butina
RB13Dario Šimić 61'
CB21Robert Kovač
CB3Josip Šimunić
LB6Boris Živković (c) 51'
RM19Ivica Mornar 52'
CM10Niko Kovač
CM22Nenad Bjelica 30' 74'
LM18Ivica Olić 46'
CF9Dado Pršo 13'
CF11Tomo Šokota
Substitutions:
MF7Milan Rapaić 48' 46'
MF8Darijo Srna 61'
MF20Đovani Roso 74'
Manager:
Otto Barić

Man of the Match:
Jörg Stiel (Switzerland)[1]

Assistant referees:
Paulo Januário (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

France vs England
France 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 62,487
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
France
England
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB5William Gallas
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB13Mikaël Silvestre 72' 79'
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
RM7Robert Pires 49' 76'
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM6Claude Makélélé 90+4'
LM10Zinedine Zidane (c)
CF20David Trezeguet
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW11Sylvain Wiltord 76'
DF19Willy Sagnol 79'
MF17Olivier Dacourt 90+4'
Manager:
Jacques Santini
GK1David James 90+2'
RB2Gary Neville
CB15Ledley King
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM11Frank Lampard 71'
CM4Steven Gerrard
LM8Paul Scholes 54' 76'
CF9Wayne Rooney 76'
CF10Michael Owen 69'
Substitutions:
FW23Darius Vassell 69'
MF18Owen Hargreaves 76'
FW21Emile Heskey 76'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)[2]

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

England vs Switzerland
England 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 28,214
England
Switzerland
GK1David James
RB2Gary Neville
CB5John Terry
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM4Steven Gerrard
CM11Frank Lampard
LM8Paul Scholes 70'
CF10Michael Owen 72'
CF9Wayne Rooney 18' 83'
Substitutions:
MF18Owen Hargreaves 70'
FW23Darius Vassell 72'
MF20Kieron Dyer 83'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1Jörg Stiel (c)
RB2Bernt Haas 49'  60'
CB5Murat Yakin
CB20Patrick Müller
LB17Christoph Spycher
RM18Benjamin Huggel
CM16Fabio Celestini 23' 54'
LM8Raphaël Wicky
AM10Hakan Yakin 84'
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat 46'
CF9Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
MF15Daniel Gygax 46'
MF7Ricardo Cabanas 54'
FW22Johan Vonlanthen 84'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:
Wayne Rooney (England)[3]

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Vladimir Eniutin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Croatia vs France
Croatia 2–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 29,160
Croatia
France
GK12Tomislav Butina
RB13Dario Šimić (c)
CB5Igor Tudor 39'
CB21Robert Kovač 64'
LB3Josip Šimunić
RM20Đovani Roso 61'
CM10Niko Kovač
CM22Nenad Bjelica 68'
LM7Milan Rapaić 87'
CF9Dado Pršo
CF11Tomo Šokota 73'
Substitutions:
MF15Jerko Leko 78' 68'
FW18Ivica Olić 73'
FW19Ivica Mornar 87'
Manager:
Otto Barić
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB5William Gallas 81'
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly (c)
LB13Mikaël Silvestre
RM11Sylvain Wiltord 70'
CM17Olivier Dacourt 60' 79'
CM4Patrick Vieira 32'
LM10Zinedine Zidane
CF20David Trezeguet
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF7Robert Pires 70'
MF18Benoît Pedretti 79'
DF19Willy Sagnol 81'
Manager:
Jacques Santini

Man of the Match:
Dado Pršo (Croatia)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Croatia vs England
Croatia 2–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 57,047
Croatia
England
GK12Tomislav Butina
RB13Dario Šimić 63' 67'
CB5Igor Tudor
CB21Robert Kovač 46'
LB3Josip Šimunić
RM20Đovani Roso
CM10Niko Kovač
CM6Boris Živković (c)
LM7Milan Rapaić 55'
CF9Dado Pršo
CF11Tomo Šokota
Substitutions:
FW19Ivica Mornar 46'
FW18Ivica Olić 55'
MF8Darijo Srna 67'
Manager:
Otto Barić
GK1David James
RB2Gary Neville
CB5John Terry
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM11Frank Lampard 84'
CM4Steven Gerrard
LM8Paul Scholes 70'
CF10Michael Owen
CF9Wayne Rooney 72'
Substitutions:
DF15Ledley King 70'
FW23Darius Vassell 72'
DF14Phil Neville 84'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Wayne Rooney (England)[5]

Assistant referees:
Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Switzerland vs France
Switzerland  1–3 France
 Report
Attendance: 28,111
Switzerland
France
GK1Jörg Stiel (c)
RB4Stéphane Henchoz 85'
CB5Murat Yakin
CB20Patrick Müller
LB17Christoph Spycher
RM7Ricardo Cabanas
CM6Johann Vogel
LM8Raphaël Wicky 66'
AM15Daniel Gygax 85'
AM10Hakan Yakin 43' 60'
CF22Johan Vonlanthen
Substitutions:
MF18Benjamin Huggel 75' 60'
DF14Ludovic Magnin 85'
FW21Milaim Rama 85'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB19Willy Sagnol 46'
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB13Mikaël Silvestre
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
RM10Zinedine Zidane (c)
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM6Claude Makélélé
LM7Robert Pires
CF20David Trezeguet 75'
CF12Thierry Henry 47'
Substitutions:
DF5William Gallas 46' 90+2'
FW9Louis Saha 75'
DF2Jean-Alain Boumsong 90+2'
Manager:
Jacques Santini

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)[6]

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

References
  1. "Jörg Stiel". Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. "Zinedine Zidane". Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. "Wayne Rooney". Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. "Dado Pršo". Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. "Wayne Rooney". Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. "Zinedine Zidane". Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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