UEFA Euro 2000 Group A#Portugal vs Germany

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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

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Draw position

! Team

! Pot

! Method of
qualification

! Date of
qualification

! data-sort-type="number" | Finals
appearance

! Last
appearance

! Previous best
performance

! UEFA Rankings
November 1999{{refn|group=nb|The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.}}

! FIFA Rankings
June 2000

A1style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|GER}}{{refn|group=nb|From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.}}1Group 3 winner9 October 19998th1996data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)76
A2style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ROU}}2Group 7 winner9 October 19993rd1996data-sort-value="7" | Group stage (1984, 1996)211
A3style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|POR}}3Best runner-up9 October 19993rd1996data-sort-value="3" | Semi-finals (1984)1115
A4style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ENG}}4Play-off winner17 November 19996th1996data-sort-value="3" | Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)1712

Notes

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Standings

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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

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=Germany vs Romania=

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|stadium=Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

|attendance=28,500

|referee=Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

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SW10Lothar Matthäus{{suboff|78}}
CB4Thomas Linke{{suboff|46}}
CB6Jens Nowotny
RWB2Markus Babbel
LWB17Christian Ziege
DM16Jens Jeremies
CM7Mehmet Scholl
CM8Thomas Häßler{{suboff|73}}
CF20Oliver Bierhoff (c)
CF11Paulo Rink
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DF3Marko Rehmer{{subon|46}}
MF14Dietmar Hamann{{subon|73}}
MF18Sebastian Deisler{{subon|78}}
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colspan=3|Erich Ribbeck

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SW6Gheorghe Popescu
RB2Dan Petrescu{{suboff|69}}
CB3Liviu Ciobotariu
CB4Iulian Filipescu
LB13Cristian Chivu
CM8Dorinel Munteanu
CM5Constantin Gâlcă
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c){{yel|49}}{{suboff|73}}
CF9Viorel Moldovan{{suboff|85}}
CF11Adrian Ilie{{yel|49}}
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DF22Cosmin Contra{{subon|69}}
FW7Adrian Mutu{{subon|73}}
MF15Ioan Lupescu{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Emerich Jenei

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Man of the Match:


Mehmet Scholl (Germany){{cite news |title=Power versus skill |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9660,00.html |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=12 June 2000 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216074800/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9660,00.html |archive-date=16 December 2000 |url-status=dead }}

Assistant referees:


Jens Larsen (Denmark)


Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)


Fourth official:


Gilles Veissière (France)

=Portugal vs England=

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|date={{Start date|2000|6|12|df=y}}

|time=20:45

|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}

|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2000 Group A#Portugal vs England|3–2}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/64846/

|team2={{fb|ENG}}

|goals1=

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|stadium=Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

|attendance=31,500

|referee=Anders Frisk (Sweden)

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RB14Abel Xavier
CB2Jorge Costa
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas Teixeira
CM17Paulo Bento
CM4José Luís Vidigal
AM10Rui Costa{{suboff|85}}
RF7Luís Figo
CF21Nuno Gomes{{suboff|89}}
LF8João Pinto{{suboff|75}}
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MF11Sérgio Conceição{{subon|75}}
DF16Beto{{subon|85}}
MF19Capucho{{subon|89}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Humberto Coelho

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GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams{{suboff|82}}
CB4Sol Campbell
LB3Phil Neville
RM7David Beckham
CM8Paul Scholes
CM14Paul Ince{{yel|44}}
LM11Steve McManaman{{suboff|58}}
CF9Alan Shearer (c)
CF10Michael Owen{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW19Emile Heskey{{subon|46}}
MF17Dennis Wise{{subon|58}}
DF6Martin Keown{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Kevin Keegan

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Man of the Match:


Luís Figo (Portugal){{cite news |title=Figo the key in exciting battle |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9661,00.html |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=12 June 2000 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010209001657/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9661,00.html |archive-date=9 February 2001 |url-status=dead }}

Assistant referees:


Leif Lindberg (Sweden)


Emanuel Zammit (Malta)


Fourth official:


Urs Meier (Switzerland)

=Romania vs Portugal=

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|time=18:00

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|stadium=GelreDome, Arnhem

|attendance=28,400

|referee=Gilles Veissière (France)

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GK12Bogdan Stelea
RB22Cosmin Contra{{yel|27}}
CB4Iulian Filipescu
CB6Gheorghe Popescu
LB13Cristian Chivu
DM5Constantin Gâlcă
RM2Dan Petrescu{{yel|22}}{{suboff|64}}
LM8Dorinel Munteanu
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c){{yel|16}}
CF9Viorel Moldovan{{suboff|69}}
CF11Adrian Ilie{{suboff|78}}
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MF14Florentin Petre{{subon|64}}
FW18Ionel Ganea{{subon|69}}
FW16Laurenţiu Roşu{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Emerich Jenei

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RB20Carlos Secretário
CB2Jorge Costa
CB5Fernando Couto
LB13Dimas Teixeira
CM17Paulo Bento
CM4José Luís Vidigal
AM10Rui Costa{{suboff|87}}
RF7Luís Figo{{yel|30}}
CF21Nuno Gomes{{suboff|56}}
LF8João Pinto{{suboff|56}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Ricardo Sá Pinto{{subon|56}}
MF11Sérgio Conceição{{subon|56}}
MF15Costinha{{subon|87}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Humberto Coelho

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Man of the Match:


Fernando Couto (Portugal){{cite news |title=A game lacking pace and incentive |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9662,00.html |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2000 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010204072700/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9662,00.html |archive-date=4 February 2001 |url-status=dead }}

Assistant referees:


Jacques Poudevigne (France)


Dramane Dante (Mali)


Fourth official:


Michel Piraux (Belgium)

=England vs Germany=

{{see also|England–Germany football rivalry}}

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|time=20:45

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/64847/

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|goals1=

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|stadium=Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

|attendance=29,000

|referee=Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

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GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB4Sol Campbell
CB6Martin Keown
LB3Phil Neville
RM7David Beckham{{yel|41}}
CM8Paul Scholes{{suboff|71}}
CM14Paul Ince
LM17Dennis Wise
CF9Alan Shearer (c)
CF10Michael Owen{{suboff|61}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF16Steven Gerrard{{subon|61}}
MF18Nick Barmby{{subon|71}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Kevin Keegan

|valign="top"|300px

|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|

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GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
SW10Lothar Matthäus
CB2Markus Babbel{{yel|89}}
CB6Jens Nowotny
RWB18Sebastian Deisler{{suboff|72}}
LWB17Christian Ziege
CM14Dietmar Hamann
CM16Jens Jeremies{{yel|43}}{{suboff|78}}
AM7Mehmet Scholl
CF19Carsten Jancker
CF9Ulf Kirsten{{suboff|70}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW11Paulo Rink{{subon|70}}
MF13Michael Ballack{{subon|72}}
MF5Marco Bode{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Erich Ribbeck

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Man of the Match:


Alan Shearer (England){{cite news |title=An intense game |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9663,00.html |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2000 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010329212613/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9663,00.html |archive-date=29 March 2001 }}

Assistant referees:


Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)


Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)


Fourth official:


Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

=England vs Romania=

{{#invoke:Football box|main|section=a5

|date={{Start date|2000|6|20|df=y}}

|time=20:45

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|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2000 Group A#England vs Romania|2–3}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/64849/

|team2={{fb|ROU}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

|attendance=30,000

|referee=Urs Meier (Switzerland)

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GK13Nigel Martyn
RB2Gary Neville
CB4Sol Campbell
CB6Martin Keown
LB3Phil Neville
RM7David Beckham
CM8Paul Scholes{{suboff|81}}
CM14Paul Ince
LM17Dennis Wise{{suboff|75}}
CF9Alan Shearer (c){{yel|64}}
CF10Michael Owen{{suboff|66}}
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FW19Emile Heskey{{subon|66}}
MF18Nick Barmby{{subon|75}}
MF12Gareth Southgate{{subon|81}}
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GK12Bogdan Stelea
RB22Cosmin Contra{{yel|44}}
CB4Iulian Filipescu{{yel|71}}
CB6Gheorghe Popescu (c){{suboff|32}}
LB13Cristian Chivu{{yel|18}}
RM2Dan Petrescu{{yel|40}}
CM5Constantin Gâlcă{{suboff|68}}
CM8Dorinel Munteanu
LM11Adrian Ilie{{yel|45}}{{suboff|74}}
CF9Viorel Moldovan
CF7Adrian Mutu
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DF17Miodrag Belodedici{{subon|32}}
FW16Laurenţiu Roşu{{subon|68}}
FW18Ionel Ganea{{subon|74}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Emerich Jenei

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Man of the Match:


Dorinel Munteanu (Romania){{cite news |title=The better team won |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9663,00.html |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 June 2000 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216210200/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9664,00.html |archive-date=16 December 2000 |url-status=dead }}

Assistant referees:


Igor Šramka (Slovakia)


Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)


Fourth official:


Terje Hauge (Norway)

=Portugal vs Germany=

{{#invoke:Football box|main|section=a6

|date={{Start date|2000|6|20|df=y}}

|time=20:45

|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}

|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2000 Group A#Portugal vs Germany|3–0}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/64850/

|team2={{fb|GER}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

|attendance=44,000

|referee=Dick Jol (Netherlands)

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GK12Pedro Espinha{{suboff|90}}
RB16Beto{{yel|27}}
CB2Jorge Costa
CB5Fernando Couto (c)
LB3Rui Jorge
RM11Sérgio Conceição
CM6Paulo Sousa{{suboff|72}}
CM15Costinha
LM19Capucho
CF9Ricardo Sá Pinto
CF18Pauleta{{suboff|67}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW21Nuno Gomes{{subon|67}}
MF4José Luís Vidigal{{subon|72}}
GK22Quim{{subon|90}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Humberto Coelho

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GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
SW10Lothar Matthäus
RB3Marko Rehmer
CB4Thomas Linke
LB6Jens Nowotny
CM13Michael Ballack{{yel|25}}{{suboff|46}}
CM14Dietmar Hamann
RW18Sebastian Deisler{{yel|27}}
AM7Mehmet Scholl{{suboff|60}}
LW5Marco Bode
CF19Carsten Jancker{{yel|26}}{{suboff|69}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW11Paulo Rink{{yel|90}}{{subon|46}}
MF8Thomas Häßler{{subon|60}}
FW9Ulf Kirsten{{subon|69}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Erich Ribbeck

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Man of the Match:


Sérgio Conceição (Portugal){{cite news |title=Worst German side ever? |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9665,00.html |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 June 2000 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303163325/http://www.euro2000.org/en/tournament/matchcomment/0,1074,9665,00.html |archive-date=3 March 2001 |url-status=dead }}

Assistant referees:


Jaap Pool (Netherlands)


Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)


Fourth official:


Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

See also

References

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