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
[edit]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 |
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A1 | ![]() |
1 | Group 3 winner | 9 October 1999 | 8th | 1996 | Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) | 7 | 6 |
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2 | Group 7 winner | 9 October 1999 | 3rd | 1996 | Group stage (1984, 1996) | 2 | 11 |
A3 | ![]() |
3 | Best runner-up | 9 October 1999 | 3rd | 1996 | Semi-finals (1984) | 11 | 15 |
A4 | ![]() |
4 | Play-off winner | 17 November 1999 | 6th | 1996 | Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) | 17 | 12 |
Notes
- ^ The UEFA rankings of November 1999 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
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
[edit]Germany vs Romania
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Portugal vs England
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Romania vs Portugal
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England vs Germany
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England vs Romania
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Portugal vs Germany
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See also
[edit]- England at the UEFA European Championship
- Germany at the UEFA European Championship
- Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
- Romania at the UEFA European Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.