| UEFA Euro 2000 UEFA Championnat Européen du Football Belgique/Pays Bas 2000 UEFA Europees Voetbalkampioenschap België/Nederland 2000 UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft Belgien/Niederlande 2000 |
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| Host countries | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium Netherlands |
| Dates | 10 June – 2 July |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 France (2nd title) |
Second place  |
 Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 85 (2. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition 74 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,122,833 (36,220 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Patrick Kluivert Savo Milošević(5 goals) |
| Best player | Zinedine Zidane |
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by UEFA, football's governing body in Europe. Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Savo Milošević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Саво Милошевић (born September 2 1973 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.
The finals of Euro 2000 were co-hosted (the first time this happened) by Belgium and the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2000. The final tournament was contested by 16 nations. With the exception of the national teams of the hosts, Belgium and the Netherlands, the finalists had to go through a qualifying round to reach the final stage. France won the tournament, by defeating Italy 2-1 in the final, via a golden goal.
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Overview
Belgium had a surprise exit in the group stage, winning the tournament's first game against Sweden but losing to Turkey and Italy. Italy also eliminated co-host and favorites Netherlands in the semi-finals, despite going down to ten men and facing two penalty kicks. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two saves in the penalty shootout (in addition to his penalty save in regulation time) to carry the Italians to the final. Francesco Toldo (born December 2, 1971 in Padua) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament
One of the biggest surprises of the tournament was Portugal, winning their group with three wins, including a 3-0 win against Germany. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since They reached the semi-finals, when they lost in extra-time to France after Zinedine Zidane converted a penalty kick. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Several Portuguese players challenged the awarding of the penalty for a handball and were given lengthy suspensions for shoving the referee. [1] The Euro 2000 winner was France, who defeated Italy 2-1 in the final after a golden goal by France's David Trézéguet. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The golden goal is a method used to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time David Sergio Trezeguet (david sɛʀʒjo tʀezeˈgɛ (born 15 October, 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French football Striker
In Britain, Match of the Day named Stefano Fiore's goal against Belgium the Goal of the Tournament, ahead of Patrick Kluivert's against France and Zinedine Zidane's against Spain. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme Stefano Fiore (born April 17, 1975 in Cosenza) is an Italian football (soccer player who can play in central Midfield The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish [2]
Qualification
Qualification for the tournament took place throughout 1998 and 1999. Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2000 final tournament took place throughout 1998 and 1999. Forty-nine teams were divided into nine groups and each played the others in their group, on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified automatically for the final tournament. The eight other runners-up played an additional set of playoff matches to determine the last four qualifiers. Belgium and the Netherlands automatically qualified for the tournament as co-hosts. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association
The following 16 teams participated in the tournament:
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Mascot
The official mascot of this EuroCup was Benelucky, a lion-devil with its hair color being a combination of the flag colors of both host nations. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia
Stadiums
Netherlands
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Amsterdam | Amsterdam ArenA | 52,140 |
| Rotterdam | Feijenoord Stadion | 51,177 |
| Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 33,500 |
| Arnhem | Gelredome | 30,082 |
Belgium
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Brussels | King Baudouin Stadium | 50,122 |
| Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
| Bruges | Jan Breydel Stadion | 30,000 |
| Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 30,000 |
Match officials
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Squads
- For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see UEFA Euro 2000 squads. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Amsterdam ArenA is a Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of € 140 million and was Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937 Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. The Gelredome is the home stadium of Vitesse in the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is See also Heysel Stadium disaster The King Baudouin Stadium (French Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch Koning Boudewijnstadion Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch Stade Maurice Dufrasne is a football Stadium in Liège, Belgium. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Jan Breydel Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Bruges, Belgium. Charleroi (Tchålerwè is the largest city and municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Stade du Pays de Charleroi is a football Stadium in the city of Charleroi, Belgium. Günter Benkö (born July 12, 1955 in Oberwart, Burgenland) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Austria Kim Milton Nielsen (born August 3, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former international football referee. Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour ( جمال محمود أحمد الغندور) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee Graham Poll (born July 29, 1963 in Tring, Hertfordshire) is an English former football referee in the Gilles Veissière (born September 18, 1959 in Nice) is a football referee from France, best known for supervising two matches Dr Markus Merk (born March 15, 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a former top-level German football referee. Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. Dick Jol (born March 29, 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a Football (soccer referee from the Netherlands Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (born April 21, 1957 in Lisbon) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Portugal, best known Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Allanton, near Shotts) is a former Scottish football referee José María García-Aranda Encinar (born March 3, 1956 in Madrid) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Spain, best Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an insurance agent by trade and a former football referee. Urs Meier (born January 22 1959 in Würenlos) is a retired Swiss football referee a grocer by trade who owns a brand of household Below are the squads for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands, that took place between 10 June and 2 July,
Results
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Portugal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
 Romania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
 Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| 2000-06-12 18:00 |
Germany |
1 – 1 | Romania |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
Scholl  28' |
(Report) | Moldovan 5' |
| 2000-06-12 20:45 |
Portugal |
3 – 2 | England |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| Figo 22' J. Pinto 37'Nuno Gomes 59' |
(Report) | Scholes 3' McManaman 18' |
| 2000-06-17 18:00 |
Romania |
0 – 1 | Portugal |
Gelredome, Arnhem Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
| (Report) | Costinha 90' |
| 2000-06-17 20:45 |
England |
1 – 0 | Germany |
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| Shearer 53' |
(Report) |
| 2000-06-20 20:45 |
England |
2 – 3 | Romania |
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| Shearer 41' (pen.) Owen 45' |
(Report) | Chivu 22' Munteanu 48'Ganea 89' (pen.) |
| 2000-06-20 20:45 |
Portugal |
3 – 0 | Germany |
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
| Conceição 35' 54' 71' |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
 Turkey |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
 Sweden |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| 2000-06-10 20:45 |
Belgium |
2 – 1 | Sweden |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| Goor 43' É. Mpenza 46' |
(Report) | Mjällby 53' |
| 2000-06-11 14:30 |
Turkey |
1 – 2 | Italy |
Gelredome, Arnhem Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
| Okan 62' |
(Report) | Conte 52' Inzaghi 70' (pen.) |
| 2000-06-14 20:45 |
Italy |
2 – 0 | Belgium |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 46,000 Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain) |
| Totti 6' Fiore 66' |
(Report) |
| 2000-06-15 20:45 |
Sweden |
0 – 0 | Turkey |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
| (Report) |
| 2000-06-19 20:45 |
Turkey |
2 – 0 | Belgium |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| Hakan Ş. 45' 70' |
(Report) |
| 2000-06-19 20:45 |
Italy |
2 – 1 | Sweden |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| Di Biagio 39' Del Piero 88' |
(Report) | Larsson 77' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 2000-06-13 18:00 |
Spain |
0 – 1 | Norway |
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| (Report) | Iversen 65' |
| 2000-06-13 20:45 |
Yugoslavia |
3 – 3 | Slovenia |
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| Milošević 67' 73' Drulović 70' |
(Report) | Zahovič 23' 57' Pavlin 52' |
| 2000-06-18 18:00 |
Slovenia |
1 – 2 | Spain |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| Zahovič 59' |
(Report) | Raúl 4' Etxeberria 60' |
| 2000-06-18 20:45 |
Norway |
0 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
| (Report) | Milošević 8' |
| 2000-06-21 18:00 |
Yugoslavia |
3 – 4 | Spain |
Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
| Milošević 30' Govedarica 50'Komljenović 75' |
(Report) | Alfonso 38' 90+' Munitis 51'Mendieta 90' (pen.) |
| 2000-06-21 18:00 |
Slovenia |
0 – 0 | Norway |
Gelredome, Arnhem Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| 2000-06-11 18:00 |
France |
3 – 0 | Denmark |
Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| Blanc 16' Henry 64'Wiltord 90' |
(Report) |
| 2000-06-11 20:45 |
Netherlands |
1 – 0 | Czech Republic |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| F. de Boer 89' (pen.) |
(Report) |
| 2000-06-16 18:00 |
Czech Republic |
1 – 2 | France |
Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
| Poborský 35' (pen.) |
(Report) | Henry 7' Djorkaeff 60' |
| 2000-06-16 20:45 |
Denmark |
0 – 3 | Netherlands |
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| (Report) | Kluivert 57' R. de Boer 66'Zenden 77' |
| 2000-06-21 20:45 |
Denmark |
0 – 2 | Czech Republic |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| (Report) | Šmicer 64' 67' |
| 2000-06-21 20:45 |
France |
2 – 3 | Netherlands |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| Dugarry 8' Trezeguet 31' |
(Report) | Kluivert 14' F. de Boer 51'Zenden 59' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 June – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Turkey |
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| 28 June – Brussels | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
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| France (a.e.t.) |
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| Spain |
1 | |||||||||
| 2 July – Rotterdam | ||||||||||
| France |
2 | |||||||||
| France (a.e.t.) |
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| 25 June – Rotterdam | ||||||||||
| Italy |
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| Netherlands |
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| 29 June – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
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| Netherlands |
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| 24 June – Brussels | ||||||||||
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| Italy |
2 | |||||||||
| Romania |
0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 2000-06-24 18:00 |
Turkey |
0 – 2 | Portugal |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
| (Report) | Nuno Gomes 44' 56' |
| 2000-06-24 20:45 |
Italy |
2 – 0 | Romania |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| Totti 33' Inzaghi 43' |
(Report) |
| 2000-06-25 18:00 |
Netherlands |
6 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain) |
| Kluivert 24' 38' 54' Govedarica 51' (o.g.)Overmars 78' 90' |
(Report) | Milošević 90+1' |
| 2000-06-25 20:45 |
Spain |
1 – 2 | France |
Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| Mendieta 38' (pen.) |
(Report) | Zidane 32' Djorkaeff 44' |
Semi-finals
| 2000-06-28 20:45 |
France |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Portugal |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| Henry 51' Zidane  117' (pen.) |
(Report) | Nuno Gomes 19' |
| 2000-06-29 18:00 |
Italy |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| (Report) |
| Penalties di Biagio Pessotto Totti Maldini  |
3 –1 | Penalties F. de Boer Stam Kluivert Bosvelt |
Final
| 2000-07-02 20:00 |
France |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| Wiltord 90' Trézéguet 103' |
(Report) | Delvecchio 55' |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
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Ioan Viorel Ganea, often shortened to Ionel (or Vio Ganea (born 10 August 1973 in Făgăraş, Braşov County) is a Romanian A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937 Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Dick Jol (born March 29, 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a Football (soccer referee from the Netherlands Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição ( pron 'sɛɾʒiu kõsɐi'sɐ̃ũ (born November 15, 1974 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese footballer The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. See also Heysel Stadium disaster The King Baudouin Stadium (French Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch Koning Boudewijnstadion Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Dr Markus Merk (born March 15, 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a former top-level German football referee. Bart Goor (born April 9, 1973) is a Belgian football left winger currently playing for R Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza (born July 4, 1978 in Brussels) is a Belgian footballer, of DR Congolese parentage Johan Mjällby (ˈjuːan ˈmjɛlby (born February 9, 1971) is a Swedish former footballer. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Gelredome is the home stadium of Vitesse in the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands. Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Allanton, near Shotts) is a former Scottish football referee Okan Buruk also known as Okan (born 19 October 1973 Istanbul) is a Turkish football player who is currently playing Antonio Conte (born July 31, 1969 in Lecce) is an Italian former Football (soccer player turned manager. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. See also Heysel Stadium disaster The King Baudouin Stadium (French Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch Koning Boudewijnstadion Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is José María García-Aranda Encinar (born March 3, 1956 in Madrid) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Spain, best Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born September 27 1976 in Rome) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays for Italian Stefano Fiore (born April 17, 1975 in Cosenza) is an Italian football (soccer player who can play in central Midfield 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence Dick Jol (born March 29, 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a Football (soccer referee from the Netherlands 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. See also Heysel Stadium disaster The King Baudouin Stadium (French Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch Koning Boudewijnstadion Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Kim Milton Nielsen (born August 3, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former international football referee. Hakan Şükür (born September 1, 1971 in Sakarya, Turkey) is a former Turkish footballer who played as a Striker 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (born April 21, 1957 in Lisbon) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Portugal, best known Luigi di Biagio (born June 3, 1971 in Rome) is an Italian Football (soccer Defensive midfielder, who last played Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Henrik Edward Larsson, MBE (ˈhɛnrɪk ˈlɑːʂɔn born September 20 1971 in Helsingborg, Scania) is a Swedish footballer, The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937 Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour ( جمال محمود أحمد الغندور) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee Steffen Iversen (born November 10, 1976 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football player currently playing for Rosenborg. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. Stade du Pays de Charleroi is a football Stadium in the city of Charleroi, Belgium. Charleroi (Tchålerwè is the largest city and municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (born April 21, 1957 in Lisbon) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Portugal, best known Savo Milošević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Саво Милошевић (born September 2 1973 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia Ljubinko Drulović (Љубинко Друловић (born April 11, 1968 in Nova Varoš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Zlatko Zahovič (; born February 1, 1971) is a former Slovenian football player and current sport director of NK Maribor. Miran Pavlin (born October 8, 1971) is a Slovenian football player 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish Amsterdam ArenA is a Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of € 140 million and was Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Dr Markus Merk (born March 15, 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a former top-level German football referee. Zlatko Zahovič (; born February 1, 1971) is a former Slovenian football player and current sport director of NK Maribor. Raúl González Blanco (born June 27, 1977 in Madrid) simply known as Raúl, is a Spanish football Striker Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi (born 5 September, 1977, in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, Spain) is a Spanish football 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia Stade Maurice Dufrasne is a football Stadium in Liège, Belgium. Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Allanton, near Shotts) is a former Scottish football referee Savo Milošević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Саво Милошевић (born September 2 1973 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish Jan Breydel Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Bruges, Belgium. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Gilles Veissière (born September 18, 1959 in Nice) is a football referee from France, best known for supervising two matches Savo Milošević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Саво Милошевић (born September 2 1973 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia Dejan Govedarica (Дејан Говедарица (born October 2, 1969 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian Slobodan Komljenović (born February 2, 1971 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a defender who played for TSV 1860 Munich and Alfonso Pérez Muñoz (born September 26, 1972 in Getafe) usually referred to as Alfonso, is a former Spanish international Pedro Munitis Álvarez, Munitis (born June 19, 1975 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish football player who currently Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (born 27 March, 1974 in Bilbao) is a Spanish football player of Basque origin A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The Gelredome is the home stadium of Vitesse in the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands. Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Graham Poll (born July 29, 1963 in Tring, Hertfordshire) is an English former football referee in the The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football Jan Breydel Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Bruges, Belgium. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Günter Benkö (born July 12, 1955 in Oberwart, Burgenland) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Austria Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965 in Alès) is a retired French football defender and current manager of Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football forward whose parents come from 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. Amsterdam ArenA is a Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of € 140 million and was Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch professional footballer. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Jan Breydel Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Bruges, Belgium. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Graham Poll (born July 29, 1963 in Tring, Hertfordshire) is an English former football referee in the (born March 30, 1972 in Třeboň) is a former Czech footballer. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French Football (soccer player who played as a forward or as 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937 Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Urs Meier (born January 22 1959 in Würenlos) is a retired Swiss football referee a grocer by trade who owns a brand of household Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Ronald de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a former Dutch football Midfielder who has played Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. Stade Maurice Dufrasne is a football Stadium in Liège, Belgium. Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour ( جمال محمود أحمد الغندور) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee Vladimír Šmicer (born May 24 1973 in Děčín) is a Czech Football (soccer Midfielder and forward, who 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Amsterdam ArenA is a Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of € 140 million and was Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an insurance agent by trade and a former football referee. Christophe Dugarry (born March 24 1972 in Lormont, France) is a former French football forward. David Sergio Trezeguet (david sɛʀʒjo tʀezeˈgɛ (born 15 October, 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French football Striker Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch professional footballer. Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Amsterdam ArenA is a Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of € 140 million and was Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Dick Jol (born March 29, 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a Football (soccer referee from the Netherlands Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5th July 1976 in Amarante. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. See also Heysel Stadium disaster The King Baudouin Stadium (French Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch Koning Boudewijnstadion Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (born April 21, 1957 in Lisbon) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Portugal, best known Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born September 27 1976 in Rome) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays for Italian 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937 Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of José María García-Aranda Encinar (born March 3, 1956 in Madrid) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Spain, best Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Dejan Govedarica (Дејан Говедарица (born October 2, 1969 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian An own goal occurs in Association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team Marc Overmars (born March 29, 1973 in Emst) is a Dutch football player Savo Milošević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Саво Милошевић (born September 2 1973 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Jan Breydel Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Bruges, Belgium. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (born 27 March, 1974 in Bilbao) is a Spanish football player of Basque origin A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French Football (soccer player who played as a forward or as 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. See also Heysel Stadium disaster The King Baudouin Stadium (French Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch Koning Boudewijnstadion Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Günter Benkö (born July 12, 1955 in Oberwart, Burgenland) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Austria Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5th July 1976 in Amarante. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Amsterdam ArenA is a Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of € 140 million and was Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Dr Markus Merk (born March 15, 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a former top-level German football referee. Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament Luigi di Biagio (born June 3, 1971 in Rome) is an Italian Football (soccer Defensive midfielder, who last played Gianluca Pessotto (born August 11, 1970) is an Italian former footballer who played with Juventus for the majority of his career Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born September 27 1976 in Rome) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays for Italian Paolo Cesare Maldini ( born 26 June 1968 in Milan) is a legendary Italian footballer who has played his entire career for Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch professional footballer. Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Paul Bosvelt (born March 26, 1970 in Doetinchem) is a former Dutch footballer. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937 Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an insurance agent by trade and a former football referee. 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UEFA Team of the Tournament
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Trivia
- The official song of the event Campione 2000 by the Swedish musician E-Type is a popular European football chant. Francesco Toldo (born December 2, 1971 in Padua) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a retired French football goalkeeper who played for the French national team Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch professional footballer. Alessandro Nesta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born March 19 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer. Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born September 13, 1973 in Naples) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Marcel Desailly (born September 7 1968 in Accra Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French footballer and star of Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965 in Alès) is a retired French football defender and current manager of Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder Edgar Steven Davids (born March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch professional football player Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese -born French - Cape Verdean international Josep Guardiola i Sala, pron ʑu'zɛp gwəɾ'ð̞jɔɫə (born January 18, 1971) also known as Pep Guardiola is a former Spanish Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born September 27 1976 in Rome) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays for Italian Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5th July 1976 in Amarante. Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 Savo Milošević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Саво Милошевић (born September 2 1973 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia Bo Martin Erik "E-Type" Eriksson is a musician who was born in Uppsala, Sweden in 1965 Campione means champion in Italian. After the event, it still continues to be a favourite football chant.
- 3 of the 4 teams in Group D had won the European Championship previously, and the other one – the Czech Republic – came into existence after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, who were champions in 1976. The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on January 1 1993, saw Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries the Czech Republic
References
- ^ Uefa suspends Portuguese trio, BBC Sport, 2 July, 2000, Accessed 6 June, 2008
- ^ Fiore strike scoops top spot, BBC Sport, 1 July, 2000, Accessed 6 June 2008
See also
Further reading
- "Euro 2000 The Official Guide" Carlton Books Limited, London. The Official Euro 2000 Album is an Album with various artists released on June 12, 2000 as the official music album for UEFA Euro ISBN 1-84222-08-3
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