# 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

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings November 1999 | FIFA Rankings June 2000 |
| A1 | Germany | 1 | Group 3 winner | 9 October 1999 | 8th | 1996 | Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) | 7 | 6 |
| A2 | Romania | 2 | Group 7 winner | 9 October 1999 | 3rd | 1996 | Group stage (1984, 1996) | 2 | 11 |
| A3 | Portugal | 3 | Best runner-up | 9 October 1999 | 3rd | 1996 | Semi-finals (1984) | 11 | 15 |
| A4 | England | 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Germany | 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
### Germany vs Romania

| Germany | Romania |
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn |
| SW | 10 | Lothar Matthäus | 78' |
| CB | 4 | Thomas Linke | 46' |
| CB | 6 | Jens Nowotny |
| RWB | 2 | Markus Babbel |
| LWB | 17 | Christian Ziege |
| DM | 16 | Jens Jeremies |
| CM | 7 | Mehmet Scholl |
| CM | 8 | Thomas Häßler | 73' |
| CF | 20 | Oliver Bierhoff (c) |
| CF | 11 | Paulo Rink |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Marko Rehmer | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Dietmar Hamann | 73' |
| MF | 18 | Sebastian Deisler | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Erich Ribbeck ||
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| SW | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu |
| RB | 2 | Dan Petrescu | | 69' |
| CB | 3 | Liviu Ciobotariu |
| CB | 4 | Iulian Filipescu |
| LB | 13 | Cristian Chivu |
| CM | 8 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| CM | 5 | Constantin Gâlcă |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) | 49' | 73' |
| CF | 9 | Viorel Moldovan | | 85' |
| CF | 11 | Adrian Ilie | 49' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 22 | Cosmin Contra | | 69' |
| FW | 7 | Adrian Mutu | | 73' |
| MF | 15 | Ioan Lupescu | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Emerich Jenei ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mehmet Scholl (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Jens Larsen (Denmark)
* Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
* Fourth official:
* Gilles Veissière (France)

### Portugal vs England

| Portugal | England |
| GK | 1 | Vítor Baía (c) |
| RB | 14 | Abel Xavier |
| CB | 2 | Jorge Costa |
| CB | 5 | Fernando Couto |
| LB | 13 | Dimas Teixeira |
| CM | 17 | Paulo Bento |
| CM | 4 | José Luís Vidigal |
| AM | 10 | Rui Costa | 85' |
| RF | 7 | Luís Figo |
| CF | 21 | Nuno Gomes | 89' |
| LF | 8 | João Pinto | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Sérgio Conceição | 75' |
| DF | 16 | Beto | 85' |
| MF | 19 | Capucho | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Humberto Coelho ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Gary Neville |
| CB | 5 | Tony Adams | | 82' |
| CB | 4 | Sol Campbell |
| LB | 3 | Phil Neville |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham |
| CM | 8 | Paul Scholes |
| CM | 14 | Paul Ince | 44' |
| LM | 11 | Steve McManaman | | 58' |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer (c) |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Emile Heskey | | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Dennis Wise | | 58' |
| DF | 6 | Martin Keown | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Kevin Keegan ||
* Man of the Match:
* Luís Figo (Portugal)
* Assistant referees:
* Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
* Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
* Fourth official:
* Urs Meier (Switzerland)

### Romania vs Portugal

| Romania | Portugal |
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| RB | 22 | Cosmin Contra | 27' |
| CB | 4 | Iulian Filipescu |
| CB | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu |
| LB | 13 | Cristian Chivu |
| DM | 5 | Constantin Gâlcă |
| RM | 2 | Dan Petrescu | 22' | 64' |
| LM | 8 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) | 16' |
| CF | 9 | Viorel Moldovan | | 69' |
| CF | 11 | Adrian Ilie | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Florentin Petre | | 64' |
| FW | 18 | Ionel Ganea | | 69' |
| FW | 16 | Laurenţiu Roşu | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Emerich Jenei ||
| GK | 1 | Vítor Baía (c) |
| RB | 20 | Carlos Secretário |
| CB | 2 | Jorge Costa |
| CB | 5 | Fernando Couto |
| LB | 13 | Dimas Teixeira |
| CM | 17 | Paulo Bento |
| CM | 4 | José Luís Vidigal |
| AM | 10 | Rui Costa | | 87' |
| RF | 7 | Luís Figo | 30' |
| CF | 21 | Nuno Gomes | | 56' |
| LF | 8 | João Pinto | | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Ricardo Sá Pinto | | 56' |
| MF | 11 | Sérgio Conceição | | 56' |
| MF | 15 | Costinha | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Humberto Coelho ||
* Man of the Match:
* Fernando Couto (Portugal)
* Assistant referees:
* Jacques Poudevigne (France)
* Dramane Dante (Mali)
* Fourth official:
* Michel Piraux (Belgium)

### England vs Germany

| England | Germany |
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Gary Neville |
| CB | 4 | Sol Campbell |
| CB | 6 | Martin Keown |
| LB | 3 | Phil Neville |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham | 41' |
| CM | 8 | Paul Scholes | | 71' |
| CM | 14 | Paul Ince |
| LM | 17 | Dennis Wise |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer (c) |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Steven Gerrard | | 61' |
| MF | 18 | Nick Barmby | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Kevin Keegan ||
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| SW | 10 | Lothar Matthäus |
| CB | 2 | Markus Babbel | 89' |
| CB | 6 | Jens Nowotny |
| RWB | 18 | Sebastian Deisler | | 72' |
| LWB | 17 | Christian Ziege |
| CM | 14 | Dietmar Hamann |
| CM | 16 | Jens Jeremies | 43' | 78' |
| AM | 7 | Mehmet Scholl |
| CF | 19 | Carsten Jancker |
| CF | 9 | Ulf Kirsten | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Paulo Rink | | 70' |
| MF | 13 | Michael Ballack | | 72' |
| MF | 5 | Marco Bode | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Erich Ribbeck ||
* Man of the Match:
* Alan Shearer (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
* Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
* Fourth official:
* Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

### England vs Romania

| England | Romania |
| GK | 13 | Nigel Martyn |
| RB | 2 | Gary Neville |
| CB | 4 | Sol Campbell |
| CB | 6 | Martin Keown |
| LB | 3 | Phil Neville |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham |
| CM | 8 | Paul Scholes | | 81' |
| CM | 14 | Paul Ince |
| LM | 17 | Dennis Wise | | 75' |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer (c) | 64' |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Emile Heskey | | 66' |
| MF | 18 | Nick Barmby | | 75' |
| MF | 12 | Gareth Southgate | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Kevin Keegan ||
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| RB | 22 | Cosmin Contra | 44' |
| CB | 4 | Iulian Filipescu | 71' |
| CB | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu (c) | | 32' |
| LB | 13 | Cristian Chivu | 18' |
| RM | 2 | Dan Petrescu | 40' |
| CM | 5 | Constantin Gâlcă | | 68' |
| CM | 8 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| LM | 11 | Adrian Ilie | 45' | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Viorel Moldovan |
| CF | 7 | Adrian Mutu |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 17 | Miodrag Belodedici | | 32' |
| FW | 16 | Laurenţiu Roşu | | 68' |
| FW | 18 | Ionel Ganea | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Emerich Jenei ||
* Man of the Match:
* Dorinel Munteanu (Romania)
* Assistant referees:
* Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
* Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
* Fourth official:
* Terje Hauge (Norway)

### Portugal vs Germany

| Portugal | Germany |
| GK | 12 | Pedro Espinha | | 90' |
| RB | 16 | Beto | 27' |
| CB | 2 | Jorge Costa |
| CB | 5 | Fernando Couto (c) |
| LB | 3 | Rui Jorge |
| RM | 11 | Sérgio Conceição |
| CM | 6 | Paulo Sousa | | 72' |
| CM | 15 | Costinha |
| LM | 19 | Capucho |
| CF | 9 | Ricardo Sá Pinto |
| CF | 18 | Pauleta | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Nuno Gomes | | 67' |
| MF | 4 | José Luís Vidigal | | 72' |
| GK | 22 | Quim | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Humberto Coelho ||
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| SW | 10 | Lothar Matthäus |
| RB | 3 | Marko Rehmer |
| CB | 4 | Thomas Linke |
| LB | 6 | Jens Nowotny |
| CM | 13 | Michael Ballack | 25' | 46' |
| CM | 14 | Dietmar Hamann |
| RW | 18 | Sebastian Deisler | 27' |
| AM | 7 | Mehmet Scholl | | 60' |
| LW | 5 | Marco Bode |
| CF | 19 | Carsten Jancker | 26' | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Paulo Rink | 90' | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Thomas Häßler | | 60' |
| FW | 9 | Ulf Kirsten | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Erich Ribbeck ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sérgio Conceição (Portugal)
* Assistant referees:
* Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
* Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
* Fourth official:
* Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)