UEFA Euro 2004 Group D
Group D of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 15 June and was completed on 23 June. The group consisted of Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Latvia.
The Czech Republic won the group and advanced to the quarter finals, along with the Netherlands. Germany, and Latvia failed to advance.
Teams
[edit ]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 |
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D1 | Czech Republic [nb 2] | 1 | Group 3 winner | 10 September 2003 | 6th | 2000 | Winners (1976) | 4 | 11 |
D2 | Latvia | 4 | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 1st | — | Debut | 32 | 53 |
D3 | Germany [nb 3] | 2 | Group 5 winner | 11 October 2003 | 9th | 2000 | Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) | 9 | 8 |
D4 | Netherlands | 3 | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 7th | 2000 | Winners (1988) | 10 | 5 |
Notes
- ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
- ^ 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 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
- The winner of Group D, Czech Republic, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Denmark.
- The runner-up of Group D, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Sweden.
Matches
[edit ]Czech Republic vs Latvia
[edit ]Czech Republic | 2–1 | Latvia |
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Man of the Match:
Milan Baroš (Czech Republic)[1]
Assistant referees:
Frédéric Arnault (France)
Serge Vallin (France)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Germany vs Netherlands
[edit ]Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Report |
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Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)[2]
Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Peter Ekström (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Latvia vs Germany
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Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)[3]
Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Glenn Turner (England)
Fourth official:
Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Netherlands vs Czech Republic
[edit ]Netherlands | 2–3 | Czech Republic |
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Report |
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Man of the Match:
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)[4]
Assistant referees:
Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain)
Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Netherlands vs Latvia
[edit ]Netherlands | 3–0 | Latvia |
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Report |
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Man of the Match:
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)[5]
Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Germany vs Czech Republic
[edit ]Germany | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
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Report |
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Man of the Match:
Marek Heinz (Czech Republic)[6]
Assistant referees:
Ole Hermann Borgan (Norway)
Steinar Holvik (Norway)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
See also
[edit ]- Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
- Germany at the UEFA European Championship
- Latvia at the UEFA European Championship
- Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
References
[edit ]- ^ "Milan Baroš". Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Michael Ballack". Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Michael Ballack". Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Pavel Nedvěd". Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Ruud van Nistelrooij". Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2004. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Marek Heinz". Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2004. Archived from the original on 7 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.