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UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

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Group B of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 13 June and was completed on 21 June. The group consisted of defending champions France, England, Croatia and Switzerland.

France won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with England. Croatia and Switzerland failed to advance.

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		UEFA Rankings
November 2003[nb 1]		FIFA Rankings
June 2004
B1  France1Group 1 winner10 September 20036th2000Winners (1984, 2000)12
B2  England2Group 7 winner11 October 20037th2000Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)713
B3   Switzerland4Group 10 winner11 October 20032nd1996Group stage (1996)2247
B4  Croatia3Play-off winner19 November 20032nd1996Quarter-finals (1996)1120

Notes

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  France321074+37Advance to knockout stage
2  England320184+46
3  Croatia302146−22
4   Switzerland301216−51
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group B, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Greece.
  • The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Portugal.

Matches

Switzerland vs Croatia

Switzerland  0–0  Croatia
Report
Attendance: 24,090
Switzerland
Croatia
GK1Jörg Stiel (c)  73'
RB2Bernt Haas
CB5Murat Yakin
CB20Patrick Müller
LB17Christoph Spycher
RM18Benjamin Huggel  41'
CM6Johann Vogel  4'   50'
LM8Raphaël Wicky  83'
AM10Hakan Yakin  87'
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat  55'
CF9Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
MF16Fabio Celestini  55'
DF4Stéphane Henchoz  83'
MF15Daniel Gygax  87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK12Tomislav Butina
RB13Dario Šimić  61'
CB21Robert Kovač
CB3Josip Šimunić
LB6Boris Živković (c)  51'
RM19Ivica Mornar  52'
CM10Niko Kovač
CM22Nenad Bjelica  30'  74'
LM18Ivica Olić  46'
CF9Dado Pršo  13'
CF11Tomo Šokota
Substitutions:
MF7Milan Rapaić  48'  46'
MF8Darijo Srna  61'
MF20Đovani Roso  74'
Manager:
Otto Barić

Man of the Match:
Jörg Stiel (Switzerland)[1]

Assistant referees:
Paulo Januário (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

France vs England

France  2–1  England
  • Zidane 90+1', 90+3' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 62,487
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
France
England
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB5William Gallas
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB13Mikaël Silvestre  72'  79'
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
RM7Robert Pires  49'  76'
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM6Claude Makélélé  90+4'
LM10Zinedine Zidane (c)
CF20David Trezeguet
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW11Sylvain Wiltord  76'
DF19Willy Sagnol  79'
MF17Olivier Dacourt  90+4'
Manager:
Jacques Santini
GK1David James  90+2'
RB2Gary Neville
CB15Ledley King
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM11Frank Lampard  71'
CM4Steven Gerrard
LM8Paul Scholes  54'  76'
CF9Wayne Rooney  76'
CF10Michael Owen  69'
Substitutions:
FW23Darius Vassell  69'
MF18Owen Hargreaves  76'
FW21Emile Heskey  76'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)[2]

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

England vs Switzerland

England  3–0   Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 28,214
England
Switzerland
GK1David James
RB2Gary Neville
CB5John Terry
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM4Steven Gerrard
CM11Frank Lampard
LM8Paul Scholes  70'
CF10Michael Owen  72'
CF9Wayne Rooney  18'  83'
Substitutions:
MF18Owen Hargreaves  70'
FW23Darius Vassell  72'
MF20Kieron Dyer  83'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1Jörg Stiel (c)
RB2Bernt Haas  49'   60'
CB5Murat Yakin
CB20Patrick Müller
LB17Christoph Spycher
RM18Benjamin Huggel
CM16Fabio Celestini  23'  54'
LM8Raphaël Wicky
AM10Hakan Yakin  84'
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat  46'
CF9Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
MF15Daniel Gygax  46'
MF7Ricardo Cabanas  54'
FW22Johan Vonlanthen  84'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:
Wayne Rooney (England)[3]

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Vladimir Eniutin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Croatia vs France

Croatia  2–2  France
Report
Attendance: 29,160
Croatia
France
GK12Tomislav Butina
RB13Dario Šimić (c)
CB5Igor Tudor  39'
CB21Robert Kovač  64'
LB3Josip Šimunić
RM20Đovani Roso  61'
CM10Niko Kovač
CM22Nenad Bjelica  68'
LM7Milan Rapaić  87'
CF9Dado Pršo
CF11Tomo Šokota  73'
Substitutions:
MF15Jerko Leko  78'  68'
FW18Ivica Olić  73'
FW19Ivica Mornar  87'
Manager:
Otto Barić
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB5William Gallas  81'
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly (c)
LB13Mikaël Silvestre
RM11Sylvain Wiltord  70'
CM17Olivier Dacourt  60'  79'
CM4Patrick Vieira  32'
LM10Zinedine Zidane
CF20David Trezeguet
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF7Robert Pires  70'
MF18Benoît Pedretti  79'
DF19Willy Sagnol  81'
Manager:
Jacques Santini

Man of the Match:
Dado Pršo (Croatia)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Croatia vs England

Croatia  2–4  England
Report
Attendance: 57,047
Croatia
England
GK12Tomislav Butina
RB13Dario Šimić  63'  67'
CB5Igor Tudor
CB21Robert Kovač  46'
LB3Josip Šimunić
RM20Đovani Roso
CM10Niko Kovač
CM6Boris Živković (c)
LM7Milan Rapaić  55'
CF9Dado Pršo
CF11Tomo Šokota
Substitutions:
FW19Ivica Mornar  46'
FW18Ivica Olić  55'
MF8Darijo Srna  67'
Manager:
Otto Barić
GK1David James
RB2Gary Neville
CB5John Terry
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM11Frank Lampard  84'
CM4Steven Gerrard
LM8Paul Scholes  70'
CF10Michael Owen
CF9Wayne Rooney  72'
Substitutions:
DF15Ledley King  70'
FW23Darius Vassell  72'
DF14Phil Neville  84'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Wayne Rooney (England)[5]

Assistant referees:
Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Switzerland vs France

Switzerland  1–3  France
Report
Attendance: 28,111
Switzerland
France
GK1Jörg Stiel (c)
RB4Stéphane Henchoz  85'
CB5Murat Yakin
CB20Patrick Müller
LB17Christoph Spycher
RM7Ricardo Cabanas
CM6Johann Vogel
LM8Raphaël Wicky  66'
AM15Daniel Gygax  85'
AM10Hakan Yakin  43'  60'
CF22Johan Vonlanthen
Substitutions:
MF18Benjamin Huggel  75'  60'
DF14Ludovic Magnin  85'
FW21Milaim Rama  85'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB19Willy Sagnol  46'
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB13Mikaël Silvestre
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
RM10Zinedine Zidane (c)
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM6Claude Makélélé
LM7Robert Pires
CF20David Trezeguet  75'
CF12Thierry Henry  47'
Substitutions:
DF5William Gallas  46'  90+2'
FW9Louis Saha  75'
DF2Jean-Alain Boumsong  90+2'
Manager:
Jacques Santini

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)[6]

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

See also

References

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