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 match between the Netherlands and Latvia on 23 June at Estádio Municipal de Braga

The Czech Republic won the group and advanced to the quarter finals, along with the Netherlands. Germany, and Latvia 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
D1  Czech Republic[nb 2]1Group 3 winner10 September 20036th2000Winners (1976)411
D2  Latvia4Play-off winner19 November 20031stDebut3253
D3  Germany[nb 3]2Group 5 winner11 October 20039th2000Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)98
D4  Netherlands3Play-off winner19 November 20037th2000Winners (1988)105

Notes

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Czech Republic330074+39Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands311164+24
3  Germany302123−12
4  Latvia301215−41
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

Czech Republic vs Latvia

Czech Republic  2–1  Latvia
Report
Czech Republic
Latvia
GK1Petr Čech
RB2Zdeněk Grygera  56'
CB5René Bolf
CB21Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB6Marek Jankulovski
DM4Tomáš Galásek  64'
RM8Karel Poborský
CM10Tomáš Rosický
LM11Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF15Milan Baroš  87'
CF9Jan Koller
Substitutions:
FW18Marek Heinz  56'
MF7Vladimír Šmicer  64'
DF13Martin Jiránek  87'
Manager:
Karel Brückner
GK1Aleksandrs Koliņko
RB7Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB4Mihails Zemļinskis
CB2Igors Stepanovs
LB6Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM8Imants Bleidelis
CM3Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
CM14Valentīns Lobaņovs  90'
LM10Andrejs Rubins
CF11Andrejs Prohorenkovs  71'
CF9Māris Verpakovskis  81'
Substitutions:
MF5Juris Laizāns  71'
FW17Marians Pahars  81'
FW23Vīts Rimkus  90'
Manager:
Aleksandrs Starkovs

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

Germany  1–1  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Germany
Netherlands
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
RB3Arne Friedrich
CB4Christian Wörns
CB5Jens Nowotny
LB21Philipp Lahm
CM8Dietmar Hamann
CM6Frank Baumann
RW19Bernd Schneider  68'
CM13Michael Ballack  90+1'
LW22Torsten Frings  79'
CF10Kevin Kurányi  12'  85'
Substitutions:
MF7Bastian Schweinsteiger  68'
MF18Fabian Ernst  79'
FW9Fredi Bobic  85'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB18John Heitinga  74'
CB3Jaap Stam  73'
CB4Wilfred Bouma
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM6Phillip Cocu (c)  29'
CM8Edgar Davids  46'
RW7Andy van der Meyde
AM11Rafael van der Vaart
LW22Boudewijn Zenden  46'
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF14Wesley Sneijder  46'
MF16Marc Overmars  46'
FW17Pierre van Hooijdonk  74'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)[2]

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Peter Ekström (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Latvia vs Germany

Latvia  0–0  Germany
Report
Attendance: 22,344
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Latvia
Germany
GK1Aleksandrs Koliņko
RB7Aleksandrs Isakovs  1'
CB4Mihails Zemļinskis
CB2Igors Stepanovs
LB6Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM8Imants Bleidelis
CM3Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)  79'
CM14Valentīns Lobaņovs  70'
LM10Andrejs Rubins
CF11Andrejs Prohorenkovs  67'
CF9Māris Verpakovskis  90+2'
Substitutions:
FW17Marians Pahars  67'
MF5Juris Laizāns  70'
DF16Dzintars Zirnis  90+2'
Manager:
Aleksandrs Starkovs
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
RB3Arne Friedrich  21'
CB4Christian Wörns
CB6Frank Baumann
LB21Philipp Lahm
RM19Bernd Schneider  46'
CM8Dietmar Hamann  42'
CM13Michael Ballack
LM22Torsten Frings  53'
CF9Fredi Bobic  67'
CF10Kevin Kurányi  78'
Substitutions:
MF7Bastian Schweinsteiger  46'
FW11Miroslav Klose  67'
FW14Thomas Brdaric  78'
Manager:
Rudi Völler

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

Netherlands  2–3  Czech Republic
Report
Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB18John Heitinga  26'   75'
CB3Jaap Stam
CB4Wilfred Bouma
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM6Phillip Cocu (c)
CM20Clarence Seedorf  9'  86'
CM8Edgar Davids
RW7Andy van der Meyde  79'
LW19Arjen Robben  58'
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF21Paul Bosvelt  58'
DF2Michael Reiziger  79'
MF11Rafael van der Vaart  86'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK1Petr Čech
RB2Zdeněk Grygera  25'
CB13Martin Jiránek
CB21Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB6Marek Jankulovski
RM8Karel Poborský
CM10Tomáš Rosický
CM4Tomáš Galásek  55'  62'
LM11Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF9Jan Koller  75'
CF15Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
MF7Vladimír Šmicer  25'
FW18Marek Heinz  62'
DF22David Rozehnal  75'
Manager:
Karel Brückner

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

Netherlands  3–0  Latvia
Report
Netherlands
Latvia
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Jaap Stam
CB15Frank de Boer (c)
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM20Clarence Seedorf
CM6Phillip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids  77'
RW7Andy van der Meyde  63'
LW19Arjen Robben
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy  70'
Substitutions:
MF16Marc Overmars  63'
FW12Roy Makaay  70'
MF14Wesley Sneijder  77'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK1Aleksandrs Koliņko
RB7Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB4Mihails Zemļinskis
CB2Igors Stepanovs
LB6Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM8Imants Bleidelis  83'
CM14Valentīns Lobaņovs  53'
CM3Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
LM10Andrejs Rubins
SS11Andrejs Prohorenkovs  74'
CF9Māris Verpakovskis  62'
Substitutions:
FW17Marians Pahars  62'
MF5Juris Laizāns  74'
MF19Andrejs Štolcers  83'
Manager:
Aleksandrs Starkovs

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

Germany  1–2  Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Germany
Czech Republic
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
CB3Arne Friedrich
CB5Jens Nowotny  38'
CB4Christian Wörns  83'
RM22Torsten Frings  46'
CM8Dietmar Hamann  79'
LM21Philipp Lahm  74'
RW19Bernd Schneider
AM13Michael Ballack
LW7Bastian Schweinsteiger  86'
CF10Kevin Kurányi
Substitutions:
FW20Lukas Podolski  46'
FW11Miroslav Klose  79'
MF16Jens Jeremies  86'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
GK16Jaromír Blažek
RB13Martin Jiránek
CB5René Bolf
CB22David Rozehnal
LB3Pavel Mareš
CM19Roman Týce  48'
CM4Tomáš Galásek (c)  46'
RW20Jaroslav Plašil  70'
AM18Marek Heinz
LW14Štěpán Vachoušek
CF12Vratislav Lokvenc  59'
Substitutions:
DF17Tomáš Hübschman  46'
FW15Milan Baroš  59'
MF8Karel Poborský  70'
Manager:
Karel Brückner

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

References