UEFA Euro 2000 facts for kids
| UEFA Europees Voetbalkampioenschap België/Nederland 2000 UEFA Championnat Européen du Football Belgique/Pays Bas 2000 UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft Belgien/Niederlande 2000 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Belgium Netherlands |
| Dates | 10 June – 2 July |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 85 (2.74 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. The championship is held every four years and organized by UEFA. UEFA is association football's governing body in Europe.
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. Spain and Austria also bid to host the event. The final tournament had 16 nations. Except for Belgium and the Netherlands, the finalists had to go through a qualifying round to reach the final stage. France won the tournament. They defeated Italy 2–1 in the final, by a golden goal.
The finals were in the King Baudouin Stadium.
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams were in the tournament:
| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearances in tournament1, 2 |
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 Belgium |
Co-hosts | 18 January 1998 | 3 (1972, 1980, 1984) |
| Netherlands |
Co-hosts | 18 January 1998 | 5 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
| Italy |
Group 1 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996) |
 Norway |
Group 2 winner | 9 October 1999 | 0 (debut) |
 Germany |
Group 3 winner | 9 October 1999 | 7 (1972,4 1976,4 1980,4 1984,4 1988,4 1992, 1996) |
| France |
Group 4 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996) |
 Sweden |
Group 5 winner | 9 October 1999 | 1 (1992) |
 Spain |
Group 6 winner | 10 October 1999 | 5 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996) |
 Romania |
Group 7 winner | 9 October 1999 | 1 (1996) |
| Yugoslavia |
Group 8 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1960, 1968, 1976, 1984, 19925) |
 Czech Republic |
Group 9 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1960,3 1976,3 1980,3 1996) |
 Portugal |
Best runner-up | 9 October 1999 | 2 (1984, 1996) |
 Denmark |
Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 5 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
 England |
Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 5 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
 Slovenia |
Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 0 (debut) |
 Turkey |
Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 1 (1996) |
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year
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2 Italic indicates host for that year
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3 as Czechoslovakia
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4 as West Germany
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5 Did not qualify but replaced Yugoslavia, who were under sanctions by the UN Security Council Resolution 757 and banned from appearing. Denmark were group 4 runners-up.
Final rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | France |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 |
| 2 | Italy |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 |
| Eliminated in the Semi-finals | |||||||||
| 3 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 |
| 4 | Portugal |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 |
| Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |||||||||
| 5 | Spain |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Turkey |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Romania |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 4 |
| Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
| 9 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 |
| 12 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 |
| 13 | Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| 14 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
| 15 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 16 | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | –8 | 0 |
- Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.
Goalscorers
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- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
Dejan Govedarica (playing against the Netherlands)
Awards
- UEFA Team of the Tournament
- Golden Boot
- Patrick Kluivert
- Savo Milošević
(5 goals)
UEFA Player of the Tournament
Mascot
The mascot for the tournament was Benelucky. The name is a pun on Benelux. He is a lion-devil with hair colour a combination of the flag colours of both host nations. The lion is the national football emblem of the Netherlands and a devil is for Belgium, the team being nicknamed "the Red Devils".
Images for kids
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France and Italy before the final on 2 July
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Nationale-Nederlanden building in Rotterdam with "breakthrough" featuring Edgar Davids.
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UEFA Euro 2000 finalists and their results
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The match ball used at the tournament.
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Benelucky, the Euro 2000 mascot
See also
In Spanish: Eurocopa 2000 para niños
