UEFA Euro 2004 Group D

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

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

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
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

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
  3. ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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
Attendance: 21,744
Czech Republic
Latvia
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Zdeněk Grygera downward-facing red arrow 56'
CB 5 René Bolf
CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB 6 Marek Jankulovski
DM 4 Tomáš Galásek downward-facing red arrow 64'
RM 8 Karel Poborský
CM 10 Tomáš Rosický
LM 11 Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF 15 Milan Baroš downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 9 Jan Koller
Substitutions:
FW 18 Marek Heinz upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 7 Vladimír Šmicer upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 13 Martin Jiránek upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Karel Brückner
GK 1 Aleksandrs Koliņko
RB 7 Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB 4 Mihails Zemļinskis
CB 2 Igors Stepanovs
LB 6 Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM 8 Imants Bleidelis
CM 3 Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
CM 14 Valentīns Lobaņovs downward-facing red arrow 90'
LM 10 Andrejs Rubins
CF 11 Andrejs Prohorenkovs downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 9 Māris Verpakovskis downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Juris Laizāns upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 17 Marians Pahars upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 23 Vīts Rimkus upward-facing green arrow 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
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 4 Christian Wörns
CB 5 Jens Nowotny
LB 21 Philipp Lahm
CM 8 Dietmar Hamann
CM 6 Frank Baumann
RW 19 Bernd Schneider downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 13 Michael Ballack Yellow card 90+1'
LW 22 Torsten Frings downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 10 Kevin Kurányi Yellow card 12' downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 18 Fabian Ernst upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 9 Fredi Bobic upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 18 John Heitinga downward-facing red arrow 74'
CB 3 Jaap Stam Yellow card 73'
CB 4 Wilfred Bouma
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM 6 Phillip Cocu (c) Yellow card 29'
CM 8 Edgar Davids downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 7 Andy van der Meyde
AM 11 Rafael van der Vaart
LW 22 Boudewijn Zenden downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF 14 Wesley Sneijder upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Marc Overmars upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 17 Pierre van Hooijdonk upward-facing green arrow 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
GK 1 Aleksandrs Koliņko
RB 7 Aleksandrs Isakovs Yellow card 1'
CB 4 Mihails Zemļinskis
CB 2 Igors Stepanovs
LB 6 Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM 8 Imants Bleidelis
CM 3 Vitālijs Astafjevs (c) Yellow card 79'
CM 14 Valentīns Lobaņovs downward-facing red arrow 70'
LM 10 Andrejs Rubins
CF 11 Andrejs Prohorenkovs downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 9 Māris Verpakovskis downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Marians Pahars upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 5 Juris Laizāns upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 16 Dzintars Zirnis upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Aleksandrs Starkovs
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card 21'
CB 4 Christian Wörns
CB 6 Frank Baumann
LB 21 Philipp Lahm
RM 19 Bernd Schneider downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Dietmar Hamann Yellow card 42'
CM 13 Michael Ballack
LM 22 Torsten Frings Yellow card 53'
CF 9 Fredi Bobic downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 10 Kevin Kurányi downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Miroslav Klose upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 14 Thomas Brdaric upward-facing green arrow 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
Attendance: 29,935
Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 18 John Heitinga Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 75'
CB 3 Jaap Stam
CB 4 Wilfred Bouma
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM 6 Phillip Cocu (c)
CM 20 Clarence Seedorf Yellow card 9' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 8 Edgar Davids
RW 7 Andy van der Meyde downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 19 Arjen Robben downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF 21 Paul Bosvelt upward-facing green arrow 58'
DF 2 Michael Reiziger upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 11 Rafael van der Vaart upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Zdeněk Grygera downward-facing red arrow 25'
CB 13 Martin Jiránek
CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB 6 Marek Jankulovski
RM 8 Karel Poborský
CM 10 Tomáš Rosický
CM 4 Tomáš Galásek Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 62'
LM 11 Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF 9 Jan Koller downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 15 Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
MF 7 Vladimír Šmicer upward-facing green arrow 25'
FW 18 Marek Heinz upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 22 David Rozehnal upward-facing green arrow 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
Attendance: 27,904
Netherlands
Latvia
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger
CB 3 Jaap Stam
CB 15 Frank de Boer (c)
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM 20 Clarence Seedorf
CM 6 Phillip Cocu
CM 8 Edgar Davids downward-facing red arrow 77'
RW 7 Andy van der Meyde downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 19 Arjen Robben
CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Marc Overmars upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 12 Roy Makaay upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 14 Wesley Sneijder upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK 1 Aleksandrs Koliņko
RB 7 Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB 4 Mihails Zemļinskis
CB 2 Igors Stepanovs
LB 6 Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM 8 Imants Bleidelis downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 14 Valentīns Lobaņovs Yellow card 53'
CM 3 Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
LM 10 Andrejs Rubins
SS 11 Andrejs Prohorenkovs downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 9 Māris Verpakovskis downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Marians Pahars upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 5 Juris Laizāns upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 19 Andrejs Štolcers upward-facing green arrow 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
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
CB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 5 Jens Nowotny Yellow card 38'
CB 4 Christian Wörns Yellow card 83'
RM 22 Torsten Frings downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Dietmar Hamann downward-facing red arrow 79'
LM 21 Philipp Lahm Yellow card 74'
RW 19 Bernd Schneider
AM 13 Michael Ballack
LW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 10 Kevin Kurányi
Substitutions:
FW 20 Lukas Podolski upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Miroslav Klose upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 16 Jens Jeremies upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
GK 16 Jaromír Blažek
RB 13 Martin Jiránek
CB 5 René Bolf
CB 22 David Rozehnal
LB 3 Pavel Mareš
CM 19 Roman Týce Yellow card 48'
CM 4 Tomáš Galásek (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 20 Jaroslav Plašil downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 18 Marek Heinz
LW 14 Štěpán Vachoušek
CF 12 Vratislav Lokvenc downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
DF 17 Tomáš Hübschman upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 15 Milan Baroš upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 8 Karel Poborský upward-facing green arrow 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

  1. ^ "Milan Baroš". Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Michael Ballack". Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Michael Ballack". Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Pavel Nedvěd". Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Ruud van Nistelrooij". Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2004. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Marek Heinz". Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2004. Archived from the original on 7 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

External links

  • UEFA Euro 2004 Group D
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