UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates 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 position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	UEFA Rankings November 2003Template:Refn	FIFA Rankings June 2004
B1	Template:Fb	1	Group 1 winner	10 September 2003	6th	2000	Winners (1984, 2000)	1	2
B2	Template:Fb	2	Group 7 winner	11 October 2003	7th	2000	Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)	7	13
B3	Template:Fb	4	Group 10 winner	11 October 2003	2nd	1996	Group stage (1996)	22	47
B4	Template:Fb	3	Play-off winner	19 November 2003	2nd	1996	Quarter-finals (1996)	11	20

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Standings

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

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GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c) Template:Yel RB 2 Bernt Haas CB 5 Murat Yakin CB 20 Patrick Müller LB 17 Christoph Spycher RM 18 Benjamin Huggel Template:Yel CM 6 Johann Vogel Yellow card 4Template:` Yellow-red card 50Template:`Template:Main other LM 8 Raphaël Wicky Template:Suboff AM 10 Hakan Yakin Template:Suboff CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat Template:Suboff CF 9 Alexander Frei Substitutions: MF 16 Fabio Celestini Template:Subon DF 4 Stéphane Henchoz Template:Subon MF 15 Daniel Gygax Template:Subon Manager: Köbi Kuhn

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GK 12 Tomislav Butina RB 13 Dario Šimić Template:Suboff CB 21 Robert Kovač CB 3 Josip Šimunić LB 6 Boris Živković (c) Template:Yel RM 19 Ivica Mornar Template:Yel CM 10 Niko Kovač CM 22 Nenad Bjelica Template:Yel Template:Suboff LM 18 Ivica Olić Template:Suboff CF 9 Dado Pršo Template:Yel CF 11 Tomo Šokota Substitutions: MF 7 Milan Rapaić Template:Yel Template:Subon MF 8 Darijo Srna Template:Subon MF 20 Đovani Roso Template:Subon Manager: Otto Barić

Man of the Match: Jörg Stiel (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Paulo Januário (Portugal) José Cardinal (Portugal) Fourth official: Terje Hauge (Norway)

France vs England

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GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 5 William Gallas CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 13 Mikaël Silvestre Template:Yel Template:Suboff LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu RM 7 Robert Pires Template:Yel Template:Suboff CM 4 Patrick Vieira CM 6 Claude Makélélé Template:Suboff LM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c) CF 20 David Trezeguet CF 12 Thierry Henry Substitutions: FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord Template:Subon DF 19 Willy Sagnol Template:Subon MF 17 Olivier Dacourt Template:Subon Manager: Jacques Santini

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GK 1 David James Template:Yel RB 2 Gary Neville CB 15 Ledley King CB 6 Sol Campbell LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 7 David Beckham (c) CM 11 Frank Lampard Template:Yel CM 4 Steven Gerrard LM 8 Paul Scholes Template:Yel Template:Suboff CF 9 Wayne Rooney Template:Suboff CF 10 Michael Owen Template:Suboff Substitutions: FW 23 Darius Vassell Template:Subon MF 18 Owen Hargreaves Template:Subon FW 21 Emile Heskey Template:Subon Manager: Template:Flagicon Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane (France) Assistant referees: Christian Schräer (Germany) Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

England vs Switzerland

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GK 1 David James RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 John Terry CB 6 Sol Campbell LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 7 David Beckham (c) CM 4 Steven Gerrard CM 11 Frank Lampard LM 8 Paul Scholes Template:Suboff CF 10 Michael Owen Template:Suboff CF 9 Wayne Rooney Template:Yel Template:Suboff Substitutions: MF 18 Owen Hargreaves Template:Subon FW 23 Darius Vassell Template:Subon MF 20 Kieron Dyer Template:Subon Manager: Template:Flagicon Sven-Göran Eriksson

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GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c) RB 2 Bernt Haas Yellow card 49Template:` Yellow-red card 60Template:`Template:Main other CB 5 Murat Yakin CB 20 Patrick Müller LB 17 Christoph Spycher RM 18 Benjamin Huggel CM 16 Fabio Celestini Template:Yel Template:Suboff LM 8 Raphaël Wicky AM 10 Hakan Yakin Template:Suboff CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat Template:Suboff CF 9 Alexander Frei Substitutions: MF 15 Daniel Gygax Template:Subon MF 7 Ricardo Cabanas Template:Subon FW 22 Johan Vonlanthen Template:Subon Manager: Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match: Wayne Rooney (England) Assistant referees: Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Vladimir Eniutin (Russia) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Croatia vs France

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GK 12 Tomislav Butina RB 13 Dario Šimić (c) CB 5 Igor Tudor Template:Yel CB 21 Robert Kovač Template:Yel LB 3 Josip Šimunić RM 20 Đovani Roso Template:Yel CM 10 Niko Kovač CM 22 Nenad Bjelica Template:Suboff LM 7 Milan Rapaić Template:Suboff CF 9 Dado Pršo CF 11 Tomo Šokota Template:Suboff Substitutions: MF 15 Jerko Leko Template:Yel Template:Subon FW 18 Ivica Olić Template:Subon FW 19 Ivica Mornar Template:Subon Manager: Otto Barić

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GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 5 William Gallas Template:Suboff CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c) LB 13 Mikaël Silvestre RM 11 Sylvain Wiltord Template:Suboff CM 17 Olivier Dacourt Template:Yel Template:Suboff CM 4 Patrick Vieira Template:Yel LM 10 Zinedine Zidane CF 20 David Trezeguet CF 12 Thierry Henry Substitutions: MF 7 Robert Pires Template:Subon MF 18 Benoît Pedretti Template:Subon DF 19 Willy Sagnol Template:Subon Manager: Jacques Santini

Man of the Match: Dado Pršo (Croatia) Assistant referees: Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark) Jens Larsen (Denmark) Fourth official: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Croatia vs England

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GK 12 Tomislav Butina RB 13 Dario Šimić Template:Yel Template:Suboff CB 5 Igor Tudor CB 21 Robert Kovač Template:Suboff LB 3 Josip Šimunić RM 20 Đovani Roso CM 10 Niko Kovač CM 6 Boris Živković (c) LM 7 Milan Rapaić Template:Suboff CF 9 Dado Pršo CF 11 Tomo Šokota Substitutions: FW 19 Ivica Mornar Template:Subon FW 18 Ivica Olić Template:Subon MF 8 Darijo Srna Template:Subon Manager: Otto Barić

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GK 1 David James RB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 John Terry CB 6 Sol Campbell LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 7 David Beckham (c) CM 11 Frank Lampard Template:Suboff CM 4 Steven Gerrard LM 8 Paul Scholes Template:Suboff CF 10 Michael Owen CF 9 Wayne Rooney Template:Suboff Substitutions: DF 15 Ledley King Template:Subon FW 23 Darius Vassell Template:Subon DF 14 Phil Neville Template:Subon Manager: Template:Flagicon Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match: Wayne Rooney (England) Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy) Narciso Pisacreta (Italy) Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Switzerland vs France

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GK 1 Jörg Stiel (c) RB 4 Stéphane Henchoz Template:Suboff CB 5 Murat Yakin CB 20 Patrick Müller LB 17 Christoph Spycher RM 7 Ricardo Cabanas CM 6 Johann Vogel LM 8 Raphaël Wicky Template:Yel AM 15 Daniel Gygax Template:Suboff AM 10 Hakan Yakin Template:Yel Template:Suboff CF 22 Johan Vonlanthen Substitutions: MF 18 Benjamin Huggel Template:Yel Template:Subon DF 14 Ludovic Magnin Template:Subon FW 21 Milaim Rama Template:Subon Manager: Köbi Kuhn

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GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 19 Willy Sagnol Template:Suboff CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 13 Mikaël Silvestre LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu RM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c) CM 4 Patrick Vieira CM 6 Claude Makélélé LM 7 Robert Pires CF 20 David Trezeguet Template:Suboff CF 12 Thierry Henry Template:Yel Substitutions: DF 5 William Gallas Template:Subon Template:Suboff FW 9 Louis Saha Template:Subon DF 2 Jean-Alain Boumsong Template:Subon Manager: Jacques Santini

Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane (France) Assistant referees: Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

See also

• Croatia at the UEFA European Championship
• England at the UEFA European Championship
• France at the UEFA European Championship
• Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 2004 Group B