UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage

The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2000 started with the first quarter final on 24 June and ended with the final on 2 July 2000. Round8
24 June – Amsterdam|fb|TUR|0|fb|POR|2
25 June – Bruges|fb|ESP|1|fb|FRA|2
25 June – Rotterdam|fb|NED|6|fb|FR Yugoslavia|1
24 June – Brussels|fb|ITA|2|fb|ROU|0
28 June – Brussels|fb|POR|1|fb|FRA (a.e.t.)|2
29 June – Amsterdam|fb|NED|0 (1)|fb|ITA (pen.)|0 (3)
2 July – Rotterdam|fb|FRA (a.e.t.)|2|fb|ITA|1

Quarter-finals

In the first quarter-final, Portugal defeated Netherlands thanks to a brace by striker Nuno Gomes. Italy beat Romania by the same scoreline, with Francesco Totti and Filippo Inzaghi scoring one goal a piece.

The Netherlands thrashed Yugoslavia 6-1 in the third match, Patrick Kluivert (3) and Marc Overmars (2) amongst the scorers. In the final game, Spain's European dream came to an end with a 2-1 loss to France: Gaizka Mendieta's goal being sandwiched by goals from Zinedine Zidane and Yourri Djorkaeff.

Turkey vs Portugal

footballbox
date = 2000-06-24
time = 18:00
team1 = fb-rt|TUR
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1459/match=65179/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|POR
goals1 =
goals2 = Nuno Gomes goal|44 goal|56
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
attendance = 45,000
referee = Dick Jol (Netherlands) ----

Italy vs Romania

footballbox
date = 2000-06-24
time = 20:45
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1459/match=65180/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|ROU
goals1 = Totti goal|33
Inzaghi goal|43
goals2 =
stadium = King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
attendance = 42,500
referee = Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) ----

Netherlands vs Yugoslavia

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date = 2000-06-25
time = 18:00
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 6 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1459/match=65181/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|FR Yugoslavia
goals1 = Kluivert goal|24 goal|38 goal|54
Govedarica goal|51|o.g.
Overmars goal|78 goal|90
goals2 = Milošević goal|90+1
stadium = Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
attendance = 50,000
referee = José Garcia Aranda (Spain) ----

pain vs France

footballbox
date = 2000-06-25
time = 20:45
team1 = fb-rt|ESP
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1459/match=65182/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 = Mendieta goal|38|pen.
goals2 = Zidane goal|32
Djorkaeff goal|44
stadium = Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges
attendance = 30,000
referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

emi-finals

France and Italy both emerged victorious from their semi-finals against difficult opposition to reach the final. France beat Portugal 2-1 after extra-time - Nuno Gomes gave Portugal the lead which they held till just after half-time when Thierry Henry equalised. The game went to extra-time and looked to be heading for a penalty shootout until Zidane struck the golden goal in the 117th minute.

Italy drew 0-0 in normal time with Netherlands in a dull game and it remained the same through extra-time. The game went to penalties and Italy won the shootout 3-1.

France vs Portugal

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date = 2000-06-28
time = 20:45
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1460/match=65183/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|POR
goals1 = Henry goal|51
Zidane golden goal|117|pen.
goals2 = Nuno Gomes goal|19
stadium = King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
attendance = 50,000
referee = Günter Benkö (Austria) ----

Italy vs Netherlands

footballbox
date = 2000-06-29
time = 18:00
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1460/match=65184/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
attendance = 50,000
referee = Markus Merk (Germany)

penshootoutbox
penalties1 = di Biagio pengoal
Pessotto pengoal
Totti pengoal
Maldini penmiss|saved
penaltyscore = 3 –1
penalties2 = penmiss|saved F. de Boer
penmiss Stam
pengoal Kluivert
penmiss|saved Bosvelt

Final

footballbox
date = 2000-07-02
time = 20:00
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1461/match=65299/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 = Wiltord goal|90
Trézéguet golden goal|103
goals2 = Delvecchio goal|55
stadium = Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
attendance = 50,000
referee = Anders Frisk (Sweden)