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Euro2000 Qualifiers
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Belgium and Holland qualify as host countries.
Groups Nine group winners and the best second qualify automatically. Four of the other eight second qualify after play-off games. Tie-Breakers for Group Standings The following rules will be applied when the teams have equal points: 1 - The total points obtained in the matches between the teams tied. 2 - Goal difference resulting from the matches between the teams tied. 3 - Greater number of goals away in the matches between the teams tied. 4 - Higher goal difference in all the group matches. 5 - Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches. 6 - Greater number of goals scored away in all the group matches. 7 - Fair Play conduct of the teams. 8 - Drawing of lots by the Committee. Group 1Italy qualified as the group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Italy 8 4 3 1 13 5 15 Denmark 8 4 2 2 11 8 14 a Switzerland 8 4 2 2 9 5 14 a Wales 8 3 0 6 7 16 9 Belarus 8 0 3 6 4 10 3 a - Denmark beats Switzerland 4/1 on Tie Breaker Rule 1. Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 1 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 2
Norway qualified as the group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Norway 10 8 1 1 21 9 25 Slovenia 10 5 2 3 12 14 17 Greece 10 4 3 3 13 8 15 Latvia 10 3 4 3 13 12 13 Albania 10 1 4 5 8 14 7 Georgia 10 1 2 7 8 18 5 Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 2 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 3
Germany qualified as the Group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Germany 8 6 1 1 20 4 19 Turkey 8 5 2 1 15 6 17 Finland 8 3 1 4 13 13 10 Northern Ireland 8 1 2 5 4 19 5 Moldova 8 0 4 4 7 17 4 Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 3 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 4
France qualified as the Group winner. Standings G W D L F A P France 10 6 3 1 17 10 21 Ukraine 10 5 5 0 14 4 20 Russia 10 6 1 3 22 12 19 Iceland 10 4 3 3 12 7 15 Armenia 10 2 2 6 9 15 8 Andorra 10 0 0 10 3 29 0 Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 4 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 5
Sweden qualified as the Group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Sweden 8 7 1 0 10 1 22 England 8 3 4 1 14 4 13 a Poland 8 4 1 3 12 8 13 a Bulgaria 8 2 2 4 6 8 8 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 2 23 0 a - England beats Poland 4/1 on Tie Breaker Rule 1. Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 5 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 6
Spain qualified as the Group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Spain 8 7 0 1 42 5 21 Israel 8 4 1 3 25 9 13 Austria 8 4 1 3 19 20 13 Cyprus 8 4 0 4 12 21 12 San Marino 8 0 0 8 1 44 0 Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 6 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 7
Romania qualifed as the Group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Romania 10 7 3 0 25 3 24 Portugal 10 7 2 1 32 4 23 Slovakia 10 5 2 3 12 9 14 Hungary 10 3 3 3 14 10 9 Azerbaijan 10 1 1 8 6 26 4 a Liechtenstein 10 1 1 8 2 39 4 a a - Azerbaijan beats Liechtenstein 3/-3 on Tie Breaker Rule 2. Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 7 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 8
Yugoslavia qualified as the Group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Yugoslavia 8 5 2 1 18 8 17 Ireland 8 5 1 2 14 6 16 Croatia 8 4 3 1 13 8 15 Macedonia 8 2 2 4 13 14 8 Malta 8 0 0 8 6 27 0 Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 8 pages for more information on games, stats. Group 9
Czezh Republic qualified as the Group winner. Standings G W D L F A P Czech Republic 10 10 0 0 26 5 30 Scotland 10 5 3 2 15 10 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 3 2 5 14 17 11 a Lithuania 10 3 2 5 8 16 11 a Estonia 10 3 2 5 15 17 11 a Faroe Islands 10 0 3 7 4 17 3 a - Bosnia beats Lithuania and Estonia 7/6/4 on Tie Breaker Rule 1. Please visit Ec2000 Qualifications - Group 9 pages for more information on games, stats.
Second Place Teams Second Place Standings Tie breaker Rules for the Second Place Teams: 1 - Number of points obtained in the matches against the teams placed first, third, and fourth in their group. 2 - Goal difference resulting from these matches. 3 - Greater number of goals scored in these matches. 4 - Greater number of away goals scored in these matches. 5 - Fair Play conduct of the teams in all the group matches.Portugal qualified as the best second place team. G W D L F A P Portugal 6 4 1 1 11 3 13 a Turkey 6 4 1 1 12 5 13 a Scotland 6 3 1 2 9 6 10 b Denmark 6 3 1 2 10 8 10 b Ukraine 6 2 4 0 6 4 10 b Ireland 6 3 1 2 6 4 10 b Israel 6 2 1 3 12 9 7 c England 6 1 4 1 5 4 7 c Slovenia 6 2 1 3 6 12 7 c a - Portugal beats Turkey 8/7 on Tie Breaker Rule 2. b - Scotland beats Denmark Ukraine and Ireland 3/2/2/2 on Tie Breaker Rule 2. c - Israel beats England and Slovenia 3/1/-6 on Tie Breaker Rule 2.
Second Place Teams' Playoffs![]()
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Turkey, England, Denmark, and Slovenia qualified. Ireland 1-1 1-1 0-0 Turkey Nov 13, 1999 - Dublin (1-0) 79'Robby Keane, (1-1) 83'Tayfur Havutçu-p Nov 17, 1999 - Bursa (0-0) Scotland 0-2 1-2 1-0 England Nov 13, 1999 - Glasgow (0-1) 21'Scholes, (0-2) 42'Scholes Nov 17, 1999 - London (1-0) 38'Hutchinson Israel 0-5 0-8 0-3 Denmark Nov 13, 1999 - Tel-Aviv (0-1) 2'Thomasson, (0-2) 34'Thomasson, (0-3) 67'Tøftig, (0-4) 68'Jørgensen, (0-5) 73'Steen-Nielsen Nov 17, 1999 - København (0-1) 4'Sand, (0-2) 14'Steen Nielsen, (0-3) 65'Tomasson Slovenia 2-1 3-2 1-1 Ukraine Nov 13, 1999 - Ljubljana (0-1) 33'Shevchenko, (1-1) 53'Zahovic, (2-1) 83' Acimovic Nov 17, 1999 - Kyïv (0-1) 65'Rebrov-p, (1-1) 74'Pavlin