UEFA Euro 2004 Group D

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]1Group 3 winner10 September 20036th2000Winners (1976)411
D2 Latvia4Play-off winner19 November 20031st—Debut3253
D3 Germany[nb 3]2Group 5 winner11 October 20039th2000Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)98
D4 Netherlands3Play-off winner19 November 20037th2000Winners (1988)105

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
All times Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

Czech Republic vs Latvia
Czech Republic 2–1 Latvia
 Report
Attendance: 21,744
Czech Republic
Latvia
GK1Petr Čech
RB2Zdeněk Grygera 56'
CB5René Bolf
CB21Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB6Marek Jankulovski
DM4Tomáš Galásek 64'
RM8Karel Poborský
CM10Tomáš Rosický
LM11Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF15Milan Baroš 87'
CF9Jan Koller
Substitutions:
FW18Marek Heinz 56'
MF7Vladimír Šmicer 64'
DF13Martin Jiránek 87'
Manager:
Karel Brückner
GK1Aleksandrs Koļinko
RB7Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB4Mihails Zemļinskis
CB2Igors Stepanovs
LB6Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM8Imants Bleidelis
CM3Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
CM14Valentīns Lobaņovs 90'
LM10Andrejs Rubins
CF11Andrejs Prohorenkovs 71'
CF9Māris Verpakovskis 81'
Substitutions:
MF5Juris Laizāns 71'
FW17Marians Pahars 81'
FW23Vīts Rimkus 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
See also: Germany–Netherlands football rivalry
Germany 1–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Germany
Netherlands
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
RB3Arne Friedrich
CB4Christian Wörns
CB5Jens Nowotny
LB21Philipp Lahm
CM8Dietmar Hamann
CM6Frank Baumann
RW19Bernd Schneider 68'
CM13Michael Ballack 90+1'
LW22Torsten Frings 79'
CF10Kevin Kurányi 12' 85'
Substitutions:
MF7Bastian Schweinsteiger 68'
MF18Fabian Ernst 79'
FW9Fredi Bobic 85'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB18John Heitinga 74'
CB3Jaap Stam 73'
CB4Wilfred Bouma
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM6Phillip Cocu (c) 29'
CM8Edgar Davids 46'
RW7Andy van der Meyde
AM11Rafael van der Vaart
LW22Boudewijn Zenden 46'
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF14Wesley Sneijder 46'
MF16Marc Overmars 46'
FW17Pierre van Hooijdonk 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
GK1Aleksandrs Koļinko
RB7Aleksandrs Isakovs 1'
CB4Mihails Zemļinskis
CB2Igors Stepanovs
LB6Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM8Imants Bleidelis
CM3Vitālijs Astafjevs (c) 79'
CM14Valentīns Lobaņovs 70'
LM10Andrejs Rubins
CF11Andrejs Prohorenkovs 67'
CF9Māris Verpakovskis 90+2'
Substitutions:
FW17Marians Pahars 67'
MF5Juris Laizāns 70'
DF16Dzintars Zirnis 90+2'
Manager:
Aleksandrs Starkovs
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
RB3Arne Friedrich 21'
CB4Christian Wörns
CB6Frank Baumann
LB21Philipp Lahm
RM19Bernd Schneider 46'
CM8Dietmar Hamann 42'
CM13Michael Ballack
LM22Torsten Frings 53'
CF9Fredi Bobic 67'
CF10Kevin Kurányi 78'
Substitutions:
MF7Bastian Schweinsteiger 46'
FW11Miroslav Klose 67'
FW14Thomas Brdaric 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
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB18John Heitinga 26'  75'
CB3Jaap Stam
CB4Wilfred Bouma
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM6Phillip Cocu (c)
CM20Clarence Seedorf 9' 86'
CM8Edgar Davids
RW7Andy van der Meyde 79'
LW19Arjen Robben 58'
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF21Paul Bosvelt 58'
DF2Michael Reiziger 79'
MF11Rafael van der Vaart 86'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK1Petr Čech
RB2Zdeněk Grygera 25'
CB13Martin Jiránek
CB21Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB6Marek Jankulovski
RM8Karel Poborský
CM10Tomáš Rosický
CM4Tomáš Galásek 55' 62'
LM11Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF9Jan Koller 75'
CF15Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
MF7Vladimír Šmicer 25'
FW18Marek Heinz 62'
DF22David Rozehnal 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
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Jaap Stam
CB15Frank de Boer (c)
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM20Clarence Seedorf
CM6Phillip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids 77'
RW7Andy van der Meyde 63'
LW19Arjen Robben
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy 70'
Substitutions:
MF16Marc Overmars 63'
FW12Roy Makaay 70'
MF14Wesley Sneijder 77'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK1Aleksandrs Koļinko
RB7Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB4Mihails Zemļinskis
CB2Igors Stepanovs
LB6Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM8Imants Bleidelis 83'
CM14Valentīns Lobaņovs 53'
CM3Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
LM10Andrejs Rubins
SS11Andrejs Prohorenkovs 74'
CF9Māris Verpakovskis 62'
Substitutions:
FW17Marians Pahars 62'
MF5Juris Laizāns 74'
MF19Andrejs Štolcers 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
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
CB3Arne Friedrich
CB5Jens Nowotny 38'
CB4Christian Wörns 83'
RM22Torsten Frings 46'
CM8Dietmar Hamann 79'
LM21Philipp Lahm 74'
RW19Bernd Schneider
AM13Michael Ballack
LW7Bastian Schweinsteiger 86'
CF10Kevin Kurányi
Substitutions:
FW20Lukas Podolski 46'
FW11Miroslav Klose 79'
MF16Jens Jeremies 86'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
GK16Jaromír Blažek
RB13Martin Jiránek
CB5René Bolf
CB22David Rozehnal
LB3Pavel Mareš
CM19Roman Týce 48'
CM4Tomáš Galásek (c) 46'
RW20Jaroslav Plašil 70'
AM18Marek Heinz
LW14Štěpán Vachoušek
CF12Vratislav Lokvenc 59'
Substitutions:
DF17Tomáš Hübschman 46'
FW15Milan Baroš 59'
MF8Karel Poborský 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)

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.
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