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
editDraw 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 |
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B1 | France | 1 | Group 1 winner | 10 September 2003 | 6th | 2000 | Winners (1984, 2000) | 1 | 2 |
B2 | England | 2 | Group 7 winner | 11 October 2003 | 7th | 2000 | Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) | 7 | 13 |
B3 | Switzerland | 4 | Group 10 winner | 11 October 2003 | 2nd | 1996 | Group stage (1996) | 22 | 47 |
B4 | Croatia | 3 | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 2nd | 1996 | Quarter-finals (1996) | 11 | 20 |
Notes
- ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
Matches
editSwitzerland vs Croatia
editSwitzerland | 0–0 | Croatia |
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Report |
Switzerland
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Croatia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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France vs England
editFrance
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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England vs Switzerland
editEngland | 3–0 | Switzerland |
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Report |
England
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Switzerland
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Croatia vs France
editCroatia
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France
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Croatia vs England
editCroatia
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Switzerland vs France
editSwitzerland | 1–3 | France |
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Report |
Switzerland
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France
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jörg Stiel". Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Zinedine Zidane". Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Wayne Rooney". Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Dado Pršo". Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Wayne Rooney". Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Zinedine Zidane". Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.