Group A of UEFA Euro 2000 began on 12 June and ended on 20 June 2000. Portugal won the group ahead of Romania, while England and Germany were surprisingly eliminated.
Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings November 1999 [nb 1] | FIFA Rankings June 2000 |
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A1 | Germany [nb 2] | 1 | Group 3 winner | 9 October 1999 | 8th | 1996 | Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) | 7 | 6 |
A2 | Romania | 2 | Group 7 winner | 9 October 1999 | 3rd | 1996 | Group stage (1984, 1996) | 2 | 11 |
A3 | Portugal | 3 | Best runner-up | 9 October 1999 | 3rd | 1996 | Semi-finals (1984) | 11 | 15 |
A4 | England | 4 | Play-off winner | 17 November 1999 | 6th | 1996 | Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) | 17 | 12 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
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