UEFA Euro 2004 Group B
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
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
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| B1 | 1 | Group 1 winner | 10 September 2003 | 6th | 2000 | Winners (1984, 2000) | 1 | 2 | |
| B2 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 2 | Group 7 winner | 11 October 2003 | 7th | 2000 | Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) | 7 | 13 |
| B3 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 4 | Group 10 winner | 11 October 2003 | 2nd | 1996 | Group stage (1996) | 22 | 47 |
| B4 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
- The winner of Group B, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Greece.
- The runner-up of Group B, England, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Portugal.
Matches
[edit | edit source]Switzerland vs Croatia
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France vs England
[edit | edit source]| France | 2–1 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
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England vs Switzerland
[edit | edit source]| England File:Flag of England.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
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Croatia vs France
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Croatia vs England
[edit | edit source]| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 2–4 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
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Switzerland vs France
[edit | edit source]| Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 1–3 | |
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Croatia at the UEFA European Championship
- England at the UEFA European Championship
- France at the UEFA European Championship
- Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship
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