UEFA Euro 2004 Group D

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The match between the Netherlands and Latvia on 23 June at Estádio Municipal de Braga

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 2003Template:Refn	FIFA Rankings June 2004
D1	Template:FbTemplate:Refn	1	Group 3 winner	10 September 2003	6th	2000	Winners (1976)	4	11
D2	Template:Fb	4	Play-off winner	19 November 2003	1st	—	Debut	32	53
D3	Template:FbTemplate:Refn	2	Group 5 winner	11 October 2003	9th	2000	Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)	9	8
D4	Template:Fb	3	Play-off winner	19 November 2003	7th	2000	Winners (1988)	10	5

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Standings

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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

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Czech Republic vs Latvia

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GK 1 Aleksandrs Koliņko RB 7 Aleksandrs Isakovs CB 4 Mihails Zemļinskis CB 2 Igors Stepanovs LB 6 Oļegs Blagonadeždins RM 8 Imants Bleidelis CM 3 Vitālijs Astafjevs (c) CM 14 Valentīns Lobaņovs Template:Suboff LM 10 Andrejs Rubins CF 11 Andrejs Prohorenkovs Template:Suboff CF 9 Māris Verpakovskis Template:Suboff Substitutions: MF 5 Juris Laizāns Template:Subon FW 17 Marians Pahars Template:Subon FW 23 Vīts Rimkus Template:Subon Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs

Man of the Match: Milan Baroš (Czech Republic)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Assistant referees: Frédéric Arnault (France) Serge Vallin (France) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Germany vs Netherlands

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GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 18 John Heitinga Template:Suboff CB 3 Jaap Stam Template:Yel CB 4 Wilfred Bouma LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst CM 6 Phillip Cocu (c) Template:Yel CM 8 Edgar Davids Template:Suboff RW 7 Andy van der Meyde AM 11 Rafael van der Vaart LW 22 Boudewijn Zenden Template:Suboff CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy Substitutions: MF 14 Wesley Sneijder Template:Subon MF 16 Marc Overmars Template:Subon FW 17 Pierre van Hooijdonk Template:Subon Manager: Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (Germany)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Peter Ekström (Sweden) Fourth official: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Latvia vs Germany

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GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) RB 3 Arne Friedrich Template:Yel CB 4 Christian Wörns CB 6 Frank Baumann LB 21 Philipp Lahm RM 19 Bernd Schneider Template:Suboff CM 8 Dietmar Hamann Template:Yel CM 13 Michael Ballack LM 22 Torsten Frings Template:Yel CF 9 Fredi Bobic Template:Suboff CF 10 Kevin Kurányi Template:Suboff Substitutions: MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Template:Subon FW 11 Miroslav Klose Template:Subon FW 14 Thomas Brdaric Template:Subon Manager: Rudi Völler

Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (Germany)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England) Glenn Turner (England) Fourth official: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

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GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 18 John Heitinga Template:Sent off CB 3 Jaap Stam CB 4 Wilfred Bouma LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst CM 6 Phillip Cocu (c) CM 20 Clarence Seedorf Template:Yel Template:Suboff CM 8 Edgar Davids RW 7 Andy van der Meyde Template:Suboff LW 19 Arjen Robben Template:Suboff CF 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy Substitutions: MF 21 Paul Bosvelt Template:Subon DF 2 Michael Reiziger Template:Subon MF 11 Rafael van der Vaart Template:Subon Manager: Dick Advocaat

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GK 1 Petr Čech RB 2 Zdeněk Grygera Template:Suboff CB 13 Martin Jiránek CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši LB 6 Marek Jankulovski RM 8 Karel Poborský CM 10 Tomáš Rosický CM 4 Tomáš Galásek Template:Yel Template:Suboff LM 11 Pavel Nedvěd (c) CF 9 Jan Koller Template:Suboff CF 15 Milan Baroš Substitutions: MF 7 Vladimír Šmicer Template:Subon FW 18 Marek Heinz Template:Subon DF 22 David Rozehnal Template:Subon Manager: Karel Brückner

Man of the Match: Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Assistant referees: Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain) Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain) Fourth official: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Netherlands vs Latvia

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Man of the Match: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark) Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark) Fourth official: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Germany vs Czech Republic

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|stadium=Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |attendance=46,849 |referee=Terje Hauge (Norway) }}

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) CB 3 Arne Friedrich CB 5 Jens Nowotny Template:Yel CB 4 Christian Wörns Template:Yel RM 22 Torsten Frings Template:Suboff CM 8 Dietmar Hamann Template:Suboff LM 21 Philipp Lahm Template:Yel RW 19 Bernd Schneider AM 13 Michael Ballack LW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Template:Suboff CF 10 Kevin Kurányi Substitutions: FW 20 Lukas Podolski Template:Subon FW 11 Miroslav Klose Template:Subon MF 16 Jens Jeremies Template:Subon Manager: Rudi Völler

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GK 16 Jaromír Blažek RB 13 Martin Jiránek CB 5 René Bolf CB 22 David Rozehnal LB 3 Pavel Mareš CM 19 Roman Týce Template:Yel CM 4 Tomáš Galásek (c) Template:Suboff RW 20 Jaroslav Plašil Template:Suboff AM 18 Marek Heinz LW 14 Štěpán Vachoušek CF 12 Vratislav Lokvenc Template:Suboff Substitutions: DF 17 Tomáš Hübschman Template:Subon FW 15 Milan Baroš Template:Subon MF 8 Karel Poborský Template:Subon Manager: Karel Brückner

Man of the Match: Marek Heinz (Czech Republic)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Assistant referees: Ole Hermann Borgan (Norway) Steinar Holvik (Norway) Fourth official: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

See also

• Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Latvia at the UEFA European Championship
• Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 2004 Group D