Date: 10-06-2000
Stage: first round
Place: BRUXELLES
Running time: 104 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: master copy
Commentary: italian
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 10 June 2000, 20:45
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 46,700
Meteo: Pleasant evening, partly cloudy, 18°C
BELGIUM
Filip De Wilde
Eric Deflandre
Philippe Léonard
Lorenzo Staelens (c)
Joos Valgaeren
Bart Goor
Yves Vanderhaeghe
Gert Verheyen
Marc Wilmots
Émile Mpenza
Branko Strupar
Coach: Robert Waseige (BEL)
65′ Gert Verheyen
77′ Luc Nilis
90′ Nico Van Kerckhoven
68′ ↓Branko Strupar ↑Luc Nilis
72′ ↓Philippe Léonard ↑Nico Van Kerckhoven
87′ ↓Gert Verheyen ↑Jacky Peeters
SWEDEN
Magnus Hedman
Daniel Andersson
Patrik Andersson (c)
Joachim Björklund
Olof Mellberg
Johan Mjällby
Roland Nilsson
Niclas Alexandersson
Freddie Ljungberg
Kennet Andersson
Jörgen Pettersson
Coach: Tommy Soderberg/Lars Lagerback (SWE)
45′ Patrik Andersson
80′ Patrik Andersson
80′ Patrik Andersson
46′ ↓Roland Nilsson ↑Teddy Lučić
49′ ↓Jörgen Pettersson ↑Henrik Larsson
69′ ↓Daniel Andersson ↑Yksel Osmanovski
Referee: Markus Merk (GER)
Goals:
42′ Bart Goor BEL
46′ Émile Mpenza BEL
53′ Johan Mjällby SWE
Match overview
Belgium opened Euro 2000 with a thrilling victory over Sweden in Brussels. Co-hosts took the lead through Bart Goor’s strike before half-time, then Émile Mpenza doubled the advantage immediately after the restart. Sweden fought back with Johan Mjällby’s goal following a goalkeeping error, but Belgium held on despite Patrik Andersson’s late dismissal to secure a winning start to the tournament.
Trivia
This was the opening match of Euro 2000, played at the rebuilt King Baudouin Stadium, formerly known as Heysel Stadium. The venue had been reconstructed following the tragic events of 1985, marking its return to hosting major international football after fifteen years.
