UEFA Euro 2000

11th European association football championship

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UEFA Euro 2000 was the 11th European championship for association football (soccer), one of the continent's biggest sporting competitions held every four years. The tournament matters because it represents the highest level of international soccer competition among European nations and determines continental champions.

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The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe.

The finals tournament was played between 10 June and 2 July 2000, and co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, the first time the tournament had been held in more than one nation. Spain and Austria also bid to host the event. The finals tournament was contested by 16 nations; with the exception of the hosts, Belgium and the Netherlands, the finalists had to go through a qualifying tournament to reach the final stage. France won the tournament by defeating Italy 2–1 in the final, via a golden goal. Germany were defending champions but were eliminated in the Group Stage.