UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs
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The UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2000. It was contested by the eight lowest-ranked runners-up from the nine first round groups of the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament between European
national football teams. The winners of each of four home and away ties qualified for the final tournament in Belgium
and Netherlands
. The matches were played on 13 and 17 November 1999.
After the best runner-up was found, all the others (eight of them), entered a random playoff to determine four more teams to qualify.
Portugal
qualified automatically as best runner-up, beating Turkey
on goal difference.
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England won 2-1 on aggregate
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Denmark won 8-0 on aggregate
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Slovenia won 3-2 on aggregate
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Turkey 1–1 Republic of Ireland on aggregate. Turkey won on away goals
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
national football teams. The winners of each of four home and away ties qualified for the final tournament in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The matches were played on 13 and 17 November 1999.
Qualification
The best runner-up of the entire group phase, qualified automatically for the final tournament. To determine the best runner-up, a comparison was made between all of them. Only matches played against teams that finished first, third and fourth were regarded. Matches played against fifth and sixth placed teams were discarded, because some groups had more teams than others.After the best runner-up was found, all the others (eight of them), entered a random playoff to determine four more teams to qualify.
| Legend |
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| Country that advanced to the final tournament |
| Countries that advanced to the play-offs |
| Team | |||||||||
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| 7 | 6 | |4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 6 | |4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 6 | |3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 6 | |3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 6 | |3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 6 | |2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 6 | |2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 6 | |1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 6 | |2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 |
Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
qualified automatically as best runner-up, beating Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
on goal difference.
First legs
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Second legs
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