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Quiz: How much do you remember about Euro 2000?

It’s 20 years since the European Championship that was jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands.

IN THE ABSENCE of the European Championship that was scheduled for this summer, we’re testing your knowledge of previous tournaments instead.

We have already quizzed you on Euro 88, Euro 92 and Euro 96, so we now move on to the summer of 2000 when Belgium and the Netherlands shared the hosting duties.

Ireland missed out on a place at the tournament by losing in a play-off against which side?
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Turkey
Belgium

Yugoslavia
Can you remember which one of these youngsters wasn't included in the England squad for the tournament?
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Rio Ferdinand
Gareth Barry

Steven Gerrard
A disastrous tournament for Germany saw the defending champions finish at the bottom of Group A with just a single point. Who was their manager?
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Berti Vogts
Rudi Völler

Erich Ribbeck
Despite beating Sweden in the tournament's opening game, co-hosts Belgium missed out on a place in the knockout stages by finishing third in Group B. Who advanced to a quarter-final against Portugal at their expense?
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Romania
Turkey

Czech Republic
The other co-hosts, the Netherlands, reached the semi-finals, with Patrick Kluivert scoring five times along the way. With whom did he share the Golden Boot?
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Savo Milosevic
Nuno Gomes

Thierry Henry
Portugal reached the semi-finals, where they lost to France after extra-time. Can you identify this member of their squad?
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Fernando Couto
Paulo Sousa

Rui Costa
Italy's run to the final was backboned by their impressive defence. Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro and which other player made up their starting back three for the decider against France?
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Giuseppe Pancaro
Ciro Ferrara

Mark Iuliano
David Trezeguet's Golden Goal won the final for France, but can you remember who scored the late equaliser for the French to send the game to extra-time?
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Sylvain Wiltord
Youri Djorkaeff

Christophe Dugarry
Where was the final played?
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Brussels
Rotterdam

Amsterdam
Who was named Player of the Tournament?
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Zinedine Zidane
Marcel Desailly

Thierry Henry
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