UEFA had piloted the 16-team games in England, naturally, and it had done okay. Nostalgia aside, it was a serviceable tournament but nothing to write home about from a neutral standpoint.

Now though, modern football was really here. We had all your favourites: from Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo to Raul and Francesco Totti. It was the new millennium, optimism was in the air, two countries spread the load of what had finally become a true festival of football as UEFA try to paint it in their sickly colours. This is EURO 2000: the greatest ever?

00:00 – Introduction

00:40 – Road to Belgium and Netherlands

14:00 – Group A

19:55 – Group B

23:15 – Group C

30:00 – Group D

35:35 – Knockout Stages

51:30 – In Conclusion

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