EUROPEAN QUALIFYING GROUP 9 Date Fixture Venue Time (BST) Result 06.10.2000 England V Germany Pride Park, Derby, England 19.45 1-1 10.10.2000 Finland V England Valkeakoski, Finland 17.00 2-2 23.03.2001 England V Finland Oakwell, Barnsley, England 20.00 4-0 27.03.2001 Albania V England Quemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania U/K 0-1 05.06.2001 Greece V England Athens, Greece U/K 3-1 31.08.2001 Germany V England Dreisam Stadium, Freiburg, Germany 18.30 1-2 04.09.2001 England V Albania Riverside Football Stadium, Middlesbrough, England 20.00 5-0 05.10.2001 England V Greece Ewood Park, Blackburn, England 20.00 2-1 Country Pl W D L F A Pts England 8 5 2 1 18 8 17 Germany 8 5 1 2 18 7 16 Greece 8 5 1 2 14 6 16 Finland 8 1 1 6 7 20 4 Albania 7 1 1 6 3 19 4 QUALIFYING PLAY-OFF Date Fixture Venue Time (BST) Result 09.11.2001 Holland V England Utrecht, Holland 19.00 2-2 13.11.2001 England V Holland Pride Park, Derby, England 19.45 1-0 England have qualified for the 2002 European Championships. FINALS IN SWITZERLAND - GROUP A Date Fixture Venue Result 17.05.2002 England V Switzerland Hardturm Stadium, Zurich 2-1 20.05.2002 Italy V England Saint Jakob, Basle 2-1 22.05.2002 Portugal V England Hardturm Stadium, Zurich 3-1 Country Pl W D L F A Pts Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 Switzerland 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 England 3 1 0 2 4 6 3 England did not progress further in the competition.