Soccer: Highs, lows and heroes of Euro 2000

A sample of the best and worst teams, players and moments of Euro 2000:

* Most exciting match: Spain 4, Yugoslavia 3. Spain, three times behind and needing to win to reach the quarter-finals, came back from 2-3 down deep in heart-stopping stoppage time.

* Greatest comeback: Slovenia 3, Yugoslavia 3. Yugoslavia, 0-3 down and reduced to 10 men after Sinisa Mihajlovic was sent off, fought back with three goals in seven minutes to draw 3-3.

* Best goal: Luis Figo's first for Portugal in 3-2 win over England. Figo's run and long-range rocket into the top corner of the net was spectacular and match-turning. Portugal appeared out of the match at 0-2 down when he struck.

* Most striking referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy). He of the bald head, bulging eyes and no-nonsense whistling emerged as one of the tournament's stars.

* Most inspired substitutions: Roger Lemerre (France).Sent on Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet and Robert Pires in final against Italy with score at 0-1. Wiltord scored the equaliser in stoppage time and Pires crossed for Trezeguet to score golden-goal winner.

* Worst foul: Gheorghe Hagi's challenge on Antonio Conte in Romania v Italy quarter-final. Hagi was booked for his aggressive over-the-top challenge which put Conte out with a serious ankle injury.

* Best penalty-taker: Zinedine Zidane (France). Zidane's golden-goal spotkick against Portugal in the semifinal was perfection. Despite almost five minutes of Portuguese protests, Zidane stayed cool and hit a well-placed shot into the top left corner.

* Worst penalty-taker: Frank de Boer (Netherlands). Francesco Toldo saved twice from him - once in normal time and once in the shootout in the Netherlands v Italy semifinal.

* Worst penalty: Jaap Stam (Netherlands). Blazed his spot kick miles over the bar in the shootout against Italy.

* Best penalty-saver: Francesco Toldo (Italy).
Saved three against the Dutch. From de Boer in normal time and from de Boer again and Paul Bosvelt in the shootout.

* Best player not called Zidane: Luis Figo (Portugal). Zidane lives on another soccer planet, so it would be unfair to let him collect all the awards. Figo excelled himself in the Portuguese midfield with his skill, industry and shooting power.

* Biggest blunderer: Filip de Wilde (Belgium). He trod on the ball and then tripped up to let in Sweden's Johan Mjallby for the simplest of goals. Compounded it with another blunder to give Turkey a goal in the final group match, then got sent off.

* Best performance by a reserve team: Portugal 3 Germany 0. Portugal played their second-string against the Germans and still thrashed them, thanks to a Conceicao hat trick.

* Most adventurous team: Netherlands. Put three goals past Denmark and the French reserves and then rampaged with six against Yugoslavia.

* Most generous team apart from Yugoslavs: England. Gave away 2-0 lead against Portugal and 2-1 against Romania, losing both 2-3.

* Most sympathetic team: Slovenia. Made lots of friends in their first big tournament and did well with draws against Yugoslavia and Norway.

* Unluckiest team: Czech Republic Finalists last time but drawn in the toughest group with France and the Netherlands and failed to make the quarter-finals, though they were probably among the best four or five teams on show.

* Worst behaviour by fans: England. In a boorish class of their own. Caused the usual unspeakable mayhem before, during and after the match with Germany.

* Worst behaviour by team: Portugal. Abused and jostled linesman and referee after penalty award to France in semifinal for Abel Xavier's hand-ball. Xavier, Nuno Gomes, who was sent off for his protest, and Paulo Bento all received heavy suspensions from Uefa.

* Most dramatic resignation: Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands). Announced he was going, without telling his players, shortly after his team missed five penalties out of six in semifinal loss to Italy.

* Biggest scoop missed: Dutch television. Forgot to ask Rijkaard about his future in television interview just after Italy defeat. Rijkaard then stepped outside studio and told radio he was resigning.