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UEFA Euro 2000 for PlayStation 1
In UEFA Euro 2000 for PlayStation 1, you lead a European national team towards the championship in the Netherlands and Belgium. You can start in qualifying or enter the final tournament directly. On the pitch, you combine short passes, crosses and shots to pull a defence out of position. When possession is lost, you select a defender and try to stop the attack. The squads, groups and tournament presentation refer to the European Championship of the year 2000.
Between matches, you make decisions about the team and tactics. Training and practice matches with your reserves give preparation its own place. Skill Drill focuses on individual actions, allowing you to practise a volley first and then try to apply it in a real match. A focused exercise asks something different of you than a complete game: you repeat one skill, whereas a tournament requires you to respond continually to teammates, opponents and the score.
You can play alone or locally with others on the same PlayStation. Two players use two controllers. Three to five players need one PlayStation Multitap; six to eight need two Multitaps, with one controller per person. The standard controller works, with support for analogue control and DualShock vibration. You retain game data on a PlayStation memory card with two to four free blocks.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 1 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
UEFA Euro 2000 for PlayStation 1 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of UEFA Euro 2000
Electronic Arts released UEFA Euro 2000 in 2000 under its EA Sports label. The football game appeared ahead of the European Championship, jointly hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium. For Dutch players, it connected the football game with a tournament close to home. The official licence brought together national teams, players and the final tournament groups. The build-up to that summer of football therefore received its own, clearly defined campaign on PlayStation too.
EA had already released several FIFA games on PlayStation. UEFA Euro 2000 built on that football experience but narrowed its sporting focus to the European Championship and the route towards it. The combination of qualifying and finals gave one national squad a longer journey than a single match. Skill Drill also turned practice into a separate activity. You no longer had to try out a technique exclusively during a complete game, while an opponent continued attacking all the time.
The real tournament ran from 10 June to 2 July 2000 and had sixteen participants. France won the final against Italy through a golden goal by David Trezeguet. The game appeared before that outcome and lets you decide how your own campaign unfolds. Its teams and presentation keep it connected with that summer of football. It is therefore a period-specific sports release from the late PlayStation years, when a major international event received its own game alongside the annual FIFA series.
Similar games for PlayStation 1
FIFA 2000 for PlayStation 1 shares the EA Sports football foundation: you choose players, combine passes and look for a chance to shoot. It spreads its content across clubs, national leagues and international teams. UEFA Euro 2000 concentrates on European national teams, qualifying and the 2000 finals. Skill Drill and tournament-focused preparation give that narrower selection extra substance. You therefore choose between a broader football year and one specific European Championship.
World Cup 98 for PlayStation 1 also organises its football around a real international tournament. It concerns the World Cup in France, with countries from different continents. UEFA Euro 2000 follows European qualifying and the championship in the Netherlands and Belgium. In both, a series of matches gains meaning through the group and knockout stage. The squads, period and geographical focus differ, so they are not two names for the same tournament campaign.
ISS Pro Evolution 2 for PlayStation 1 also demands timing when passing, shooting and taking control of a defender. Konami combines international matches with Master League and the development of a club team. UEFA Euro 2000 instead uses the official European national tournament licence and lets you guide a national squad through qualifying and finals. Both reward reading players’ runs. The main difference lies in the campaign surrounding those matches and the way teams are presented.
UEFA Champions League Season 1998/99 for PlayStation 1 also lets you follow a European cup route, but uses club teams rather than national squads. It adds historic champions, match scenarios and custom tournaments. UEFA Euro 2000 follows the football summer in the Netherlands and Belgium and offers Skill Drill to practise techniques separately. The similarity is a recognisable official tournament; the difference becomes apparent as soon as you select a team and establish which matches belong to the campaign.
This Is Football for PlayStation 1 also lets you pull a defence apart with passes and shots. You can create your own tournaments and leagues and adjust individual player attributes. UEFA Euro 2000 instead gives the national squad a fixed context: qualifying and the finals in the Netherlands and Belgium. Skill Drill helps you practise individual techniques. Both let you prepare a team, but building your own competitions differs from playing through one official European Championship.
