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UEFA Euro 2004
Campeonato da Europa de Futebol 2004
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Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Portugal Portugal
Dates12 June – 4 July
Teams16
Venue(s)10 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg Greece (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Portugal Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored77 (2.48 per match)
Attendance1,156,473 (37,306 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Czech Republic Milan Baroš (5 goals)
Best playerFlag of Greece Theodoros Zagorakis
2000
2008

The 2004 UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2004 or Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football competition contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The final tournament was hosted in Portugal for the first time, after their bid was selected on 12 October 1999, over rival bids from Spain and Austria/Hungary. It took place from 12 June to 4 July 2004, and matches were played in ten venues across eight cities: Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Guimarães, Faro/Loulé, Leiria, Lisbon and Porto.

As in the 1996 and 2000 editions, the final tournament was contested by 16 teams – the hosts plus the 15 teams that successfully overcame the qualification round, which began in late 2002. Latvia secured their first participation in a major tournament after overcoming Turkey in the play-offs, while Greece returned to the European Championship after 24 years.

The tournament was rich in surprises and upsets: Germany, Spain and Italy were knocked out during the group stage, while France, the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Greece. The Portuguese team recovered from an opening defeat to Greece to reach the final, eliminating England and the Netherlands along the way. For the first time in a major football tournament, the last match featured the same teams as the opening match, and like in their previous encounter, Portugal were beaten by Greece with a goal from Angelos Charisteas. Greece's triumph was unexpected, considering that they had only qualified for two other major tournaments, the UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where they failed to win a single match.

During the opening ceremony, one of the tableaux depicted a ship – symbolising the voyages of the Portuguese explorers – sailing through a sea that transformed into the flags of all competing countries. In the closing ceremony, Portuguese-Canadian singer Nelly Furtado performed her single and official tournament theme song, "Força".

Summary[]

Group A opened with a shock as Greece, ranked outsiders from start, defeated the hosts 2–1. Giorgos Karagounis put the Greeks ahead after only seven minutes, and Angelos Basinas made it 2–0 from the penalty spot on 51 minutes. An injury time goal from Cristiano Ronaldo proved no more than a consolation. Greece then drew with Spain, before losing to Russia in their last group stage game. Portugal, meanwhile, recovered from their opening defeat by defeating Russia 2–0, who had their keeper Sergei Ovchinnikov sent off. Nuno Gomes scored the winning goal against Spain, which ensured Portugal finished first place in Group A. Greece advanced to the quarter-finals as runners-up, ahead Spain on goals scored.

France, the holders, and England ended their Group B encounter in furious fashion as the French scored twice in injury time to go from 1–0 down to 2–1 winners. Zinedine Zidane scored in the first minute of injury time and two minutes later, an error by the English defence gave a France penalty and Zidane fired in the winner. England's other two games were memorable for the performances of their young star Wayne Rooney. Only 18 at the time, Rooney's goal-scoring ability proved instrumental in victories over Switzerland (3–0) and Croatia (4–2). France and England qualified from the group as winners and runners-up, respectively.

Group C featured a three-way tie between Sweden, Denmark and Italy for first spot. All matches between the three sides had ended in draws and all three had beaten Bulgaria. Italy were ultimately eliminated on the number of goals scored between the three sides, after Sweden and Denmark drew 2–2 and qualified to the quarter-finals as group winners and runners-up. The Italians went so far as to accuse Sweden and Denmark of fixing their match, as both sides knew that a 2–2 result would advance them both over Italy, but UEFA disregarded such an idea.

The Czech Republic took the first place in Group D after becoming the only team to win all three of their group matches. They defeated Latvia 2–1, the Netherlands 3–2, and Germany 2–1. It was another disappointing European campaign for Germany, which failed to advance from the group stage for the second consecutive time. The Netherlands claimed a quarter-final berth as runners-up.

In the first quarter-final match between England and Portugal, the English opened the score after only two minutes, through Michael Owen. Portugal's constant attacking pressure from then on resulted in Hélder Postiga's 83rd minute equaliser. A controversial incident came in the dying minutes when Owen hit the Portuguese crossbar, resulting in a Sol Campbell header that appeared to have given England the lead again, but was ruled out for what the referee Urs Meier deemed a foul on the Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo. The sides exchanged goals in extra-time, sending the match to a penalty shoot-out. Portugal won 6–5, as goalkeeper Ricardo saved a penalty from Darius Vassell, and then scored himself the winning goal.

The Greeks, meanwhile, continued to stun everybody. Firm defensive play and an Angelos Charisteas goal on 65 minutes helped them defeat France 1–0 and send Greece through to the semi-finals. This victory made Greece the first team to defeat both the holders and the hosts in the same tournament. Sweden and the Netherlands played out an exciting encounter, but neither side could find a breakthrough and the match ended goalless, even after a dramatic extra-time, in which Sweden, through Fredrik Ljungberg, came as close to scoring as hitting the inside of the Dutch goalpost. The Dutch ultimately progressed after winning the penalty shoot-out 5–4, their first ever victory on penalties in a major tournament. The last quarter-final match saw the Czechs dispatch Denmark, as a two-goal effort from Milan Baroš helped seal a 3–0 win.

Portugal and the Netherlands faced each other in the first semi-final. Cristiano Ronaldo put the hosts in the lead from a corner kick midway through the first half, and just before the hour mark Maniche made it 2–0 for Portugal with a spectacular goal from the corner of the penalty area. An own goal from Jorge Andrade gave the Netherlands a glimmer of hope. Portugal came close to scoring a third goal that was only stopped by Wilfred Bouma's blocking attempt. The game ended 2–1 to Portugal and the hosts, after their opening day failure, were through to the final of their European Championship. The Czech Republic looked likely candidates to face the hosts in the final. They were favorites to take the trophy, having won all four games. However, they would have to see off the upstart Greeks to do so. The Czechs had several chances, including a shot from Tomáš Rosický that struck the bar. The game remained goalless, until the dying moments of the first half of extra-time, when Traianos Dellas headed home the winner, the first and only silver goal in a European Championship.

The final was a repeat of the opening game of the tournament and Portugal were hoping to avenge their opening day loss. Portugal furiously attacked and dominated the possession but once again, sturdy defending and goalkeeping from Greece kept the Portuguese hosts off the scoreboard. Just before the hour mark, Greece earned a corner kick from which Angelos Charisteas scored. Portugal continued to press after the goal but even with five minutes of injury time they could not find an equaliser. Greece won the match 1–0 and were crowned European champions, a title that they were given a 150–1 chance of winning before the tournament. All of Greece's wins in the knockout stage came in an identical manner: a 1–0 win, with the goal being a header off a cross from the right wing. Portugal became the first host nation to lose in a European Championship final.

Qualification[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 25 January 2002 at the Europarque Congress Centre, in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. Fifty teams were divided into ten groups of five and each team played two matches against all its opponents, on a home-and-away basis. Qualification matches took place from September 2002 to November 2003. The first-placed teams from each group qualified automatically to the final tournament, whereas the ten runners-up took part in a two-legged play-off to select the remaining five teams that would join the host nation in the final tournament.

Qualified teams[]

Ten of the sixteen finalists participated in the previous tournament in 2000. Latvia made its first appearance in a major football competition, while Greece returned to the European Championship finals after a 24-year absence. Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia and Switzerland also took part in their second tournament finals since their debut in 1996.

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1, 2
Flag of Portugal Portugal 00Hosts 13 October 1999 3 (1984, 1996, 2000)
Flag of France France 01Group 1 winner 10 September 2003 5 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000)
Flag of Denmark Denmark 02Group 2 winner 11 October 2003 6 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 03Group 3 winner 10 September 2003 5 (1960,3 1976,3 1980,3 1996, 2000)
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 04Group 4 winner 10 September 2003 2 (1992, 2000)
Germany Germany 05Group 5 winner 11 October 2003 8 (1972,4 1976,4 1980,4 1984,4 1988,4 1992, 1996, 2000)
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 06Group 6 winner 11 October 2003 1 (1980)
England England 07Group 7 winner 11 October 2003 6 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 08Group 8 winner 10 September 2003 1 (1996)
Flag of Italy Italy 09Group 9 winner 11 October 2003 5 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000)
Switzerland Switzerland 10Group 10 winner 11 October 2003 1 (1996)
Croatia Croatia 11Play-off winner 19 November 2003 1 (1996)
Latvia Latvia 12Play-off winner 19 November 2003 0 (debut)
Netherlands Netherlands 13Play-off winner 19 November 2003 6 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
Flag of Spain Spain 14Play-off winner 19 November 2003 6 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000)
Flag of Russia Good One Russia 15Play-off winner 19 November 2003 7 (1960,5 1964,5 1968,5 1972,5 1988,5 1992,6 1996)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host for that year
6 as Commonwealth of Independent States

Seeding[]

The draw for the group stage took place on 30 November 2003 at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal, where the 16 finalists were divided into four groups.

The pot allocations were based on the UEFA national team coefficient which measured performance of teams in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying and UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying. The coefficient was calculated by dividing the number of all points scored (three points for a win, one for a draw) by the number of all matches played. Results from the final tournaments, play-off matches and friendly games were all ignored. As host country, Portugal were unranked and automatically placed in Group A. The remaining 15 teams were split into four pots, with title-holders France seeded alongside Sweden and the Czech Republic in the first pot. For reference, the European zonal rankings calculated for FIFA World Rankings from 19 November 2003 are given in tables below.

Pot 1
Team Coeff Rank
Flag of Portugal Portugal1 2.400 13
Flag of France France2 3.000 1
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 2.389 12
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 2.333 7

Pot 2
Team Coeff Rank
Flag of Italy Italy 2.313 8
Flag of Spain Spain 2.313 2
England England 2.313 5
Germany Germany 2.188 6

Pot 3
Team Coeff Rank
Netherlands Netherlands 2.167 3
Croatia Croatia 2.125 14
Flag of Russia Good One Russia 2.056 18
Flag of Denmark Denmark 2.056 9

Pot 4
Team Coeff Rank
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 1.889 22
Switzerland Switzerland 1.611 24
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 1.563 19
Latvia Latvia 1.250 30
1 Hosts were automatically assigned to Group A, i.e. Pot 1.
2 Defending champions were automatically assigned to Pot 1.

Venues[]

The final tournament was played in ten venues located in eight different cities. Lisbon and Porto, the two biggest cities, had two venues each, while Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Faro-Loulé, Guimarães and Leiria had one venue. In order to meet UEFA's requirements on venue capacity and infrastructure, seven new stadiums were built – Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (Aveiro), Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga), Estádio do Algarve (Faro-Loulé), Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leiria), Estádio da Luz (Lisbon), Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon), and Estádio do Dragão (Porto) – and three underwent renovation works – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (Coimbra), Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (Guimarães), and Estádio do Bessa Século XXI (Porto). The Estádio da Luz was the largest stadium with a tournament capacity of 65,000 seats, and served as the venue for the final. The opening ceremony and match took place at the Estádio do Dragão.

This was the first European Championship where matches took place in more than eight venues, since the tournament was expanded to sixteen teams in 1996. As of the Euro 2016, the final tournament will be contested by twenty-four teams and matches will be played in ten venues.

The table below lists stadium capacity for the final tournament, which may not correspond to their effective maximum capacity.

Lisbon Lisbon Porto
Estádio da Luz Estádio José Alvalade Estádio do Dragão
Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 52,000 Capacity: 52,000
Estádio da Luz Estádio José Alvalade Estádio do Dragão
Aveiro Coimbra Braga
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Estádio Municipal de Braga
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Estádio Municipal de Braga
Guimarães Faro/Loulé Porto Leiria
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Estádio do Algarve Estádio do Bessa Século XXI Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000
Estádio Municipal de Guimarães Estádio do Algarve Estádio do Bessa Século XXI Estádio Dr

Ticketing[]

A total of 1.2 million tickets were available for the 31 matches of the final tournament, of which 77% were to be sold to the general public, and the remainder reserved for sponsors and partners (13%), media (5%), and corporate hospitality (5%). Public sales for an initial batch of 450,000 tickets (38%) were launched on 28 April 2003, in a ceremony in Lisbon which gathered former European football stars Eusébio and Ruud Gullit. Ticket prices were divided in three categories, ranging from €35 (group matches) to €270 (final).

In a first phase lasting until 16 June 2003, supporters could apply for tickets via UEFA's tournament website or through forms available at the Portuguese Football Federation and match venues. Applicants could request a maximum of four tickets per match but were limited to one match per day. In parallel to individual match tickets, UEFA created a new category of tickets called "Follow My Team", which allowed supporters to see all the matches of their favourite team (group stage and, if qualified, knockout stage matches). If there were oversubscribed matches by the end of the first phase of sales, a match-specific draw would take place to select the successful applicants

Between 1 August and 24 November 2003, available tickets were placed again on sale in a first-come, first-served basis. After the draw for the group stage on 30 November, a third phase of public sales began on 9 December, which included a second batch of tickets (39%) that could be bought until March 2004 through the national associations of the finalist teams. Every national association was awarded 20% of the venue capacity for each of their team's matches. From 1 to 30 April 2004, surplus tickets from UEFA or national associations were made available to the public for the last time. Ticket distribution began in May, after sales were officially closed.

Broadcasting[]

Nineteen cameras were used in each of the ten venues to broadcast the live matches, with three additional cameras in the opening and knockout stage matches.

Team base camps[]

Each team were given a base camp between their matches, approved by the Portuguese Football Federation.

Team Group Arrival Last match Base camp Match venues
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria C 22 June Póvoa de Varzim
(near Porto)
Braga, Guimarães and Lisbon (group stage)
Croatia Croatia B 8 June 21 June Coruche
(near Lisbon)
Leiria and Lisbon (group stage)
Flag of Czech Czech Republic D 1 July Sintra
(near Lisbon)
Aveiro and Lisbon (group stage)
Porto (quarter-finals)
Porto (semi-finals)
Flag of Denmark Denmark C 27 June} Portimão
(near Faro)
Braga, Guimarães and Porto (group stage)
Porto (quarter-finals)
England England B 24 June} Oeiras
(near Lisbon)
Coimbra and Lisbon (group stage)
Lisbon (quarter-finals)
Flag of France France B 25 June Santo Tirso
(near Porto)
Coimbra, Leiria and Lisbon (group stage)
Lisbon (quarter-finals)
Germany Germany D 12 June 23 June Almancil
(near Loulé)
Lisbon and Porto (group stage)
Flag of Greece.svg Greece A 4 July Vila do Conde
(near Porto)
Porto and Faro/Loulé (group stage)
Lisbon (quarter-finals)
Porto (semi-finals)
Lisbon (Final)
Flag of Italy Italy C 22 June Lisbon Guimarães and Porto (group stage)
Latvia Latvia D 23 June Anadia
(near Aveiro)
Aveiro, Braga and Porto (group stage)
Netherlands Netherlands D 30 June Albufeira
(near Faro)
Aveiro, Braga and Porto (group stage)
Faro/Loulé (quarter-finals)
Lisbon (semi-finals)
Flag of Portugal Portugal A 4 July Alcochete
(near Lisbon)
Lisbon and Porto (group stage)
Lisbon (quarter-finals)
Lisbon](semi-finals)
Lisbon (Final)
Flag of Russia Good One Russia A 20 June Vilamoura
(near Faro)
Faro/Loulé and Lisbon (group stage)
Flag of Spain Spain A 20 June Braga Faro/Loulé and Porto (group stage)
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden C 26 June Estoril
(near Lisbon)
Lisbon and Porto (group stage)
Faro/Loulé (quarter-finals)
Switzerland Switzerland B 21 June Óbidos
(near Leiria)
Coimbra and Leiria (group stage)

Match ball[]

The official match ball was presented during the final draw ceremony on 30 November 2003 in Lisbon. It was produced by Adidas and named Adidas Roteiro, after the logbook (roteiro) used by the Portuguese maritime explorers, such as Vasco da Gama. Roteiro was the first official tournament football to employ the new thermal-bonding technique in its production, which resulted in a seamless surface and a more homogenous design. Portuguese Football Federation president Gilberto Madaíl praised the ball, stating: "Adidas has delivered a stunning, modern and state-of the-art Portuguese football. This is very much how we envisage the UEFA Euro 2004 event to be". Roteiro was also used at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, and during the mid-season of the 2004–05 German Bundesliga.

The new ball received mixed reactions from players and technical staffs. England midfielder David Beckham, who was asked by Adidas to test it, was pleased with Roteiro's performance, particularly in free-kicks. France midfielder Zinedine Zidane believed the ball would "improve the game". Several Spanish players, however, regarded it as "horrible, difficult to control and to pass", with Real Madrid footballer Iván Helguera describing it as a "beach ball". Heavy critics were also addressed by notable players of the Italy national team, such as Francesco Totti, Andrea Pirlo and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Squads[]

For the list of all squads that played in the tournament, see UEFA Euro 2004 squads.

Match officials[]

On 4 December 2003, UEFA revealed the twelve referees and four fourth officials. Each refereeing team was composed by one main referee and two assistant referees from the same country.

Country Referee Assistant referees Matches refereed
Flag of Denmark Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen Jens Larsen
Jørgen Jepsen
Croatia 2–2 France (group B)
Netherlands 3–0 Latvia (group D)
Flag of England England Mike Riley Philip Sharp
Glenn Turner
Sweden 5–0 Bulgaria (group C)
Latvia 0–0 Germany (group D)
Flag of France France Gilles Veissière Frédéric Arnault
Serge Vallin
Russia 2–1 Greece (group A)
Czech Republic 2–1 Latvia (group D)
Flag of Germany Germany Markus Merk Christian Schraer
Jan-Henrik Salver
France 2–1 England (group B)
Denmark 2–2 Sweden (group C)
Portugal 0–1 Greece (Final)
Flag of Italy Italy Pierluigi Collina Marco Ivaldi
Narciso Pisacreta
Portugal 1–2 Greece (group A)
Croatia 2–4 England (group B)
Greece 1–0 Czech Republic (semi-final)
Flag of Norway Norway Terje Hauge Ole Hermann Borgan
Steinar Holvik
Russia 0–2 Portugal (group A)
Germany 1–2 Czech Republic (group D)
Flag of Portugal Portugal Lucílio Batista José Cardinal
Paulo Januário
Switzerland 0–0 Croatia (group B)
Bulgaria 0–2 Denmark (group C)
Flag of Russia Russia Valentin Ivanov Gennady Krasyuk
Vladimir Eniutin
England 3–0 Switzerland (group B)
Italy 2–1 Bulgaria (group C)
Czech Republic 3–0 Denmark (quarter-final)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ Igor Sramka
Martin Balko
Greece 1–1 Spain (group A)
Switzerland 1–3 France (group B)
Sweden 0–0 Netherlands (quarter-final)
Flag of Spain Spain Manuel Mejuto González Oscar Martínez Samaniego
Rafael Guerrero Alonso
Denmark 0–0 Italy (group C)
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic (group D)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Anders Frisk Kenneth Petersson
Peter Ekström
Spain 0–1 Portugal (group A)
Germany 1–1 Netherlands (group D)
France 0–1 Greece (quarter-final)
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands (semi-final)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Urs Meier Francesco Buragina
Rudolf Käppeli
Spain 1–0 Russia (group A)
Italy 1–1 Sweden (group C)
Portugal 2–2 England (quarter-final)
Country Fourth official
Flag of Belgium Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
Flag of Greece Greece Kyros Vassaras
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Alain Hamer
Flag of Scotland Scotland Stuart Dougal

Results[]

UEFA announced the match schedule for the final tournament on 10 March 2003, in Porto, Portugal. In a change from the previous tournament schedule, where two quarter-final matches were played per day, over two days, the quarter-finals at the Euro 2004 were to be played over four consecutive days, with one match per day.

Group stage[]

Tie-breaking criteria[]

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers are used to determine the final ranking:

  1. greater number of points in the matches between the teams in question;
  2. greater goal difference in matches between the teams in question;
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams in question;
  4. greater goal difference in all group games;
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
  6. higher coefficient derived from Euro 2004 and 2002 World Cup qualifiers (points obtained divided by number of matches played);
  7. fair play conduct in Euro 2004;
  8. drawing of lots.

If two teams playing the final group match have identical records going into that match, and it ends in a draw, then a penalty shoot-out would be played, rather than using the above criteria. Euro 2004 marked the introduction of this procedure, although it did not need to be used. The same procedure was also used at Euro 2008.

Group A[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Portugal Portugal 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Flag of Spain Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Flag of Russia Good One Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
12 June 2004
Portugal Flag of Portugal 1–2 Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Spain Flag of Spain 1–0 Flag of Russia Good One Russia
16 June 2004
Greece Flag of Greece.svg 1–1 Flag of Spain Spain
Russia Flag of Russia Good One 0–2 Flag of Portugal Portugal
20 June 2004
Spain Flag of Spain 0–1 Flag of Portugal Portugal
Russia Flag of Russia Good One 2–1 Flag of Greece.svg Greece

Group B[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of France France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
England England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
Croatia Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Switzerland Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
13 June 2004
Switzerland Switzerland 0–0 Croatia Croatia
France Flag of France 2–1 England England
17 June 2004
England England 3–0 Switzerland Switzerland
Croatia Croatia 2–2 Flag of France France
21 June 2004
Croatia Croatia 2–4 England England
Switzerland Switzerland 1–3 Flag of France France

Group C[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5
Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
Flag of Italy Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
14 June 2004
Denmark Flag of Denmark 0–0 Flag of Italy Italy
Sweden Flag of Sweden Good one 5–0 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
18 June 2004
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 0–2 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Italy Flag of Italy 1–1 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden
22 June 2004
Italy Flag of Italy 2–1 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Denmark Flag of Denmark 2–2 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden

Group D[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9
Netherlands Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
Germany Germany 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Latvia Latvia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
15 June 2004
Czech Republic Flag of Czech 2–1 Latvia Latvia
Germany Germany 1–1 Netherlands Netherlands
19 June 2004
Latvia Latvia 0–0 Germany Germany
Netherlands Netherlands 2–3 Flag of Czech Czech Republic
23 June 2004
Netherlands Netherlands 3–0 Latvia Latvia
Germany Germany 1–2 Flag of Czech Czech Republic

Knockout stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage

The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that advanced from the group stage. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round, culminating in the final to decide the champions.

Any game in the knockout stage that was not decided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). For the first time in an international football tournament, the silver goal system was applied, whereby the team that led the game at the half-time break during the extra time period would be declared the winner. If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time, play would continue for a further 15 minutes. If the teams could still not be separated after the extra time, there would be a penalty shoot-out (at least five penalties each) to determine which team progressed to the next round.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
24 June – Lisbon        
 Flag of Portugal Portugal (p)  2
30 June – Lisbon
 England England  2  
 Flag of Portugal Portugal  2
26 June – Faro/Loulé
     Netherlands Netherlands  1  
 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden  0
4 July – Lisbon
 Netherlands Netherlands (p)  0  
 Flag of Portugal Portugal  0
25 June – Lisbon    
   Flag of Greece.svg Greece  1
 Flag of France France  0
1 July – Porto
 Flag of Greece.svg Greece  1  
 Flag of Greece.svg Greece (aet)  1
27 June – Porto
     Flag of Czech Czech Republic  0  
 Flag of Czech Czech Republic  3
 Flag of Denmark Denmark  0  
 

All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

Quarter-finals[]

24 June 2004
19:45
Portugal Flag of Portugal 2–2
(a.e.t.)
England England Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Postiga Goal 83'
Rui Costa Goal 110'
Report Owen Goal 3'
Lampard Goal 115'
  Penalties  
Deco Soccerball shad check
Simão Soccerball shad check
Rui Costa Missed
Ronaldo Soccerball shad check
Maniche Soccerball shad check
Postiga Soccerball shad check
Ricardo Soccerball shad check
6–5 Missed Beckham
Soccerball shad check Owen
Soccerball shad check Lampard
Soccerball shad check Terry
Soccerball shad check Hargreaves
Soccerball shad check Cole
Missed Vassell
25 June 2004
19:45
France Flag of France 0–1 Flag of Greece.svg Greece Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Report Charisteas Goal 65'
26 June 2004
19:45
Sweden Flag of Sweden Good one 0–0
(a.e.t.)
Netherlands Netherlands Estádio do Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 27,286
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Report
  Penalties  
Källström Soccerball shad check
Larsson Soccerball shad check
Ibrahimović Missed
Ljungberg Soccerball shad check
Wilhelmsson Soccerball shad check
Mellberg Missed (saved)
4–5 Soccerball shad check Van Nistelrooy
Soccerball shad check Heitinga
Soccerball shad check Reiziger
Missed Cocu
Soccerball shad check Makaay
Soccerball shad check Robben
27 June 2004
19:45
Czech Republic Flag of Czech 3–0 Flag of Denmark Denmark Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 41,092
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Koller Goal 49'
Baroš Goal 63'65'
Report

Semi-finals[]

30 June 2004
19:45
Portugal Flag of Portugal 2–1 Netherlands Netherlands Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Ronaldo Goal 26'
Maniche Goal 58'
Report Andrade Goal 63' (o.g.)
1 July 2004
19:45
Greece Flag of Greece.svg 1–0
(a.e.t.)
Flag of Czech Czech Republic Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,449
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Dellas Silver goal in the 105+1th minute 105+1' Report

Final[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Final
4 July 2004
19:45
Portugal Flag of Portugal 0–1 Flag of Greece.svg Greece Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Report Charisteas Goal 57'

Statistics[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 statistics

Goalscorers[]

Milan Baroš was the top goalscorer of the tournament with five goals.

5 goals
  • Flag of Czech Republic Milan Baroš
4 goals
3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Flag of Portugal Nuno Gomes
  • Flag of Portugal Hélder Postiga
  • Flag of Russia Dmitri Bulykin
  • Flag of Russia Dmitri Kirichenko
  • Flag of Spain Fernando Morientes
  • Flag of Spain Juan Carlos Valerón
  • Flag of Sweden Marcus Allbäck
  • Flag of Sweden Mattias Jonson
  • Flag of Sweden Fredrik Ljungberg
  • Flag of Switzerland Johann Vonlanthen
Own goals
  • Flag of Croatia Igor Tudor (playing against France)
  • Flag of Portugal Jorge Andrade (playing against the Netherlands)

Penalty kicks[]

Not counting penalty shoot-outs, there were eight penalty kicks awarded during the tournament. England's David Beckham (in the match against France) was the only player who failed to convert his penalty.

Scored
Missed

Awards[]

UEFA Team of the Tournament

The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad composed of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament. The group of eight analysts watched every game at the tournament before making their decision after the final. Five players from the winning Greek team were selected in the team of the tournament, while Michael Ballack and Gianluca Zambrotta were the only players to be included, whose teams were knocked out in the group stage.

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Flag of Czech Republic Petr Čech
Flag of Greece Antonios Nikopolidis
Flag of England Sol Campbell
Flag of Portugal Ricardo Carvalho
Flag of England Ashley Cole
Flag of Greece Traianos Dellas
Flag of Sweden Olof Mellberg
Flag of Greece Giourkas Seitaridis
Flag of Italy Gianluca Zambrotta
Flag of Germany Michael Ballack
Flag of Portugal Luís Figo
Flag of England Frank Lampard
Flag of Portugal Maniche
Flag of Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd
Flag of Greece Theodoros Zagorakis
Flag of France Zinedine Zidane
Flag of Czech Republic Milan Baroš
Flag of Greece Angelos Charisteas
Flag of Sweden Henrik Larsson
Flag of Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
Flag of Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Flag of England Wayne Rooney
Flag of Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson
Golden Boot

The Golden Boot was awarded to Milan Baroš, who scored five goals in all three group stage matches and in the quarter-finals against Denmark.

  • Flag of Czech Republic Milan Baroš (5 goals)
UEFA Player of the Tournament
  • Flag of Greece Theodoros Zagorakis

Prize money[]

Overall, CHF200 million was awarded to the 16 teams, a boost from the CHF120 million in the previous event. Below is a complete list of the allocations:

  • Prize for participating: CHF7.5 million

Extra payment based on teams performance:

  • Winner: CHF10 million
  • Runner-up: CHF6 million
  • Semi-finals: CHF4 million
  • Quarter-finals: CHF3 million
  • Group stage (per match):
    • Win: CHF1 million
    • Draw: CHF500,000

Discipline[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 disciplinary record

If a player was shown a red card – whether as a result of two bookable offences or a straight red – he would become suspended from playing in his team's next match. A player would also become suspended for one match for picking up two yellow cards in separate matches. However, any yellow cards accumulated would be cancelled once a team was eliminated from the tournament or reached the semi-finals. In extreme cases of ill-discipline, UEFA could choose to have a disciplinary panel examine the incident in order to determine whether or not further suspension would be required.

The following players were suspended for one or more games as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulation:

Player Offence(s) Suspension(s) Notes
Flag of Russia Roman Sharonov Red card in Group A v Spain Group A v Portugal Suspension due to second yellow card of match
Flag of Greece Giorgos Karagounis Yellow card in Group A v Portugal
Yellow card in Group A v Spain
Group A v Russia  
Yellow card in quarter-final v France
Yellow card in semi-final v Czech Republic
Final v Portugal  
Flag of Greece Zisis Vryzas Yellow card in Group A v Portugal
Yellow card in Group A v Russia
Quarter-final v France  
Flag of Russia Sergei Ovchinnikov Red card in Group A v Portugal Group A v Greece  
Flag of Russia Alexey Smertin Yellow card in Group A v Spain
Yellow card in Group A v Portugal
Group A v Greece  
Flag of Spain Carlos Marchena Yellow card in Group A v Russia
Yellow card in Group A v Greece
Group A v Portugal
Flag of Switzerland Johann Vogel Red card in Group B v Croatia Group B v England Suspension due to second yellow card of match
Flag of Switzerland Bernt Haas Red card in Group B v England Group B v France Suspension due to second yellow card of match
Flag of Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov Yellow card in Group C v Sweden
Yellow card in Group C v Italy
Group C v Denmark  
Flag of Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov Red card in Group C v Denmark Group C v Italy Suspension due to second yellow card of match
Flag of Sweden Tobias Linderoth Yellow card in Group C v Bulgaria
Yellow card in Group C v Italy
Group C v Denmark  
Flag of Sweden Erik Edman Yellow card in Group C v Italy
Yellow card in Group C v Denmark
Quarter-final v Netherlands  
Flag of Italy Fabio Cannavaro Yellow card in Group C v Denmark
Yellow card in Group C v Sweden
Group C v Bulgaria  
Flag of Italy Gennaro Gattuso Yellow card in Group C v Denmark
Yellow card in Group C v Sweden
Group C v Bulgaria  
Flag of Italy Francesco Totti Spat on Christian Poulsen in Group C v Denmark Three games suspension The disciplinary committee suspended Totti
after seeing a video where he committed the offence.
Flag of Netherlands John Heitinga Red card in Group D v Czech Republic Group D v Latvia Suspension due to second yellow card of match

Marketing[]

Logo, slogan and theme song[]

The official tournament logo was created by Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper agency and unveiled on 13 May 2002 at a ceremony held in Lisbon's Belém Cultural Center. It represents a football in the centre of a heart, surrounded by seven green dots. The football – displaying typical Portuguese folk artistic motifs on its panels – and the heart – shaped in the traditional style of the filigree art – conveyed the football passion of the host country. The seven dots represent significant Portuguese elements and achievements, such as the number of castles in the national coat of arms or the conquest of the seven seas during the Age of Discoveries. The logo's colour palette was based on the Portuguese flag and its warm tones recall the light and sun associated with the Portuguese landscape and climate. The competition slogan used was "Vive O 2004!" (Live 2004!).

The official theme song, called "Força" (Strength), was written and performed by Portuguese-Canadian singer Nelly Furtado. The song was taken from her second studio album, Folklore, and released as its third single, soon after the start of the tournament. Furtado was selected to sing the official song of the tournament, because of her familial connection to the host country (her parents are both Portuguese from the Azores). She wrote "Força" with "the passion the Portuguese people have for football" in mind. The song was played at every match, and performed live by Furtado at the closing ceremony prior to the final.

Trophy tour[]

During the two months ahead of the tournament, the Henri Delaunay Trophy travelled across Portugal to promote the European Championship finals in the host country. The tour began on 8 April 2004 at the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, where the launching ceremony took place with the presence of Portuguese football legend and tournament ambassador Eusébio. A total of twenty towns and cities were visited by the trophy tour caravan, including the ten that would host matches.

Trophy tour stops and dates

  • Lisbon (8–11 April)
  • Setúbal (10–14 April)
  • Faro/Loulé (15–18 April)
  • Beja (20–22 April)
  • Évora (23–25 April)

  • Portalegre (27–29 April)
  • Santarém (30 April–2 May)
  • Leiria (4–6 May)
  • Castelo Branco (7–8 May)
  • Coimbra (10–13 May)

  • Aveiro (13–15 May)
  • Guarda (16–17 May)
  • Viseu (18–19 May)
  • Bragança (21–23 May)
  • Vila Real (24–25 May)

  • Viana do Castelo (27–28 May)
  • Guimarães (29 May – 1 June)
  • Braga (2–4 June)
  • Porto (6–11 June)

Merchandise and mascot[]

In November 2002, UEFA appointed Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) as the tournament's exclusive worldwide licensing agent. As the global licensing rights owner, WBCP was responsible for negotiating product license contracts with third parties on the behalf of UEFA and delineate product sales strategies across the host country. Other tasks included setting up and managing marketing plans, product distribution and prices, and prevent illegal use of trademarks and product sales. Over 2,000 merchandise items were developed by the 28 licensees chosen by WBCP, and were distributed not only within Portugal but also in major European and Asian markets.

The official mascot was a boy named Kinas – derived from quinas (inescutcheons), one of the symbols of the Portuguese coat of arms – who wore a football kit with the Portuguese colors (red shirt and green shorts) and was constantly playing with a football. He possessed the knowledge and talent of generations of highly gifted football players, and embodied the energy and passion of football. Created by Warner Bros., Kinas was officially unveiled on 29 March 2003 at the Casa de Serralves, in Porto, Portugal.

Commemorative coins and stamps[]

To celebrate Portugal's hosting of the Euro 2004 finals, commemorative coin and stamp collections were issued by the Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, the Portuguese national mint and printing house, and CTT, the national postal service.

Sponsorship[]

UEFA distinguishes between global sponsors and national sponsors. Global Euro sponsors can come from any country and have together exclusive worldwide sponsorship rights for a UEFA European Football Championship. National sponsors come from the host country and do only have sponsorship rights within that country. Eight sponsors were announced by UEFA in December 2002.

See also[]

  • Vive O 2004!, the official album for UEFA Euro 2004
  • UEFA Euro 2004, the official video game for UEFA Euro 2004

External links[]

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