UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

Group C of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 14 June and was completed on 22 June. The group consisted of Italy, Denmark, Sweden and Bulgaria.

Sweden won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Denmark. Italy and Bulgaria failed to advance.

Three teams – Italy, Denmark and Sweden – all finished with five points, with each team having defeated Bulgaria but drawn their two other games. As all results between the three teams in question were draws, both the points won in these games and the goal difference accrued in these games still left the teams undivided. The decisive tiebreaker was therefore the goals scored during the games between one another: Italy having scored the least goals of the three teams were therefore eliminated.

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 312083+55
 Denmark 312042+25
 Italy 312032+15
 Bulgaria 300319−80
Tie-breaker

Only the matches between the teams finishing level on points are considered:

Denmark 0–0 Italy
Italy 1–1 Sweden
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 20203302
 Denmark 20202202
 Italy 20201102

All times local (UTC+1)

Denmark vs Italy

14 June 2004
17:00
Denmark  0–0  Italy
Report
Denmark
Italy
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg  67'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 René Henriksen (c)
LB 5 Niclas Jensen
CM 15Daniel Jensen
CM 17Christian Poulsen  76'
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson  29'
LW 10Martin Jørgensen  72'
CF 11Ebbe Sand  69'
Substitutions:
MF 14Claus Jensen  69'
FW 20Kenneth Perez  72'
DF 18Brian Priske  76'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 2 Christian Panucci
CB 13Alessandro Nesta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)  62'
LB 19Gianluca Zambrotta
CM 4 Cristiano Zanetti  57'
CM 20Simone Perrotta
RW 16Mauro Camoranesi  68'
AM 10Francesco Totti  90'
LW 7 Alessandro Del Piero  64'
CF 9 Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF 8 Gennaro Gattuso  81'  57'
FW 18Antonio Cassano  70'  64'
MF 14Stefano Fiore  68'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Thomas Sørensen (Denmark)[1]

Assistant referees:
Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain)
Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Sweden vs Bulgaria

14 June 2004
19:45
Sweden  5–0  Bulgaria
Ljungberg  32'
Larsson  57', 58'
Ibrahimović  78' (pen.)
Allbäck  90+1' 		Report
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Sweden
Bulgaria
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 2 Teddy Lucic  41'
CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c)
CB 15Andreas Jakobsson
LB 5 Erik Edman
DM 6 Tobias Linderoth  52'
RM 7 Mikael Nilsson
CM 8 Anders Svensson  77'
LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg
CF 10Zlatan Ibrahimović  65'  81'
CF 11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF 21Christian Wilhelmsson  41'
MF 16Kim Källström  77'
FW 20Marcus Allbäck  81'
Managers:
Tommy Söderberg
Lars Lagerbäck
GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov
RB 2 Vladimir Ivanov  70'
CB 3 Rosen Kirilov  22'
CB 18Predrag Pažin
LB 4 Ivaylo Petkov  18'
RM 13Georgi Peev
CM 19Stiliyan Petrov (c)
CM 15Marian Hristov
LM 17Martin Petrov  84'
CF 21Zoran Janković  23'  62'
CF 9 Dimitar Berbatov  76'
Substitutions:
MF 10Velizar Dimitrov  62'
FW 16Vladimir Manchev  76'
FW 11Zdravko Lazarov  84'
Manager:
Plamen Markov

Man of the Match:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)[2]

Assistant referees:
Glenn Turner (England)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Bulgaria vs Denmark

18 June 2004
17:00
Bulgaria  0–2  Denmark
Report Tomasson  44'
Grønkjær  90+2'
Bulgaria
Denmark
GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov
RB 2 Vladimir Ivanov  51'
CB 3 Rosen Kirilov  4'
CB 22Ilian Stoyanov  50'
LB 4 Ivaylo Petkov  40'
RM 13Georgi Peev
CM 15Marian Hristov  82'
CM 19Stiliyan Petrov (c) Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 77', 83'
LM 17Martin Petrov  84'
SS 21Zoran Janković  81'
CF 9 Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutions:
DF 5 Zlatomir Zagorčić  80'  40'
FW 11Zdravko Lazarov  51'
MF 8 Milen Petkov  81'
Manager:
Plamen Markov
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 René Henriksen (c)
LB 5 Niclas Jensen  10'
CM 15Daniel Jensen
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl  23'
LW 10Martin Jørgensen  72'
CF 11Ebbe Sand  58'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Jesper Grønkjær  23'
MF 14Claus Jensen  72'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Thomas Gravesen (Denmark)[3]

Assistant referees:
Paulo Januário (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

Italy vs Sweden

18 June 2004
19:45
Italy  1–1  Sweden
Cassano  37' Report Ibrahimović  85'
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 44,926
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Italy
Sweden
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 2 Christian Panucci
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)  46'
CB 13Alessandro Nesta
LB 19Gianluca Zambrotta  58'
RM 8 Gennaro Gattuso  39'  76'
CM 21Andrea Pirlo
LM 20Simone Perrotta
AM 18Antonio Cassano  70'
CF 9 Christian Vieri
CF 7 Alessandro Del Piero  82'
Substitutions:
MF 14Stefano Fiore  70'
DF 15Giuseppe Favalli  76'
MF 16Mauro Camoranesi  82'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 7 Mikael Nilsson
CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c)
CB 15Andreas Jakobsson
LB 5 Erik Edman  54'  77'
DM 6 Tobias Linderoth  75'
RM 21Christian Wilhelmsson  67'
CM 8 Anders Svensson  55'
LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg
CF 10Zlatan Ibrahimović
CF 11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF 16Kim Källström  55'
FW 18Mattias Jonson  67'
FW 20Marcus Allbäck  77'
Managers:
Tommy Söderberg
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)[4]

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Käppeli (Switzerland)
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)

Italy vs Bulgaria

22 June 2004
19:45
Italy  2–1  Bulgaria
Perrotta  48'
Cassano  90+4' 		Report M. Petrov  45' (pen.)
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 16,002
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Italy
Bulgaria
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 2 Christian Panucci
CB 13Alessandro Nesta
CB 23Marco Materazzi  44'  83'
LB 19Gianluca Zambrotta
RM 20Simone Perrotta  68'
CM 21Andrea Pirlo
LM 14Stefano Fiore
RF 18Antonio Cassano
CF 11Bernardo Corradi  53'
LF 7 Alessandro Del Piero (c)
Substitutions:
FW 9 Christian Vieri  53'
DF 3 Massimo Oddo  68'
FW 17Marco Di Vaio  83'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov (c)
RB 7 Daniel Borimirov
CB 18Predrag Pažin  64'
CB 5 Zlatomir Zagorčić
LB 22Ilian Stoyanov  66'
CM 15Marian Hristov  79'
CM 8 Milen Petkov
RW 11Zdravko Lazarov  80'
AM 21Zoran Janković  46'
LW 17Martin Petrov  45'
CF 9 Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutions:
FW 20Valeri Bojinov  49'  46'
DF 6 Kiril Kotev  64'
MF 10Velizar Dimitrov  79'
Manager:
Plamen Markov

Man of the Match:
Antonio Cassano (Italy)[5]

Assistant referees:
Yury Dupanau (Belarus)
Vladimir Eniutin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Denmark vs Sweden

22 June 2004
19:45
Denmark  2–2  Sweden
Tomasson  28', 66' Report Larsson  47' (pen.)
Jonson  89'
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Denmark
Sweden
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 René Henriksen (c)
LB 5 Niclas Jensen  46'
CM 15Daniel Jensen  66'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
RW 8 Jesper Grønkjær
LW 10Martin Jørgensen  57'
CF 11Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
DF 2 Kasper Bøgelund  46'
MF 19Dennis Rommedahl  57'
MF 17Christian Poulsen  66'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 7 Mikael Nilsson
CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c)
CB 15Andreas Jakobsson
LB 5 Erik Edman  36'
DM 17Anders Andersson  81'
RM 18Mattias Jonson
CM 16Kim Källström  63'  72'
LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg
CF 10Zlatan Ibrahimović
CF 11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF 21Christian Wilhelmsson  72'
FW 20Marcus Allbäck  81'
Managers:
Tommy Söderberg
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)[6]

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Mike Riley (England)

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Sørensen". Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Henrik Larsson". Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Thomas Gravesen". Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Zlatan Ibrahimović". Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Antonio Cassano". Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jon Dahl Tomasson". Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2004. Archived from the original on 22 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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