UEFA Euro 2004 Final

UEFA Euro 2004 Final

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Event UEFA Euro 2004
Portugal Greece
Portugal Greece
0 1
Date 4 July 2004 (2004-07-04)
Venue Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Man of the Match Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)[1]
Referee Markus Merk (Germany)[2]
Attendance 62,865
Weather Sunny
25 °C (77 °F)
50% humidity[3]

The UEFA Euro 2004 Final was a football match played on 4 July 2004 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2004. The match featured tournament hosts Portugal, who went into the match as favourites,[4] and Greece, playing in only their second European Championship. It was the first time in a major international tournament where both finalists had also played in the opening game of the tournament. Both teams had qualified for the knockout stage from Group A of the tournament's group stage, with Greece winning 2–1 in the teams' earlier meeting.

Greece won the final 1–0, defying odds of 80–1 from the beginning of the tournament,[5] with Angelos Charisteas scoring the winning goal in the 57th minute. While the dedication of the side and the victory were celebrated by their nation, Greece were dubbed by Barry Glendenning of The Guardian as "the only underdogs in history that everyone wants to see get beaten".[6]

Route to the final

Portugal Round Greece
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Greece 1–2 Match 1  Portugal 2–1
 Russia 2–0 Match 2  Spain 1–1
 Spain 1–0 Match 3  Russia 1–2
Group A winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Portugal (H) 3 6
2  Greece 3 4
3  Spain 3 4
4  Russia 3 3
Source: UEFA
(H) Host.
 Final standings Group A runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Portugal (H) 3 6
2  Greece 3 4
3  Spain 3 4
4  Russia 3 3
Source: UEFA
(H) Host.
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 England 2–2 (aet) (6–5 pen.) Quarter-finals  France 1–0
 Netherlands 2–1 Semi-finals  Czech Republic 1–0 (aet)

Match

Details

4 July 2004 (2004-07-04)
19:45 WEST
Portugal  0–1  Greece
Report Charisteas  57'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Portugal
Greece
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 13Miguel  43'
CB 4 Jorge Andrade
CB 16Ricardo Carvalho
LB 14Nuno Valente YC 90+3'
CM 18Maniche
CM 6 Costinha YC 12'  60'
RW 17Cristiano Ronaldo
AM 20Deco
LW 7 Luís Figo (c)
CF 9 Pauleta  74'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Paulo Ferreira  43'
MF 10Rui Costa  60'
FW 21Nuno Gomes  74'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis YC 63'
CB 19Michalis Kapsis
CB 5 Traianos Dellas
LB 14Takis Fyssas YC 67'
DM 21Kostas Katsouranis
CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
CM 6 Angelos Basinas YC 45+2'
RW 9 Angelos Charisteas
LW 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos  76'
CF 15Zisis Vryzas  81'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Stylianos Venetidis  76'
FW 22Dimitris Papadopoulos YC 85'  81'
Manager:
Germany Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match:
Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Match rules

Statistics

UEFA Euro 2004 Final
The winning goal from Angelos Charisteas
Greek fans celebrating their win.
Overall[7]
Statistic Portugal Greece
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 17 4
Shots on target 5 1
Ball possession 58% 42%
Corner kicks 10 1
Fouls committed 18 19
Offsides 4 3
Yellow cards 2 4
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Theodoros Zagorakis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Mezzasalma, Nicole (3 July 2004). "Just another game – Merk". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "History for Lisbon, Portugal". Wunderground. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Greece win Euro 2004". World Soccer. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  5. ↑ Szreter, Adam (4 July 2004). "Greece kings of Europe". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  6. ↑ Glendenning, Barry (5 July 2004). "Portugal 0–1 Greece". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Team statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 6 July 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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