UEFA Euro 2004 Final
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| Event | UEFA Euro 2004 | ||||||
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| Date | 4 July 2004 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece) | ||||||
| Referee | Markus Merk (Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 62,865 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 23 °C[1] |
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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,[2] 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,[3] 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".[4]
Route to the final[edit]
| Portugal | Round | Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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[edit]
Details[edit]
57'
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    Greece
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43'
90+3'
43'
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Match rules
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Statistics[edit]
| Statistic | Portugal | Greece |
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| 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[edit]
- ^ "History for Lisbon, Portugal". Wunderground. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Greece win Euro 2004". World Soccer. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ Szreter, Adam (4 July 2004). "Greece kings of Europe". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ Glendenning, Barry (5 July 2004). "Portugal 0–1 Greece". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Chaplin, Mark (30 June 2004). "Merk to referee final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 30 June 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Theodoros Zagorakis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Team statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 6 July 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
