UEFA Euro 2004 Final

UEFA Euro 2004 Final

Match programme cover
Event	UEFA Euro 2004
Portugal Greece 0 1
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]

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

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Portugal 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6  Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4  Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Portugal 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6  Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4  Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3
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

Portugal  v  Greece

4 July 2004 19:45 WEST

Portugal	0–1	Greece
	Report	Charisteas  57'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 62,865 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)[5]

Portugal

Greece

GK 1 Ricardo RB 13 Miguel  43' CB 4 Jorge Andrade CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho LB 14 Nuno Valente  90+3' CM 18 Maniche CM 6 Costinha  12'  60' RW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo AM 20 Deco LW 7 Luís Figo (c) CF 9 Pauleta  74' Substitutions: DF 2 Paulo Ferreira  43' MF 10 Rui Costa  60' FW 21 Nuno Gomes  74' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis  63' CB 19 Michalis Kapsis CB 5 Traianos Dellas LB 14 Takis Fyssas  67' DM 21 Kostas Katsouranis CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c) CM 6 Angelos Basinas  45+2' RW 9 Angelos Charisteas LW 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos  76' CF 15 Zisis Vryzas  81' Substitutions: DF 3 Stylianos Venetidis  76' FW 22 Dimitrios Papadopoulos  85'  81' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match: Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)[6] Assistant referees: Christian Schräer (Germany)[5] Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)[5] Fourth official: Anders Frisk (Sweden)[7]

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal silver goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

UEFA Euro 2004 Final

The winning goal from Angelos Charisteas

Greek fans celebrating their win.

Overall^[8]

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