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Missing image Euro2004.jpg Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. The UEFA European Championship is a quadrennial football competition between national teams organised by UEFA, the sports governing body in Europe. This was the first time that the competition was held in Portugal. Qualifying for EURO 2004 took place from September 2002 to November 2003. Fifty teams were divided into ten groups and each team played the others in their group twice, once at home and once away. The top teams automatically qualified for EURO 2004, and the ten group runners-up took part in play-offs to determine another five teams. Together with the host nation of Portugal, who did not need to go through the qualifying process (as is usual), 16 nations competed in EURO 2004. The final was played on July 4, and was almost a replay of the opening game: the host Portugal versus Greece. Greece won 1-0 with a single goal from a corner via Angelos Charisteas' head on the 57th minute. The success of Greece, who had never won a single match in their previous appearances in any finals tournament, was totally unexpected (Bloomberg reports that UK bookmakers gave them 100-1 odds at winning prior to the tournament), but their organisation and solid defensive play took their opponents and the rest of the football world by surprise.
QualifyingFor details of qualifying matches check 2004 UEFA European Championship (qualifying). TeamsThe participant teams of the Euro 2004 final tournament were:
Stadiums The locations of the stadiums within Portugal (Large) (stadium name, city – spectator capacity)
First roundNotes
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scoring players5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals
Top scoring teams10 goals 8 goals 7 goals External links
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