The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage. David Beckham fired England's first one … For the first time in a major European football tournament, the last match featured the same teams as the opening match. 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. [53], Each team was provided a base camp for residence and daily training between tournament matches. Qualification matches took place from September 2002 to November 2003. Vladimir Eniutin (Russia) Hosts Portugal (coefficient 2.400; rank 2nd) were automatically assigned to position A1. The first-placed teams from each group qualified automatically to the final tournament, whereas the ten runners-up took part in a two-legged play-off to select the remaining five teams that would join the host nation in the final tournament.[36][37]. [55] Ticket prices were divided in three categories, ranging from €35 (group matches) to €270 (final). [99] Over 2,000 merchandise items were developed by the 28 licensees chosen by WBCP, and were distributed not only within Portugal but also in major European and Asian markets. Fair play conduct of the team in the final tournament; This page was last edited on 6 October 2020, at 12:24. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2004 or simply Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football competition contested by the men's national teams of UEFA member associations. [68] If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time, play would continue for a further 15 minutes. Latvia made its first appearance in a major football competition, while Greece returned to the European Championship finals after a 24-year absence. Greece won the match 1–0 and were crowned European champions,[34] a title that they were given a 150–1 chance of winning before the tournament.

[27], In the first quarter-final between England and Portugal, the English opened the score after only two minutes through Michael Owen. Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal)[1], Assistant referees: The logo's colour palette was based on the Portuguese flag and its warm tones recall the light and sun associated with the Portuguese landscape and climate. It was the first time in a major international tournament where both finalists had also played in the opening game of the tournament. Fourth official: [122][123], This article is about the sporting event. The knockout stage began with the quarter-finals on 24 June and ended with the final on 4 July 2004 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. [90] Roteiro was the first official tournament football to employ the new thermal-bonding technique in its production, which resulted in a seamless surface and a more homogenous design. [90] France midfielder Zinedine Zidane believed the ball would "improve the game". Portugal won 6–5, as Ricardo saved from Darius Vassell and then scored the winning goal himself. England midfielder David Beckham, who was asked by Adidas to test it, was pleased with Roteiro's performance, particularly in free-kicks.

Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)[8], Assistant referees:[9] The match featured tournament hosts Portugal, who went into the match as favourites,[5] and Greece, playing in only their second European Championship. Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia), Man of the Match: [53] From 1 to 30 April 2004, surplus tickets from UEFA or national associations were made available to the public for the last time. The Pot 1 teams were assigned to the first positions of their groups, while the positions of all other teams were drawn separately (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group). The final was a repeat of the opening game of the tournament and Portugal were hoping to avenge their defeat. For the first time in an international football tournament, the silver goal system was applied, whereby the team who leads the game at the half-time break during the extra time period would be declared the winner. Portugal recovered from their opening defeat by defeating Russia 2–0, who had their keeper Sergei Ovchinnikovs… [12] England's other two games were memorable for the performances of their young star Wayne Rooney. Luís Figo (Portugal)[5], Assistant referees: The seven dots represent significant Portuguese elements and achievements, such as the number of castles in the national coat of arms or the conquest of the seven seas during the Age of Discoveries. However, any yellow cards accumulated would be cancelled once a team was eliminated from the tournament or reached the semi-finals. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off. [38] The coefficient was calculated by dividing the number of all points scored (three points for a win, one for a draw) by the number of all matches played. If there were oversubscribed matches by the end of the first phase of sales, a match-specific draw would take place to select the successful applicants.
Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). [8], Man of the Match: [93] Several Spanish players, however, regarded it as "horrible, difficult to control and to pass", with Real Madrid footballer Iván Helguera describing it as a "beach ball". The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2004 was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament.

Fourth official: The same procedure was used in future European Championship tournaments. Applicants could request a maximum of four tickets per match but were limited to one match per day. [30] The last quarter-final match saw the Czechs dispatch Denmark, as a two-goal effort from Milan Baroš helped seal a 3–0 win. It was the first time in a major international tournament where both finalists had also played in the … Marco Ivaldi (Italy) If the teams could still not be separated after the extra time, there would be a penalty shoot-out (at least five penalties each) to determine which team progressed to the next round. Portugal recovered from an opening defeat against Greece to reach the final, eliminating England and the Netherlands along the way. [19][20] The Italians accused Sweden and Denmark of fixing their match,[21] as both sides knew that a 2–2 result would advance them both over Italy, but UEFA dismissed the complaint.