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[33] [35] Euro 2004 made use of the silver goal rule, in which the game would end if any team were leading at half-time in extra time. Greece thus won the match 1–0, without the second period of extra time being played. It was the only major international game decided by a silver goal before the rule was abolished. [36]
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as 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. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Portugal, from 12 June to 4 July 2004.
Greece have qualified for only four out of seventeen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts and heavily favored Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.
It’s been 20 years since Greece shocked the world by winning Euro 2004 and the fairytale story remains one of the most unlikely stories in sport.
Group A of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 20 June. The group consisted of hosts Portugal, Spain, Russia and Greece. Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Greece. Spain and Russia failed to advance.
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. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round, culminating in the final to decide the champions.
The Greece National Football Team at UEFA Euro 2004 are ranked 300 - 1, and had never won a game in a major international football tournament. Otto Rehhagel has left everything behind in his native Germany to take on the underachieving national team. [2]
12 June 2004 UEFA Euro 2004 Group A: Portugal 1–2: Greece : Porto, Portugal: 17:00 UTC+1: Ronaldo 90+3' Karagounis 7' Basinas 51' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 48,761 Referee: Pierluigi Collina