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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.
The two teams' last meeting before Euro 2004 was a 1–1 draw in a friendly in November 2003, and their last competitive fixture was a Euro 1992 qualifier in 1991, which Portugal won 1–0. [ 7 ] The final was played on 4 July 2004 at the 65,000-capacity Estádio da Luz in Lisbon . [ 8 ]
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.
Portugal have reached the semi-finals on five occasions, and reached the final as hosts in 2004, however losing to the heavy tournament underdogs Greece. They captured their first major tournament win after defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final of Euro 2016 .
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.
Sanctions against foul play at UEFA Euro 2004 are in the first instance the responsibility of the referee, but when he deems it necessary to give a caution, or dismiss a player, UEFA keeps a record and may enforce a suspension. Referee decisions are generally seen as final.
UEFA Euro 2004 was a football tournament that took place in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. The 16 teams that qualified for the competition were required to submit a final 23-man squad by 2 June 2004, [1] although injured squad members could be replaced at any time up to 24 hours before their team's first match.
24 June 2004 2004 EURO 1/4: Portugal 2–2 (6–5 p) England: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal: 19:45 WET: Postiga 83' Rui Costa 109' Owen 3' Lampard 114' Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) Penalties: Deco Simão Rui Costa Ronaldo Maniche Postiga Ricardo: Beckham Owen Lampard Terry Hargreaves A. Cole Vassell