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Which country won the Euro 2004?

Which country won the Euro 2004?

Greece
On July 4, 2004 Greece won Euro 2004, the primary European football competition, in one of the greatest shocks in the history of football. Unfancied Greece, to the surprise of pretty much everybody, beat hosts Portugal 1-0 in the final.

Who knocked England out of the 2004 Euros?

Greece won the tournament with a 1–0 victory over the host nation Portugal….Portugal vs England.

Portugal 2–2 (a.e.t.) England
Deco Simão Rui Costa Ronaldo Maniche Postiga Ricardo 6–5 Beckham Owen Lampard Terry Hargreaves A. Cole Vassell

Who was the best player in Euro 2004?

UEFA Euro 2004

Campeonato Europeu de Futebol 2004 (in Portuguese)
Goals scored 77 (2.48 per match)
Attendance 1,160,802 (37,445 per match)
Top scorer(s) Milan Baroš (5 goals)
Best player(s) Theodoros Zagorakis

Who scored the only goal in Euro 2004 final?

Angelos
Watch the best action from Greece’s memorable win against Portugal, as Angelos Charisteas scored the only goal in Lisbon.

Who won the 2002 Euros?

Feyenoord
The 2002 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played on 8 May 2002, between Feyenoord of the Netherlands and Borussia Dortmund of Germany. Feyenoord won the match 3–2 on their home ground, the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam.

Who won 2003 euros?

Porto of
The 2003 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 2003 between Celtic of Scotland and Porto of Portugal. Porto won the match 3–2 in extra time thanks to a goal from Derlei.

Why did Ricardo take off his gloves?

“I felt that I had to do something after conceding three penalties all in the centre of the goal. Taking the gloves off was what occurred to me at that moment and I did it to try and motivate myself and to put Vassell off.”

Who beat England in Euro 2000?

England were knocked out of Euro 2000 in the most dramatic fashion last night when a penalty two minutes from the end gave Romania a 3-2 victory.

Did Ronaldo play in the 2004 Euro?

Ronaldo marked his EURO debut against Greece on 12 June 2004 with a goal – his first for Portugal! – and coming into these finals he had registered eight more across 21 finals appearances.

Did Greece ever win the Euros?

Greece have qualified for only four out of sixteen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.

Which country has won Euro the most?

Germany and Spain are the most successful teams having won three times each….List of UEFA European Championship finals.

The European Championship trophy
Founded 1960
Region Europe (UEFA)
Current champions Italy (2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Germany Spain (3 titles each)

Who won the Euros 2016?

Portugal national football team
UEFA Euro 2016/Champion

Who was the winner of the Euro 2004?

Greece are the European champions after defeating the hosts and favourites Portugal in Lisbon. The 1-0 win, which must be regarded as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the game, came courtesy of a Angelos Haristeas header 10 minutes into the second half of an absorbing final.

What was the name of the European Championship in 2004?

The 2004 UEFA European 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.

Who are the hosts of UEFA Euro 2004?

Portugal were announced as hosts for UEFA Euro 2004 on 12 October 1999, in Aachen, Germany, beating Spain and the joint bid of Austria and Hungary. Group A opened with a shock as Greece, ranked outsiders from start, defeated the hosts 2–1.

How did Portugal lose the Euro 2004 final?

In what BBC Sport described as a “shock defeat”, Portugal lost the match 2–1. Greece took the lead in the 7th minute through Giorgos Karagounis, who scored from 27 yards (25 m) after Portugal’s Paulo Ferreira had lost possession.