UEFA Euro 2004 Final
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, Portugal
Portugal
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to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2004. The match featured tournament hosts Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, who went into the match as favourites, and Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
, playing in only their second European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
. Both teams had qualified for the knockout stage from Group A of the tournament's group stage, with Greece winning 2–1 in the teams' earlier meeting.
Greece won the final 1–0, defying odds of 80–1 from the beginning of the tournament, with Angelos Charisteas
Angelos Charisteas
Angelos Charisteas was born on 9 February 1980 in Strymoniko, Serres, but originates from Mani. He is a Greek football player who currently plays as a striker for Panetolikos F.C....
scoring the winning goal in the 57th minute. The result came with the Greek side's succeeding plan of action involving a strategy of defensive containment and counterattack played to perfection. Not allowing any goals in the knockout stages, and having scored goals every game, the championship side are nicknamed 'The Pirates' in their home nation and will forever be remembered for their determination, work ethic, tenacity and their ability to execute the detailed plans laid out by its coaching staff.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Ricardo Ricardo Pereira Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper.... |
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| RB | 13 | Miguel Miguel Monteiro Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, simply Miguel , OIH , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain, mainly as a right defender.-Early years / Benfica:... |
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| CB | 16 | Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH , is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid.Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse,... |
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| CB | 4 | Jorge Andrade | ||
| LB | 14 | Nuno Valente | ||
| CM | 6 | Costinha Costinha Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, OIH , aka Costinha , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.... |
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| CM | 18 | Maniche | ||
| RW | 7 | Luís Figo Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009... (c) |
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| AM | 20 | Deco Deco Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense.... |
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| LW | 17 | Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team... |
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| CF | 9 | Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.... |
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| DF | 2 | Paulo Ferreira Paulo Ferreira Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea as a defender. However, in his recent years, Ferreira has been noted to play as an attacking forward, in which he is famous for his through balls out to the wingers and/or striker-Early career:He started his career in... |
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| MF | 10 | Rui Costa Rui Costa Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica... |
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| FW | 21 | Nuno Gomes Nuno Gomes Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C... |
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 Luiz Felipe ScolariLuiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008... |
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GREECE:
Antonios Nikopolidis
Antonios Nikopolidis , is a former Greek football player, that played as goalkeeper. He's regarded as the best Greek goalkeeper of all time having been awarded the most caps in the national team and playing an integral part in the UEFA Euro 2004 triumph....
Traianos Dellas
Traianos Dellas is a Greek international footballer currently playing as a centre back for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League...
Michalis Kapsis
Michalis Kapsis is a Greek football player who currently plays for Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.. Kapsis played for the Greek national football team at the position of central defender...
Takis Fyssas
Panagiotis "Takis" Fyssas is a former Greek international footballer. He is currently technical director of the Hellenic Football Federation.-Panionios:...
Stelios Giannakopoulos
Stylianos "Stelios" Giannakopoulos , popularly known as Stelios, is a retired Greek footballer who is currently president of the Greek Professional Footballers Association...
Angelos Basinas
Angelos Basinas is a Greek international footballer and the former captain of his country's national team. He played as a defensive midfielder for Arles-Avignon in the Ligue 1 until 22 October 2010.-Panathinaikos:...
Theodoros Zagorakis
-Kavala:Zagorakis was a defensive midfielder who usually operated on the right hand side of midfield. He started his career with Kavala, the club that also produced Zisis Vryzas, with whom he became close friends...
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Kostas Katsouranis
Konstantinos "Kostas" Katsouranis is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panathinaikos FC and the Greek national team as a defensive midfielder.-Panachaiki:...
Angelos Charisteas
Angelos Charisteas was born on 9 February 1980 in Strymoniko, Serres, but originates from Mani. He is a Greek football player who currently plays as a striker for Panetolikos F.C....
Zisis Vryzas
Zisis Vryzas is a former football player, and had been the vice president of PAOK FC for the past 3 years. He was born 9 November 1973 in Kavala, city of northern Greece, located in the region of Macedonia . He played as a striker for various teams in Greece and abroad, as well as the Greek...
Stylianos Venetidis
Stylianos "Stelios" Venetidis is a football defender who currently plays for Larissa. He is a very constant and composed player, attributes that gave him the chance to play for top class Greek football teams and be an important member for the Greek national football team, playing also in 3 games...
Dimitrios Papadopoulos
Dimitrios Papadopoulos is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Celta Vigo.-Akratitos FC:He started his career from the youth academies of Greek minnows Akratitos, and made his debut in 1999, contributing to the team's promotion to Alfa Ethniki in 2001 for its first time in...
Otto RehhagelOtto Rehhagel
Otto Rehhagel is a German football coach and former football player. Along with Helmut Schön, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is considered one of the most successful German managers....
Man of the match:  Theodoros ZagorakisTheodoros Zagorakis -Kavala:Zagorakis was a defensive midfielder who usually operated on the right hand side of midfield. He started his career with Kavala, the club that also produced Zisis Vryzas, with whom he became close friends... Assistant referees: Christian Schräer Jan-Hendrik SalverFourth official:  Anders FriskAnders Frisk Anders Frisk is an insurance agent by trade and a former football referee. Frisk chose to go into early retirement from refereeing due to pressure from death threats made against him and his family. These death threats were made by Chelsea fans because Frisk sent off Didier Drogba in the first... |
Statistics
| Statistic | Portugal | Greece |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 1 |
| Total shots | 16 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 58% | 42% |
| Corner kicks | 10 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 19 | 21 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |