UEFA Euro 2004 Final


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. The match featured tournament hosts Portugal, who went into the match as favourites, and Greece, playing in only their second European Championship. It was the first time in a major international tournament where both finalists had also played in the opening game of the tournament. 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 scoring the winning goal in the 57th minute.

Venue

in Lisbon, the biggest stadium by capacity in Portugal hosted UEFA Euro 2004 final match on 4 July 2004. Opened in 2003, it was built for hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. Used mostly for association football matches, Estádio da Luz hosted numerous notable matches, including UEFA Euro - Quarter-final between Portugal and England in 2004, UEFA Euro Final between Portugal and Greece in 2004, Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid in 2014. Previously, 3 group matches of Group A and B took place in the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2004.
Estádio da Luz has a capacity of 65,000 seats.

Route to the final

Match

Details




Match rules
StatisticPortugalGreece
Goals scored01
Total shots174
Shots on target51
Ball possession58%42%
Corner kicks101
Fouls committed1819
Offsides43
Yellow cards24
Red cards00