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2004 UEFA EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

2004 - Underdogs have their day
Before EURO' 2004 kicked off, the normal talk was of which superstar and their team would come out on top in the battle for the European title. In the end, a totally unsung group of players were to triumph in one of European football's greatest surprises.

Greece produced a stunning victory in Lisbon. Photo: AFP

Greek outsiders
Greece went into the competition as rank outsiders. However, few people had taken notice of their increasingly impressive qualifying campaign, in which they lost their first two matches, but won the next six, conceding no goals in that excellent run.

Solid and pragmatic
In what was a splendid month-long festival of football in the Portuguese sun, the Greeks - a solid, pragmatic outfit which played to their strengths - confounded one team after another, and fully deserved their title in the end. They were coached by Otto Rehhagel, a veteran German who had massive club experience, in particular with Werder Bremen and FC Bayern Munchen in his native country.

Rehhagel's discipline
The shrewd Rehhagel succeeded in knitting together his squad and coaxing them into an iron discipline that initially frustrated and eventually broke every opponent. In the opening match in Porto, they shocked the fervent home support by beating the Portuguese hosts 2-1. In the quarter-finals, the holders France were unable to cope with Greece's determination and crashed to defeat. The semi-finals saw the Czech Republic, many people's competition favourites after some fine early displays, eliminated by an extra-time Greek silver goal, key man Pavel Nedved having departed injured in the first half.

Final triumph
The final itself in Lisbon was a tightly-fought affair. Portugal, coached by Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari had battled back from that opening-day shock, and were desperate to give their fans a memorable climax. But the Greeks had other ideas. As in previous matches, a no-nonsense defence marshalled by the tough central defender Traianos Dellas, a combative midfield led by eventual player of the tournament Theodoris Zagorakis, and an opportunist striker in the shape of Angelos Charisteas broke Portugal's hearts. A single Charisteas header from a corner near the hour-mark gave Greece a triumph that was beyond their wildest dreams.

Star teams stutter
As for the star teams, their tournament was clouded with disappointment and claims of tiredness after a tough domestic season. Zinedine Zidane and France, despite a dramatic group-match comeback to beat England, never captured the heights of yore. England and David Beckham promised much, fired by brilliant teenage striker Wayne Rooney, but fell to Portugal in a dramatic quarter-final penalty shoot-out, Rooney having broken his foot early on with England 1-0 up. Spain failed to get out of second gear, and the much-fancied Dutch came unstuck against Portugal in the semi-final.

Anything is possible
Ultimately, it was a team without recognisable stars that conquered Europe. Greece's stunning success provided an example to the rest of the continent - with hard work, belief, the necessary good fortune, and unbending team spirit, anything is possible.

Story from uefa.com

Greece win Euro 2004

By Phil McNulty.
Chief football writer in Lisbon

Portugal 0-1 Greece

«We have given the Greek people a great pride which they will be able to carry with them for the rest of their lives»
Captain Theo Zagorakis

Greece pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history to beat Portugal in the Euro 2004 final.

Angelos Charisteas scored from the Greeks' first corner after 57 minutes, heading in an Angelis Basinas cross.

And the Greek defence then stifled the hosts' flair in a tense second half, led by the inspired Traianos Dellas.

Portugal surged forwards and came close through Cristiano Ronaldo, Maniche, and Luis Figo but Greece goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis stood firm.

The hosts were frustrated from the start by a superbly-drilled Greek side, pulled together by coach Otto Rehhagel.

It was disappointment for Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who failed to add the European crown to the World Cup he won with Brazil two years ago.

The Greeks made it a double over Portugal after beating them 2-1 in the opening game of the tournament.

And few could begrudge them their joy after they also beat holders France and the free-scoring Czech Republic.

They retreated quickly into defence in typical style, leaving Portugal to take the early initiative in front of an expectant and fanatical Stadium of Light crowd.

And Nikopolidis was forced into a fine save from Miguel's low drive after 13 minutes.

But Rehhagel's disciplined side also occasionally broke the shackles to pose a threat of their own, Portugal keeper Ricardo needing to be brave at the feet of Charisteas after good work from Zisis Vryzas.

KEY MOMENTS
57 mins: Charisteas scores with a header from Greece's first corner kick
75 mins: Ronaldo blazes over from eight yards out
89 mins: Figo fires wide from ten yards

Greece had another narrow escape when Deco's corner was only partially cleared and Maniche's shot from the edge of the area flashed only inches wide.

But it was a rare moment of danger as their packed rearguard, sometimes with 10 men on the edge of the penalty area, started to frustrate their hosts.

Early in the second half, Greece broke the deadlock in dramatic style with a trademark header from Charisteas.

He met a corner from Basinas powerfully to beat Ricardo and spark wild scenes of celebration among Greek fans.

Portugal were stunned, but Ronaldo tried to deliver an instant response, only to see his 20-yarder blocked by Nikopolidis.

Scolari then made a typically bold substitution on the hour, removing an unhappy Costinha to send on veteran Rui Costa.

And Ronaldo immediately had his best opportunity lifting the ball over the bar when put clean through.

«We ask forgiveness from all the Portuguese because we weren't able to achieve the goal that we all wanted»
Luiz Felipe Scolari, Portugal coach

Captain Figo almost snatched an equaliser as the seconds ticked away, but his shot was deflected agonisingly wide.

And once Greece had run down five minutes of injury time, the final whistle from referee Markus Merk was the signal for joyous scenes among their fans, with coach Rehhagel being mobbed and players collapsing to the ground in tears.

Portugal: Ricardo, Miguel (Paulo Ferreira 43), Andrade, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Maniche, Costinha (Rui Costa 60), Ronaldo, Deco, Figo, Pauleta (Nuno Gomes 74).

Booked: Costinha, Nuno Valente.

Greece: Nikopolidis, Seitaridis, Kapsis, Dellas, Fissas, Zagorakis, Katsouranis, Basinas, Giannakopoulos (Venetidis 76), Vryzas (Papadopoulos 81), Charisteas.

Booked: Basinas, Seitaridis, Fissas, Papadopoulos.

Attendance: 62,865.

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany).

OFFICIAL STATS BY UEFA

Category	Portugal	Greece
Total shots	17	4
Shots on target	5	1
Possession	58%	42%
Corners won	10	1
Fouls committed	18	19
Offsides	4	3
Bookings	2	4
Sent Off	0	0

TRIVIA

• It was the first time at the European Championship and World Cup that the two teams who played the opening match of the championship met again in the final.

• Greece have won their very first major title. The last time a country claimed their maiden title at a major championship was in 1992 when Denmark lifted the European Championship silverware in Sweden.

• Greece became the first nation to win a major championship led by a foreign manager. This had never happened in 11 previous European Championships or 17 World Cups. At 65 years, 10 months and 25 days Otto Rehhagel also became the oldest coach to win a European Championship title, breaking Dutchman Rinus Michels' record from 1988.
Portugal's Luis Figo joined France's Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram and the Czech Republic's Karel Poborsky as

• European Championship record holders for match appearances. The final against Greece marked the 14th match in the history of the competition to feature Figo.

Story from BBC SPORT

2004 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING

Seeding Information

Qualifying tournament will comprise 10 groups of five teams with winners qualifying for finals and runners
up playing off in pairs with aggregate winners qualifying for finals also.

Portugal qualified as hosts.

Top seeds: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.

Second seeds: Croatia, Denmark, England, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Ukraine and
Yugoslavia.

Third seeds: Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland.

Fourth seeds: Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Northern Ireland and Wales.

Fifth seeds: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta,
Moldova and San Marino.

Seeding was based on points gained in 2002 World Cup Qualifying and 2000 European Championship
Qualifying (excluding playoff matches) matches divided by the number of matches played.

Qualifying Groups

Portugal qualified as hosts. Group winners qualified for finals, runners-up qualified for playoffs.

Group 1

07/09/2002                         Cyprus  1 - 2  France                         (1-1)      
07/09/2002                       Slovenia  3 - 0  Malta                          (1-0)      
12/10/2002                         France  5 - 0  Slovenia                       (2-0)      
12/10/2002                          Malta  0 - 2  Israel                         (0-0)      
16/10/2002                          Malta  0 - 4  France                         (0-2)      
20/11/2002                         Cyprus  2 - 1  Malta                          (0-0)      
29/03/2003                         Cyprus  1 - 1  Israel                         (0-1)      
29/03/2003                         France  6 - 0  Malta                          (2-0)      
02/04/2003                         Israel  1 - 2  France                         (1-2)   *  in Italy
02/04/2003                       Slovenia  4 - 1  Cyprus                         (4-1)      
30/04/2003                         Israel  2 - 0  Cyprus                         (0-0)   *  in Italy
30/04/2003                          Malta  1 - 3  Slovenia                       (0-2)      
07/06/2003                         Israel  0 - 0  Slovenia                       (0-0)   *  in Turkey
07/06/2003                          Malta  1 - 2  Cyprus                         (0-1)      
06/09/2003                         France  5 - 0  Cyprus                         (3-0)      
06/09/2003                       Slovenia  3 - 1  Israel                         (2-0)      
10/09/2003                         Israel  2 - 2  Malta                          (1-0)   *  in Turkey
10/09/2003                       Slovenia  0 - 2  France                         (0-1)      
11/10/2003                         Cyprus  2 - 2  Slovenia                       (0-2)      
11/10/2003                         France  3 - 0  Israel                         (3-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   France                             8     8     0     0    29     2   +27    24  100.0
2   Slovenia                           8     4     2     2    15    12    +3    14   58.3
3   Israel                             8     2     3     3     9    11    -2     9   37.5
4   Cyprus                             8     2     2     4     9    18    -9     8   33.3
5   Malta                              8     0     1     7     5    24   -19     1    4.2

France qualified for finals. Slovenia qualified for playoffs.

Group 2

07/09/2002         Bosnia and Herzegovina  0 - 3  Romania                        (0-3)      
07/09/2002                         Norway  2 - 2  Denmark                        (0-1)      
12/10/2002                        Denmark  2 - 0  Luxembourg                     (0-0)      
12/10/2002                        Romania  0 - 1  Norway                         (0-0)      
16/10/2002                     Luxembourg  0 - 7  Romania                        (0-4)      
16/10/2002                         Norway  2 - 0  Bosnia and Herzegovina         (2-0)      
29/03/2003         Bosnia and Herzegovina  2 - 0  Luxembourg                     (0-0)      
29/03/2003                        Romania  2 - 5  Denmark                        (1-1)      
02/04/2003                        Denmark  0 - 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina         (0-2)      
02/04/2003                     Luxembourg  0 - 2  Norway                         (0-0)      
07/06/2003                        Denmark  1 - 0  Norway                         (1-0)      
07/06/2003                        Romania  2 - 0  Bosnia and Herzegovina         (0-0)      
11/06/2003                     Luxembourg  0 - 2  Denmark                        (0-1)      
11/06/2003                         Norway  1 - 1  Romania                        (0-0)      
06/09/2003         Bosnia and Herzegovina  1 - 0  Norway                         (0-0)      
06/09/2003                        Romania  4 - 0  Luxembourg                     (3-0)      
10/09/2003                        Denmark  2 - 2  Romania                        (1-0)      
10/09/2003                     Luxembourg  0 - 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina         (0-1)      
11/10/2003         Bosnia and Herzegovina  1 - 1  Denmark                        (1-1)      
11/10/2003                         Norway  1 - 0  Luxembourg                     (1-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Denmark                            8     4     3     1    15     9    +6    15   62.5
2   Romania                            8     4     2     2    21     9   +12    14   58.3
3   Norway                             8     4     2     2     9     5    +4    14   58.3
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina             8     4     1     3     7     8    -1    13   54.2
5   Luxembourg                         8     0     0     8     0    21   -21     0    0.0

Denmark qualified for finals. Norway (due to aggregate score against Romania) qualified for playoffs.

Group 3

07/09/2002                        Austria  2 - 0  Moldova                        (2-0)      
07/09/2002                    Netherlands  3 - 0  Belarus                        (2-0)      
12/10/2002                        Belarus  0 - 2  Austria                        (0-0)      
12/10/2002                        Moldova  0 - 2  Czech Republic                 (0-0)      
16/10/2002                        Austria  0 - 3  Netherlands                    (0-3)      
16/10/2002                 Czech Republic  2 - 0  Belarus                        (2-0)      
29/03/2003                        Belarus  2 - 1  Moldova                        (1-1)      
29/03/2003                    Netherlands  1 - 1  Czech Republic                 (1-0)      
02/04/2003                 Czech Republic  4 - 0  Austria                        (2-0)      
02/04/2003                        Moldova  1 - 2  Netherlands                    (1-1)      
07/06/2003                        Belarus  0 - 2  Netherlands                    (0-0)      
07/06/2003                        Moldova  1 - 0  Austria                        (0-0)      
11/06/2003                        Austria  5 - 0  Belarus                        (1-0)      
11/06/2003                 Czech Republic  5 - 0  Moldova                        (1-0)      
06/09/2003                        Belarus  1 - 3  Czech Republic                 (1-1)      
06/09/2003                    Netherlands  3 - 1  Austria                        (1-1)      
10/09/2003                 Czech Republic  3 - 1  Netherlands                    (2-0)      
10/09/2003                        Moldova  2 - 1  Belarus                        (1-0)      
11/10/2003                        Austria  2 - 3  Czech Republic                 (0-1)      
11/10/2003                    Netherlands  5 - 0  Moldova                        (1-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Czech Republic                     8     7     1     0    23     5   +18    22   91.7
2   Netherlands                        8     6     1     1    20     6   +14    19   79.2
3   Austria                            8     3     0     5    12    14    -2     9   37.5
4   Moldova                            8     2     0     6     5    19   -14     6   25.0
5   Belarus                            8     1     0     7     4    20   -16     3   12.5

Czech Republic qualified for finals. Netherlands qualified for playoffs.

Group 4

07/09/2002                         Latvia  0 - 0  Sweden                         (0-0)      
07/09/2002                     San Marino  0 - 2  Poland                         (0-0)      
12/10/2002                         Poland  0 - 1  Latvia                         (0-1)      
12/10/2002                         Sweden  1 - 1  Hungary                        (0-1)      
16/10/2002                        Hungary  3 - 0  San Marino                     (0-0)      
20/11/2002                     San Marino  0 - 1  Latvia                         (0-0)      
29/03/2003                         Poland  0 - 0  Hungary                        (0-0)      
02/04/2003                        Hungary  1 - 2  Sweden                         (0-1)      
02/04/2003                         Poland  5 - 0  San Marino                     (2-0)      
30/04/2003                         Latvia  3 - 0  San Marino                     (2-0)      
07/06/2003                        Hungary  3 - 1  Latvia                         (0-1)      
07/06/2003                     San Marino  0 - 6  Sweden                         (0-1)      
11/06/2003                     San Marino  0 - 5  Hungary                        (0-2)      
11/06/2003                         Sweden  3 - 0  Poland                         (2-0)      
06/09/2003                         Latvia  0 - 2  Poland                         (0-2)      
06/09/2003                         Sweden  5 - 0  San Marino                     (1-0)      
10/09/2003                         Latvia  3 - 1  Hungary                        (2-0)      
10/09/2003                         Poland  0 - 2  Sweden                         (0-2)      
11/10/2003                        Hungary  1 - 2  Poland                         (0-1)      
11/10/2003                         Sweden  0 - 1  Latvia                         (0-1)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Sweden                             8     5     2     1    19     3   +16    17   70.8
2   Latvia                             8     5     1     2    10     6    +4    16   66.7
3   Poland                             8     4     1     3    11     7    +4    13   54.2
4   Hungary                            8     3     2     3    15     9    +6    11   45.8
5   San Marino                         8     0     0     8     0    30   -30     0    0.0

Sweden qualified for finals. Latvia qualified for playoffs.

Group 5

07/09/2002                  Faroe Islands  2 - 2  Scotland                       (2-0)      
07/09/2002                      Lithuania  0 - 2  Germany                        (0-1)      
12/10/2002                        Iceland  0 - 2  Scotland                       (0-1)      
12/10/2002                      Lithuania  2 - 0  Faroe Islands                  (2-0)      
16/10/2002                        Germany  2 - 1  Faroe Islands                  (1-1)      
16/10/2002                        Iceland  3 - 0  Lithuania                      (0-0)      
29/03/2003                        Germany  1 - 1  Lithuania                      (1-0)      
29/03/2003                       Scotland  2 - 1  Iceland                        (1-0)      
02/04/2003                      Lithuania  1 - 0  Scotland                       (0-0)      
07/06/2003                        Iceland  2 - 1  Faroe Islands                  (0-0)      
07/06/2003                       Scotland  1 - 1  Germany                        (0-1)      
11/06/2003                  Faroe Islands  0 - 2  Germany                        (0-0)      
11/06/2003                      Lithuania  0 - 3  Iceland                        (0-0)      
20/08/2003                  Faroe Islands  1 - 2  Iceland                        (0-1)      
06/09/2003                        Iceland  0 - 0  Germany                        (0-0)      
06/09/2003                       Scotland  3 - 1  Faroe Islands                  (2-1)      
10/09/2003                  Faroe Islands  1 - 3  Lithuania                      (1-1)      
10/09/2003                        Germany  2 - 1  Scotland                       (1-0)      
11/10/2003                        Germany  3 - 0  Iceland                        (1-0)      
11/10/2003                       Scotland  1 - 0  Lithuania                      (0-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Germany                            8     5     3     0    13     4    +9    18   75.0
2   Scotland                           8     4     2     2    12     8    +4    14   58.3
3   Iceland                            8     4     1     3    11     9    +2    13   54.2
4   Lithuania                          8     3     1     4     7    11    -4    10   41.7
5   Faroe Islands                      8     0     1     7     7    18   -11     1    4.2

Germany qualified for finals. Scotland qualified for playoffs.

Group 6

07/09/2002                        Armenia  2 - 2  Ukraine                        (0-2)      
07/09/2002                         Greece  0 - 2  Spain                          (0-1)      
12/10/2002                          Spain  3 - 0  Northern Ireland               (1-0)      
12/10/2002                        Ukraine  2 - 0  Greece                         (0-0)      
16/10/2002                         Greece  2 - 0  Armenia                        (1-0)      
16/10/2002               Northern Ireland  0 - 0  Ukraine                        (0-0)      
29/03/2003                        Armenia  1 - 0  Northern Ireland               (0-0)      
29/03/2003                        Ukraine  2 - 2  Spain                          (1-0)      
02/04/2003               Northern Ireland  0 - 2  Greece                         (0-1)      
02/04/2003                          Spain  3 - 0  Armenia                        (0-0)      
07/06/2003                          Spain  0 - 1  Greece                         (0-1)      
07/06/2003                        Ukraine  4 - 3  Armenia                        (1-1)      
11/06/2003                         Greece  1 - 0  Ukraine                        (0-0)      
11/06/2003               Northern Ireland  0 - 0  Spain                          (0-0)      
06/09/2003                        Armenia  0 - 1  Greece                         (0-1)      
06/09/2003                        Ukraine  0 - 0  Northern Ireland               (0-0)      
10/09/2003               Northern Ireland  0 - 1  Armenia                        (0-1)      
10/09/2003                          Spain  2 - 1  Ukraine                        (0-0)      
11/10/2003                        Armenia  0 - 4  Spain                          (0-1)      
11/10/2003                         Greece  1 - 0  Northern Ireland               (0-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Greece                             8     6     0     2     8     4    +4    18   75.0
2   Spain                              8     5     2     1    16     4   +12    17   70.8
3   Ukraine                            8     2     4     2    11    10    +1    10   41.7
4   Armenia                            8     2     1     5     7    16    -9     7   29.2
5   Northern Ireland                   8     0     3     5     0     8    -8     3   12.5

Greece qualified for finals. Spain qualified for playoffs.

Group 7

07/09/2002                         Turkey  3 - 0  Slovakia                       (2-0)      
08/09/2002                  Liechtenstein  1 - 1  Macedonia                      (0-1)      
12/10/2002                      Macedonia  1 - 2  Turkey                         (1-1)      
12/10/2002                       Slovakia  1 - 2  England                        (1-0)      
16/10/2002                        England  2 - 2  Macedonia                      (2-2)      
16/10/2002                         Turkey  5 - 0  Liechtenstein                  (3-0)      
29/03/2003                  Liechtenstein  0 - 2  England                        (0-1)      
29/03/2003                      Macedonia  0 - 2  Slovakia                       (0-1)      
02/04/2003                        England  2 - 0  Turkey                         (0-0)      
02/04/2003                       Slovakia  4 - 0  Liechtenstein                  (1-0)      
07/06/2003                      Macedonia  3 - 1  Liechtenstein                  (1-1)      
07/06/2003                       Slovakia  0 - 1  Turkey                         (0-1)      
11/06/2003                        England  2 - 1  Slovakia                       (0-1)      
11/06/2003                         Turkey  3 - 2  Macedonia                      (1-2)      
06/09/2003                  Liechtenstein  0 - 3  Turkey                         (0-2)      
06/09/2003                      Macedonia  1 - 2  England                        (1-0)      
10/09/2003                        England  2 - 0  Liechtenstein                  (0-0)      
10/09/2003                       Slovakia  1 - 1  Macedonia                      (1-0)      
11/10/2003                  Liechtenstein  0 - 2  Slovakia                       (0-1)      
11/10/2003                         Turkey  0 - 0  England                        (0-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   England                            8     6     2     0    14     5    +9    20   83.3
2   Turkey                             8     6     1     1    17     5   +12    19   79.2
3   Slovakia                           8     3     1     4    11     9    +2    10   41.7
4   Macedonia                          8     1     3     4    11    14    -3     6   25.0
5   Liechtenstein                      8     0     1     7     2    22   -20     1    4.2

England qualified for finals. Turkey qualified for playoffs.

Group 8

07/09/2002                        Belgium  0 - 2  Bulgaria                       (0-1)      
07/09/2002                        Croatia  0 - 0  Estonia                        (0-0)      
12/10/2002                        Andorra  0 - 1  Belgium                        (0-0)      
12/10/2002                       Bulgaria  2 - 0  Croatia                        (2-0)      
16/10/2002                       Bulgaria  2 - 1  Andorra                        (1-0)      
16/10/2002                        Estonia  0 - 1  Belgium                        (0-1)      
29/03/2003                        Croatia  4 - 0  Belgium                        (1-0)      
02/04/2003                        Croatia  2 - 0  Andorra                        (2-0)      
02/04/2003                        Estonia  0 - 0  Bulgaria                       (0-0)      
30/04/2003                        Andorra  0 - 2  Estonia                        (0-1)      
07/06/2003                       Bulgaria  2 - 2  Belgium                        (0-1)      
07/06/2003                        Estonia  2 - 0  Andorra                        (2-0)      
11/06/2003                        Belgium  3 - 0  Andorra                        (2-0)      
11/06/2003                        Estonia  0 - 1  Croatia                        (0-0)      
06/09/2003                        Andorra  0 - 3  Croatia                        (0-2)      
06/09/2003                       Bulgaria  2 - 0  Estonia                        (1-0)      
10/09/2003                        Andorra  0 - 3  Bulgaria                       (0-2)      
10/09/2003                        Belgium  2 - 1  Croatia                        (2-1)      
11/10/2003                        Belgium  2 - 0  Estonia                        (1-0)      
11/10/2003                        Croatia  1 - 0  Bulgaria                       (0-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Bulgaria                           8     5     2     1    13     4    +9    17   70.8
2   Croatia                            8     5     1     2    12     4    +8    16   66.7
3   Belgium                            8     5     1     2    11     9    +2    16   66.7
4   Estonia                            8     2     2     4     4     6    -2     8   33.3
5   Andorra                            8     0     0     8     1    18   -17     0    0.0

Bulgaria qualified for finals. Croatia qualified for playoffs.

Group 9

Note: Yugoslavia renamed 'Serbia and Montenegro' on 4 February 2003. Their records should be added
together to determine the group position.

07/09/2002                     Azerbaijan  0 - 2  Italy                          (0-1)      
07/09/2002                        Finland  0 - 2  Wales                          (0-1)      
12/10/2002                        Finland  3 - 0  Azerbaijan                     (1-0)      
12/10/2002                          Italy  1 - 1  Yugoslavia                     (1-1)      
16/10/2002                          Wales  2 - 1  Italy                          (1-1)      
16/10/2002                     Yugoslavia  2 - 0  Finland                        (0-0)      
20/11/2002                     Azerbaijan  0 - 2  Wales                          (0-1)      
12/02/2003          Serbia and Montenegro  2 - 2  Azerbaijan                     (1-0)      
29/03/2003                          Italy  2 - 0  Finland                        (2-0)      
29/03/2003                          Wales  4 - 0  Azerbaijan                     (3-0)      
07/06/2003                        Finland  3 - 0  Serbia and Montenegro          (2-0)      
11/06/2003                     Azerbaijan  2 - 1  Serbia and Montenegro          (0-1)      
11/06/2003                        Finland  0 - 2  Italy                          (0-1)      
20/08/2003          Serbia and Montenegro  1 - 0  Wales                          (0-0)      
06/09/2003                     Azerbaijan  1 - 2  Finland                        (0-0)      
06/09/2003                          Italy  4 - 0  Wales                          (0-0)      
10/09/2003          Serbia and Montenegro  1 - 1  Italy                          (0-1)      
10/09/2003                          Wales  1 - 1  Finland                        (1-0)      
11/10/2003                          Italy  4 - 0  Azerbaijan                     (2-0)      
11/10/2003                          Wales  2 - 3  Serbia and Montenegro          (1-1)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Italy                              8     5     2     1    17     4   +13    17   70.8
2   Wales                              8     4     1     3    13    10    +3    13   54.2
3   Finland                            8     3     1     4     9    10    -1    10   41.7
4   Serbia and Montenegro              6     2     2     2     8    10    -2     8   44.4
5   Yugoslavia                         2     1     1     0     3     1    +2     4   66.7
6   Azerbaijan                         8     1     1     6     5    20   -15     4   16.7

Italy qualified for finals. Wales qualified for playoffs.

Group 10

07/09/2002                         Russia  4 - 2  Ireland                        (2-0)      
08/09/2002                    Switzerland  4 - 1  Georgia                        (1-0)      
12/10/2002                        Albania  1 - 1  Switzerland                    (0-1)      
16/10/2002                        Ireland  1 - 2  Switzerland                    (0-1)      
16/10/2002                         Russia  4 - 1  Albania                        (2-1)      
29/03/2003                        Albania  3 - 1  Russia                         (1-0)      
29/03/2003                        Georgia  1 - 2  Ireland                        (0-1)      
02/04/2003                        Albania  0 - 0  Ireland                        (0-0)      
02/04/2003                        Georgia  0 - 0  Switzerland                    (0-0)      
30/04/2003                        Georgia  1 - 0  Russia                         (1-0)      
07/06/2003                        Ireland  2 - 1  Albania                        (1-1)      
07/06/2003                    Switzerland  2 - 2  Russia                         (2-1)      
11/06/2003                        Ireland  2 - 0  Georgia                        (1-0)      
11/06/2003                    Switzerland  3 - 2  Albania                        (2-1)      
06/09/2003                        Georgia  3 - 0  Albania                        (3-0)      
06/09/2003                        Ireland  1 - 1  Russia                         (1-1)      
10/09/2003                        Albania  3 - 1  Georgia                        (0-0)      
10/09/2003                         Russia  4 - 1  Switzerland                    (2-1)      
11/10/2003                         Russia  3 - 1  Georgia                        (2-1)      
11/10/2003                    Switzerland  2 - 0  Ireland                        (1-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Switzerland                        8     4     3     1    15    11    +4    15   62.5
2   Russia                             8     4     2     2    19    12    +7    14   58.3
3   Ireland                            8     3     2     3    10    11    -1    11   45.8
4   Albania                            8     2     2     4    11    15    -4     8   33.3
5   Georgia                            8     2     1     5     8    14    -6     7   29.2

Switzerland qualified for finals. Russia qualified for playoffs.

Playoffs

Aggregate winners qualified for finals.

15/11/2003                         Latvia  1 - 0  Turkey                         (1-0)      
19/11/2003                         Turkey  2 - 2  Latvia                         (1-0)

15/11/2003                       Scotland  1 - 0  Netherlands                    (1-0)      
19/11/2003                    Netherlands  6 - 0  Scotland                       (3-0)

15/11/2003                        Croatia  1 - 1  Slovenia                       (1-1)      
19/11/2003                       Slovenia  0 - 1  Croatia                        (0-0)

15/11/2003                         Russia  0 - 0  Wales                          (0-0)      
19/11/2003                          Wales  0 - 1  Russia                         (0-1)

15/11/2003                          Spain  2 - 1  Norway                         (1-1)      
19/11/2003                         Norway  0 - 3  Spain                          (0-1)

Croatia, Latvia, Netherlands, Russia and Spain qualified.

Statistics

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   France                             8     8     0     0    29     2   +27    24  100.0
2   Spain                             10     7     2     1    21     5   +16    23   76.7
3   Netherlands                       10     7     1     2    26     7   +19    22   73.3
4   Czech Republic                     8     7     1     0    23     5   +18    22   91.7
5   Turkey                            10     6     2     2    19     8   +11    20   66.7
6   Croatia                           10     6     2     2    14     5    +9    20   66.7
7   England                            8     6     2     0    14     5    +9    20   83.3
8   Latvia                            10     6     2     2    13     8    +5    20   66.7
9   Germany                            8     5     3     0    13     4    +9    18   75.0
10  Russia                            10     5     3     2    20    12    +8    18   60.0
11  Greece                             8     6     0     2     8     4    +4    18   75.0
12  Sweden                             8     5     2     1    19     3   +16    17   70.8
13  Italy                              8     5     2     1    17     4   +13    17   70.8
14  Bulgaria                           8     5     2     1    13     4    +9    17   70.8
15  Scotland                          10     5     2     3    13    14    -1    17   56.7
16  Belgium                            8     5     1     2    11     9    +2    16   66.7
17  Denmark                            8     4     3     1    15     9    +6    15   62.5
18  Switzerland                        8     4     3     1    15    11    +4    15   62.5
19  Slovenia                          10     4     3     3    16    14    +2    15   50.0
20  Romania                            8     4     2     2    21     9   +12    14   58.3
21  Wales                             10     4     2     4    13    11    +2    14   46.7
22  Norway                            10     4     2     4    10    10     0    14   46.7
23  Poland                             8     4     1     3    11     7    +4    13   54.2
24  Iceland                            8     4     1     3    11     9    +2    13   54.2
25  Bosnia and Herzegovina             8     4     1     3     7     8    -1    13   54.2
26  Hungary                            8     3     2     3    15     9    +6    11   45.8
27  Ireland                            8     3     2     3    10    11    -1    11   45.8
28  Slovakia                           8     3     1     4    11     9    +2    10   41.7
29  Ukraine                            8     2     4     2    11    10    +1    10   41.7
30  Finland                            8     3     1     4     9    10    -1    10   41.7
31  Lithuania                          8     3     1     4     7    11    -4    10   41.7
32  Austria                            8     3     0     5    12    14    -2     9   37.5
33  Israel                             8     2     3     3     9    11    -2     9   37.5
34  Serbia and Montenegro              6     2     2     2     8    10    -2     8   44.4
35  Estonia                            8     2     2     4     4     6    -2     8   33.3
36  Albania                            8     2     2     4    11    15    -4     8   33.3
37  Cyprus                             8     2     2     4     9    18    -9     8   33.3
38  Georgia                            8     2     1     5     8    14    -6     7   29.2
39  Armenia                            8     2     1     5     7    16    -9     7   29.2
40  Macedonia                          8     1     3     4    11    14    -3     6   25.0
41  Moldova                            8     2     0     6     5    19   -14     6   25.0
42  Yugoslavia                         2     1     1     0     3     1    +2     4   66.7
43  Azerbaijan                         8     1     1     6     5    20   -15     4   16.7
44  Northern Ireland                   8     0     3     5     0     8    -8     3   12.5
45  Belarus                            8     1     0     7     4    20   -16     3   12.5
46  Faroe Islands                      8     0     1     7     7    18   -11     1    4.2
47  Malta                              8     0     1     7     5    24   -19     1    4.2
48  Liechtenstein                      8     0     1     7     2    22   -20     1    4.2
49  Andorra                            8     0     0     8     1    18   -17     0    0.0
50  Luxembourg                         8     0     0     8     0    21   -21     0    0.0
51  San Marino                         8     0     0     8     0    30   -30     0    0.0

2004 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - PORTUGAL

Seeding Information

Pot A: Portugal (Group A), France, Sweden, Czech Republic.

Pot B: England, Italy, Spain and Germany.

Pot C: Netherlands, Croatia, Denmark and Russia.

Pot D: Bulgaria, Switzerland, Greece and Latvia.

The following table shows how the UEFA Coefficients that the seeding is based on was worked
out. The tables below list records for each nation (P = Matches Played, PTS = Points gained in
matches played, COEFF = PTS / P) for the ECQ2004 (2004 European Championship Qualifying)
and the WCQ2002 (2002 World Cup Qualifying). The UEFA coefficient is then determined by
adding the records and dividing the points by the number of matches played. Apparently when
teams are equal more emphasis is placed on the WCQ2002 record, but it's not clear why Italy
is placed above Spain...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| POS  |  COUNTRY         |  ECQ2004         |  WCQ2002          |  TOTAL      UEFA  |
|      |                  |  P  PTS   COEFF  |   P  PTS   COEFF  |   P  PTS   COEFF  |
----------POT-A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1  |  France          |  8   24   3.000  |   0    0   0.000  |   8   24   3.000  |
|   2  |  Portugal*       |  0    0   0.000  |  10   24   2.400  |  10   24   2.400  |
|   3  |  Sweden          |  8   17   2.125  |  10   26   2.600  |  18   43   2.389  |
|   4  |  Czech Republic  |  8   22   2.750  |  10   20   2.000  |  18   42   2.333  |
----------POT-B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|   5  |  Italy           |  8   17   2.125  |   8   20   2.500  |  16   37   2.313  |
|   5  |  Spain           |  8   17   2.125  |   8   20   2.500  |  16   37   2.313  |
|   5  |  England         |  8   20   2.500  |   8   17   2.125  |  16   37   2.313  |
|   8  |  Germany         |  8   18   2.250  |   8   17   2.125  |  16   35   2.188  |
----------POT-C-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|   9  |  Netherlands     |  8   19   2.375  |  10   20   2.000  |  18   39   2.167  |
|  10  |  Croatia         |  8   16   2.000  |   8   18   2.250  |  16   34   2.125  |
|  11  |  Denmark         |  8   15   1.875  |  10   22   2.200  |  18   37   2.056  |
|  11  |  Russia          |  8   14   1.750  |  10   23   2.300  |  18   37   2.056  |
----------POT-D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|  13  |  Bulgaria        |  8   17   2.125  |  10   17   1.700  |  18   34   1.889  |
|  14  |  Switzerland     |  8   15   1.875  |  10   14   1.400  |  18   29   1.611  |
|  15  |  Greece          |  8   18   2.250  |   8    7   0.875  |  16   25   1.563  |
|  16  |  Latvia          |  8   16   2.000  |   8    4   0.500  |  16   20   1.250  |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* ranking is irrelevant as host is always seeded

First Round

Group A

12/06/2004                       Portugal  1 - 2  Greece                         (0-1)      
12/06/2004                          Spain  1 - 0  Russia                         (0-0)      
16/06/2004                         Greece  1 - 1  Spain                          (0-1)      
16/06/2004                       Portugal  2 - 0  Russia                         (1-0)      
20/06/2004                       Portugal  1 - 0  Spain                          (0-0)      
20/06/2004                         Russia  2 - 1  Greece                         (2-1)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Portugal                           3     2     0     1     4     2    +2     6   66.7
2   Greece                             3     1     1     1     4     4     0     4   44.4
3   Spain                              3     1     1     1     2     2     0     4   44.4
4   Russia                             3     1     0     2     2     4    -2     3   33.3

Group B

13/06/2004                         France  2 - 1  England                        (0-1)      
13/06/2004                    Switzerland  0 - 0  Croatia                        (0-0)      
17/06/2004                        Croatia  2 - 2  France                         (0-1)      
17/06/2004                        England  3 - 0  Switzerland                    (1-0)      
21/06/2004                        Croatia  2 - 4  England                        (1-2)      
21/06/2004                    Switzerland  1 - 3  France                         (1-1)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   France                             3     2     1     0     7     4    +3     7   77.8
2   England                            3     2     0     1     8     4    +4     6   66.7
3   Croatia                            3     0     2     1     4     6    -2     2   22.2
4   Switzerland                        3     0     1     2     1     6    -5     1   11.1

Group C

14/06/2004                        Denmark  0 - 0  Italy                          (0-0)      
14/06/2004                         Sweden  5 - 0  Bulgaria                       (1-0)      
18/06/2004                       Bulgaria  0 - 2  Denmark                        (0-1)      
18/06/2004                          Italy  1 - 1  Sweden                         (1-0)      
22/06/2004                        Denmark  2 - 2  Sweden                         (1-0)      
22/06/2004                          Italy  2 - 1  Bulgaria                       (0-1)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Sweden                             3     1     2     0     8     3    +5     5   55.6
2   Denmark                            3     1     2     0     4     2    +2     5   55.6
3   Italy                              3     1     2     0     3     2    +1     5   55.6
4   Bulgaria                           3     0     0     3     1     9    -8     0    0.0

Group D

15/06/2004                 Czech Republic  2 - 1  Latvia                         (0-1)      
15/06/2004                        Germany  1 - 1  Netherlands                    (1-0)      
19/06/2004                         Latvia  0 - 0  Germany                        (0-0)      
19/06/2004                    Netherlands  2 - 3  Czech Republic                 (2-1)      
23/06/2004                        Germany  1 - 2  Czech Republic                 (1-1)      
23/06/2004                    Netherlands  3 - 0  Latvia                         (2-0)

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Czech Republic                     3     3     0     0     7     4    +3     9  100.0
2   Netherlands                        3     1     1     1     6     4    +2     4   44.4
3   Germany                            3     0     2     1     2     3    -1     2   22.2
4   Latvia                             3     0     1     2     1     5    -4     1   11.1

Quarter Finals

24/06/2004                       Portugal  2 - 2  England              (0-1)      AET (PEN: 6-5, FT: 1-1)

25/06/2004                         France  0 - 1  Greece               (0-0)      

26/06/2004                         Sweden  0 - 0  Netherlands          (0-0)      AET (PEN: 4-5, FT: 0-0)

27/06/2004                 Czech Republic  3 - 0  Denmark              (0-0)

Semi Finals

30/06/2004                       Portugal  2 - 1  Netherlands                    (1-0)      

01/07/2004                         Greece  1 - 0  Czech Republic                 (0-0)      AET (FT: 0-0)

Final

04/07/2004                       Portugal  0 - 1  Greece                         (0-0)


1 Greece
2 Portugal
3 Czech Republic
   Netherlands

Statistics

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Greece                             6     4     1     1     7     4    +3    13   72.2
2   Czech Republic                     5     4     0     1    10     5    +5    12   80.0
3   Portugal                           6     3     1     2     8     6    +2    10   55.6
4   England                            4     2     1     1    10     6    +4     7   58.3
5   France                             4     2     1     1     7     5    +2     7   58.3
6   Sweden                             4     1     3     0     8     3    +5     6   50.0
7   Netherlands                        5     1     2     2     7     6    +1     5   33.3
8   Italy                              3     1     2     0     3     2    +1     5   55.6
9   Denmark                            4     1     2     1     4     5    -1     5   41.7
10  Spain                              3     1     1     1     2     2     0     4   44.4
11  Russia                             3     1     0     2     2     4    -2     3   33.3
12  Germany                            3     0     2     1     2     3    -1     2   22.2
13  Croatia                            3     0     2     1     4     6    -2     2   22.2
14  Latvia                             3     0     1     2     1     5    -4     1   11.1
15  Switzerland                        3     0     1     2     1     6    -5     1   11.1
16  Bulgaria                           3     0     0     3     1     9    -8     0    0.0

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