Portugal vs greece 0 1 euro 2004 final highlights hd. The 12th uefa european championship was hosted by portugal, with greece defeating portugal 10. As the finest teams across europe limber up for uefa euro 2004 in portugal, ea sports gives you the chance to shape the destiny of your favourite team in the only official game of the tournament. Greeces extraordinary euro 2004 odyssey has ended in a 10 victory over hosts portugal in the final as they were.
Fifteen years after greeces national football team achieved one of the greatest upsets in sporting history against portugal in the 2004 euro final, the legends from both sides meet each other. Full story of that run inside, including pre and post tournament over 2. Weeks before pompous olympics games, they triumphed on the european scene, the national football team won the 2004 uefa european championships by beating in final, the hosts, portugal 21. July 4, the night of greece greece wins the euro 2004 football cup. Portugal coach luiz felipe scolari was generous in defeat, warmly applauding the greeks on the final whistle. It should not be forgotten that prior to euro 2004, greece had played six games at the finals of a major championship, losing five and drawing on the other occasion. Greece has a far better cuisine, much more topographical diverse country, with much more and better seaforestmountain scenery than what portugal has to offer. Watch uefa european championship season 1, episode 12 portugal greece 01 2004 final. On paper, they should be joining their iberian cousins portugal in escaping from group a despite having to. Greece 2004 european championship, final football match. A couple of days before the final, greeces squad gathered some.
The games saw 10,625 athletes compete, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries. Roberto mancini has succeeded with stage one of his mission to bounce back from failing to qualify for the last world cup by sealing italys place at euro 2020 with saturdays 20 win over greece that pushed their perfect qualifying run to seven matches. I wont repeat the story myself but i will try to describe how this. On this day years ago, greece completed one of the. Game news flash of a euro 2004 final tournament and the russia vs greece about euro2004 history of euro about portugal euro2004 primary result euro2004 convention result. Greece stun portugal to win euro 2004 agencies updated. Everybody knows already how greece beat portugal in the final of euro 2004 and won the european championship. Jul 04, 2014 in 2011, greece qualified at the top of their group en route to euro 2012. Angelos charisteas for greece v portugal euro 2004 final the forwards goal sealed an unlikely tournament victory and still resonates through greeces struggles, on and off the. Watch the best action from greeces memorable win against portugal, as angelos charisteas scored the only goal in lisbon. Portugal 12 greece giorgios karagounis and angelos basinas scored as greece began uefa euro 2004 with a win.
Euro 2004 results page on offers results, euro 2004 standings and match details. Footballia is the first free interactive football video library where you can watch full football matches for free anytime, anywhere. Greece 2 euro, 2004, 2004 olympics for sale online ebay. The final tournament brought back memories of euro 2004 when greece overcame a highly rated russian team to make it the. Skip to sections navigation skip to content skip to footer. The match featured tournament hosts portugal, who went into the match as favourites, and greece, playing in only their second european championship.
Subscribe for more videos ucqejofslws2atmfttje3dbq. The euro 2004 finalists, greece and portugal, agreed to meet again for two friendly matches in boston and toronto on june 12 and 14 respectively in two cities where the greek diaspora prevails, thodoris zagorakis, captain of the team and key representative of the talks, and the managing body that handles such events have arranged a rematch of the 2004 euro final. Greek television and radio commentators went ballistic when haristeas scored what was to be greeces winning goal against hosts portugal in the euro 2004 final. Euro 2004 14 final portugal inglaterra memoria virtual. Every july 4th sees greek football supporters around the world celebrate the anniversary of one of the sports alltime greatest shocks. Greece 2004 vs portugal 2004 in the us and canada usa. Portugal fans hope to face greece in final uefa euro 2004. Greece and portugal set for rematch on 15th anniversary of. They were the team that defied the odds throughout euro 2004 by beating france and the czech republic en route to the final against portugal. Euro 2004 championship stock pictures, royaltyfree photos.
The match featured tournament hosts portugal, who went into the match as favourites, and greece, playing in only their second european. Greece, who started the tournament as nohopers, stunned portugal to win euro 2004 thanks to a goal by angelos charisteas. Greece beat host nation portugal 10 in the final of euro 2004 in lisbon on sunday to win the first major football title in their history. Greece euro cup 2004 the biggest uefa upset football. Goals from giorgios karagounis and angelos basinas gave greece a deserved victory and provided a massive setback to portugal s hopes of winning uefa euro 2004 on home soil, despite cristiano. Fifteen years on from that amazing night in lisbon, where angelos charisteas header gave greece a 10 victory to become european champions, the two teams will contest a rematch. And the greek defence then stifled the hosts flair in a tense second half, led by the inspired traianos dellas. That is why you cannot place them so high at your list.
In winning euro 2004, underdog greece turned the soccer world upside down and struck an olympian blow for national pride. Greece pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history to beat portugal in the euro 2004 final. Jun 26, 2016 there is little doubt that greeces victory at uefa euro 2004 ranks as one of the biggest shocks in international tournament history. On this day in 2004 greece wins the euro cup greek city. The day is the 4th of july 2004, greece and portugal are playing in their first final ever, greece has knocked out italy and the czech republic on the way to the final and portugal has eliminated england on penalties and the netherlands on the way to the final in lisbon at the estadio da luz. Find highquality euro 2004 championship stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Besides greece had got a draw vs portugal a few days before that with a very questionable referee favoring portugal all the way.
Except for pollution and athens congestion i loved all of greece, their culture, history, food, really amazing people, sun, he. On this day years ago, greece completed one of the biggest underdog runs in sports history as they defeated hosts portugal to win euro 2004. How greece stunned the world to win euro 2004 espn fc. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
One such event was the victory of greece euro cup 2004, a national team that by the beginning of the event had odds of 250 to 1 later portrayed as 50 to 1 in becoming the champion, hence greece winning the 2004 euro cup has been considered the greatest upset in the uefa history. Jul 04, 2004 greece are the european champions after defeating the hosts and favourites portugal in lisbon. Jul 04, 2018 the uefa euro 2004 final was a historical match played on 4 july, 2004, at the estadio da luz in lisbon, portugal, when greece was crowned european champions. The outsiders, who had never previously won a match at a major tournament, lifted the secondmost prestigious trophy in the sport thanks to a 57thminute header by werder bremen striker angelos charisteas. Our national team played vs portugal in the final and won 10 and greece became the european champions. Rangers may have done well to get to the uefa cup final but it was hardly greece winning euro 2004 in their postgroup stage run they were never behind. Portugal fans give their two cents on which team they want to face in the final of the 2004 euro. Dec 17, 2009 they were the team that defied the odds throughout euro 2004 by beating france and the czech republic en route to the final against portugal. Euro 2004 teams group a portugal spain greece russia.
It was held in portugal between 12 june and 4 july 2004. In the autumn of 2001, greece travelled to old trafford to face england in a world cup qualifier. Portugal 01 greece euro 2004 final extended highlights. The 2004 uefa european football championship or just euro 2004 was the twelfth tournament of the uefa european football championship, a football tournament held all four years for european nations. The story of the most unlikely triumph in major tournament history begins in manchester. Strangely, the tournament kicked off with the same matchup as wed see in the final. Led by their german manager, otto rehhagel, greece beat portugals golden generation in the final, securing their first ever international title at senior level. Watch full euro football matches online on footballia. Tonights final of the euro 2004 sees a repeat of the tournaments opener which greece won, stunning the hosts and causing the rest of europe to sit up and take notice in the.
Greeces success at euro 2004 in portugal remains the biggest achievement in greek football history. They were lucky, i remember in the game vs the czech republic the czechs hit the post early doors in that game when it was 00, if that shot had gone in the czechs would have gone through to the final of euro 2004 no doubt as the greek gameplan would have had to change. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in portugal, from 12 june to 4. Finale europees kampioenschap voetbal 2004 wikipedia. Takis fyssas, right, was a key defender in greece s unlikely march to the euro 2004 title. And people all over greece took to the streets just minutes after theo zagorakis had lifted that all important piece of silverware at the da luz stadium in lisbon.
Soccer game, developed to coincide with the finals of the uefa euro 2004 tournament in portugal june 2004. So they should be penalised because they had a great defence. Greece and portugal set for rematch on 15th anniversary of euro 2004 final. The summer of 2004 was a tremendous period for greek sports. Feb 19, 2016 watch the best action from greeces memorable win against portugal, as angelos charisteas scored the only goal in lisbon. Euro 2004 final greece portugal 1 0 video dailymotion. Uefa euro 2004 stadiums portugal the stadium guide.
When greece shocked the world euro 2004 final duration. Greece euro final full match held at estadio da luz lisboa on footballia. Sitting proudly alongside the triumph that denmark toiled. Jul 04, 2004 greece pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history to beat portugal in the euro 2004 final. With far more cultural diversity and with the most historic sites and archaeological museums in the world with archaeological sites that date back to over 20,000 bc. The 10 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. Tonights final of the euro 2004 sees a repeat of the tournaments opener which greece won, stunning the hosts and causing the rest of europe to sit up and take. Estadio da luz, estadio do dragao, estadio jose avalade, and all other euro 2004 stadiums. In all 4 last matched between these 2 teams portugal has 2 defeatsin euro2004 and 2. Footballia is the first free interactive football video library where you can watch full. The 2004 uefa european football 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 mens national teams of uefa member associations. It was the first time in a major international tournament where both finalists had also played. The uefa euro 2004 final was a football match played on 4 july 2004 at the estadio da luz in lisbon, portugal to determine the winner of uefa euro 2004. Portugal greece 12as soon as the opening ceremony was over, georgios karagounis popped the party balloons with a low drive from the edge of the area, to open the scoring of the euro 2004 european championship finals in the 7th minute.
The 2004 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the xxviii olympiad and commonly known as athens 2004, was a premier international multisport event held in athens, greece, from to 29 august 2004 with the motto welcome home. Jul 12, 2004 the greekshellas to their fanshad never won a game at a major tournament before dispatching host portugal 21 in the euro 2004 opener, defending champion france 10 in the quarterfinals and. And after all you are forgetting greece scored 2 goals and portugal just scored in the end when nothing mattered. How boring greece stunned the world to win euro 2004. Portugal vs greece 0 1 euro 2004 final highlights hd wespeakfootball. I could not believe how much until i visited greece, a small country like portugal. Jan 18, 2015 portugal wins in the category of flight times, as the british travelers can expect a flight time of around three hours from the uk to portugals faro airport, while getting to the greek islands. Cristiano ronaldo and ricardo trudge from the field amid the tickertape celebrating greeces euro 2004 final success getty. Tonights final of the euro 2004 sees a repeat of the tournaments opener which greece won, stunning the hosts. Traianos dellas lost his marker at a corner to glance home the winning goal seconds from the end of the first period of extratime. Watch full euro 2004 football matches online on footballia.
Angelos charisteas scored from the greeks first corner after 57 minutes, heading in an angelis basinas cross. Englands portuguese odyssey ended with a quarterfinal defeat on penalties to portugal after a tense 22 draw, the task of sven. The 10 playing venues of the uefa euro 2004 tournament in portugal. Englands portuguese odyssey ended with a quarter final defeat on penalties to portugal after a tense 22 draw, the task of sven. Uefa have made a move towards clearing the decks for the return of club football by announcing on wednesday that all international matches that had been pushed back to june have now been postponed until further notice. The uefa euro 2004 final was a historical match played on 4 july, 2004, at the estadio da luz in lisbon, portugal, when greece was crowned european champions. Jul 01, 2004 00 at 90 mins, greece win on silver goal rule greece ripped up the form book by beating euro 2004 favourites czech republic with a silver goal to face host nation portugal in the final. As we prepare our final projects on a variety of topics relating to the upcoming international competitions and as i work on a piece regarding the 2016 euro cup i am reminded of the last euro cup i ever paid attention too, the 2004 tournament in portugal.
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