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UEFA Euro 2004 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 20 June. The group consisted of hosts Portugal, Spain, Russia and Greece.

Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Greece. Spain and Russia failed to advance. Greece and Portugal faced each other again in the tournament final, with Greece again emerging victorious.

Teams edit

Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		UEFA Rankings
November 2003[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
June 2004
A1   Portugal 1 Host 12 October 1999 4th 2000 Semi-finals (1984, 2000) 2 22
A2   Greece 4 Group 6 winner 11 October 2003 2nd 1980 Group stage (1980) 23 35
A3   Spain 2 Play-off winner 19 November 2003 7th 2000 Winners (1964) 6 3
A4   Russia[nb 2] 3 Play-off winner 19 November 2003 8th 1996 Winners (1960) 13 31

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3   Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4   Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group A, Portugal, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, England.
  • The runner-up of Group A, Greece, advanced to play the winner of Group B, France.

Matches edit

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Portugal vs Greece edit

Portugal  1–2  Greece
  • Ronaldo   90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 48,761
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greece
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 2 Paulo Ferreira
CB 4 Jorge Andrade
CB 5 Fernando Couto (c)
LB 3 Rui Jorge
CM 18 Maniche
CM 6 Costinha   21'   66'
RW 7 Luís Figo
AM 10 Rui Costa   46'
LW 11 Simão   46'
CF 9 Pauleta   57'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo   46'
MF 20 Deco   46'
FW 21 Nuno Gomes   66'
Manager:
  Luiz Felipe Scolari
 
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis   76'
CB 5 Traianos Dellas
CB 19 Michalis Kapsis
LB 14 Takis Fyssas
RM 20 Giorgos Karagounis   39'   46'
CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
CM 6 Angelos Basinas
LM 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos   68'
CF 9 Angelos Charisteas   74'
CF 15 Zisis Vryzas
Substitutions:
MF 21 Kostas Katsouranis   46'
FW 11 Demis Nikolaidis   68'
MF 23 Vassilis Lakis   74'
Manager:
  Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match:
Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)[1]

Assistant referees:
Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official:
Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Spain vs Russia edit

Spain  1–0  Russia
 Report
Attendance: 28,182
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
GK 23 Iker Casillas
RB 5 Carles Puyol
CB 6 Iván Helguera
CB 3 Carlos Marchena   66'
LB 15 Raúl Bravo
CM 4 David Albelda   85'
CM 8 Rubén Baraja   43'   59'
RW 17 Joseba Etxeberria
AM 7 Raúl (c)   78'
LW 14 Vicente
CF 10 Fernando Morientes   59'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Xabi Alonso   59'
MF 21 Juan Carlos Valerón   59'
FW 9 Fernando Torres   78'
Manager:
Iñaki Sáez
 
GK 1 Sergei Ovchinnikov
RB 16 Vadim Evseev
CB 4 Alexey Smertin (c)   29'
CB 13 Roman Sharonov   27'   88'
LB 17 Dmitri Sennikov
DM 22 Evgeni Aldonin   32'   68'
RM 8 Rolan Gusev   12'   46'
CM 15 Dmitri Alenichev
CM 10 Aleksandr Mostovoi
LM 7 Marat Izmailov   74'
CF 9 Dmitri Bulykin
Substitutions:
MF 2 Vladislav Radimov   90'   46'
FW 3 Dmitri Sychev   68'
MF 5 Andrei Karyaka   74'
Manager:
Georgi Yartsev

Man of the Match:
Vicente (Spain)[2]

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Käppeli (Switzerland)
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Greece vs Spain edit

Greece  1–1  Spain
 Report
Attendance: 25,444
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis
CB 5 Traianos Dellas
CB 19 Michalis Kapsis
LB 14 Takis Fyssas   86'
RM 20 Giorgos Karagounis   27'   53'
CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)   61'
CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis   7'
LM 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos   24'   49'
CF 9 Angelos Charisteas
CF 15 Zisis Vryzas   90'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Demis Nikolaidis   49'
MF 10 Vassilios Tsiartas   53'
DF 3 Stylianos Venetidis   86'
Manager:
  Otto Rehhagel
 
GK 23 Iker Casillas
RB 5 Carles Puyol
CB 6 Iván Helguera   37'
CB 3 Carlos Marchena   16'
LB 15 Raúl Bravo
CM 4 David Albelda
CM 8 Rubén Baraja
RW 17 Joseba Etxeberria   46'
AM 7 Raúl (c)   80'
LW 14 Vicente
CF 10 Fernando Morientes   65'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Joaquín   46'
MF 21 Juan Carlos Valerón   65'
FW 9 Fernando Torres   80'
Manager:
Iñaki Sáez

Man of the Match:
Raúl (Spain)[3]

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Russia vs Portugal edit

Russia  0–2  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal
GK 1 Sergei Ovchinnikov   45'
RB 16 Vadim Evseev   21'
CB 4 Alexey Smertin (c)   16'
CB 21 Aleksei Bugayev
LB 17 Dmitri Sennikov
DM 22 Evgeni Aldonin   45+2'
RM 15 Dmitri Alenichev   90+2'
CM 20 Dmitri Loskov
CM 7 Marat Izmailov   72'
LM 5 Andrei Karyaka   79'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Substitutions:
GK 12 Vyacheslav Malafeev   45+2'
MF 19 Vladimir Bystrov   72'
FW 9 Dmitri Bulykin   79'
Manager:
Georgi Yartsev
 
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 13 Miguel
CB 4 Jorge Andrade
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho   24'
LB 14 Nuno Valente
CM 18 Maniche
CM 6 Costinha
RW 7 Luís Figo (c)   78'
AM 20 Deco   85'
LW 11 Simão   63'
CF 9 Pauleta   57'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Nuno Gomes   57'
MF 10 Rui Costa   63'
FW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo   78'
Manager:
  Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Maniche (Portugal)[4]

Assistant referees:
Ole Hermann Borgan (Norway)
Steinar Holvik (Norway)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Spain vs Portugal edit

See also: Portugal–Spain football rivalry
Spain  0–1  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal
GK 23 Iker Casillas
RB 5 Carles Puyol   74'
CB 6 Iván Helguera
CB 22 Juanito   68'   79'
LB 15 Raúl Bravo
CM 16 Xabi Alonso
CM 4 David Albelda   8'   65'
RW 19 Joaquín   71'
AM 7 Raúl (c)
LW 14 Vicente
CF 9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
MF 8 Rubén Baraja   65'
FW 11 Albert Luque   71'
FW 10 Fernando Morientes   79'
Manager:
Iñaki Sáez
 
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 13 Miguel
CB 4 Jorge Andrade
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho
LB 14 Nuno Valente
CM 6 Costinha
CM 18 Maniche
RW 7 Luís Figo (c)   77'
AM 20 Deco
LW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo   84'
CF 9 Pauleta   7'   46'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Nuno Gomes   65'   46'
MF 8 Petit   77'
DF 5 Fernando Couto   84'
Manager:
  Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Deco (Portugal)[5]

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Peter Ekström (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Russia vs Greece edit

Russia  2–1  Greece
 Report
Attendance: 24,347
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greece
GK 12 Vyacheslav Malafeev   88'
RB 14 Aleksandr Anyukov   28'
CB 13 Roman Sharonov   15'   56'
CB 21 Aleksei Bugayev
LB 16 Vadim Evseev
RM 8 Rolan Gusev
CM 15 Dmitri Alenichev (c)   65'
CM 2 Vladislav Radimov   71'
LM 5 Andrei Karyaka   39'   46'
CF 9 Dmitri Bulykin   46'
CF 18 Dmitri Kirichenko
Substitutions:
FW 3 Dmitri Sychev   46'
MF 6 Igor Semshov   46'
DF 17 Dmitri Sennikov   56'
Manager:
Georgi Yartsev
 
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis
CB 5 Traianos Dellas   86'
CB 19 Michalis Kapsis
LB 3 Stylianos Venetidis   89'
CM 6 Angelos Basinas   42'
CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis
CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
RW 9 Angelos Charisteas
LW 22 Dimitris Papadopoulos   70'
CF 15 Zisis Vryzas   45'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Vassilios Tsiartas   42'
FW 11 Demis Nikolaidis   70'
DF 14 Takis Fyssas   89'
Manager:
  Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match:
Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia)[6]

Assistant referees:
Frédéric Arnault (France)
Serge Vallin (France)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Theodoros Zagorakis". Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Vicente Rodríguez". Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Raúl González". Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Maniche". Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Deco". Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Dmitri Kirichenko". Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

External links edit

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