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 |
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A1 | 1 | Host | 12 October 1999 | 4th | 2000 | Semi-finals (1984, 2000) | 2 | 22 | |
A2 | 4 | Group 6 winner | 11 October 2003 | 2nd | 1980 | Group stage (1980) | 23 | 35 | |
A3 | 2 | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 7th | 2000 | Winners (1964) | 6 | 3 | |
A4 | 3 | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 8th | 1996 | Winners (1960) | 13 | 31 |
Notes
- ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
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]Portugal vs Greece
[edit]Portugal
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Greece
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Spain vs Russia
[edit]Spain
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Russia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Greece vs Spain
[edit]Greece | 1–1 | |
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Report |
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Greece
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Spain
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Russia vs Portugal
[edit]Russia
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Portugal
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Spain vs Portugal
[edit]Spain | 0–1 | |
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Report |
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Spain
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Portugal
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Russia vs Greece
[edit]Russia
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Greece
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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See also
[edit]- Greece at the UEFA European Championship
- Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
- Russia at the UEFA European Championship
- Spain at the UEFA European Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "Theodoros Zagorakis". Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Vicente Rodríguez". Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Raúl González". Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Maniche". Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Deco". Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Dmitri Kirichenko". Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2012.