UEFA Euro 2004 Group A

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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.

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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

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 UEFA Rankings
November 2003 [nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
June 2004
A1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1Host12 October 19994th 2000 Semi-finals (1984, 2000)222
A2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4 Group 6 winner11 October 20032nd 1980 Group stage (1980)2335
A3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Play-off winner19 November 20037th 2000 Winners (1964)63
A4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [nb 2] 3 Play-off winner19 November 20038th 1996 Winners (1960)1331

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (H)320142+26Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31114404 [a]
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31112204 [a]
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 310224−23
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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,

Matches

Portugal vs Greece

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
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Greece
GK1 Ricardo
RB2 Paulo Ferreira
CB4 Jorge Andrade
CB5 Fernando Couto (c)
LB3 Rui Jorge
CM18 Maniche
CM6 Costinha Yellow card.svg 21'Sub off.svg 66'
RW7 Luís Figo
AM10 Rui Costa Sub off.svg 46'
LW11 Simão Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Pauleta Yellow card.svg 57'
Substitutions:
FW17 Cristiano Ronaldo Sub on.svg 46'
MF20 Deco Sub on.svg 46'
FW21 Nuno Gomes Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
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GK1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB2 Giourkas Seitaridis Yellow card.svg 76'
CB5 Traianos Dellas
CB19 Michalis Kapsis
LB14 Takis Fyssas
RM20 Giorgos Karagounis Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 46'
CM7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
CM6 Angelos Basinas
LM8 Stelios Giannakopoulos Sub off.svg 68'
CF9 Angelos Charisteas Sub off.svg 74'
CF15 Zisis Vryzas
Substitutions:
MF21 Kostas Katsouranis Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Demis Nikolaidis Sub on.svg 68'
MF23 Vassilis Lakis Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg 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

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 28,182
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
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Russia
GK23 Iker Casillas
RB5 Carles Puyol
CB6 Iván Helguera
CB3 Carlos Marchena Yellow card.svg 66'
LB15 Raúl Bravo
CM4 David Albelda Yellow card.svg 85'
CM8 Rubén Baraja Yellow card.svg 43'Sub off.svg 59'
RW17 Joseba Etxeberria
AM7 Raúl (c)Sub off.svg 78'
LW14 Vicente
CF10 Fernando Morientes Sub off.svg 59'
Substitutions:
MF16 Xabi Alonso Sub on.svg 59'
MF21 Juan Carlos Valerón Sub on.svg 59'
FW9 Fernando Torres Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Iñaki Sáez
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GK1 Sergei Ovchinnikov
RB16 Vadim Evseev
CB4 Alexey Smertin (c)Yellow card.svg 29'
CB13 Roman Sharonov Yellow card.svg 27' Yellow-red card.svg 88'
LB17 Dmitri Sennikov
DM22 Evgeni Aldonin Yellow card.svg 32'Sub off.svg 68'
RM8 Rolan Gusev Yellow card.svg 12'Sub off.svg 46'
CM15 Dmitri Alenichev
CM10 Aleksandr Mostovoi
LM7 Marat Izmailov Sub off.svg 74'
CF9 Dmitri Bulykin
Substitutions:
MF2 Vladislav Radimov Yellow card.svg 90'Sub on.svg 46'
FW3 Dmitri Sychev Sub on.svg 68'
MF5 Andrei Karyaka Sub on.svg 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

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
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Spain
GK1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB2 Giourkas Seitaridis
CB5 Traianos Dellas
CB19 Michalis Kapsis
LB14 Takis Fyssas Sub off.svg 86'
RM20 Giorgos Karagounis Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 53'
CM7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)Yellow card.svg 61'
CM21 Kostas Katsouranis Yellow card.svg 7'
LM8 Stelios Giannakopoulos Yellow card.svg 24'Sub off.svg 49'
CF9 Angelos Charisteas
CF15 Zisis Vryzas Yellow card.svg 90'
Substitutions:
FW11 Demis Nikolaidis Sub on.svg 49'
MF10 Vassilios Tsiartas Sub on.svg 53'
DF3 Stylianos Venetidis Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Otto Rehhagel
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GK23 Iker Casillas
RB5 Carles Puyol
CB6 Iván Helguera Yellow card.svg 37'
CB3 Carlos Marchena Yellow card.svg 16'
LB15 Raúl Bravo
CM4 David Albelda
CM8 Rubén Baraja
RW17 Joseba Etxeberria Sub off.svg 46'
AM7 Raúl (c)Sub off.svg 80'
LW14 Vicente
CF10 Fernando Morientes Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutions:
MF19 Joaquín Sub on.svg 46'
MF21 Juan Carlos Valerón Sub on.svg 65'
FW9 Fernando Torres Sub on.svg 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

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
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Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
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GK1 Sergei Ovchinnikov Red card.svg 45'
RB16 Vadim Evseev Yellow card.svg 21'
CB4 Alexey Smertin (c)Yellow card.svg 16'
CB21 Aleksei Bugayev
LB17 Dmitri Sennikov
DM22 Evgeni Aldonin Sub off.svg 45+2'
RM15 Dmitri Alenichev Yellow card.svg 90+2'
CM20 Dmitri Loskov
CM7 Marat Izmailov Sub off.svg 72'
LM5 Andrei Karyaka Sub off.svg 79'
CF11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Substitutions:
GK12 Vyacheslav Malafeev Sub on.svg 45+2'
MF19 Vladimir Bystrov Sub on.svg 72'
FW9 Dmitri Bulykin Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Georgi Yartsev
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GK1 Ricardo
RB13 Miguel
CB4 Jorge Andrade
CB16 Ricardo Carvalho Yellow card.svg 24'
LB14 Nuno Valente
CM18 Maniche
CM6 Costinha
RW7 Luís Figo (c)Sub off.svg 78'
AM20 Deco Yellow card.svg 85'
LW11 Simão Sub off.svg 63'
CF9 Pauleta Sub off.svg 57'
Substitutions:
FW21 Nuno Gomes Sub on.svg 57'
MF10 Rui Costa Sub on.svg 63'
FW17 Cristiano Ronaldo Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg 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

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
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Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
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Portugal
GK23 Iker Casillas
RB5 Carles Puyol Yellow card.svg 74'
CB6 Iván Helguera
CB22 Juanito Yellow card.svg 68'Sub off.svg 79'
LB15 Raúl Bravo
CM16 Xabi Alonso
CM4 David Albelda Yellow card.svg 8'Sub off.svg 65'
RW19 Joaquín Sub off.svg 71'
AM7 Raúl (c)
LW14 Vicente
CF9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
MF8 Rubén Baraja Sub on.svg 65'
FW11 Albert Luque Sub on.svg 71'
FW10 Fernando Morientes Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Iñaki Sáez
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GK1 Ricardo
RB13 Miguel
CB4 Jorge Andrade
CB16 Ricardo Carvalho
LB14 Nuno Valente
CM6 Costinha
CM18 Maniche
RW7 Luís Figo (c)Sub off.svg 77'
AM20 Deco
LW17 Cristiano Ronaldo Sub off.svg 84'
CF9 Pauleta Yellow card.svg 7'Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW21 Nuno Gomes Yellow card.svg 65'Sub on.svg 46'
MF8 Petit Sub on.svg 77'
DF5 Fernando Couto Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg 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

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 24,347
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
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Greece
GK12 Vyacheslav Malafeev Yellow card.svg 88'
RB14 Aleksandr Anyukov Yellow card.svg 28'
CB13 Roman Sharonov Yellow card.svg 15'Sub off.svg 56'
CB21 Aleksei Bugayev
LB16 Vadim Evseev
RM8 Rolan Gusev
CM15 Dmitri Alenichev (c)Yellow card.svg 65'
CM2 Vladislav Radimov Yellow card.svg 71'
LM5 Andrei Karyaka Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Dmitri Bulykin Sub off.svg 46'
CF18 Dmitri Kirichenko
Substitutions:
FW3 Dmitri Sychev Sub on.svg 46'
MF6 Igor Semshov Sub on.svg 46'
DF17 Dmitri Sennikov Sub on.svg 56'
Manager:
Georgi Yartsev
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GK1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB2 Giourkas Seitaridis
CB5 Traianos Dellas Yellow card.svg 86'
CB19 Michalis Kapsis
LB3 Stylianos Venetidis Sub off.svg 89'
CM6 Angelos Basinas Sub off.svg 42'
CM21 Kostas Katsouranis
CM7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
RW9 Angelos Charisteas
LW22 Dimitris Papadopoulos Sub off.svg 70'
CF15 Zisis Vryzas Yellow card.svg 45'
Substitutions:
MF10 Vassilios Tsiartas Sub on.svg 42'
FW11 Demis Nikolaidis Sub on.svg 70'
DF14 Takis Fyssas Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg 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

References

  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.
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