UEFA Euro 2004 bids

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The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2004 ended on 11 October 1999 in Aachen, Germany when Portugal was selected as the host, beating out Spain and the joint bid of Austria and Hungary. [1]

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By October 1999, only three bids left to fight for earning the right to host Euro 2004:

The UEFA Executive Committee voted on the bids on 12 October 1999, and chose Portugal as the winning bid.

Bids

Portugal

The bid was launched on 1 June 1998. [2] The proposed venues for the bid were the following: [3]

Spain

The bid was launched on 8 November 1996. [4] The proposed venues for the bid were the following:

Austria–Hungary

The bid was launched in June 1997. [5] [6] The proposed venues for the bid were the following:

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