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UEFA Euro 2004 final[edit]

Greece celebrating their win
Greece celebrating their win

The UEFA Euro 2004 final was the final match of Euro 2004, the 12th European Championship, organised by UEFA for the senior men's national teams of its member associations. The match was played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, and contested by Portugal and Greece. The two defences ensured that goal-scoring opportunities were limited, and the score was 0–0 at half-time. Greece scored the only goal of the match after 57 minutes when Angelos Basinas took a corner kick to Angelos Charisteas, who sent a header past goalkeeper Ricardo. Several pundits labelled Greece's tournament win the greatest upset in the history of the European Championship, with their pre-tournament bookmaker odds at 150–1. Greece subsequently failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and did not successfully defend their European Championship in 2008. Portugal eventually won the European Championship in 2016. (This article is part of a featured topic: UEFA European Championship finals.)

  • Most recent similar article(s): 1964 European Nations' Cup final is scheduled for June 19
  • Main editors: Amakuru
  • Promoted: September 30, 2021
  • Reasons for nomination: July 14 is the date of the UEFA Euro final. Other finals articles will also be appropriate for this date, but this is the 20th anniversary one.
  • Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 01:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Thanks for the nom, sounds a good shout to me having it coincide with final day. Having another Euro final TFA five days later hopefully won't raise too many eyebrows will it?  — Amakuru (talk) 10:06, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Amakuru: From the comment above, it sounds like you want to nominate another Euro final for July 19? If so, that might be tough because that will be 3 UEFA finals in a month. I'm happy to withdraw this nomination if you have a preference. Z1720 (talk) 15:29, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]