He possessed the knowledge and talent of generations of highly gifted football players, and embodied the energy and passion of football. Portugal won 6–5, as Ricardo saved from Darius Vassell and then scored the winning goal himself.
Five players from the winning Greek team were named to the team of the tournament. [19][20] The Italians accused Sweden and Denmark of fixing their match,[21] as both sides knew that a 2–2 result would advance them both over Italy, but UEFA dismissed the complaint. [62], UEFA announced the match schedule for the final tournament on 10 March 2003, in Porto, Portugal. Arsenal will take on Chelsea when they meet in the 139th FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. In a change from the previous tournament schedule, where two quarter-final matches were played per day, over two days, the quarter-finals at the Euro 2004 were to be played over four consecutive days, with one match per day. This was the first European Championship where matches took place in more than eight venues, since the tournament was expanded to sixteen teams in 1996. [25] It was another disappointing European campaign the Germans, who failed to advance from the group stage for the second consecutive time.
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2004 or simply Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football competition contested by the men's national teams of UEFA member associations. Other tasks included setting up and managing marketing plans, product distribution and prices, and prevent illegal use of trademarks and product sales. [99] Over 2,000 merchandise items were developed by the 28 licensees chosen by WBCP, and were distributed not only within Portugal but also in major European and Asian markets.
The following players were suspended for one or more games as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulation: The official tournament logo was created by Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper agency and unveiled on 13 May 2002 at a ceremony held in Lisbon's Belém Cultural Center. Both sides have fairly strong squad to call up for the epic showdown in Wembley. The tour began on 8 April 2004 at the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, where the launching ceremony took place with the presence of Portuguese football legend and tournament ambassador Eusébio. [9] The BBC also provided live radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live, presented by Mark Pougatch, with commentary from Alan Green and Mike Ingham, and analysis from Jimmy Armfield and Steve Claridge.[9]. [53] From 1 to 30 April 2004, surplus tickets from UEFA or national associations were made available to the public for the last time. The opening ceremony and match took place at the Estádio do Dragão.
The draw resulted in the following groups: The final tournament was played in ten venues located in eight different cities. [68] If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time, play would continue for a further 15 minutes. Following the recurrence of a knee injury against Arsenal on 28 March, striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was only able to play in one match in April 2004 and was expected to miss the last two league games against Chelsea and Aston Villa to ensure his fitness for the final;[11] however, he recovered in time to play and score in both games, guaranteeing his place up front against Millwall.
A stoppage time goal by Cristiano Ronaldo proved no more than a consolation. Chelsea vs Arsenal take centre stage in the FA Cup final on Saturday, August 1. [3] Portugal were defeated by Greece with a goal from Angelos Charisteas. The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that advanced from the group stage. [80][81] The competition slogan used was "Vive O 2004!"
Tony Green and Roger East were the assistant referees and Matt Messias was the fourth official. Player ratings from the Guardian and the Mirror, Old Cup is filled with a new draught of drama, Gerrard ignores striking poverty and drives Liverpool to fresh glory. [8] Portugal recovered from their opening defeat by defeating Russia 2–0, who had their keeper Sergei Ovchinnikov sent off. Giorgos Karagounis put the Greeks ahead after only seven minutes and Angelos Basinas made it 2–0 from the penalty spot on 51 minutes. England midfielder David Beckham, who was asked by Adidas to test it, was pleased with Roteiro's performance, particularly in free-kicks.
In the dying minutes, Owen hit the Portuguese crossbar and Sol Campbell headed in the rebound, but the goal was ruled out by referee Urs Meier for a foul on the Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo.
Their appearance in the 1937 semi-final was notable as Millwall were the first team in the old Third Division to reach that stage.
At the trophy presentation after the match, the Manchester United players wore shirts bearing the name and number of midfielder Jimmy Davis, who died in a road accident in August 2003. In parallel to individual match tickets, UEFA created a new category of tickets called "Follow My Team", which allowed supporters to see all the matches of their favourite team (group stage and, if qualified, knockout stage matches). 15:00, All rights reserved - © LFCHistory.net - [email protected] - This is an independent website not owned by Liverpool Football Club, - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.33, - Average age of the West Ham United starting lineup: 26.02. This is very much how we envisage the UEFA Euro 2004 event to be". The logo's colour palette was based on the Portuguese flag and its warm tones recall the light and sun associated with the Portuguese landscape and climate. The table below lists stadium capacity for the final tournament, which may not correspond to their effective maximum capacity. Results from the final tournaments, play-off matches and friendly games were all ignored. The football – displaying typical Portuguese folk artistic motifs on its panels – and the heart – shaped in the traditional style of the filigree art – conveyed the football passion of the host country. [53], Between 1 August and 24 November 2003, available tickets were placed again on sale in a first-come, first-served basis.
[12] England's other two games were memorable for the performances of their young star Wayne Rooney. Sweden and the Netherlands played out an exciting but goalless encounter, even after a dramatic period of extra-time in which Freddie Ljungberg hit the inside of the Dutch goalpost. [53], Each team was provided a base camp for residence and daily training between tournament matches. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round, culminating in the final to decide the champions. [27], In the first quarter-final between England and Portugal, the English opened the score after only two minutes through Michael Owen. Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. An own goal from Jorge Andrade gave the Netherlands a glimmer of hope. Furtado was selected to sing the official song of the tournament, because of her familial connection to the host country (her parents are both Portuguese from the Azores). There were 77 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.48 goals per match. The Czechs had several chances, including a shot from Tomáš Rosický that struck the bar. [16][17][18] Italy were ultimately eliminated on the number of goals scored after Sweden and Denmark drew 2–2 and qualified as group winners and runners-up. Hosts Portugal (coefficient 2.400; rank 2nd) were automatically assigned to position A1. [97], In November 2002, UEFA appointed Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) as the tournament's exclusive worldwide licensing agent. A player would also become suspended for one match for picking up two yellow cards in separate matches. [38] The coefficient was calculated by dividing the number of all points scored (three points for a win, one for a draw) by the number of all matches played. Any game in the knockout stage that was not decided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). [1], Group A opened with a shock as Greece, ranked outsiders from start, defeated the hosts 2–1. [3] The stadium was built in 1998 ahead of the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales, with a capacity of 72,500.
[56] After the draw for the group stage on 30 November, a third phase of public sales began on 9 December, which included a second batch of tickets (39%) that could be bought until March 2004 through the national associations of the finalist teams. They also became only the second team from outside the top flight of English football to reach the final since 1982, and the first team from outside the Premier League since its foundation in 1992. [40] As host country, Portugal were automatically placed in position A1. [13][14] France and England qualified from the group as winners and runners-up respectively. They were favourites to take the trophy, having won all four of their games. Defending champions France (coefficient 3.000; rank 1st) were automatically assigned to Pot 1. Portugal attacked and dominated possession but once again, sturdy defending and goalkeeping from Greece kept the hosts off the scoreboard.
Mirror Sport brings you full team news, injury updates and predicted starting lineups ahead of the Gunners' clash with the Blues in the FA Cup final on Saturday evening [17], Manchester United were presented with the FA Cup by England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who selected Ruud van Nistelrooy as the man of the match. [61] The switch was made after Krasyuk incorrectly disallowed a second goal from Paul Scholes for offside in the Champions League round of 16 second leg between Manchester United and Porto. [122][123], This article is about the sporting event.
Michael Ballack and Gianluca Zambrotta were the only players to be included whose teams were knocked out in the group stage.[73][74]. [18], Millwall had a chance near the end when substitute Mark McCammon almost found a way through United's defence, while Scholes had a late effort for the Reds, before Curtis Weston (aged 17 years and 119 days) replaced Wise to become the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final,[17] beating the record set by James F. M. Prinsep of Clapham Rovers, when he appeared in the 1879 FA Cup Final at the age of 17 years and 245 days. The sides exchanged goals in extra-time, sending the match to a penalty shoot-out. [77] Below is a complete list of the allocations:[78].
The game remained goalless until the dying moments of the first half of extra-time, when Traianos Dellas headed home the winner, the first and only silver goal in a European Championship.[33]. Goals for was used as the tiebreaker. One surprise selection saw Darren Fletcher named in central midfield alongside Roy Keane ahead of both Nicky Butt and Phil Neville.
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