The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2004 was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. 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. The knockout stage began with the quarter-finals on 24 June and ended with the final on 4 July 2004 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Greece won the tournament with a 1–0 victory over the host nation Portugal.
All times Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)
Format Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes, was followed by up to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). For the first time in an international football tournament, the silver goal system was applied, whereby the team who leads the game at the half-time break during the extra time period would be declared the winner. If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time play would continue for a further 15 minutes. If the teams could still not be separated there would be a penalty shoot-out (five penalties each, unless one team gained an unassailable lead, but more if scores were level after the initial five) to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up A B C D
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Portugal vs England
GK 1 RicardoRB 13Miguel CB 16Ricardo Carvalho CB 4 Jorge AndradeLB 14Nuno ValenteCM 6 Costinha CM 18ManicheRW 7 Luís Figo (c) AM 20Deco LW 17Cristiano RonaldoCF 21Nuno GomesSubstitutions:FW 11Simão Sabrosa FW 23Hélder Postiga MF 10Rui Costa Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 David JamesRB 2 Gary Neville CB 5 John TerryCB 6 Sol CampbellLB 3 Ashley ColeRM 7 David Beckham (c)CM 11Frank LampardCM 4 Steven Gerrard LM 8 Paul Scholes CF 10Michael OwenCF 9 Wayne Rooney Substitutions:FW 23Darius Vassell DF 14Phil Neville MF 18Owen Hargreaves Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Man of the Match: Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Rudolf Käppeli (Switzerland) Francesco Buragina (Switzerland) Fourth official: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
France vs Greece France players Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram set a new record for UEFA Euro fixture appearances by playing their 14th matches each since 1996, beating the record they had held jointly with seven players.
Greece had the better of the chances in the opening half of the match and came close to the opening goal after 15 minutes when a Giorgos Karagounis free kick reached Kostas Katsouranis, who was close to the France goal. His attempted tap-in from close range was blocked by France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez on the line, whilst the Greeks already started celebrating in anticipation of the goal being awarded. After 37 minutes, Barthez tipped a powerful 30-metre shot from defender Takis Fyssas over the crossbar.
France's first meaningful effort on goal came to Thierry Henry after 24 minutes, with his powerful header going just wide of the Greece goal.
In the second half, France showed more attacking intent, but near misses by William Gallas and Henry kept the game scoreless. Midway through the second half, Theodoros Zagorakis ran down the right, crossing to Angelos Charisteas, who scored via a powerful header.
In search of an equalizer, France coach Jacques Santini brought on Sylvain Wiltord and Louis Saha for Olivier Dacourt and David Trezeguet. Saha and Henry both had shots on goal in the latter part of the second half, and Henry's header went just wide of the Greece goal with three minutes remaining.
Greece held on for the victory and proceeded to face Czech Republic in the semifinals. After the match, Santini stepped down as France coach, and goalscorer Angelos Charisteas labelled the victory against France as the greatest moment in Greek football.
GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 5 William GallasCB 15Lilian ThuramCB 13Mikaël SilvestreLB 3 Bixente LizarazuRM 10Zinedine Zidane (c) CM 17Olivier Dacourt CM 6 Claude MakéléléLM 7 Robert Pires CF 20David Trezeguet CF 12Thierry HenrySubstitutions:FW 11Sylvain Wiltord FW 9 Louis Saha MF 14Jérôme Rothen Manager:Jacques Santini GK 1 Antonios NikopolidisRB 2 Giourkas SeitaridisCB 5 Traianos DellasCB 19Michalis KapsisLB 14Takis FyssasRM 6 Angelos Basinas CM 21Kostas KatsouranisLM 20Giorgos Karagounis AM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c) AM 11Demis Nikolaidis CF 9 Angelos CharisteasSubstitutions:MF 23Vasilios Lakis MF 10Vasilios Tsiartas Manager: Otto Rehhagel
Man of the Match: Angelos Charisteas (Greece)
Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Peter Ekström (Sweden) Fourth official: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
Sweden vs Netherlands
GK 1 Andreas IsakssonRB 14Alexander Östlund CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c)CB 15Andreas JakobssonLB 7 Mikael NilssonDM 6 Tobias LinderothRM 18Mattias Jonson LM 9 Freddie LjungbergAM 8 Anders Svensson CF 10Zlatan Ibrahimović CF 11Henrik LarssonSubstitutions:MF 21Christian Wilhelmsson MF 16Kim Källström Managers:Lars LagerbäckTommy Söderberg GK 1 Edwin van der SarRB 2 Michael ReizigerCB 3 Jaap StamCB 15Frank de Boer (c) LB 5 Giovanni van BronckhorstCM 8 Edgar Davids CM 20Clarence SeedorfCM 6 Phillip CocuRW 7 Andy van der Meyde LW 19Arjen RobbenCF 10Ruud van NistelrooySubstitutions:DF 4 Wilfred Bouma DF 18John Heitinga FW 12Roy Makaay Manager:Dick Advocaat
Man of the Match: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Markus Merk (Germany)
Czech Republic vs Denmark
GK 1 Petr ČechRB 13Martin Jiránek CB 21Tomáš Ujfaluši CB 5 René Bolf LB 6 Marek Jankulovski DM 4 Tomáš GalásekRM 8 Karel PoborskýCM 10Tomáš RosickýLM 11Pavel Nedvěd (c) CF 9 Jan KollerCF 15Milan Baroš Substitutions:DF 2 Zdeněk Grygera DF 22David Rozehnal FW 18Marek Heinz Manager:Karel Brückner GK 1 Thomas SørensenRB 6 Thomas HelvegCB 4 Martin LaursenCB 3 René Henriksen (c)LB 2 Kasper Bøgelund CM 17Christian Poulsen CM 14Claus Jensen CM 7 Thomas Gravesen RW 8 Jesper Grønkjær LW 10Martin Jørgensen CF 9 Jon Dahl TomassonSubstitutions:FW 21Peter Madsen MF 19Dennis Rommedahl FW 23Peter Løvenkrands Manager:Morten Olsen
Man of the Match: Milan Baroš (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Vladimir Eniutin (Russia) Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Semi-finals Portugal vs Netherlands
GK 1 RicardoRB 13MiguelCB 4 Jorge AndradeCB 16Ricardo CarvalhoLB 14Nuno Valente CM 18Maniche CM 6 CostinhaRW 17Cristiano Ronaldo AM 20DecoLW 7 Luís Figo (c) CF 9 Pauleta Substitutions:MF 8 Petit FW 21Nuno Gomes DF 5 Fernando Couto Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 Edwin van der SarRB 2 Michael ReizigerCB 3 Jaap StamCB 4 Wilfred Bouma LB 5 Giovanni van BronckhorstCM 8 Edgar DavidsCM 20Clarence SeedorfCM 6 Phillip Cocu (c)RW 16Marc Overmars LW 19Arjen Robben CF 10Ruud van NistelrooySubstitutions:FW 12Roy Makaay MF 11Rafael van der Vaart FW 17Pierre van Hooijdonk Manager:Dick Advocaat
Man of the Match: Luís Figo (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Peter Ekström (Sweden) Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Greece vs Czech Republic Czech Republic came into the fixture on the back of four successive wins and made the brighter start, coming close to opening the scoring after only three minutes when a powerful volley by Tomáš Rosický struck the crossbar. Two minutes later, Marek Jankulovski's shot tested Greece goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis who parried the shot wide for a corner. Nikopolidis pulled off another fine save on 33 minutes, going full length to parry away Jankulovski's shot following Rosický's cross.
Greece had their share of chances, particularly in the second half–Zisis Vryzas sent a header from Angelos Basinas' free-kick into Petr Čech's arms, and Milan Baroš made his way inside the penalty box but misfired his shot.
In extra time, Traianos Dellas almost scored for Greece, but his effort was saved by Čech. With only minutes remaining of the first period of extra-time, Dellas won the game for Greece with a header from a corner, which ended up being a silver goal.
With the victory, Greece proceeded to play Portugal in the final, marking the first time at a major men's football tournament that two teams who played the opening match qualified for the final. The fixture was also the first time that a European Championship match was decided by a silver goal.
GK 1 Antonios NikopolidisRB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis CB 19Michalis KapsisCB 5 Traianos DellasLB 14Takis FyssasCM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)CM 21Kostas KatsouranisCM 6 Angelos Basinas RF 9 Angelos Charisteas CF 15Zisis Vryzas LF 20Giorgos Karagounis Substitutions:MF 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos MF 10Vasilios Tsiartas Manager: Otto Rehhagel GK 1 Petr ČechRB 2 Zdeněk GrygeraCB 5 René BolfCB 21Tomáš UjfalušiLB 6 Marek JankulovskiDM 4 Tomáš Galásek RM 8 Karel PoborskýCM 10Tomáš RosickýLM 11Pavel Nedvěd (c) CF 9 Jan KollerCF 15Milan Baroš Substitutions:MF 7 Vladimír Šmicer Manager:Karel Brückner
Man of the Match: Traianos Dellas (Greece)
Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy) Narciso Pisacreta (Italy) Fourth official: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Final
References
External links UEFA Euro 2004 official history