Latvia have qualified for a UEFA European Championship once, the 2004 edition. After finishing second in their qualifying group, they won the two-legged play-offs against Turkey (3–2 on aggregate) to secure their first appearance in a major tournament finals. In doing so, Latvia became the first and so far only Baltic team to qualify for a European Championship.
At Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Latvia faced the Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Māris Verpakovskis scoring before half-time. However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1. Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against World Cup runners-up Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament. They lost their final match 3–0 against the Netherlands, and were eliminated, finishing fourth in the group with one point from their draw and two losses. Overall record UEFA European Championship record Qualifying recordYearResultPosition*Squad 1960Part of the Part of the 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996Did not qualify 10 4 0 6 11 20 2000 10 3 4 3 13 12 2004 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 5Squad 10 6 2 2 13 8 2008Did not qualify 12 4 0 8 15 17 2012 10 3 2 5 9 12 2016 10 0 5 5 6 19 2020 10 1 0 9 3 28 2024 8 1 0 7 5 19 2028To be determinedTo be determined 2032TotalGroup stage1/8301215—8022134575135
Euro 2004
Group stage
See also Russia at the UEFA European Championship (records for Soviet Union)
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