- UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
The finals of the
UEFA Euro 2004 , were held inPortugal between12 June and4 July 2004 . TheUEFA European Championship is a quadrennial football competition between national teams organised byUEFA , the sport's governing body inEurope . It was the first time that the competition finals had been held in Portugal.Qualifying for Euro 2004 took place from September 2002 to November 2003. Fifty teams were divided into ten groups and each team played the others in their group twice, once at home and once away. The top teams automatically qualified for EURO 2004, and the ten group runners-up took part in play-offs to determine another five teams. Together with the host nation of Portugal, who did not need to go through the qualifying process, sixteen nations participated in EURO 2004.
Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the event.
Group 1
September 7 ,2002 ,Nicosia ,Cyprus - fb|CYP 1 - 2 fb-rt|FRASeptember 7 ,2002 ,Ljubljana ,Slovenia - fb|SVN 3 - 0 fb-rt|MLTOctober 12 ,2002 , Saint-Denis,France - fb|FRA 5 - 0 fb-rt|SVNOctober 12 ,2002 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 2 fb-rt|ISROctober 16 ,2002 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 4 fb-rt|FRANovember 20 ,2002 ,Nicosia ,Cyprus - fb|CYP 2 - 1 fb-rt|MLTMarch 29 ,2003 ,Limassol ,Cyprus - fb|CYP 1 - 1 fb-rt|ISRMarch 29 ,2003 , Lens,France - fb|FRA 6 - 0 fb-rt|MLTApril 2 ,2003 ,Palermo ,Italy - fb|ISR 1 - 2 fb-rt|FRAApril 2 ,2003 ,Ljubljana ,Slovenia - fb|SVN 4 - 1 fb-rt|CYPApril 30 ,2003 ,Palermo ,Italy - fb|ISR 2 - 0 fb-rt|CYPApril 30 ,2003 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 1 - 3 fb-rt|SVNJune 7 ,2003 ,Antalya ,Turkey - fb|ISR 0 - 0 fb-rt|SVNJune 7 ,2003 ,Ta' Qali ,Malta - fb|MLT 1 - 2 fb-rt|CYPSeptember 6 ,2003 , Saint-Denis,France - fb|FRA 5 - 0 fb-rt|CYPSeptember 6 ,2003 ,Ljubljana ,Slovenia - fb|SVN 3 - 1 fb-rt|ISRSeptember 10 ,2003 ,Antalya ,Turkey - fb|ISR 2 - 2 fb-rt|MLTSeptember 10 ,2003 ,Ljubljana ,Slovenia - fb|SVN 0 - 2 fb-rt|FRAOctober 11 ,2003 ,Limassol ,Cyprus - fb|CYP 2 - 2 fb-rt|SVNOctober 11 ,2003 , Saint-Denis,France - fb|FRA 3 - 0 fb-rt|ISRCzech Republic qualified. "Netherlands" advanced to the Play-offs.
Group 4
September 7 ,2002 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 0 - 0 fb-rt|SWESeptember 7 ,2002 , Serravalle,San Marino - fb|SMR 0 - 2 fb-rt|POLOctober 12 ,2002 ,Warsaw ,Poland - fb|POL 0 - 1 fb-rt|LVAOctober 12 ,2002 ,Stockholm ,Sweden - fb|SWE 1 - 1 fb-rt|HUNOctober 16 ,2002 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN 3 - 0 fb-rt|SMRNovember 20 ,2002 , Serravalle,San Marino - fb|SMR 0 - 1 fb-rt|LVAMarch 29 ,2003 ,Chorzów ,Poland - fb|POL 0 - 0 fb-rt|HUNApril 2 ,2003 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN 1 - 2 fb-rt|SWEApril 2 ,2003 , Ostrowiec,Poland - fb|POL 5 - 0 fb-rt|SMRApril 30 ,2003 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 3 - 0 fb-rt|SMRJune 7 ,2003 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN 3 - 1 fb-rt|LVAJune 7 ,2003 , Serravalle,San Marino - fb|SMR 0 - 6 fb-rt|SWEJune 11 ,2003 , Serravalle,San Marino - fb|SMR 0 - 5 fb-rt|HUNJune 11 ,2003 ,Stockholm ,Sweden - fb|SWE 3 - 0 fb-rt|POLSeptember 6 ,2003 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 0 - 2 fb-rt|POLSeptember 6 ,2003 ,Gothenburg ,Sweden - fb|SWE 5 - 0 fb-rt|SMRSeptember 10 ,2003 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 3 - 1 fb-rt|HUNSeptember 10 ,2003 ,Chorzów ,Poland - fb|POL 0 - 2 fb-rt|SWEOctober 11 ,2003 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN 1 - 2 fb-rt|POLOctober 11 ,2003 ,Stockholm ,Sweden - fb|SWE 0 - 1 fb-rt|LVAGreece qualified. "Spain" advanced to the Play-offs.
Group 7
September 7 ,2002 ,Vaduz ,Liechtenstein - fb|LIE 1 - 1 fb-rt|MKDSeptember 7 ,2002 ,Istanbul ,Turkey - fb|TUR 3 - 0 fb-rt|SVKOctober 12 ,2002 ,Skopje ,Republic of Macedonia - fb|MKD 1 - 2 fb-rt|TUROctober 12 ,2002 ,Bratislava ,Slovakia - fb|SVK 1 - 2 fb-rt|ENGOctober 16 ,2002 ,Southampton ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 2 fb-rt|MKDOctober 16 ,2002 ,Istanbul ,Turkey - fb|TUR 5 - 0 fb-rt|LIEMarch 29 ,2003 ,Vaduz ,Liechtenstein - fb|LIE 0 - 2 fb-rt|ENGMarch 29 ,2003 ,Skopje ,Republic of Macedonia - fb|MKD 0 - 2 fb-rt|SVKApril 2 ,2003 ,Sunderland ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 0 fb-rt|TURApril 2 ,2003 ,Trnava ,Slovakia - fb|SVK 4 - 0 fb-rt|LIE : This match was played behind closed doors.June 7 ,2003 ,Skopje ,Republic of Macedonia - fb|MKD 3 - 1 fb-rt|LIEJune 7 ,2003 ,Bratislava ,Slovakia - fb|SVK 0 - 1 fb-rt|TURJune 11 ,2003 ,Middlesbrough ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 1 fb-rt|SVKJune 11 ,2003 ,Istanbul ,Turkey - fb|TUR 3 - 2 fb-rt|MKDSeptember 6 ,2003 ,Vaduz ,Liechtenstein - fb|LIE 0 - 3 fb-rt|TURSeptember 6 ,2003 ,Skopje ,Republic of Macedonia - fb|MKD 1 - 2 fb-rt|ENGSeptember 10 ,2003 ,Manchester ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 0 fb-rt|LIESeptember 10 ,2003 ,Žilina ,Slovakia - fb|SVK 1 - 1 fb-rt|MKDOctober 11 ,2003 ,Vaduz ,Liechtenstein - fb|LIE 0 - 2 fb-rt|SVKOctober 11 ,2003 ,Istanbul ,Turkey - fb|TUR 0 - 0 fb-rt|ENGItaly qualified. "Wales" advanced to the Play-offs.
Group 10
September 7 ,2002 ,Moscow ,Russia - fb|RUS 4 - 2 fb-rt|IRLSeptember 7 ,2002 ,Basel ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 4 - 1 fb-rt|GEO|1990October 12 ,2002 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 1 - 1 fb-rt|SUIOctober 16 ,2002 ,Dublin , Ireland - fb|IRL 1 - 2 fb-rt|SUIOctober 16 ,2002 ,Moscow ,Russia - fb|RUS 4 - 1 fb-rt|ALBMarch 29 ,2003 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 3 - 1 fb-rt|RUSMarch 29 ,2003 ,Tbilisi , Georgia - fb|GEO|1990 1 - 2 fb-rt|IRLApril 2 ,2003 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 0 - 0 fb-rt|IRLApril 2 ,2003 ,Tbilisi , Georgia - fb|GEO|1990 0 - 0 fb-rt|SUIApril 30 ,2003 ,Tbilisi , Georgia - fb|GEO|1990 1 - 0 fb-rt|RUSJune 7 ,2003 ,Dublin , Ireland - fb|IRL 2 - 1 fb-rt|ALBJune 7 ,2003 ,Basel ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 2 - 2 fb-rt|RUSJune 11 ,2003 ,Dublin , Ireland - fb|IRL 2 - 0 fb-rt|GEO|1990June 11 ,2003 ,Geneva ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 3 - 2 fb-rt|ALBSeptember 6 ,2003 ,Tbilisi , Georgia - fb|GEO|1990 3 - 0 fb-rt|ALBSeptember 6 ,2003 ,Dublin , Ireland - fb|IRL 1 - 1 fb-rt|RUSSeptember 10 ,2003 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 3 - 1 fb-rt|GEO|1990September 10 ,2003 ,Moscow ,Russia - fb|RUS 4 - 1 fb-rt|SUIOctober 11 ,2003 ,Moscow ,Russia - fb|RUS 3 - 1 fb-rt|GEO|1990October 11 ,2003 ,Basel ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 2 - 0 fb-rt|IRLSwitzerland qualified. "Russia" advanced to the Play-offs.
Play-offs
First legs
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date =November 15 ,2003
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73609/report=lu.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = McFadden goal|22
goals2 =
stadium =Hampden Park ,Glasgow
Attendance: 50.670
Referee: Hauge (NOR)----footballbox
date =November 15 ,2003
17:30
team1 = fb-rt|CRO
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73611/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|SVN
goals1 = Pršo goal|5
goals2 = Šiljak goal|22
stadium =Maksimir Stadion ,Zagreb
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Merk (GER)----footballbox
date =November 15 ,2003
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|RUS
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73613/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Lokomotiv Stadium,Moscow
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: Batista (POR)----footballbox
date =November 15 ,2003
20:15
team1 = fb-rt|LVA
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73607/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|TUR
goals1 = Verpakovskis goal|29
goals2 =
stadium =Skonto Stadions ,Riga
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Veissière (FRA)----footballbox
date =November 15 ,2003
22:00
team1 = fb-rt|ESP
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73615/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|NOR
goals1 = Raúl goal|21
H. Berg goal|85|o.g.
goals2 = Iversen goal|15
stadium =Estadio Mestalla , Valencia
Attendance: 53.000
Referee: Poll (ENG)econd legs
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date =November 19 ,2003
17:30
team1 = fb-rt|SVN
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73612/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|CRO
goals1 =
goals2 = Pršo goal|61
stadium =Stadion Bežigrad ,Ljubljana
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Meier (SUI)::::::: "Croatia won 2-1 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004"----footballbox
date =November 19 ,2003
19:30
team1 = fb-rt|NOR
score = 0 – 3
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73616/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|ESP
goals1 =
goals2 = Raúl goal|34
Vicente goal|49
Etxeberria goal|57
stadium =Ullevaal Stadion ,Oslo
Attendance: 25.100
Referee: Collina (ITA)::::::: "Spain won 5-1 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004"----footballbox
date =November 19 ,2003
19:30
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73614/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|RUS
goals1 =
goals2 = Evseev goal|21
stadium =Millennium Stadium ,Cardiff
Attendance: 73.026
Referee: Mejuto González (ESP)::::::: "Russia won 1-0 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004"----footballbox
date =November 19 ,2003
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 6 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73610/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = Sneijder goal|13
Ooijer goal|32
Van Nistelrooy goal|37, goal|51, goal|67
F. de Boer goal|65
goals2 =
stadium =Amsterdam ArenA ,Amsterdam
Attendance: 52.000
Referee: Michel (SVK):::::: "Netherlands won 6-1 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004"----footballbox
date =November 19 ,2003
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|TUR
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/round=1580/match=73608/index.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|LVA
goals1 = Mansız goal|20
Şükür goal|64
goals2 = Laizans goal|66
Verpakovskis goal|78
stadium =İnönü Stadium ,Istanbul
Attendance: 24.000
Referee: Frisk (SWE)::::::: "Latvia won 3-2 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004"Qualified teams and coefficients
Qualification coefficients are sixth in the list of criteria to separate teams that finish level on points in their group in EURO 2004. The coefficients are calculated as the points earned per game in qualification for both EURO 2004 and the 2002 World Cup.
Related links
*2004 UEFA European Championship
*2004 UEFA European Championship (team squads)External links
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2004/intro.html UEFA official archive]
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