";s:4:"text";s:3939:"An initial list of 25 bases approved by the 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. The official mascot was a boy named Kinas – derived from The official match ball was presented during the final draw ceremony on 30 November 2003 in The new ball received mixed reactions from players and technical staffs. 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. Official UEFA EURO history. UEFA announced the match schedule for the final tournament on 10 March 2003, in Porto, Portugal.
Watch the 2004 Denmark vs. Italy Euro Group stage, matchday 1 full match held at D. Afonso Henriques (Guimarães) on Footballia 2 of 8 Denmark's early air of confidence is almost pierced by a stinging Francesco Totti drive that is saved .
The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Portugal, from 12 June to 4 July 2004. 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. The Danes carried the greater threat, with Thomas Gravesen working overtime in midfield, while Tomasson, Ebbe Sand and Jesper Gronkjaer foraged tirelessly in attack. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. The goal was no less than Denmark deserved for their endeavour but the goal stung Sweden into action. 3 of 8 Mauro Camoranesi holds off Ebbe Sand in an entertaining first half with numerous attempts on goal that ends level at 0-0. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. EURO 2004
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites The final tournament was played in ten venues located in eight different cities. TOURNAMENT REVIEW
The 16 teams that qualified for the competition were required to submit a final 23-man squad by 2 June 2004, although injured squad members could be replaced at any time up to 24 hours before their team's first match. Centre-back Alessandro Nesta has hailed Italy's new-found attacking philosophy ahead of their clash with Denmark. Goals for was used as the tiebreaker.Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). In the build-up to the game, both sides had strenuously denied suggestions that they would play for a draw to eliminate Italy from the tournament. Bahasa - Indonesia; Chinese (simplified) Deutsch; English - Australia; English - Canada ; English - Ghana; English - International; English - Ireland; English - Kenya; English - Malaysia; English - Nigeria; English - Nordics; English - Singapore; English - South Africa; English - United Kingdom; English - United States; Español - Español; Españo Just before the hour mark, Greece earned a corner kick from which The draw for the qualifying round was held on 25 January 2002 at the Europarque Congress Centre, in The draw for the group stage took place on 30 November 2003 at the The Pot 1 teams were assigned to the first positions of their groups, while the positions of all other teams were drawn separately (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group).