Greece had another narrow escape when Deco's corner was only partially cleared and Maniche's shot from the edge of the area flashed only inches wide. Greece pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history to beat Portugal in the Euro 2004 final.
Angelos Charisteas scored from the Greeks' first corner after 57 minutes, heading in an Angelis Basinas cross. A powerful second-half header from Angelos Charisteas stunned France, who looked out of sorts and uninspired. It was disappointment for Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who failed to add the European crown to the World Cup he won with Brazil two years ago. But it was a rare moment of danger as their packed rearguard, sometimes with 10 men on the edge of the penalty area, started to frustrate their hosts.
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And once Greece had run down five minutes of injury time, the final whistle from referee Markus Merk was the signal for joyous scenes among their fans, with coach Rehhagel being mobbed and players collapsing to the ground in tears.
'King Otto' also guided Greece to UEFA EURO 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup before stepping down after elimination in South Africa.
And Nikopolidis was forced into a fine save from Miguel's low drive after 13 minutes.
"The Czech Republic's Milan Baroš was top scorer at EURO 2004, hitting five goals.
Otto Rehhagel's Greece pulled off one of the great EURO shocks; UEFA.com looks back.Greece began UEFA EURO 2004 as 80-1 outsiders but caused a global sensation by beating hosts Portugal 1-0 in the Lisbon final on 4 July, Angelos Charisteas connecting with an Angelos Basinas corner to score the only goal.
Intercepting Paulo Ferreira's loose clearance, the Inter midfielder strode forward and planted a low right-footed shot from 25 metres past the despairing dive of Ricardo to put the underdogs in front. trademark header from Charisteas.
Lisbon (Estádio da Luz, Estádio José Alvalade) and Porto (Estádio do Dragão, Estádio do Bessa) both had two venues, with other games being played in Aveiro (Estádio Municipal de Aveiro), Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga), Coimbra (Estádio Cidade de Coimbra), Faro/Loulé (Estádio Algarve), Guimarães (Estádio D. Afonso Henriques) and Leiria (Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa).German Otto Rehhagel became the first foreign coach to lead a team to EURO glory, and the former Werder Bremen boss is credited with transforming an average side into continental champions. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites And few could begrudge them their joy after they also beat holders France and the
Finals debutants Latvia made it through the play-offs (beating Turkey) along with Spain, Netherlands, Croatia and Russia.Giorgios Karagounis scored the first goal of EURO 2004 to help Greece to a 2-1 victory over hosts Portugal.
Portugal were stunned, but Ronaldo tried to deliver an instant response, only to
Giorgios Karagounis scored the first goal of EURO 2004 to help Greece to a 2-1 victory over hosts Portugal. By Phil McNulty
celebration among Greek fans.
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initiative in front of an expectant and fanatical Stadium of Light crowd. And the Greek defence then stifled the hosts' flair in …
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