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UEFA EURO 2004 history

Portugal hosted a EURO festival of football, which ended with a major surprise.

UEFA EURO 2004 history
UEFA EURO 2004 history ©Getty Images

UEFA EURO 2004

Winners: Greece
Runners-up: Portugal
Hosts: Portugal
Top scorer: Milan Baroš (Czech Republic) 5

Portugal hosted a EURO festival of football, which ended with a major surprise. Unheralded Greece – coached by shrewd German Otto Rehhagel and rank outsiders before the tournament - confounded the critics by taking the title, defeating the Portuguese hosts with a single Angelos Charisteas goal in the final in Lisbon.