The gods must be crazy in winning euro 2004, underdog greece turned the soccer world upside down and struck an olympian blow for national pride by. Greece portugal 21 euro 2004 group phase hellas macedonia. Last weekends vote in greece against the terms of a bailout for its deeply troubled economy has launched a new flood of dire warnings about the. Portugal vs greece 0 1 euro 2004 final highlights hd wespeakfootball. Greece sensationally knocked out defending champions france with an incredible win in their euro 2004 quarterfinal. Portugal and france were both better than they are now and greece beat. The games saw 10,625 athletes compete, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries. Two fans, now football writers recall their experiences during.
Marks on the coin that may come from the manufacturing process do not keep a coin from being unciruclated. Greece video highlights are collected in the media tab for the most. Greek euro coins information, images and specifications. But never before has a team so unfancied gone onto win a major international tournament. The many similarities between portugal at euro 2016 and greece at euro 2004.
Opinion greeces future, and the euros the new york times. 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 mens national teams of uefa member associations. Latest breaking news available as free video on demand. Apart from the obvious that is, scoring more goals than their opponents. Greece were lively and keen to work hard, and outplayed france in an uneventful first half. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. We are confident that the price for this item is unbeatable unc grade explanationa new condition coin that does not have any sign of wear. Greece pulled off the biggest shock of uefa euro 2004 so far as they beat france for the first time in their history to reach the semifinals. By the following wednesday, after a comefrombehind 11 draw against spain, it was maybe time to take notice. If you want to spend all day in boats, then greece. When theodoros zagorakis, the greek national football team captain, lifted the cup of the euro 2004 football championship, every greek in and out of greece felt proud to belong to this.
Windows 9x, windows 2000 windows xp, vista, win 7, win 8, win 10. Portugal 01 greece euro 2004 final extended highlights. Stay informed on european and world news about economy, politics, diplomacy with euronews. Of course you can eat well in greece and do boat trips in france, but to me greece is sun, sea, ruins and boats and being seriously lazy while france is markets, walking in the countryside, shopping. Led by their german manager, otto rehhagel, greece beat portugals golden generation in the final, securing their first ever international title at senior level. Seasonbyseason guide to the uefa european football championship including matches, standings and. Skip to sections navigation skip to content skip to footer. Traianos dellas lost his marker at a corner to glance home the winning goal seconds from the end of the first period of extratime. Is this actually how greece played or just the name. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. France vs greece, which desitination rick steves travel. Lets face it, they didnt have that much quality on paper, and nobody really fancied them to win.
Find highquality euro 2004 championship stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Portugal were defeated by greece with a goal from angelos charisteas. The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in greece on 1 january 2002, after a transitional period of one year when the euro was the official currency but only existed as book money. The 2004 uefa european football championship, commonly referred to as uefa euro 2004. France greece live score and video online live stream starts on 9. Greece has also hosted successfully the olympic games in 2004. For greece, one of the potential benefits of having its own currency is. The uefa euro 2004 final was a football match played on 4 july 2004 at. Greeces extraordinary euro 2004 odyssey has ended in a 10 victory over hosts portugal in. Greece won the 2004 euros amid harsh criticism that they were boring.
France greece live score, video stream and h2h results. Greece won the final 10, defying odds of 801 from the beginning of the tournament, with angelos charisteas. Available at odds of up to 2501 and having never won a tournament game in their history, greeces march to wining euro 2004 was unquestionably the tactical achievement of. England lost 21 against france in the groups and lost to portugal on penalties. The poorest member of the eu, greece saw emu as an essential step towards achieving its strategic and economic ambitions. If greece set up a new drachma, the name of its preeuro currency, it is unlikely that it would be stronger than the euro. Sports fans, both in europe and worldwide, were excited since last december. Portugal france sweden czech republic greece england bulgaria latvia spain switzerland denmark germany russia croatia italy netherlands quarter final 1. A powerful secondhalf header from angelos charisteas stunned france, who looked out of sorts and uninspired. The 2004 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the xxviii olympiad and commonly known as athens 2004, was a premier international multisport event held in athens, greece, from to 29 august 2004 with the motto welcome home. Portugal vs sweden full match hd 28032017 greece celebrate winning euro 2004 in. The design consist of the emblem of the athens 2004 summer olympics, a wreath made from an olive tree branch, or kotinos, a reference to the ancient olympic games, where the kotinos was the official award of olympic champions. Watch euro 2004 russiagreece 21 ffgolara on dailymotion.
In spite of the euros weakness when greece entered the eurozone on january 1 2001, opinion polls showed that some 70 per cent of greeks were in favour of membership. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The uefa euro 2004 final was a football match played on 4 july 2004 at the estadio da luz in. A tribute i put together a couple of weeks after greece s amazing win of the euro championship in 2004. Reflections on greeces miraculous run to win euro 2004 the result of that first saturday, june 12 th, 2004, a 21 victory over the host portugal, was a mere footnote in the news. How boring greece stunned the world to win euro 2004. They were the team that defied the odds throughout euro 2004 by beating france and the czech republic en route to the final against portugal. France vs spain 21, zidane magic show quarter finals euro 2000 duration. Euronews latest breaking news available as free video on. In euro 2004 football championship, the national football team of greece gained the title as the new european football champion.
Portugal vs wales full match highlights uefa euro 201607th july 201. France and england qualified from the group as winners and runnersup. Here on sofascore livescore you can find all france vs greece previous results sorted by their h2h matches. Watch full euro 2004 football matches online on footballia. The overnight meeting of euro area finance ministers produced no progress at all over greeces call for a change in the terms of its bail out agreement with the euroarea. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
The match featured tournament hosts portugal, who went into the match as favourites, and greece, playing in only their second european championship. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in portugal, from 12 june to 4. We are considering france paris, wine country, south of france vs. Fans during uefa euro 2004 england fans watching the england vs switzerland. The coins produced in greece didnt present any letter. Tonights final of the euro 2004 sees a repeat of the tournaments opener which greece won, stunning the hosts. The france of zinedine zidane, thierry henry, robert pires. There was little attachment to the drachma, as europes second. Uk, france and germany, the eu itunes music store gives users the. Finland, greece, italy, luxembourg, netherlands, portugal and spain the. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Discussion in international football started by learning. Wondering if anyone has been to both locations and has any insights. France lacked panache as greece deservedly continued on their european odyssey and into the semis.
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