[Videos] Euro Cup 2004: Highlights of a Legendary Journey

The story of Greece and Euro Cup 2004 is beyond epic! Every single Greek across the globe will remember where they were and what they were doing on July 4, 2004, and more importantly, how they were celebrating afterwards. Greece’s legendary journey started on opening day against the host-nation, Portugal (with a young, 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo) and ended in the final match, again against Portugal. Check out some the highlights from each match below, along with some iconic photos. Hellas ole!

Group Match 1

Portugal 1 : 2 Greece

 

Group Match 2

Greece 1 : 1 Spain

 

Group Match 3

Russia 2 : 1 Greece

 

Quarter-Finals

France 0 : 1 Greece

 

Semi-Finals

Greece 1 : 0 Czech Republic

 

Final

Greece 1 : 0 Portugal

 

Photos

Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo rues a missed opportunity, 04 July 2004 at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, during the Euro 2004 final match between Portugal and Greece at the European Nations football championship in Portugal. AFP PHOTO Franck FIFE – 20040704


 

Thanasi Papoulias

Thanasi Papoulias is the Founder of "Excuse Me, Are You Greek?". His passion for Greece and everything Greek inspired him to start this blog and the popular social media accounts.

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