Euro2004 2004

As in 1996 and 2000, the final tournament was contested by 16 teams
: the hosts plus the 15 teams that came through the qualifying tournament,
which began in Sep2002. Latvia secured their 1st
participation in a major tournament after overcoming Turkey in the play-offs,
while Greece returned to the European Championship after 24 years.
The tournament was rich in surprises and upsets:
Traditional powerhouses Germany, Spain, and Italy were eliminated in the group stage,
while defending champions France were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Greece.
Portugal recovered from an opening defeat against Greece to reach the final,
eliminating England and the Netherlands along the way.
For the first time in a major European football tournament, the last match featured the same teams as the opening match.
UEFA Euro 2004. Wikipedia
The Free Encyclopedia. September 11, 2022

The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship,
commonly referred to as 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 final tournament was hosted for the 1st time
in Portugal, from 12 June to 4 July 2004