Group A of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 20 June. The group consisted of hosts Portugal, Spain, Russia and Greece.
Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Greece. Spain and Russia failed to advance. Greece and Portugal faced each other again in the tournament final, with Greece again emerging victorious.
Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
UEFA Rankings November 2003[nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings June 2004 |
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A1 | ![]() |
1 | Host | 12 October 1999 | 4th | 2000 | Semi-finals (1984, 2000) | 2 | 22 |
A2 | ![]() |
4 | Group 6 winner | 11 October 2003 | 2nd | 1980 | Group stage (1980) | 23 | 35 |
A3 | ![]() |
2 | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 7th | 2000 | Winners (1964) | 6 | 3 |
A4 | ![]() |
3 | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 8th | 1996 | Winners (1960) | 13 | 31 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
In the quarter-finals,
Portugal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Portugal |
Greece |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Spain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Attendance: 28,182
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Spain |
Russia |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Greece ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Greece |
Spain |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Russia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Russia |
Portugal |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Spain ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Spain |
Portugal |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Russia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Attendance: 24,347
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Russia |
Greece |
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Man of the Match:
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General information |
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Official symbols |
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UEFA Euro 2004 finalists
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Eliminated in the semi-finals |
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Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
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Eliminated in the group stage |
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