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(Top) 1 Teams 2 Standings 3 Matches 3.1 Denmark vs Italy 3.2 Sweden vs Bulgaria 3.3 Bulgaria vs Denmark 3.4 Italy vs Sweden 3.5 Italy vs Bulgaria 3.6 Denmark vs Sweden 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

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Scoreboard reads 0–0 at the match between Italy and Bulgaria on 22 June at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães: Italy would go on to win 2–1, though neither side qualified for the knockout stages.

Group C of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 14 June and was completed on 22 June. The group consisted of Italy, Denmark, Sweden and Bulgaria.

Sweden won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Denmark. Italy and Bulgaria failed to advance.

Three teams – Italy, Denmark and Sweden – all finished with five points, with each team having defeated Bulgaria but drawn their two other games. As all results between the three teams in question were draws, both the points won in these games and the goal difference accrued in these games still left the teams undivided. The decisive tiebreaker was therefore the goals scored during the games between one another: Italy having scored the fewest goals of the three teams were therefore eliminated.

This became so with a 2–2 result between Denmark and Sweden in the last group game, a result that Italy knew would eliminate them and one that representatives of both teams denied would happen in advance of the game, Sweden co-coach Lars Lagerbäck quoted as saying in response to Italian questions on the likelihood of this score occurring: "I don't think it will end 2–2 — that is a very unusual result".^[1]

Teams[edit]

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
C1	Sweden	1	Group 4 winner	10 September 2003	3rd	2000	Semi-finals (1992)	3	18
C2	Bulgaria	4	Group 8 winner	10 September 2003	2nd	1996	Group stage (1996)	18	40
C3	Denmark	3	Group 2 winner	11 October 2003	7th	2000	Winners (1992)	14	15
C4	Italy	2	Group 9 winner	11 October 2003	6th	2000	Winners (1968)	5	10

Notes

^ The UEFA rankings of November 2003 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Denmark	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Italy	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5^[a]
4	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.^[2]

In the quarter-finals,

The winner of Group C, Sweden, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Netherlands.
The runner-up of Group C, Denmark, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Czech Republic.

Matches[edit]

Denmark vs Italy[edit]

14 June 2004

17:00

Denmark	0–0	Italy
	Report

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães

Attendance: 29,595

Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Denmark

Italy


GK	1	Thomas Sørensen
RB	6	Thomas Helveg	67'
CB	4	Martin Laursen
CB	3	René Henriksen (c)
LB	5	Niclas Jensen
CM	15	Daniel Jensen
CM	17	Christian Poulsen		76'
RW	19	Dennis Rommedahl
AM	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson	29'
LW	10	Martin Jørgensen		72'
CF	11	Ebbe Sand		69'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Claus Jensen		69'
FW	20	Kenneth Perez		72'
DF	18	Brian Priske		76'
Manager:
Morten Olsen


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
RB	2	Christian Panucci
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro (c)	62'
LB	19	Gianluca Zambrotta
CM	4	Cristiano Zanetti		57'
CM	20	Simone Perrotta
RW	16	Mauro Camoranesi		68'
AM	10	Francesco Totti	90'
LW	7	Alessandro Del Piero		64'
CF	9	Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF	8	Gennaro Gattuso	81'	57'
FW	18	Antonio Cassano	70'	64'
MF	14	Stefano Fiore		68'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Thomas Sørensen (Denmark)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain)
Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Sweden vs Bulgaria[edit]

14 June 2004

19:45

Sweden	5–0	Bulgaria
Ljungberg 32' Larsson 57', 58' Ibrahimović 78' (pen.) Allbäck 90+1'	Report

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 31,652

Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Sweden

Bulgaria


GK	1	Andreas Isaksson
RB	2	Teddy Lučić		41'
CB	3	Olof Mellberg (c)
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson
LB	5	Erik Edman
DM	6	Tobias Linderoth	52'
RM	7	Mikael Nilsson
CM	8	Anders Svensson		77'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10	Zlatan Ibrahimović	65'	81'
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	21	Christian Wilhelmsson		41'
MF	16	Kim Källström		77'
FW	20	Marcus Allbäck		81'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg


GK	1	Zdravko Zdravkov
RB	2	Vladimir Ivanov	70'
CB	3	Rosen Kirilov	22'
CB	18	Predrag Pažin
LB	4	Ivaylo Petkov	18'
RM	13	Georgi Peev
CM	19	Stiliyan Petrov (c)
CM	15	Marian Hristov
LM	17	Martin Petrov		84'
CF	21	Zoran Janković	23'	62'
CF	9	Dimitar Berbatov		76'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Velizar Dimitrov		62'
FW	16	Vladimir Manchev		76'
FW	11	Zdravko Lazarov		84'
Manager:
Plamen Markov

Man of the Match:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Glenn Turner (England)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Bulgaria vs Denmark[edit]

18 June 2004

17:00

Bulgaria	0–2	Denmark
	Report	Tomasson 44' Grønkjær 90+2'

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Attendance: 24,131

Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Bulgaria

Denmark


GK	1	Zdravko Zdravkov
RB	2	Vladimir Ivanov		51'
CB	3	Rosen Kirilov	4'
CB	22	Ilian Stoyanov	50'
LB	4	Ivaylo Petkov		40'
RM	13	Georgi Peev
CM	15	Marian Hristov	82'
CM	19	Stiliyan Petrov (c)	77' 83'
LM	17	Martin Petrov	84'
SS	21	Zoran Janković		81'
CF	9	Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutions:
DF	5	Zlatomir Zagorčić	80'	40'
FW	11	Zdravko Lazarov		51'
MF	8	Milen Petkov		81'
Manager:
Plamen Markov


GK	1	Thomas Sørensen
RB	6	Thomas Helveg
CB	4	Martin Laursen
CB	3	René Henriksen (c)
LB	5	Niclas Jensen	10'
CM	15	Daniel Jensen
CM	7	Thomas Gravesen
AM	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson
RW	19	Dennis Rommedahl		23'
LW	10	Martin Jørgensen		72'
CF	11	Ebbe Sand	58'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Jesper Grønkjær		23'
MF	14	Claus Jensen		72'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Thomas Gravesen (Denmark)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Paulo Januário (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

Italy vs Sweden[edit]

18 June 2004

19:45

Italy	1–1	Sweden
Cassano 37'	Report	Ibrahimović 85'

Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Attendance: 44,926

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Italy

Sweden


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
RB	2	Christian Panucci
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro (c)	46'
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta
LB	19	Gianluca Zambrotta	58'
RM	8	Gennaro Gattuso	39'	76'
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo
LM	20	Simone Perrotta
AM	18	Antonio Cassano		70'
CF	9	Christian Vieri
CF	7	Alessandro Del Piero		82'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Stefano Fiore		70'
DF	15	Giuseppe Favalli		76'
MF	16	Mauro Camoranesi		82'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni


GK	1	Andreas Isaksson
RB	7	Mikael Nilsson
CB	3	Olof Mellberg (c)
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson
LB	5	Erik Edman	54'	77'
DM	6	Tobias Linderoth	75'
RM	21	Christian Wilhelmsson		67'
CM	8	Anders Svensson		55'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10	Zlatan Ibrahimović
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	16	Kim Källström		55'
FW	18	Mattias Jonson		67'
FW	20	Marcus Allbäck		77'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Käppeli (Switzerland)
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)

Italy vs Bulgaria[edit]

22 June 2004

19:45

Italy	2–1	Bulgaria
Perrotta 48' Cassano 90+4'	Report	M. Petrov 45' (pen.)

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães

Attendance: 16,002

Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Italy

Bulgaria


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
RB	2	Christian Panucci
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta
CB	23	Marco Materazzi	44'	83'
LB	19	Gianluca Zambrotta
RM	20	Simone Perrotta		68'
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo
LM	14	Stefano Fiore
RF	18	Antonio Cassano
CF	11	Bernardo Corradi		53'
LF	7	Alessandro Del Piero (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9	Christian Vieri		53'
DF	3	Massimo Oddo		68'
FW	17	Marco Di Vaio		83'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni


GK	1	Zdravko Zdravkov (c)
RB	7	Daniel Borimirov
CB	18	Predrag Pažin		64'
CB	5	Zlatomir Zagorčić
LB	22	Ilian Stoyanov	66'
CM	15	Marian Hristov		79'
CM	8	Milen Petkov
RW	11	Zdravko Lazarov	80'
AM	21	Zoran Janković		46'
LW	17	Martin Petrov	45'
CF	9	Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutions:
FW	20	Valeri Bojinov	49'	46'
DF	6	Kiril Kotev		64'
MF	10	Velizar Dimitrov		79'
Manager:
Plamen Markov

Man of the Match:
Antonio Cassano (Italy)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Vladimir Eniutin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Denmark vs Sweden[edit]

22 June 2004

19:45

Denmark	2–2	Sweden
Tomasson 28', 66'	Report	Larsson 47' (pen.) Jonson 89'

Estádio do Bessa, Porto

Attendance: 26,115

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Denmark

Sweden


GK	1	Thomas Sørensen
RB	6	Thomas Helveg
CB	4	Martin Laursen
CB	3	René Henriksen (c)
LB	5	Niclas Jensen	46'
CM	15	Daniel Jensen	66'
CM	7	Thomas Gravesen
AM	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson
RW	8	Jesper Grønkjær
LW	10	Martin Jørgensen	57'
CF	11	Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
DF	2	Kasper Bøgelund	46'
MF	19	Dennis Rommedahl	57'
MF	17	Christian Poulsen	66'
Manager:
Morten Olsen


GK	1	Andreas Isaksson
RB	7	Mikael Nilsson
CB	3	Olof Mellberg (c)
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson
LB	5	Erik Edman	36'
DM	17	Anders Andersson		81'
RM	18	Mattias Jonson
CM	16	Kim Källström	63'	72'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10	Zlatan Ibrahimović
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	21	Christian Wilhelmsson		72'
FW	20	Marcus Allbäck		81'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)^[8]

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Mike Riley (England)

References[edit]

^ Christenson, Marcus (18 June 2012). "Euro 2004: Sweden v Denmark – they said it would not end 2-2 … but it did". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

^ Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

^ "Thomas Sørensen". Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

^ "Henrik Larsson". Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

^ "Thomas Gravesen". Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

^ "Zlatan Ibrahimović". Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

^ "Antonio Cassano". Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

^ "Jon Dahl Tomasson". Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

External links[edit]

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