Greece celebrating their Euro 2004 win
The UEFA Euro 2004 final was the final match of Euro 2004 , the 12th European Championship , organised by UEFA for the senior men's national association football teams of its member associations. The match was played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon , Portugal, and contested by Portugal and Greece . The two defences ensured that goal-scoring opportunities were limited, and the score was 0–0 at half-time. Greece scored the only goal of the match after 57 minutes when Angelos Basinas took a corner kick to Angelos Charisteas , who sent a header past goalkeeper Ricardo . Several pundits labelled Greece's tournament win the greatest upset in the history of the European Championship, with their pre-tournament bookmakers' odds at 150–1 . Greece subsequently failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and did not successfully defend their European Championship in 2008 . Portugal eventually won the European Championship in 2016 . (Full article... )