Euro 2004 Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

Portugal, the hosts of the tournament were beaten 2-1 by Greece. The Greeks opened the scoring on 7 minutes when Karagounis gave them the lead. They took a two goal lead on 67 with a penalty from Basinas. Ronaldo gave Portugal their consolation goal on 90 minutes.

Answer: True

Spain did infact win their opening match 1-0. Valeron was the scorer for the Spanish on 60 minutes.

Answer: False

Portugal did win the match, but the scoreline was 2-0, not 3-0. The goal scorers for Portugal were Maniche on 7, and Rui Costa on 89 minutes.

Answer: False

Portugal beat Spain 1-0 with Nuno Gomes scoring the winning goal on 57 minutes. Portugal therefore went through to the last 16, and Spain went home.

Answer: True

The Russian scorers were Krichenko on 7 and Bulykin on 17 minutes. The Greek scorer was Vryzas on 44 minutes. Russia, however, were already out of the tournament, and even this win could not help them through. Although Greece lost, they managed to scrape through thanks to Spain losing to Portugal.

Answer: False

The match was infact a 0-0 draw, the first goaless game of the tournament.

Answer: False

It was the other way round, though England did look like winning for the majority of the game. Lampard put the English ahead on 38 minutes, but the lead was cruelly snatched away from them in the last three minutes, with two goals from Zidane.

Answer: True

England did win the match 3-0, the goal scorers were Rooney on 23 and 76 minutes, and Gerrard on 82.

Answer: True

France took the lead through Zidane on 20 minutes, shortly after Vonlanthen equalised on 26. Henry sealed the win with goals on 76 and 84 minutes. France therefore went through to the quarter-finals.

Answer: False

England did win the match, but the score was 4-2, not 4-1. Croatia took an early lead through Kovac on 6 minutes. Scholes equalised on 40, and Rooney made it two five minutes later. Rooney added another goal on 68. Croatia then pulled one back when Tudor scored on 74. Lampard wrapped up the match on 79 minutes. England therefore went through to the quarter-finals.

Answer: True

These two teams played out a goaless draw in the opening game of Group C.

Answer: True

Ljungberg opened the scoring on 32 minutes. Larsson then scored 2 in two minutes (57, 58). Ibrahimovich added the fourth after 78, and Allback netted the fifth on 90.

Answer: False

Italy did win, but the scoreline was 2-1. Bulgaria took a shock lead on 45, through a Petrov penalty. Perrotta equalised for Italy three minutes after the break. Cassano scored a last gasp winner on 90 minutes, but it wasn't enough, and both teams went out at the group stages.

Answer: True

Tomasson gave the Danes the lead on 28 minutes, Larsson equalised two minutes after half time. Tomasson yet again put Denmark ahead on 66, but Sweden equalised yet again on 89 minutes. The result meant that both teams went through to the quarter-finals.

Answer: True

The Latvians took a surprise lead just second to half time, through a goal from Verpakovskis. It was until the 73rd minute that the Czechs equalised through Baros. Heinz then scored the winner five minutes before full time.

Answer: False

These two teams did draw, but the score was 1-1, not 0-0. Frings gave Germany the lead after 30 minutes, but it wasn't until the 81st minute that Van Nistelrooy equalised for Holland.

Answer: True

Van Nistelrooy slotted the first goal from the penalty spot after 27 minutes, he then added a second on 35. Makaay added a third on 84 minutes. The result meant that Holland went on to the quarter-finals, and the Latvians went home.

Answer: False

The Germans opened the scoring on 21 minutes. The Czechs equalised nine minutes later through Heinz. Baros then scored the winning goal on 77. The result meant that the Czech Republic went through to the quarter-finals, and the Germans went back home.

Answer: False

England scored the opening goal after just three minutes, Owen the scorer. For so long, it looked like they were going through, but Portugal leveled with just seven minutes left to play, Postiga the scorer. The match went into extra time to try and find a winner. Costa put Portugal ahead after 110 minutes, before Lampard equalised on 115; stalemate, the match couldn't be decided, so it went into penalties. Portugal won the game 6-5 on penalties, Beckham and Vassell missed England penalties, which saw them go out, and Portugal went on to the semi-finals.

Answer: True

Greece produced the upset of Euro 2004, and arguably any European Championship, by knocking out reigning champions France, courtesy of a single goal by Charisteas on 65 minutes. Therefore Greece went on to the semi-finals, and France went back home.

Answer: False

It was Holland that won the match by the same scoreline on penalties, and not Sweden. Robben netted the crucial kick for Holland to send them through to the semi-finals.

Answer: True

The Czechs started the brighter of the two teams, but failed to score in the first half. All that changed in the second, when just four minutes into the second half Koller put the Czechs in front. Baros then scored a quick fire brace after 63 and 65 minutes to wrap up the victory.

Answer: True

Ronaldo gave Portugal the lead 26 minutes into the game. After the break Maniche made it two, on 58 minutes. Five minutes later an own goal from Andrade gave Holland hope, but it wasn't enough, and Holland were sent out of the tournament. Portugal, however, went on to reach the Final.

Answer: False

The match went into extra time, after neither side could score in the first or second half. Dellas then scored the Silver Goal on 105 minutes. The Czechs didn't have enough time to get back into the match, and Greece went through to the Final.

Answer: True

Portugal, the hosts of the tournament were beaten by a single Greek goal, scored by Charisteas on 57 minutes. This was an enormous result for the Greeks, who before this tournament had never even won a match in finals tournaments (European or World).