UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

Play in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2004 completed on June 22, 2004. Three teams (Italy, Denmark and Sweden) all finished with five points, gained by victory over Bulgaria and two draws. These sides were therefore classified on the basis of the results they obtained against each other, excluding their matches against Bulgaria. As the three matches in question were all draws, points gained and goal difference were equal for all three sides, so the number of goals scored in these games became significant. With the teams thus differentiated, Sweden won the group and advanced to the second round, along with Denmark, while Italy were eliminated, along with Bulgaria, who lost all three games. By coincidence, the same group order would have been reached had goal difference across all six group matches been the determining issue.

Detailed results of the UEFA Euro 2004 Group C. (Key)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5
Denmark	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Italy	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	1	9	-8	0

• Tie-break:

Only the matches between the teams in question are considered:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
Denmark	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Italy	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2

Since all three teams were tied on points and goal difference, the tie-break is decided on number of goals scored in the matches between the teams in question.

All times local (WEST/UTC+1)

Denmark vs Italy

2004-06-14 17:00	Denmark	0 – 0	Italy	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Attendance: 29,595 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
		(Report)

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

ITALY: GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon RB 2 Christian Panucci CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c) 62' CB 13 Alessandro Nesta LB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta CM 4 Cristiano Zanetti 57' CM 20 Simone Perrotta AM 10 Francesco Totti 90' RW 16 Mauro Camoranesi 68' 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

Sweden vs Bulgaria

2004-06-14 19:45	Sweden	5 – 0	Bulgaria	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 31,652 Referee: Mike Riley (England)
	Ljungberg  32' Larsson  57', 58' Ibrahimović  78' (pen.) Allbäck  90+1'	(Report)

SWEDEN: GK 1 Andreas Isaksson RB 2 Teddy Lucic 41' CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c) CB 15 Andreas Jakobsson LB 5 Erik Edman DM 6 Tobias Linderoth 52' RM 7 Mikael Nilsson LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg AM 8 Anders Svensson 77' 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: Tommy Söderberg Lars Lagerbäck

BULGARIA: GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov RB 2 Vladimir Ivanov 70' CB 18 Predrag Pažin CB 3 Rosen Kirilov 22' LB 4 Ivaylo Petkov 18' RM 13 Georgi Peev CM 15 Marian Hristov CM 19 Stiliyan Petrov (c) LM 17 Martin Petrov 84' SS 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

Bulgaria vs Denmark

2004-06-18 17:00	Bulgaria	0 – 2	Denmark	Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Attendance: 24,131 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
		(Report)	Tomasson  44' Grønkjær  90+2'

BULGARIA: GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov RB 2 Vladimir Ivanov 51' CB 22 Ilian Stoyanov 50' CB 3 Rosen Kirilov 4' 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

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

Italy vs Sweden

2004-06-18 19:45	Italy	1 – 1	Sweden	Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 44,926 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
	Cassano  37'	(Report)	Ibrahimović  85'

ITALY: GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon RB 2 Christian Panucci CB 13 Alessandro Nesta CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c) 46' LB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta 58' CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso 39' 76' CM 21 Andrea Pirlo CM 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

SWEDEN: 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 Fredrik 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: Tommy Söderberg Lars Lagerbäck

Italy vs Bulgaria

2004-06-22 19:45	Italy	2 – 1	Bulgaria	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Attendance: 16,002 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
	Perrotta  48' Cassano  90+4'	(Report)	M. Petrov  45' (pen.)

ITALY: GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon RB 2 Christian Panucci CB 13 Alessandro Nesta CB 23 Marco Materazzi 44' 83' LB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta CM 14 Stefano Fiore CM 21 Andrea Pirlo CM 20 Simone Perrotta 68' AM 18 Antonio Cassano CF 11 Bernardo Corradi 53' CF 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

BULGARIA: GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov (c) CB 18 Predrag Pažin 64' CB 22 Ilian Stoyanov 66' CB 5 Zlatomir Zagorčić RM 7 Daniel Borimirov CM 15 Marian Hristov 79' CM 8 Milen Petkov LM 21 Zoran Janković 46' RW 11 Zdravko Lazarov 80' 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

Denmark vs Sweden

2004-06-22 19:45	Denmark	2 – 2	Sweden	Estádio do Bessa Século XXI, Porto Attendance: 26,115 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
	Tomasson  28', 66'	(Report)	Larsson  47' (pen.) Jonson  89'

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

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

Notes

• A draw of 2–2 or higher was guaranteed to allow both Denmark and Sweden to qualify, at Italy's expense regardless of their result against Bulgaria.^[1]

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