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EURO 2004 FINAL
Venue: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon
Date/time: Sun, 4 July, 1945 BST
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
BBC coverage: Live on BBC1 from 1930 BST
TEAM NEWS
Portugal defender Jorge Andrade will be available for Sunday's final after recovering from a slight ankle injury.
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will have all his players at his disposal, with Andrade set to partner Ricardo Carvalho in central defence.
Greece must make one change to the team that beat the Czech Republic in the semi-final on Thursday.
Georgios Karagounis is suspended after receiving a yellow card, with Stelios Giannakopoulos likely to step in.
Portugal (probable): Ricardo; Jorge Andrade, Ricardo Carvalho, Miguel, Nuno Valente; Maniche, Costinha; Luis Figo, Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo; Pauleta.
Greece (probable): Nikopolidis; Seitaradis, Dellas, Kapsis, Fyssas; Zagorakis, Katsouranis, Basinas, Giannakopoulos; Vryzas, Charisteas.
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MATCH STATS
Head-to-heads
Portugal have met Greece on 11 previous occasions with four wins for Portugal, four draws and three Greek wins.
However, Greece have won three of the five competitive matches - a 4-2 win in qualification for the 1970 World Cup, a 3-2 win in qualification for Euro '92 and a 2-1 win in the opening match of Euro 2004.
In the opening match of this tournament Greece took a 2-0 lead over Portugal though a goal from Giorgios Karagounis and a penalty from Angelos Bassinas.
Christano Ronaldo scored the Portuguese goal in the 90th minute.
The last time Portugal and Greece met before Euro 2004 was in a friendly in Aveiro in November 2003. The result was a 1-1 draw with Vassilis Lakis opening the scoring for Greece after 47 minutes and Pauleta equalising after 60. Figo missed a 30th minute penalty.
Greek midfielder Giorgos Karagounis was shown the red card after 30 minutes of the match.
12 of the 15 Portuguese players to play in that match are in their Euro 2004 squad.
All 18 Greek players that played that night are in their Euro 2004 squad.
Portugal's last win over Greece dates back to 27 March 1996 when they secured a 1-0 home win in a friendly match.
Both nations have five different Euro 2004 goal scorers with their top marksmen having netted twice. For Greece, this is Angelos Charisteas whilst for Portugal, there are three players with two goals (Rui Costa, Cristiano Ronaldo and Maniche).
Player facts - Portugal
If Luís Figo plays the final and Fernando Couto does not, Figo will equal Couto's Portuguese record of 110 caps.
Luís Figo is joint second on the all-time list of most assists (five) at the European Championship. Karel Poborský of the Czech Republic holds the record with six assists.
Figo has played in 13 European Championship matches. Only three players have played more - Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram and Karel Poborský are all on 14 matches. Figo is the record holder for Portugal, one match ahead of current team mate Fernando Couto.
Portugal's striker Nuno Gomes scored his fifth career goal at the European Championships against Spain. Only three players have scored more -Michel Platini (nine), Alan Shearer (seven) and Patrick Kluivert (six).
Cristiano Ronaldo is the fourth youngest goal scorer ever at a European Championship.
Both of Rui Costa's goals have come as a substitute. He is one of only six players to have scored more than one European Championship goal as a substitute. The record holder is Dieter Müller who scored three times as a substitute at the 1976 European Championship, all in the same match.
The two reserve goalkeepers (Quim and Moreira), Beto and Tiago are the only members of the Portuguese squad who have yet to see some action at Euro 2004.
Luís Figo is top scorer in the Portugal squad present at Euro 2004 with 31 goals. Figo is second on Portugal's all-time top scorers list, trailing leader Eusebio by 10 goals.
Nuno Gomes will celebrate his 28th birthday one day after the Euro 2004 final.
Jorge Andrade scored the fifth own goal in the history of the European Championship when putting through his own net against the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
Andrade and Ricardo are the only Portuguese players to have played every minute of Portugal's European Championship campaign.
Nuno Valente was shown the 600th card in European Championship history in the semi-final against Holland.
Player facts - Greece
Giorgios Karagounis is suspended for the Euro 2004 final after receiving a yellow card in each of Greece's two knock-out stage matches.
Italy's Gianluca Zambrotta suffered the same fate four years ago.
Midfielder Theo Zagorakis can equal the all-time appearance record for Greece if he plays in the Euro 2004 final. So far he has earned 94 caps without scoring a single goal. The Greek record is held by Efstratios Apostolakis, who won 95 caps between 1986 and 1998.
Defender Panagiotis Fyssas plays for Benfica so he could face six of his team mates in this match.
Giorgos Seitaridis will move from Panathinaikos to FC Porto this summer.
Angelos Charisteas is the all-time European Championship top scorer for Greece with two goals.
Five Greek players have played in every minute of Euro 2004. They are Antonis Nikopolidis, Theodoros Zagorakis, Mikhalis Kapsis, Traianos Dellas and Giorgos Seitaridis.
Anthimos Kapsis, father of Greek regular Mikhalis Kapsis, played for Greece at Euro 80 and also played in the 1971 Champions Cup final for Panathinaikos against Ajax.
Defender Traianos Dellas is the tallest defender playing at Euro 2004 at a height of 1.97 metres.
Zisis Vrysas earned his 50th cap for Greece when he came on as a substitute against the Czech Republic in the 91st minute.
EURO 2004 FINAL
Venue: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon
Date/time: Sun, 4 July, 1945 BST
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
BBC coverage: Live on BBC1 from 1930 BST
TEAM NEWS
Portugal defender Jorge Andrade will be available for Sunday's final after recovering from a slight ankle injury.
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will have all his players at his disposal, with Andrade set to partner Ricardo Carvalho in central defence.
Greece must make one change to the team that beat the Czech Republic in the semi-final on Thursday.
Georgios Karagounis is suspended after receiving a yellow card, with Stelios Giannakopoulos likely to step in.
Portugal (probable): Ricardo; Jorge Andrade, Ricardo Carvalho, Miguel, Nuno Valente; Maniche, Costinha; Luis Figo, Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo; Pauleta.
Greece (probable): Nikopolidis; Seitaradis, Dellas, Kapsis, Fyssas; Zagorakis, Katsouranis, Basinas, Giannakopoulos; Vryzas, Charisteas.
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MATCH STATS
Head-to-heads
Portugal have met Greece on 11 previous occasions with four wins for Portugal, four draws and three Greek wins.
However, Greece have won three of the five competitive matches - a 4-2 win in qualification for the 1970 World Cup, a 3-2 win in qualification for Euro '92 and a 2-1 win in the opening match of Euro 2004.
In the opening match of this tournament Greece took a 2-0 lead over Portugal though a goal from Giorgios Karagounis and a penalty from Angelos Bassinas.
Christano Ronaldo scored the Portuguese goal in the 90th minute.
The last time Portugal and Greece met before Euro 2004 was in a friendly in Aveiro in November 2003. The result was a 1-1 draw with Vassilis Lakis opening the scoring for Greece after 47 minutes and Pauleta equalising after 60. Figo missed a 30th minute penalty.
Greek midfielder Giorgos Karagounis was shown the red card after 30 minutes of the match.
12 of the 15 Portuguese players to play in that match are in their Euro 2004 squad.
All 18 Greek players that played that night are in their Euro 2004 squad.
Portugal's last win over Greece dates back to 27 March 1996 when they secured a 1-0 home win in a friendly match.
Both nations have five different Euro 2004 goal scorers with their top marksmen having netted twice. For Greece, this is Angelos Charisteas whilst for Portugal, there are three players with two goals (Rui Costa, Cristiano Ronaldo and Maniche).
Player facts - Portugal
If Luís Figo plays the final and Fernando Couto does not, Figo will equal Couto's Portuguese record of 110 caps.
Luís Figo is joint second on the all-time list of most assists (five) at the European Championship. Karel Poborský of the Czech Republic holds the record with six assists.
Figo has played in 13 European Championship matches. Only three players have played more - Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram and Karel Poborský are all on 14 matches. Figo is the record holder for Portugal, one match ahead of current team mate Fernando Couto.
Portugal's striker Nuno Gomes scored his fifth career goal at the European Championships against Spain. Only three players have scored more -Michel Platini (nine), Alan Shearer (seven) and Patrick Kluivert (six).
Cristiano Ronaldo is the fourth youngest goal scorer ever at a European Championship.
Both of Rui Costa's goals have come as a substitute. He is one of only six players to have scored more than one European Championship goal as a substitute. The record holder is Dieter Müller who scored three times as a substitute at the 1976 European Championship, all in the same match.
The two reserve goalkeepers (Quim and Moreira), Beto and Tiago are the only members of the Portuguese squad who have yet to see some action at Euro 2004.
Luís Figo is top scorer in the Portugal squad present at Euro 2004 with 31 goals. Figo is second on Portugal's all-time top scorers list, trailing leader Eusebio by 10 goals.
Nuno Gomes will celebrate his 28th birthday one day after the Euro 2004 final.
Jorge Andrade scored the fifth own goal in the history of the European Championship when putting through his own net against the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
Andrade and Ricardo are the only Portuguese players to have played every minute of Portugal's European Championship campaign.
Nuno Valente was shown the 600th card in European Championship history in the semi-final against Holland.
Player facts - Greece
Giorgios Karagounis is suspended for the Euro 2004 final after receiving a yellow card in each of Greece's two knock-out stage matches.
Italy's Gianluca Zambrotta suffered the same fate four years ago.
Midfielder Theo Zagorakis can equal the all-time appearance record for Greece if he plays in the Euro 2004 final. So far he has earned 94 caps without scoring a single goal. The Greek record is held by Efstratios Apostolakis, who won 95 caps between 1986 and 1998.
Defender Panagiotis Fyssas plays for Benfica so he could face six of his team mates in this match.
Giorgos Seitaridis will move from Panathinaikos to FC Porto this summer.
Angelos Charisteas is the all-time European Championship top scorer for Greece with two goals.
Five Greek players have played in every minute of Euro 2004. They are Antonis Nikopolidis, Theodoros Zagorakis, Mikhalis Kapsis, Traianos Dellas and Giorgos Seitaridis.
Anthimos Kapsis, father of Greek regular Mikhalis Kapsis, played for Greece at Euro 80 and also played in the 1971 Champions Cup final for Panathinaikos against Ajax.
Defender Traianos Dellas is the tallest defender playing at Euro 2004 at a height of 1.97 metres.
Zisis Vrysas earned his 50th cap for Greece when he came on as a substitute against the Czech Republic in the 91st minute.