UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs

The UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs were the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2004. They were contested by the ten runners-up from the first-round groups of the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying tournament. The winners of each of the five home and away ties joined the group winners in the European Championship in Portugal. The matches were played on 15 and 19 November 2003.

Qualified teams

All ten group runners-up from the qualifying groups entered the play-offs:

Group Runner-up
1  Slovenia
2  Norway
3  Netherlands
4  Latvia
5  Scotland
6  Spain
7  Turkey
8  Croatia
9  Wales
10  Russia

Draw

The draw for the play-offs was held on 13 October 2003 in Frankfurt, Germany, to determine the five pairings as well as the order of the home and away ties. No seeding system was used, making the draw an open one.

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Latvia  3–2  Turkey 1–0 2–2
Scotland  1–6  Netherlands 1–0 0–6
Croatia  2–1  Slovenia 1–1 1–0
Russia  1–0  Wales 0–0 1–0
Spain  5–1  Norway 2–1 3–0

Matches
Latvia 1–0 Turkey
Verpakovskis  29' Report
Attendance: 8,800[1]
Turkey 2–2 Latvia
Mansız  20'
Şükür  64'		 Report Laizāns  66'
Verpakovskis  78'
Attendance: 17,500[2]
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Latvia won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Scotland 1–0 Netherlands
McFadden  22' Report
Attendance: 50,670
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Netherlands 6–0 Scotland
Sneijder  13'
Ooijer  32'
Van Nistelrooy  37', 51', 67'
F. de Boer  65'		 Report
Attendance: 49,656[3]

Netherlands won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Croatia 1–1 Slovenia
Pršo  5' Report Šiljak  22'
Attendance: 34,657[4]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Slovenia 0–1 Croatia
Report Pršo  61'
Attendance: 8,500[5]

Croatia won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Russia 0–0 Wales
Report
Attendance: 28,500[6]
Wales 0–1 Russia
Report Evseev  21'
Attendance: 73,026

Russia won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Spain 2–1 Norway
Raúl  21'
H. Berg  85' (o.g.)		 Report Iversen  15'
Attendance: 45,648[7]
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Norway 0–3 Spain
Report Raúl  34'
Vicente  49'
Etxeberria  57'
Attendance: 25,106[8]

Spain won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References
  1. "Latvia v Turkey, 15 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Turkey v Latvia, 19 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. "Netherlands v Scotland, 19 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "Croatia v Slovenia, 15 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "Slovenia v Croatia, 19 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. "Russia v Wales, 15 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "Spain v Norway, 15 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. "Norway v Spain, 19 November 2003". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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