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Euro 2004: Greek Glory, England’s Exit - Part Two
Season 1 · Episode 9

Euro 2004: Greek Glory, England’s Exit - Part Two

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It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast · The Overlap

June 13, 20241h 10m

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Show Notes


Welcome back to The Overlap’s football history podcast, It Was What It Was.


In Part One, journalists Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper set the scene for the Euro 2004 knockout stages. Now, we delve into the life of Greece manager Otto Rehhagel, who orchestrated one of football’s greatest miracles at Euro 2004.


The tournament was a landmark for many nations, especially England, who dramatically lost on penalties to hosts Portugal in a thrilling match after Sven Goran-Eriksson’s star 18-year-old Wayne Rooney was injured.


Jonathan and Rob provide an in-depth look at the knockout stages, detailing how Greece astonishingly dethroned France, then defeated the Czech Republic in silver-goal extra time, before beating Portugal for the second time in the competition, having never previously won at a major international tournament.


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