Association Football
- February 14 – Tunisia beat Morocco 2-1 to clinch the first Africa Cup of Nations in the country's history.
- May 26 – Porto defeat AS Monaco 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
- April 28 – San Marino record their first international victory, defeating Liechtenstein 1-0.
- July 4 – Greece surprisingly win the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating the host nation Portugal 1-0.
- July 25 – Brazil win the Copa América football tournament, defeating Argentina 4-2 on penalties.
- August 7 – Japan win the 2004 Asian Cup football tournament, defeating China 3-1.
- August 26 – United States win the Olympic women's football tournament, defeating Brazil 2-1 in extra time.
- August 28 – Argentina win the Olympic men's football tournament, defeating Paraguay 1-0.
- September 20 – death of Brian Clough, 69, English manager who won successive European Cups in 1979 and 1980 as manager of Nottingham Forest
- October 27 – death of Serginho, 30, Brazilian player wo suffered a fatal heart attack during a Campeonato Brasileiro match
- December 17 – Boca Juniors defeats Bolívar 2-1 on aggregate to win the Copa Sudamericana final in Buenos Aires
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