Football
The men's national under-21 football team secured the last European slot for the men's Olympic football tournament in virtue of reaching the third place at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
The team played in group D with Costa Rica, Iraq and Morocco. It lost both the opening match against Iraq and final match against Costa Rica, with a single victory over the Moroccan team, thus finishing last in the group with no chance of progressing in the tournament. Overall, Portugal finished in the fourteenth place out of sixteen teams.
- Men's tournament
| No. | Player | Pos | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Moreira | GK | March 20, 1982 | Benfica |
| 2 | Mário Sérgio | D | July 28, 1981 | Sporting CP |
| 3 | Raul Meireles | M | March 17, 1983 | Porto |
| 4 | Bruno Alves | D | November 27, 1981 | Porto |
| 5 | Ricardo Costa | D | May 16, 1981 | Porto |
| 6 | Fernando Meira | D | June 5, 1978 | Stuttgart |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | F | February 5, 1985 | Manchester United |
| 8 | Hugo Viana | M | January 15, 1983 | Sporting CP |
| 9 | Hugo Almeida | F | May 23, 1984 | Porto |
| 10 | Carlos Martins | M | April 29, 1982 | Sporting CP |
| 11 | Jorge Ribeiro | D | November 9, 1981 | Gil Vicente |
| 12 | Nuno Frechaut | D | September 24, 1977 | Boavista |
| 13 | Luís Boa Morte | F | August 4, 1977 | Fulham |
| 14 | José Bosingwa | M | August 24, 1982 | Porto |
| 15 | Lourenço | F | June 5, 1983 | Belenenses |
| 16 | João Paulo | D | June 6, 1981 | União de Leiria |
| 17 | Danny | F | August 7, 1983 | Sporting CP |
| 18 | Bruno Vale | GK | April 8, 1983 | Porto |
| Alternate players | ||||
| 20 | Custódio | M | May 24, 1983 | Sporting CP |
| 22 | Beto | GK | May 1, 1982 | Sporting CP |
| Coach | José Pratas | |||
Preliminary round — Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| August 12, 2004 20:30 |
Iraq | 4 - 2 | Portugal | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklio Attendance: 5,689 Referee: Evehe (CMR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Mohammed 16' H. Mohammed 29' Mahmoud 56' Sader 90+3' |
Report | Jabar 13' (o.g.) Bosingwa 45' |
Read more about this topic: Portugal At The 2004 Summer Olympics
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