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Today's featured article Greece celebrating their Euro 2004 win The UEFA Euro 2004 final was the final match of Euro 2004, the 12th European Championship, organised by UEFA for the senior men's national association football teams of its member associations. The match was played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, and contested by Portugal and Greece. The two defences ensured that goal-scoring opportunities were limited, and the score was 0–0 at half-time. Greece scored the only goal of the match after 57 minutes when Angelos Basinas took a corner kick to Angelos Charisteas, who sent a header past goalkeeper Ricardo. Several pundits labelled Greece's tournament win the greatest upset in the history of the European Championship, with their pre-tournament bookmakers' odds at 150–1. Greece subsequently failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and did not successfully defend their European Championship in 2008. Portugal eventually won the European Championship in 2016. (Full article...) Recently featured: Alan Wace Hypericum sechmenii Still Reigning On this day... July 14: Bastille Day in France (1789); Festino di Santa Rosalia begins in Palermo, Italy Machu Picchu 1791 – The Priestley Riots, targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England. 1874 – A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and firefighting efforts. 1902 – An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu (pictured). 1950 – Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day Daejeon, South Korea. 2003 – Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak. Roy Inwood (b. 1890) Paul Kruger (d. 1904) Samir Handanović (b. 1984) César Tovar (d. 1994) More anniversaries: July 13 July 14 July 15

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