Spain will be hoping to win their third Euro on the trot
Portugal only hosts that lost final
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A dejected Rui Costa waslks of after Portugal is defeated by Greece in the Euro 2004 final
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The hosts are almost the automatic favourites to win the trophy. In fact, only twice has it ever happened that a host nation failed to qualify for the semi-finals. However, the success rate of a host winning the tournament after reaching the final is very high.
In fact, only once has any host side lost a final after reaching it in the first place—and it was none other than Portugal in the 2004 Euro final against the Greeks. A sturdy Greece defense held the fort and manage to scrape out a 1-0 win against the home side, lifting their first Euro in the process.
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