Greece completed one of the most unexpected triumphs in tournament history when the 150-1 Euro 2004 outsiders lifted the trophy at the expense of hosts Portugal in Lisbon.

Angelos Charisteas bagged the second-half winner to sent his soccer-mad nation into delirium and earn their German coach Otto Rehhagel a place in history for steering his side through a tournament in which they accounted for France, the Czech Republic and Portugal during the knock-out stages alone.

Here, PA Sport looks at the key battles which gave the Greeks their monumental triumph.

Cristiano Ronaldo v Panagiotis Fyssas

Ronaldo was prominent early on but his influence began to wane as the Greeks warmed to their task. The Manchester United winger opted to switch from the right to the left and also play down the middle with minimal reward, allowing Fyssas to break upfield with increasing regularity until Greece went in front. Ronaldo improved slightly after that but could not finish the two glorious chances that came his way in the latter stages, while the booking Fyssas picked up for clattering Figo proved well worthwhile.

Luis Figo v Giorgos Seitaridis

Figo began on the left but was soon forced to wander as Seitaridis maintained the form that has made him the best right-back in the competition. Defended superbly and then charged down the wing to win the corner from which Greece scored. Outstanding in the semi-final win over Holland, Figo was unable to maintain the same standard. Even a change of boots did not work for the Real Madrid man, who wasted far too many set pieces for a man of such talent and saw his chance of crowning his illustrious career with an international trophy slip away when his shot on the turn was saved by Nikopolidis.

Ricardo Carvalho v Zissis Vryzas

Left alone up front to make the best of whatever possession came his way, Vryzas toiled manfully throughout, holding the ball up or pulling wide to create extra space for team-mates moving up in support. He did not have much possession but he did enough to ease the pressure on the Greek defence until Rehhagel opted for safety first. Carvalho had not been extended too much to keep his man at bay but was among a clutch of Portuguese players caught out by the corner from which Charisteas scored the opener.

Luiz Felipe Scolari v Otto Rehhagel

The double German title winner has supplanted Scolari as the foremost international coach by masterminding this stunning triumph. Rehhagel earmarked Figo, Ronaldo and Deco as the three Portuguese dangermen and ensured the trio had minimal space in which to exhibit their talents. Largely content to soak up the pressure, Rehhagel also told his team to get forward when the chance arose and as a consequence Greece posed the most potent goal threat in the opening period. Scolari was forced into a first-half substitution when Miguel limped out of the action and responded to Greece's goal by bringing on Rui Costa for Costinha and then Nuno Gomes for Pauleta. Rehhagel responded with more conservative substitutions of his own but though his team spent the final minutes under extreme pressure, the German's relative calmness on the touchline seemed to transmit to his team who cruised through the final minutes.