The UEFA European Championships have come a long way since the relatively humble beginnings of the competition, which was first run in 1960. Only four teams took part in that edition, with this format remaining in place until 1980 when the size of the tournament doubled.
In 2016, this had risen to 24, and interest in the tournament has risen, too. Trying to get tickets for major qualifiers is tough, but getting tickets to the finals themselves is a whole other level of difficulty entirely.
UEFA offers tickets via a lottery-style system, and the chances of success via this route are very low. Additionally, this first ticket release is made before the draw is even made, so you won’t even know what game you might be attending.
The second release of tickets, once the draw is made, is an even tougher nut to crack, with millions of requests made by eager fans desperate to see their side in action.
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Portugal vs Romania UEFA Euros Tournament Record
Portugal first made it through to the UEFA European Championship finals in 1984, and they did wonderfully well to make it through a tough group that also included Spain and West Germany.
Unfortunately, they then went up against an iconic French side that triumphed 3-2 in a thrilling Semi-Final in Marseille. Michel Platini scored a 119th-minute winner to knock out the Portuguese in that edition of the tournament.
16 years later, at Euro 2000, the French did exactly the same thing, knocking out Portugal in extra-time in the Semi-Finals; this time, it was Zinedine Zidane who inflicted the damage.
Euro 2004, hosted in Portugal, nearly resulted in A Seleção das Quinas securing their first major tournament success, but the tournament ultimately ended in heartache. The hosts lost their opening group game to Greece but bounced back to reach the final, where they met the Greeks again.
In a one-sided final, where Portugal bombarded their opponent’s goal, Greece somehow secured a breakaway goal through Angelos Charisteas and then held on for dear life and clinched a famous win in Lisbon.
Euro 2016 saw Portugal not only win their first title but also gain revenge over the French at the same time.
Once again, the game went to extra time, but on this occasion, it was Portugal who netted a late winner. The hero that night was an unlikely one, substitute forward Eder scoring a breathtaking long-range effort to win in Paris.
Romania’s record in the UEFA European Championships is not in the same league as Portugal’s.
Tricolorii have qualified for the finals on five occasions as of 2023, and in four of those, they failed to get out of their group. Indeed, over the course of those four campaigns, they managed just one solitary win.
The anomaly was Euro 2000, when they did make a concerted impact in Belgium and the Netherlands.
With legendary attacking midfielder Gheorghe Hagi leading the team, Romania drew their opener with Germany before losing to Portugal. This set up a must-win clash against England, one Romania won in spectacular circumstances, with Ioan Ganea scoring an 89th-minute penalty to clinch a 3-2 success in Charleroi.
That set up a Quarter-Final with Italy, and goals from Fernando Totti and Pippo Inzaghi clinched a comfortable win in Brussels, knocking Romania out.
Portugal vs Romania Head-to-Head
The first time these two sides met in a UEFA European Championship finals game was in 1984 in a group stage clash in Nantes, France. On that occasion, Nene scored the winner that saw Portugal go through at the Romanian’s expense.
At Euro 2000, the two teams were once again in the same group, and a 94th-minute goal from Costinha saw Portugal beat Romania in Arnhem.
