Teams settle on final lineups

The deadline for submitting final squads for UEFA EURO 2004™ passed last night with the 16 finalists each selecting the band of players they hope will lead them to glory in the 4 July final in Lisbon, Portugal.

Full squad lists
The full squad lists with shirt numbers will be announced today on the official tournament website, euro2004.com. Each national team coach has nominated 23 players in their squad for Portugal, included in which must be three goalkeepers. According to the UEFA regulations, the players must be allocated squad numbers from 1 to 23.

Changes
No changes or addition to this list are allowed by UEFA regulations except in the case of a serious injury before the first match, and then only with the authorisation of a doctor from the UEFA Medical Committee. Click on the first mention of the country to visit their team pages where squads and squad numbers can be viewed in full.

Late withdrawals
Russia were one of the last nations to reveal their final 23, with coach Georgi Yartsev seeing his plans changed by the late withdrawals of Sergei Ignashevitch, Aleksandr Panov and captain Viktor Onopko. In the end, he opted for a party featuring just five defenders with midfield player Denis Boyarintsev the man cut from an original 27-man party.

Capdevila call
Russia's first opponents in Group A on 12 June, Spain, were also struck by late defensive problems when Míchel Salgado tore a hamstring in training. Iñaki Sáez called on Joan Capdevila to fill in for the Real Madrid CF right-back. Portugal's final 23 was unchanged from the one revealed by Luiz Felipe Scolari on 18 May, as was Greece's, although only after injury concerns over Themistoklis Nikolaidis and Giorgos Karagounis abated.

Swiss problems
In Group B, France and England stuck to provisional squads which will now be focused on their opening meeting in Lisbon on Sunday 13 June. There was no such luck for Switzerland, though, as defenders Remo Meyer and Stéphane Grichting pulled out of their preliminary squad along with strikers Léonard Thurre and Marco Streller. The 18-year-old PSV Eindhoven forward Johan Vonlanthen is the man to profit, earning selection for his first major tournament.

'First reserves'
Croatia, who open against the Swiss in Leiria, have also given youth a chance with midfielder Marko Babic being plucked from the squad competing at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Coach Otto Baric overlooked Niko Kranjcar and Danijel Pranjic, but named them as "first reserves". If a player from any country picks up a serious injury prior to their first match then coaches will be able to replace them with another not named in the original 23.

Duo out
It is as you were for Bulgaria and Italy in Group C, with Plamen Markov and Giovanni Trapattoni sticking with the players announced on 19 and 18 May respectively. Sweden made one change to their preliminary party as Michael Svensson's knee injury had not cleared up sufficiently for him to travel, handing Alexander Östlund a chance. Denmark lost Morten Wieghorst to injury on Monday, replacing him with Thomas Kahlenberg. Kasper Bøgelund and Peter Løvenkrands also made the squad.

U21 duo
Finally to Group D where the Czech Republic and Germany waited to the last before submitting their squads as both were in action last night. Karel Brückner trimmed striker Miroslav Matušovic from his 23, while Rudi Völler selected Under-21 duo Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski. Paul Bosvelt for Mark van Bommel was the only change to the Netherlands' original party, leaving Latvia who opted for the 23 named on Saturday.