Latvia 1-0 Turkey
Turkey 2-2 Latvia

Latvia were seen by many as representing an easy passage through to the Finals, but Maris Verpakovskis' first half goal gave the outsiders the lead in the first leg in Riga which they held on to, to the Turks' great frustration which showed itself with the dismissal of Turkish midfielder Emre Asik.

Turkey were still expected to overcome their one-goal deficit in Istanbul and sure enough, Ilhan Mansiz and Hakan Sükür gave Senol Gunes' side a 2-0 lead after 64 minutes.

But then came one of the great stories of the entire qualifying campaign, as the Latvians got themselves back into the match thanks to Jurijs Laizans. Then Verpakovskis scored on 78 minutes to stun the hosts and take Latvia through to the Euro 2004 party.

Scotland 1-0 Holland
Holland 6-0 Scotland

Holland, the majestic champions of the 1988 European Championship, were the overwhelming favourites to go through when they faced Scotland in their play-off.

However, the Dutch somehow managed to lose the first leg 1-0 in Glasgow thanks to a well-taken James McFadden goal.

Scotland were always going to face a Dutch backlash and in Amsterdam they destroyed Berti Vogts' side, going 3-0 up at half-time with goals from Wesley Sneijder, André Ooijer and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

After the break there was time for the Manchester United forward to complete a superb hat-trick and Frank de Boer to head in a final sixth goal.
Croatia 1-1 Slovenia
Slovenia 0-1 Croatia

In what was always going to be a closely fought affair, Croatia and Slovenia drew their first meeting in Zagreb 1-1 after Ermin Šiljak's goal equalised Monaco star Dado Pršo's early strike for the Croatians.

Having only drawn at home, Croatia were not fancied by many to qualify and especially not after Igor Tudor was shown the red card midway through proceedings.

However, with Šiljak suspended, Otto Baric's side looked far more threatening than their Slovenian hosts and Pršo's early goal was the only one of the match. It allowed Croatia, quarter-finalists in 1996, to book their place in a major championship for the first time in six years.
Russia 0-0 Wales
Wales 0-1 Russia

Like Latvia, Wales were another country chasing their first ever European Championship qualification. And coach Mark Hughes was delighted with the way they equipped themselves in the first leg away in Moscow, drawing 0-0.

In front of an expectant crowd at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Wales just couldn't break through and it was Russia who qualified as Vadim Evseev's 22nd-minute header decided matters in the visitors' favour.


Spain 2-1 Norway
Norway 0-3 Spain

In what looked to be one of the most evenly balanced matches, Spain took an early blow in their stride to eventually cruise past a Norway side that lacked both ambition and ideas going forward.

The Zaragoza crowd were silenced early on when Wolves striker Steffen Iversen beat Iker Casillas in the home side's goal. Spain were not put off by such a potentially fatal mistake and they drew level soon after through Real Madrid's Raúl González.

The Spanish dominated proceedings but only went in front courtesy of Henning Berg's late own goal.

Things looked to be all set for a fascintaing second leg but Spain showed why many believe they could record a second European Championship success this summer. They quickly grasped control of the match before opening the scoring through Raúl after 34 minutes.

Further goals from Vicente Rodríguez and Joseba Etxeberría sealed a famous 3-0 away win.