A famous moment in the Estádio da Luz: Ricardo scores the decisive penalty in the quarterfinals of EURO 2004 against England

The Estádio da Luz is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, the home of SL Benfica. Ricardo and Calamity James Source:Publico Moblog File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ricardo and Calamity James Source:Publico Moblog File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ricardo scores the decisive penalty in the quarterfinals of EURO 2004 against England Ricardo Pereira, usually referred to simply as Ricardo (full name Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira; born February 11, 1976 in Montijo), is a Portuguese football player. ... Ricardo scores a decisive penalty in the quarterfinals of EURO 2004 Kicks from the penalty mark (commonly referred to as a penalty shootout) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ... Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ...

It hosted several matches in the 2004 European Football Championship, including the final. It was completely rebuilt for the tournament, and now has a capacity of 65,400. The architect, Damon Lavelle, designed the stadium to use as much natural light as possible. It is classified by UEFA as a 5 star stadium, allowing it to host major European cup finals. The original Estádio da Luz, opened in 1954, hosted the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final before a crowd of well under 120,000, its tantamount capacity in those years. Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ...

The stadium is usually known in English as the "Stadium of Light" and it sits in the Lisbon district of Benfica. The Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England was named with the Lisbon stadium in mind. The Stadium of Light is a football stadium, the home of Sunderland football club, in north-east England. ... This is about the city of Sunderland in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...