Latvia have qualified for a UEFA European Championship once, the 2004 edition. After finishing second in their qualifying group, they won the two-legged play-offs against Turkey (3–2 on aggregate) to secure their first appearance in a major tournament finals.[1] [2] In doing so, Latvia became the first and so far only Baltic team to qualify for a European Championship.[1] [2]
At Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.[3] Latvia faced the Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Māris Verpakovskis scoring before half-time.[4] However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1.[4] Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against World Cup runners-up Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament.[5] They lost their final match 3–0 against the Netherlands,[6] and were eliminated, finishing fourth in the group with one point from their draw and two losses.[7]
See main article: UEFA Euro 2004.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D.
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| UEFA European Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1960 to 1992 | Part of | ||||||||
| 1996 to 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2004 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2008 to 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| To be determined | |||||||||
  2032 | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |