Results of This Week's Euro 2004 Championship Matches - 2003-11-17

The Scotland national team defeated the Netherlands national football team 1-0 at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. This match was part of the qualifying round for the final stage of the European Championship. James McFadden scored the only goal of the match in the 22nd minute, bringing Scotland one step closer to participating in next year's European Championship in Portugal. The return match between Scotland and the Netherlands will be held on Wednesday in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In another Euro qualifying match, the Spain national football team defeated Norway 2-1 in front of 55,000 fans at the Valencia city stadium. Raul scored for Spain in the 21st minute, but Norway equalized before halftime with a goal from Steffen Iversen, until Henning Berg, a player from the Norwegian national team, accidentally scored an own goal, giving the host team, Spain, a victory. Meanwhile, in Moscow, the national teams of Russia and Wales ended their match in a goalless draw in the Euro qualifying round. Croatia and Slovenia also drew 1-1 in Zagreb, Croatia, where Dado Prso scored for the hosts in the 5th minute, but Armin Silaik equalized for Slovenia 17 minutes later. In another match, the Lithuania national football team defeated Turkey 1-0. So far, Portugal, which will host the European Championship, and 10 other national teams have qualified, while 10 more teams are currently competing in home-and-away matches to determine the remaining 5 countries that will participate in the tournament.