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Baros is top scorer

July 01, 2004 02:28 IST

The Netherlands' exit from the European Football Championship after being beaten 1-2 by Portugal in the semi-finals means that the Czech Republic's Milan Baros is the clear favourite to emerge the top scorer of the tournament.

He has five goals to his name and the only player who could have caught up with him was Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had scored four goals, before the Netherlands were knocked out.

Scorers at Euro 2004 after Wednesday's match:

5 goals: Milan Baros (Czech Republic)

4 goals: Wayne Rooney (England), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands).

3 goals: Zinedine Zidane (France), Henrik Larsson (Sweden), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark), Frank Lampard (England).

2 goals: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Thierry Henry (France), Antonio Cassano (Italy), Marek Heinz (Czech Republic), Rui Costa (Portugal), Angelos Haristeas (Greece), Jan Koller (Czech Republic), Maniche (Portugal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).

1 goal: Giorgos Karagounis (Greece), Angelos Basinas (Greece), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Juan Carlos Valeron (Spain), Fredrik Ljungberg (Sweden), Marcus Allback (Sweden), Maris Verpakovskis (Latvia), Torsten Frings (Germany), Fernando Morientes (Spain), Steven Gerrard (England), Dado Prso (Croatia), David Trezeguet (France), Milan Rapaic (Croatia), Jesper Gronkjaer (Denmark), Wilfred Bouma (Netherlands), Vladimir Smicer (Czech Republic), Nuno Gomes (Portugal), Dmitry Kirichenko (Russia), Dmitry Bulykin (Russia), Zisis Vryzas (Greece), Niko Kovac (Croatia), Igor Tudor (Croatia), Paul Scholes (England), Johann Vonlanthen (Switzerland), Mattias Jonson (Sweden), Martin Petrov (Bulgaria), Simone Perrotta (Italy), Roy Makaay (Netherlands), Michael Ballack (Germany), Michael Owen (England), Helder Postiga (Portugal).

Own goals: Igor Tudor (Croatia), Jorge Andrade (Portugal).