Look back: Euro 2004 England celebrations in Ipswich

Gareth Southgate's men are one of the favourites to win this year's tournament in Germany - but will have to navigate a group featuring Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia first.

To get into the spirit, we took a look back at some pictures from our archives of fans celebrating England's goals at Euro 2004, held 20 years ago in Portugal.

Fans at Pals in Ipswich celebrating England's group stage win against Switzerland in Euro 2004 

The first images show fans celebrating at Pals in Ipswich, which was a popular meeting place in Dogs Head Street during the early 2000s before Revolution replaced it in 2011 following a refurbishment.

England fans were jubilant after Wayne Rooney scored a brace for the Three Lions against the Swiss (Image: Archant)

England then went on to finish second in Group B after beating Croatia and Switzerland but losing to France (Image: Archant)

Expectations were high, with the 2004 England team dubbed the 'Golden Generation' by many pundits (Image: Archant)

Further pictures show excited fans watching the quarter-final match against Portugal at the Brewers Arms.

Fans celebrate as Frank Lampard scores in the penalty shoot-out in the quarter-final with Portugal (Image: Archant)

Fans were excited and nervous ahead of the quarter-final match against Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Carvalho's Portugal (Image: Archant)
The penalties were an up-and-down roller coaster for England fans in Ipswich (Image: Archant)

Unfortunately, the Three Lions were unable to bring it home after losing in the penalty shoot-out to hosts Portugal, who in turn went on to lose in the final to unfancied Greece.

However, the energy and excitement for international success lives on in Ipswich and fans across the town are excited to see what the Three Lions can do in this summer's tournament.