Croatia's next major tournament was the 2004 European Championship in Slovenia. The tournament was held from 22 January to 1 February. Croatia went undefeated through the preliminary Group Stage defeating Spain (29:30), Denmark 26:25 and drawing with Portugal (32:32). During the main Group Stage Croatia beat Sweden (26:28), Switzerland (27:30) and played a draw against Russia (24:24). In the semi-final, Croatia lost to the host Slovenia (27:25) and lost their third place match against Denmark (27:31). Džomba was the tournaments top goalscorer with 46 goals.