The 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 20/21, 2004.

The races were held at the Ossegem Park in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1] and for the IAAF.

[2][3][4][5][6][7] The new team scores introduced in 2002 were reverted to the original form as used in 2001 and earlier.

Complete results for senior men,[8][9][10] for senior men's teams,[8][11][12] for men's short race,[13][14][15] for men's short race teams,[13][16][17] for junior men,[18][19][20] for junior men's teams,[18][21][22] senior women,[23][24][25] for senior women's teams,[23][26][27] for women's short race,[28][29][30] for women's short race teams,[28][31][32] for junior women,[33][34][35] for junior women's teams,[33][36][37] medallists,[38] and the results of British athletes who took part[39] were published.