UEFA Euro 2008
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Austria Switzerland |
| Dates | 7 June – 29 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 76 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,089,474 (36,316 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  David Villa (4 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 20:54, 26 June 2008 (UTC). | |
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, is the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European nations. The tournament, which is being hosted by Austria and Switzerland, began on 7 June 2008 and is scheduled to conclude with the final at Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna on 29 June 2008. It is the second successful joint bid in the competition's history. Greece were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament.
Sixteen teams are participating in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams were determined through qualifying matches, which began in August 2006. The winner of Euro 2008 will qualify for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.[1]
Summary
Qualification for Euro 2008 started in August 2006, just over a month after the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The qualifying tournament was contested by national teams from each of UEFA's member associations, with the exceptions of Austria and Switzerland, who had qualified for the finals tournament automatically as hosts, and Montenegro, who came into existence too late to be admitted to UEFA. England was the only seeded team not to qualify for the tournament proper, whereas Russia was the only unseeded one to qualify.
The draw for the finals tournament took place on 2 December 2007, and saw Group C immediately labeled as the "group of death", with Italy, France, Romania and the Netherlands competing for two qualifying places. In contrast, Germany and Portugal were deemed to have an easy draw, as the tournament structure meant they could not meet Italy, France, the Netherlands or Spain until the final.
In the group stage, Croatia, Spain and the Netherlands all qualified with maximum points. Austria and Switzerland were not expected to progress, despite the advantage of being the hosts. In Group A, the Swiss lost their captain, Alexander Frei, to injury in the first half of their first game, and became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament after losing their first two matches. Austria fared slightly better in Group B, managing to set up a decisive final game against Germany, dubbed "Austria's final". However, they lost by one goal, making Euro 2008 the first European Championship not to have one of the host nations present in the knockout stage. In an exciting final game in Group A, an injury- and suspension- hit Turkey beat the Czech Republic after an uncharacteristic handling mistake by Petr Čech in the last few minutes left Nihat Kahveci with the simplest of finishes. In the same game, goalkeeper Volkan Demirel was shown a red card for bizarrely pushing Czech striker Jan Koller to the floor. The Turks joined Portugal as the qualifiers from Group A. France were the high profile victims of Group C, recording just one point from a 0–0 draw against Romania in their opening game. Italy beat the French on the final day to finish on four points, joining the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. Finally, in Group D, Greece failed to reproduce the form of their shock 2004 win, and ended the tournament with no points. Russia qualified at the expense of Sweden, after beating them in a final game decider, joining Spain in the knockout stage.
In the quarter-finals, the Portugal team was unable to give their coach Luiz Felipe Scolari a fitting send-off, following the mid-tournament announcement that Scolari would be leaving to join English club Chelsea, losing in an exciting game against Germany. Turkey continued their streak of last-gasp wins, equalising at the death of extra time against Croatia, and advancing on penalties. Coached by Dutchman Guus Hiddink, Russia eliminated the Netherlands with two extra time goals. The final quarter-final saw Spain defeat Italy on penalties after a 0–0 draw in normal time.
In the semi-finals, Turkey's progress was halted against Germany. Turkey entered the game with 9 of their squad missing due to injury or suspension. After going 1-0 up, and also leveling the game 2-2, Germany scored the winning goal in the final minute. The world television feed of the match was intermittently lost during the match, which prevented the broadcast of the second goal by Germany. This was due to a thunderstorm at the broadcasting relay station in Austria, despite the game being played in Switzerland. On the other side, Spain won the semi-final against Russia by three goals to nil. Second half goals from Xavi, Daniel Güiza and David Silva means Spain will be in their first major final after 24 years.
Bid process
Austria and Switzerland jointly bid to host the games, and faced major competition from Greece/Turkey, Scotland/Ireland, Russia, Hungary, Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina and a 4-way Nordic bid from Norway/Sweden/Denmark/Finland. Austria had already bid with another country before, which was Hungary for Euro 2004. They eventually lost to Portugal.
Austria/Switzerland, Greece/Turkey, and Hungary were recommended before the final vote. Greece and Turkey were rejected and let Hungary and Austria/Switzerland battle for the win.
The Austria/Switzerland bid is the second successful joint bid in the competition's history, following the UEFA Euro 2000 hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. The 2012 competition in Poland and Ukraine is scheduled to become the third jointly-hosted tournament.
Venues
The tournament will be played at eight venues throughout the two host nations; four in Austria and four in Switzerland. Each venue has a capacity of at least 30,000 for the tournament; the largest stadium is Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna with a capacity of 53,295.[2] It is for this reason that Ernst Happel Stadion will host the final. Switzerland will play all of its group stage matches at St. Jakob Park in Basel, which also hosted the opening match of the tournament as a compromise for the final being held in Vienna. Austria will play all of its group stage matches at Ernst Happel Stadion.
In 2004, the Zürich venue became a problem for the organisers. Originally, the Hardturm stadium was to be renovated and used as the city's venue, but legal challenges delayed the plan to a point that would not have allowed the ground to be used in 2008. This created a problem, as the agreement between UEFA and the organizers stipulated that four venues would be used in each country. The problem was solved when the organizers proposed renovating Letzigrund instead; UEFA approved the revised plan in January 2005. The Letzigrund stadium hosted its first football match on 23 September 2007.[3]
| Vienna | Klagenfurt | Salzburg | Innsbruck |
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| Ernst Happel Stadion Capacity: 53,295 |
Hypo-Arena Capacity: 31,957 |
Wals Siezenheim Stadion Capacity: 31,020 |
Tivoli Neu Capacity: 31,600 |
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| Basel | Berne | Geneva | Zürich |
| St. Jakob-Park Capacity: 42,000 |
Stade de Suisse Capacity: 31,907 |
Stade de Genève Capacity: 31,228 |
Letzigrund Capacity: 30,000 |
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New trophy
A new trophy will be awarded to the winners of the Euro 2008 tournament. The new version of the Henri Delaunay Trophy, created by Asprey London,[4] is almost an exact replica of the original designed by Arthus-Bertrand. A small figure juggling a ball on the back of the original has been removed, as has the marble plinth. The silver base of the trophy also had to be enlarged to make it stable. The names of the winning countries that had appeared on the plinth have now been engraved on the back of the trophy, which is made of sterling silver, weighs 8 kilograms (17.6 lb) and is 60 centimetres (24 in) tall.
Qualifying
The draw for the qualifying round took place in Montreux, Switzerland on 27 January 2006 at 12:00 CET.
The qualifying process commenced a month after the 2006 World Cup. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified for the tournament finals as host nations.
The qualifying format was changed compared to previous tournaments. The winners and runners-up from seven groups automatically qualified for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. The change means there were no play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups – they qualified directly for the finals. Teams that finished in third place didn't have any further opportunity to qualify. Six of the qualifying groups contained seven teams, and the other, Group A, contained eight.
Qualified teams
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year
- 2 as Czechoslovakia
- 3 as West Germany
- 4 as Soviet Union
Seeding
The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2007 at the Culture and Convention Centre in Lucerne.[5]
In a return to the format used at Euro 92 and Euro 96 the games in each group will be held at just two stadia, with the seeded team remaining in the same city for all three matches. As was the case at the 2000 and 2004 finals, the finalists were divided into four seeding pots, based on average points per game in the qualifying phases of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2008, with each group having one team from each pot. Switzerland and Austria, as co-hosts, and Greece, as defending champions, were seeded first automatically.[6][7] The Netherlands were seeded based on their UEFA coefficient in the Euro 2008 finalists ranking.
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Match officials
Twelve referees and twenty four assistants were selected for the tournament:[8]
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 Austria
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Konrad Plautz | Egon Bereuter | Markus Mayr |
 Belgium
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Frank de Bleeckere | Peter Hermans | Alex Verstraeten |
 England
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Howard Webb | Darren Cann | Mike Mullarkey |
 Germany
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Herbert Fandel | Carsten Kadach | Volker Wezel |
 Greece
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Kyros Vassaras | Dimitiris Bozartzidis | Dimitiris Saraidaris |
 Italy
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Roberto Rosetti | Alessandro Griselli | Paolo Calcagno |
 Netherlands
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Pieter Vink | Adriaan Inia | Hans ten Hoove |
 Norway
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Tom Henning Øvrebø | Geir Åge Holen | Jan Petter Randen[9] |
 Slovakia
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Ľuboš Micheľ | Roman Slysko | Martin Balko |
| Spain
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Manuel Mejuto González | Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez | Jesús Calvo Guadamuro |
 Sweden
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Peter Fröjdfeldt | Stefan Wittberg | Henrik Andren |
 Switzerland
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Massimo Busacca | Matthias Arnet | Stephane Cuhat |
Squads
Each nation had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of which had to be goalkeepers, by 28 May 2008. If a player was injured seriously enough to prevent him from taking part in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.[10]
Results
Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria
For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the record of the tied teams in the games they played against each other in the first instance, then the goals scored and goal difference in all group matches. There was a facility for positions to be determined by a penalty shoot-out if their records were identical and their last match was a draw against each other, but this situation did not arise. Pre-tournament records, disciplinary history and the drawing of lots were also available, but unused, grounds for determining positions.[11]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Portugal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Turkey
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3[b] | |
| 4 | Switzerland (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] |
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Turkey |
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2 – 0 | Portugal
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- Notes on the tie-breaking situation
- Portugal and Turkey are ranked by their head-to-head records
- Czech Republic and Switzerland are ranked by their head-to-head records
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Croatia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany
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| 3 | Austria (H)
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| 4 |  Poland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1[a] |
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| Austria |
0 – 1 | Croatia
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| Germany |
2 – 0 | Poland
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| Croatia |
2 – 1 | Germany
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| Austria |
1 – 1 | Poland
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| Poland |
0 – 1 | Croatia
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| Austria |
0 – 1 | Germany
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- Notes on the tie-breaking situation
- Austria and Poland are ranked by goal difference in all of their group games as their head-to-head records are identical.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Romania
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  France
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Italy |
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| Netherlands | 4–1 | France |
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| Netherlands | 2–0 | Romania |
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| Romania |
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| Netherlands |
3 – 0 | Italy
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| Italy |
1 – 1 | Romania
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| Netherlands |
4 – 1 | France
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| Netherlands |
2 – 0 | Romania
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| France |
0 – 2 | Italy
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Russia
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| 3 | Sweden
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Greece
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Spain | 4–1 | Russia |
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| Greece | 1–2 | Spain |
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0 – 2 | Sweden
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| Sweden |
1 – 2 | Spain
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| Greece |
1 – 2 | Spain
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| Russia |
2 – 0 | Sweden
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Knockout stage
The knockout stage is different from that of past tournaments. Teams in groups A and B will be separated from teams in groups C and D until the final. This increases the chance of a group fixture being replayed in the knockout stage, and renders impossible a final between two teams drawn in the same half of the tournament. Also, in another major change, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues (St. Jakob-Park, Basel and Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna—the two largest of the eight stadiums used) will be used for the seven matches in the knockout stage of the tournament.[36]
The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2008 began with the quarter-finals on 19 June 2008, and was completed on 29 June 2008 with the final at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Format
The knockout stage was different from that of past tournaments. Teams in groups A and B were separated from teams in groups C and D until the final. This meant that teams from the same group who advanced past the quarterfinals would play each other again in the semifinals instead of the final. The reason for the format change this year was to equalise the rest periods during the knockout stage.[37] Also, in another major change, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues (St. Jakob-Park, Basel and Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna) were used for the seven matches in the knockout stage of the tournament.[37] As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
Another new rule forgave all single yellow cards received up to and including the quarter-finals. However, players that were booked both in group tournament and quarter-finals missed semi-finals through suspension, but could play in the final. It was thus not possible to be suspended for the final without a red card.
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
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| C | Netherlands
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| D | Spain
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Bracket
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Quarter-finals
The first quarter-final saw Group A winners Portugal take on Germany, who finished as runners-up of Group B. Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the opener half-way through the first half, before Miroslav Klose doubled their lead four minutes later. Portugal pulled one back five minutes before half-time, but Germany restored their two-goal lead on the hour mark. Portugal now needed two goals to take the game to extra time; Hélder Postiga pulled one back, but Germany were able to hang on to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 1996.
The second quarter-final was between Croatia and Turkey, and was a less high scoring affair. No goals were scored in normal time, and it took 29 minutes of extra time before Ivan Klasnić put Croatia into the lead. However, two minutes into injury time at the end of extra time Turkey was awarded a free kick. Controversially referee Roberto Rosetti did not allow the Croatian coach to put on a substitute, after Turkey was awarded the free kick, which would have allowed for the Croatian defence to better settle. A long free kick from Turkey goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber found Semih Şentürk on the edge of the area; the striker turned and hit a shot into the top corner of the net to take the game to a penalty shootout. Croatia went first, but only managed to score one of their four penalties, while Turkey scored all three of theirs to win 3–1.
The Group C winners, the Netherlands, who had won all three of their group games, took on Group D runners-up Russia in quarter-final 3. The Netherlands' players wore black armbands in sympathy for the death of Anissa, Khalid Boulahrouz's premature baby daughter. Russia took the lead through Roman Pavlyuchenko just before the hour mark. Ruud van Nistelrooy equalised in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute, Ľuboš Micheľ sent Russian defender Denis Kolodin off for a second booking, but reversed his decision afterwards. The reversal was based on a linesman's (mistaken) observation that the ball was out of play before the tackle.[38] Eugen Strigel, head of the German referee committee, later judged the reversal against regulations as based on a mistaken premise.[39] The Russians played on with 11 players and with two quick-fire goals in the last eight minutes of extra time from Dmitri Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin secured a remarkable win.
The final quarter-final pitted Spain against Italy. In 120 minutes of football, neither team managed to produce a goal, sending the game to penalties. Spain went first and scored three of their first four penalties, Gianluigi Buffon saving the other from Dani Güiza, while Iker Casillas saved two of Italy's four penalties. This left Cesc Fàbregas having to score to send Spain through. He converted, meaning that Spain had won their first competitive match against Italy since the 1920 Summer Olympics and that Spain had qualified for the semi-finals for the first time since 1984.
Portugal vs Germany
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Semi-finals
The first semi-final saw Group B runner-up and three-time champions Germany face Group A runner-up and first time semi-finalists Turkey. Turkey scored first as Uğur Boral converted a rebound from the crossbar. Bastian Schweinsteiger equalised for Germany four minutes later. In the 79th minute, Miroslav Klose headed Germany into the lead with his second goal of the tournament. Turkey managed to get back seven minutes later when Semih Şentürk flicked the ball past Jens Lehmann. The match was headed for extra time when defender Philipp Lahm in the 90th minute scored the final goal and sent Germany into their sixth European Championship final. The TV broadcast of the match experienced technical difficulties caused by severe thunderstorms in Vienna, Austria, from where the television broadcast was transmitted. Television pictures in several countries were interrupted on three occasions, including at the time of Klose and Semih's goals. The entire match was recorded and distributed to all countries.
The second semi-final was a replay of the opening match of Group D, Spain in their first semi-final since 1984 faced Russia who had not been in a semi-final since 1988 as the Soviet Union. The first half was scoreless, but five minutes into the second, Xavi opened the scoring. Dani Güiza replaced Fernando Torres in the 69th minute and scored the second goal for Spain in four minutes. David Silva rounded up the scoring with Spain's third of the night, sending Spain into their third European Championship final.
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Final
The final match was played between Germany and Spain on 29 June 2008 at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna, Austria. Spain won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by Fernando Torres.
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Notes
- ^ Due to the one-match suspension of Germany manager Joachim Löw, assistant manager Hansi Flick took his place on the bench.
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External links
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Quarter-finals
| Portugal | 2 – 3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
Nuno Gomes  40'Postiga 87' |
(Report) | Schweinsteiger 22' Klose 26'Ballack 61' |
| Netherlands | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| van Nistelrooy 86' |
(Report) | Pavlyuchenko 56' Torbinski 112'Arshavin 116' |
Semi-finals
Final
| Germany | v | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Statistics
Goalscorers
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Players in bold are still active in the competition
Discipline
At UEFA Euro 2008, players may be suspended from playing in subsequent matches upon the collection of a certain number of yellow or red cards. If a player is shown a red card – whether as a result of two bookable offences or a straight red – that player is suspended from playing in his team's next match. If his team is eliminated from the competition before the end of his suspension, the games carry over to the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. A player is also suspended for one match for picking up two yellow cards in separate matches. However, any yellow cards accumulated are annulled once a team is eliminated from the tournament or reaches the semi-finals.[1]
In extreme cases of ill-discipline, UEFA may choose to have a disciplinary panel examine the incident in order to determine whether or not further suspension is required. One case of this at Euro 2008 was the suspension of Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Demirel for two matches for pushing Czech striker Jan Koller.[2]
The following players were suspended for one or more games as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulation:
| Player | Offence(s) | Suspension(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Arshavin
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 in Euro qualifying v Andorra
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Group D v Spain Group D v Greece |
Suspension due to red card in last game of qualifying Group E |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger
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in Group B v Croatia
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Group B v Austria | |
| Sebastian Prödl
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 in Group B v Croatia in Group B v Poland
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Group B v Germany | |
| Dorin Goian
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in Group C v France in Group C v Italy
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Group C v Netherlands | |
| Mehmet Aurélio
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in Group A v Switzerland in Group A v Czech Republic
|
Quarter-final v Croatia | |
| Volkan Demirel
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in Group A v Czech Republic
|
Quarter-final v Croatia Semi-final v Germany |
Suspension increased to two games for serious violent conduct |
| Éric Abidal
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in Group C v Italy
|
World Cup qualifying v Austria | Suspension to be served in World Cup qualifying Group 7 |
| Andrea Pirlo
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in Group C v Romania in Group C v France
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Quarter-final v Spain | |
| Gennaro Gattuso
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in Group C v Netherlands in Group C v France
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Quarter-final v Spain | |
| Tuncay Şanlı
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in Group A v Switzerland in Quarter-final v Croatia
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Semi-final v Germany | |
| Arda Turan
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in Group A v Czech Republic in Quarter-final v Croatia
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Semi-final v Germany | |
| Emre Aşık
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in Group A v Czech Republic in Quarter-final v Croatia
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Semi-final v Germany | |
| Denis Kolodin
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in Group D v Sweden in Quarter-final v Netherlands
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Semi-final v Spain | |
| Dmitri Torbinski
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in Group D v Greece in Quarter-final v Netherlands
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Semi-final v Spain |
Miscellany
Television coverage failure
Three times in the second half of the semi-final between Germany and Turkey, nearly the entire global television coverage of the game was interrupted. A thunderstorm over Vienna caused technical difficulties in the International Broadcast Centre (IBC), which relayed the television feed from the match in Basel, Switzerland.[3] In the various intervening emergency measures taken by national broadcasters, such as reverting to radio broadcasting in the case of BBC coverage, one or more goals were missed by various audiences. Only the Swiss public broadcaster, SRG, in Zurich and Al Jazeera maintaining full coverage because both were using signals other than the IBC's.
Match ball
The match ball for the finals was unveiled at the draw ceremony. Produced by Adidas and named the Europass, it is a 14-panel ball in the same construction as the Teamgeist, but with a modified surface design.[4] A version named the Europass Gloria will be used in the final.[5]
There have been concerns raised about the match ball which is claimed to deviate unpredictably in flight, making it difficult to judge for goalkeepers. Notable players to criticise are Germany's Jens Lehmann and the Czech Republic's Petr Čech.[6] These claims are disputed by the ball's designer, Oliver Kahn.
Music
The official melody was composed by Rollo Armstrong of Faithless on behalf of UEFA.[7]
The official Euro 2008 song is "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias, which will be also performed live as part of the official closing ceremony after the final in Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna on June 29.[7]
As well as the official song, two soundtracks, "Like a Superstar" and "Feel the Rush", have been recorded by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy as mascot songs for Euro 2008. They form a musical background to video clips featuring the twin mascots Trix and Flix.[7]
The official Swiss song for the tournament is a new version of "Bring en hei" by Baschi,[8] Christina Stürmer sings the official tournament song of Austrian ÖFB, "Fieber" (Fever).[9] Croatia manager, Slaven Bilić has recorded his country's official Euro 2008 song, "Vatreno ludilo" ("Fiery Madness"), with his rock group, Rawbau.
"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes is played when players walk out before kick-off.[10] A remix of "Samba de Janeiro" by German dance group Bellini is played after each goal scored in the competition.[11]
Mascots
The two official mascots for UEFA Euro 2008, were named after a vote from the public of the two host nations, the options were:
- Zigi and Zagi
- Flitz and Bitz
- Trix and Flix
After receiving 36.3% of the vote, Trix and Flix were chosen. "I am sure the mascots and their names will become a vital part of the understanding of the whole event," said Christian Mutschler, who is the tournament director for Switzerland.[12]
Slogan
The slogan for UEFA Euro 2008 was chosen on 24 January 2007: Expect Emotions.
The UEFA President Michel Platini stated "It describes in a nutshell what the UEFA Euro 2008 has to offer: all kinds of emotions – joy, disappointment, relief or high tension – right up to the final whistle."[13]
Prize money
UEFA announced that total of €184 million has been offered to the 16 teams competing in this tournament, increasing from €129 million in the previous tournament. The distributions as below:[14]
- Prize for participating: €7.5 million
Extra payment based on teams performances:
- Winner: €7.5 million
- Runner-up: €4.5 million
- Semi-finals: €3 million
- Quarter-finals: €2 million
- Group stage (per match):
- Win: €1 million
- Draw: €500,000
If the winner of the tournament were to win all three matches in the group stage, they would receive a total prize of €23 million. As of prior to the final between Spain and Germany, Spain is currently the only team capable of winning the maximum prize money.
Broadcasting rights
Many of the world's national broadcasters have secured broadcasting rights of the tournament, as of 16 January 2008.[15]
References
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{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Uefa may face action over outage". BBC News. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
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{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Final ball rolled out in Vienna". euro2008.uefa.com. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Cech concerned by Euro 2008 ball". BBC Sport. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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External links
- UEFA Euro 2008 Official Site
- Travel guide for the tournament from Wikitravel
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