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Revision as of 16:29, 13 June 2008

This article is about the sporting event. For the video game based on this event, see UEFA Euro 2008 (video game).
UEFA Euro 2008
Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2008
Championnat d'Europe de football 2008
Campionato europeo di calcio 2008
Campiunadi d'Europa da ballape 2008
File:UEFA EURO 2008 New Logo.svg
UEFA Euro 2008 official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesAustria
Switzerland
Dates7 June – 29 June
Teams16
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored28 (2.33 per match)
Attendance423,396 (35,283 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain David Villa (3 goals)
Germany Lukas Podolski (3 goals)
All statistics correct as of 22:04, 12 June 2008 (UTC).

The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, is the 13th edition of the 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.

A total of 16 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]

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
Ernst Happel Stadion
Capacity: 53,295 		Hypo-Arena
Capacity: 31,957 		Wals Siezenheim Stadion
Capacity: 31,020 		Tivoli Neu
Capacity: 31,600
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

New trophy

File:New Henri Delaunay Trophy.jpg
The new trophy for the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament

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

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 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

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1
 Austria 00Co-hosts 0012 December 2002 01 (debut appearance)
  Switzerland 01Co-hosts 0112 December 2002 21 (1996, 2004)
 Poland 02Group A winner 0917 November 2007 00 (debut appearance)
 Portugal 03Group A runner-up 1421 November 2007 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Italy 04Group B winner 0617 November 2007 60 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 France 05Group B runner-up 0717 November 2007 61 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Greece 06Group C winner 0317 October 2007 23 (1980, 2004)
 Turkey 07Group C runner-up 1221 November 2007 22 (1996, 2000)
 Czech Republic 08Group D winner 0517 October 2007 62 (19602, 19762, 19802, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Germany 09Group D runner-up 0213 October 2007 9 (19723, 19763, 19803, 19843, 19883, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Croatia 10Group E winner 0817 November 2007 20 (1996, 2004)
 Russia 11Group E runner-up 1521 November 2007 8 (19604, 19644, 19684, 19724, 19884, 19925, 1996, 2004)
 Spain 12Group F winner 1117 November 2007 71 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Sweden 13Group F runner-up 1321 November 2007 30 (1992, 2000, 2004)
 Romania 14Group G winner 0417 October 2007 31 (1984, 1996, 2000)
 Netherlands 15Group G runner-up 1017 November 2007 70 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Participating countries
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Spain controversy

FIFA president Sepp Blatter threatened Spain with expulsion from international football had the Spanish government interfered in the election process of the Spanish Football Federation, but no action was deemed necessary.[5]

Seeding

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 seeding

The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2007 at the Culture and Convention Centre in Lucerne.[6]

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.[7][8] The Netherlands were seeded based on their UEFA coefficient in the Euro 2008 finalists ranking.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Match officials

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 officials

Twelve referees and twenty four assistants were selected for the tournament:[9]

Football
Association 		Referee Assistants
Austria Austria Konrad Plautz Egon Bereuter Markus Mayr
Belgium Belgium Frank de Bleeckere Peter Hermans Alex Verstraeten
England England Howard Webb Darren Cann Mike Mullarkey
Germany Germany Herbert Fandel Carsten Kadach Volker Wezel
Greece Greece Kyros Vassaras Dimitiris Bozartzidis Dimitiris Saraidaris
Italy Italy Roberto Rosetti Alessandro Griselli Paolo Calcagno
Netherlands Netherlands Pieter Vink Adriaan Inia Hans ten Hoove
Norway Norway Tom Henning Øvrebø Geir Åge Holen Jan Petter Randen[10]
Slovakia Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ Roman Slysko Martin Balko
Spain Spain Manuel Mejuto González Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez Jesús Calvo Guadamuro
Sweden Sweden Peter Fröjdfeldt Stefan Wittberg Henrik Andren
Switzerland Switzerland Massimo Busacca Matthias Arnet Stephane Cuhat

Squads

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 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.[11]

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Euro 2008 wall chart

Group stage

In the following tables:

  • Pld = total games played; W = total games won; D = total games drawn (tied); L = total games lost; GF = total goals scored (goals for); GA = total goals conceded (goals against); GD = goal difference (GF−GA); Pts = total points accumulated (3W+D)

Should two or more teams from the same group finish with an equal number of points, they will be ranked based on the following criteria:

  • Number of points earned in matches between the teams in question;
  • Goal difference in matches between the teams in question;
  • Goals scored in matches between the teams in question;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches;
  • In cases where exactly two teams are equal in all previously listed critera and play one another to a draw in their final group match, kicks from the penalty mark will be conducted in lieu of the remaining criteria;[12]
  • Coefficient from the qualifying competitions for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006/08 UEFA European Football Championship (points obtained divided by the number of matches played);
  • Fair play conduct of the teams in the group stage;
  • Drawing of lots.
Key to colours in group tables
Top two teams progress to the quarter-finals
Bottom two teams are eliminated from the tournament

Group A

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic
Report
  • Svěrkoš 71'
Attendance: 39,730[13]
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 29,106[14]
Czech Republic 1–3 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 29,016[15]
Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 39,730[16]
Switzerland 2–0 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 39,730[17]
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 29,016[18]
7 June 2008
Switzerland  0 – 1  Czech Republic
Portugal  2 – 0  Turkey
11 June 2008
Czech Republic  1 – 3  Portugal
Switzerland  1 – 2  Turkey
15 June 2008
Switzerland  v  Portugal
Turkey  v  Czech Republic
Qualification
  • Portugal has qualified for the quarter-finals as Group A winners.
  • The winner of the match between Turkey and the Czech Republic will progress to the quarter-finals as Group A runners-up. If the match is drawn, the progressing team will be determined by a penalty shootout.
  • Switzerland cannot qualify for the quarter finals and will finish bottom of the group.

Group B

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Austria (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1[a]
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Austria 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 51,428[19]
Germany 2–0 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 30,461[20]
Croatia 2–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 30,461[21]
Austria 1–1 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 51,428[22]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Poland 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 30,461[23]
Austria 0–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 51,428[24]
8 June 2008
Austria  0 – 1  Croatia
Germany  2 – 0  Poland
12 June 2008
Croatia  2 – 1  Germany
Austria  1 – 1  Poland
16 June 2008
Poland  v  Croatia
Austria  v  Germany
Qualification
  • Croatia have qualified for the quarter finals as Group B winners.
  • Germany will qualify if they beat or draw with Austria.
  • Austria will qualify if they beat Germany, and Poland do not beat Croatia.
  • If Austria and Poland both win their next matches, one of those teams will progress depending on goal difference, goals scored, or on the basis of average points scored in recent qualification tournaments.
    • Poland would have to win by a greater margin than Austria to have any chance.
    • If Poland win by a margin greater than Austria's by 2 or more, Poland will qualify.
    • If Poland's winning margin is one greater than Austria's, Austria need to score more goals than Poland to qualify.

Group C

Free kick in the Italy-Netherlands match, 9 June
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 30,585[25]
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[26]
Italy 1–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,585[27]
Netherlands 4–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[28]
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[29]
France 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,585[30]
9 June 2008
Romania  0 – 0  France
Netherlands  3 – 0  Italy
13 June 2008
Italy  v  Romania
Netherlands  v  France
17 June 2008
Netherlands  v  Romania
France  v  Italy
Qualification
  • If Italy lose to Romania, they will not be able to qualify for the quarter finals regardless of the results of the remaining matches.

Group D

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 4–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 30,772[31]
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 31,063[32]
Sweden 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 30,772[33]
Greece 0–1 Russia
Report
Attendance: 31,063[34]
Greece 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 30,883[35]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Russia 2–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 30,772[36]
10 June 2008
Spain  4 – 1  Russia
Greece  0 – 2  Sweden
14 June 2008
Sweden  v  Spain
Greece  v  Russia
18 June 2008
Greece  v  Spain
Russia  v  Sweden

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 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.[37]

The knockout phase 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 phase 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 increased the chance of a group fixture being replayed in the knockout phase, and rendered a final between two teams drawn in the same half of the tournament impossible. The reason for the format change this year was to equalise the rest periods during the knockout phase.[38] 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 phase of the tournament.[38] 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.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Portugal  Turkey
B  Croatia  Germany
C  Netherlands  Italy
D  Spain  Russia

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 June – Basel
 
 
 Portugal2
 
25 June – Basel
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany3
 
20 June – Vienna
 
 Turkey2
 
 Croatia1 (1)
 
29 June – Vienna
 
 Turkey (p)1 (3)
 
 Germany0
 
21 June – Basel
 
 Spain1
 
 Netherlands1
 
26 June – Vienna
 
 Russia (a.e.t.)3
 
 Russia0
 
22 June – Vienna
 
 Spain3
 
 Spain (p)0 (4)
 
 
 Italy0 (2)
 

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.[39] Eugen Strigel, head of the German referee committee, later judged the reversal against regulations as based on a mistaken premise.[40] 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

Portugal 2–3 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 39,374[41]
Portugal[42]
Germany[42]
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 4 José Bosingwa
CB 15 Pepe Yellow card 60'
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho
LB 2 Paulo Ferreira
CM 8 Petit Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 10 João Moutinho downward-facing red arrow 31'
RW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo
AM 20 Deco
LW 11 Simão
CF 21 Nuno Gomes (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Raul Meireles upward-facing green arrow 31'
MF 19 Nani upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 23 Hélder Postiga Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card 48'
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm Yellow card 49'
CM 6 Simon Rolfes
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tim Borowski upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 4 Clemens Fritz upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 2 Marcell Jansen upward-facing green arrow 89'
Assistant manager:
Hansi Flick[note 1]

Man of the Match:
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)[41]

Assistant referees:[42][43]
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Reserve assistant referee:
Dimitrios Bozatzidis (Greece)

Croatia vs Turkey

Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 51,428[44]
Croatia[45]
Turkey[45]
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 4 Robert Kovač
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
LB 22 Danijel Pranjić
CM 14 Luka Modrić
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c)
RW 11 Darijo Srna
LW 7 Ivan Rakitić
SS 19 Niko Kranjčar downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 18 Ivica Olić downward-facing red arrow 97'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Mladen Petrić upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 17 Ivan Klasnić upward-facing green arrow 97'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 22 Hamit Altıntop
CB 4 Gökhan Zan
CB 15 Emre Aşık Yellow card 107'
LB 3 Hakan Balta
DM 6 Mehmet Topal downward-facing red arrow 76'
RM 20 Sabri Sarıoğlu
CM 17 Tuncay Şanlı Yellow card 27'
LM 14 Arda Turan Yellow card 49'
CF 18 Colin Kazim-Richards downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 8 Nihat Kahveci (c) downward-facing red arrow 117'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Uğur Boral Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Semih Şentürk upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 10 Gökdeniz Karadeniz upward-facing green arrow 117'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Hamit Altıntop (Turkey)[44]

Assistant referees:[45][43]
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)

Netherlands vs Russia

Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
Attendance: 38,374[46]
Netherlands[47]
Russia[47]
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 21 Khalid Boulahrouz Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 54'
CB 2 André Ooijer
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM 17 Nigel de Jong
CM 8 Orlando Engelaar downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 18 Dirk Kuyt downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 23 Rafael van der Vaart Yellow card 60'
LW 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
FW 7 Robin van Persie Yellow card 55' upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 John Heitinga upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 20 Ibrahim Afellay upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 8 Denis Kolodin Yellow card 71'
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov Yellow card 103'
DM 11 Sergei Semak (c)
RM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov
CM 20 Igor Semshov downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 9 Ivan Saenko downward-facing red arrow 81'
SS 10 Andrei Arshavin
CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko downward-facing red arrow 115'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 7 Dmitri Torbinski Yellow card 111' upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 21 Dmitri Sychev upward-facing green arrow 115'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Andrei Arshavin (Russia)[46]

Assistant referees:[47][43]
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)

Spain vs Italy

See also: Italy–Spain football rivalry
Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 51,178[48]
Spain[49]
Italy[49]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta Yellow card 11' downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 19 Marcos Senna
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 21 David Silva
CF 7 David Villa Yellow card 72'
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Santi Cazorla Yellow card 113' upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 2 Christian Panucci
CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini
LB 3 Fabio Grosso
RM 22 Alberto Aquilani downward-facing red arrow 108'
CM 10 Daniele De Rossi
LM 13 Massimo Ambrosini Yellow card 31'
AM 20 Simone Perrotta downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 9 Luca Toni
CF 18 Antonio Cassano downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 108'
Manager:
Roberto Donadoni

Man of the Match:
Iker Casillas (Spain)[48]

Assistant referees:[49][43]
Carsten Kadach (Germany)
Volker Wezel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Reserve assistant referee:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)

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.

Germany vs Turkey

Germany 3–2 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 39,374[50]
Germany[51]
Turkey[51]
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm
CM 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger
CM 6 Simon Rolfes downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
LW 20 Lukas Podolski
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Torsten Frings upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 2 Marcell Jansen upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber (c)
RB 20 Sabri Sarıoğlu Yellow card 90+4'
CB 6 Mehmet Topal
CB 4 Gökhan Zan
LB 3 Hakan Balta
DM 7 Mehmet Aurélio
RM 18 Colin Kazim-Richards downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 22 Hamit Altıntop
CM 19 Ayhan Akman downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 16 Uğur Boral downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 9 Semih Şentürk Yellow card 53'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Mevlüt Erdinç upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 10 Gökdeniz Karadeniz upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 11 Tümer Metin upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Philipp Lahm (Germany)[50]

Assistant referees:[51][43]
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

Russia vs Spain

Russia 0–3 Spain
Report
Attendance: 51,428[52]
Russia[53]
Spain[53]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 2 Vasili Berezutski
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov Yellow card 56'
DM 11 Sergei Semak (c)
RM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov
CM 20 Igor Semshov downward-facing red arrow 56'
LM 9 Ivan Saenko downward-facing red arrow 57'
SS 10 Andrei Arshavin
CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko
Substitutions:
MF 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Yellow card 60' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 21 Dmitri Sychev upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta
CM 19 Marcos Senna
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 21 David Silva
CF 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 34'
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 34'
MF 14 Xabi Alonso upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[52]

Assistant referees:[53][43]
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Alex Verstraeten (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Reserve assistant referee:
Dimitrios Saraidaris (Greece)

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 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.

Germany 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 51,428
Germany[54]
Spain[54]
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger downward-facing red arrow 58'
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 13 Michael Ballack (c) Yellow card 43'
LW 20 Lukas Podolski
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Marcell Jansen upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 22 Kevin Kurányi Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 9 Mario Gómez upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
Germany and Spain's lineups
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) Yellow card 43'
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 19 Marcos Senna
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta
CM 8 Xavi
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas downward-facing red arrow 63'
LM 21 David Silva downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 9 Fernando Torres Yellow card 74' downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Xabi Alonso upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 12 Santi Cazorla upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)[55]

Assistant referees:[56][57]
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official:
Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the one-match suspension of German head coach Joachim Löw, assistant coach Hansi Flick took his place on the bench.

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External links

Quarter-finals

Portugal vRunner-up of Group B
Croatia vRunner-up of Group A
Winner of Group CvRunner-up of Group D
Winner of Group DvRunner-up of Group C

Semi-finals

Winner of Quarter-final 1vWinner of Quarter-final 2
Winner of Quarter-final 3vWinner of Quarter-final 4

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Final
Winner of Semi-final 1vWinner of Semi-final 2

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals
1 goal

Miscellany

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 miscellany

Match ball

File:Europass - EM 2008 Ball.JPG
The official ball for the UEFA Euro 2008 matches

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.[1] A version named the Europass Gloria will be used in the final.[2]

There have been concerns raised about the match ball because it deviates so much 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.[3]

Music

The official Euro 2008 song is "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias. It will be performed live as part of the official closing ceremony after the final in Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna on June 29. "Can You Hear Me" was written by Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and Frankie Storm, recorded at Circle House Studios in Miami and produced by Big Ben Diehl and Carlos Pacuar. It is 3 minutes and 44 seconds in length. The music video, directed by Paul Minor, features football tricks.

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.

The official Swiss song for the tournament is a new version of "Bring en hei" by Baschi,[4] Christina Stürmer sings the official tournament song of Austrian ÖFB, "Fieber" (Fever).[5] Croatia manager, Slaven Bilić has recorded his country's official Euro 2008 song, "Vatreno ludilo" ("Fiery Madness"), with his rock group, Rawbau.

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.[6]

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."[7]

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:[8]

  • Participating fee: €7.5 million

Extra payment based on teams performances:

  • Group stage (per match):
    • Win: €1 million
    • Draw: €500,000
  • Quarter-finals: €2 million
  • Semi-finals: €3 million
  • Runner-up: €4.5 million
  • Winner: €7.5 million

If the winner of the tournament wins all three matches in the group stage, they will receive a total prize of €23 million.

Broadcasting rights

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 broadcasting rights

Many of the world's national broadcasters have secured broadcasting rights of the tournament, as of 16 January 2008.[9]

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  9. ^ "UEFA Euro 2008 Broadcasting Rights" (PDF).

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