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UEFA Euro 2012
Mistrzostwa Europy w piłce nożnej 2012 Template:Pl icon
Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 2012 Template:Uk icon
UEFA Euro 2012 official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesPoland
Ukraine
Dates8 June – 1 July
Teams16
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored69 (2.38 per match)
Attendance1,322,186 (45,593 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Alan Dzagoev
Germany Mario Gómez
Croatia Mario Mandžukić
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(3 goals each)
← 2008
2016 →

The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, is the 14th European Championship for national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament is being hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. It is the first time that either nation has hosted the tournament. This bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2007.[1]

The final tournament features 16 nations, the last European Championship to do so (from Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists). Qualification was contested by 51 nations between August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of the tournament gains automatic entry to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Brazil.[2]

The tournament is played across eight venues, four in each host country, five of which were newly built for the tournament. Aside from venues, the host nations have also invested heavily in improving infrastructure, such as railways and roads, at UEFA's request.

Euro 2012 was the second consecutive European Championship (after UEFA Euro 2008 held in Austria and Switzerland) to see none of the hosts emerge from the group stage after co-hosts Poland and Ukraine failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Host selection

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 bids

The hosting of the event was initially contested by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia–Hungary, Greece, Italy, Poland–Ukraine, and Turkey. In 2005 these were narrowed down by UEFA to three candidates: Croatia–Hungary, Poland–Ukraine and Italy.[3] This was followed by a second round of the selection process which among other included visits by UEFA to candidate countries.[4] After that the Poland–Ukraine bid was chosen by a vote of the UEFA Executive Committee at a meeting in Cardiff on 18 April 2007.[1] Poland–Ukraine became the third successful joint bid for the European Championship, after those of Belgium–Netherlands (2000) and Austria–Switzerland (2008). Their bid received an absolute majority of votes, and was therefore announced the winner without requiring a second round. Italy, which received the remaining votes,[1] had been considered favourites to win the hosting but incidents of fan violence and a match fixing scandal were widely cited as factors behind their failure.[5][6][7]

Afterwards, there were some changes in the Poland-Ukraine bid regarding the venues. The final approval was made at a UEFA meeting on 13 May 2009.[8] During the preparation process in Poland and Ukraine UEFA expressed concern about their ability to host the event and different candidates were suggested to take over if they did not improve; however in the end UEFA withdrew the criticism.

Qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

The draw for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying competition took place in Warsaw on 7 February 2010.[9] Fifty-one teams entered to compete for the fourteen remaining places in the finals, alongside co-hosts Poland and Ukraine. The teams were divided into nine groups, with the draw using the new UEFA national team coefficient for the first time in order to determine the seedings. As defending champions, Spain was automatically top seeded.[10] The qualifying process began in August 2010 and concluded in November 2011. At the conclusion of the qualifying group stage in October 2011, the nine group winners qualified automatically, along with the highest ranked second placed team. The remaining eight second placed teams contested two-legged play-offs, and the four winners qualified for the finals.[10]

Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at the previous tournament in 2008. England and Denmark made their return to the Euro, having last participated in 2004, while Republic of Ireland returned after a twenty-four year absence to make their second appearance at a European Championship. One of the co-hosts, Ukraine, made their debut as an independent nation (before 1992 Ukraine participated as part of the Soviet Union).

Qualified teams

The following sixteen teams qualified for the finals:[11]

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1 2
 Poland Co-hosts 18 April 2007 1 (2008)
 Ukraine Co-hostsA 18 April 2007A 0 (debut)
 Germany3 Group A winner 2 September 2011 A10 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Russia4 Group B winner 11 October 2011 9 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008)
 Italy Group C winner 6 September 2011 7 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 France Group D winner 11 October 2011A 7A (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Netherlands Group E winner 6 September 2011A 8 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Greece Group F winner 11 October 2011B 3 (1980, 2004, 2008)
 England Group G winner 7 October 2011 7B (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Denmark Group H winner 11 October 2011C 7C (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Spain Group I winner 6 September 2011B 8A (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Sweden HBest runner-up 11 October 2011D 4 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Croatia Play-off winner 15 November 2011 3A (1996, 2004, 2008)
 Czech Republic5 Play-off winnerA 15 November 2011A 7D (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Portugal Play-off winnerB 15 November 2011B 5A (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Republic of Ireland Play-off winnerC 15 November 2011C 1A (1988)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italics indicate (co-)host for that year
3 from 1972-88, Germany competed in the European Championship final tournament as West Germany
4 from 1960-88, Russia competed in the European Championship final tournament as the Soviet Union and in 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States
5 from 1960-80, Czech Republic competed in the European Championship final tournament as Czechoslovakia

Final draw

The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2011 at the Ukraine Palace of Arts in Kiev, Ukraine.[12][13] The hour-long ceremony was hosted by Olga Freimut and Piotr Sobczyński, television presenters from the two host countries. As was the case for the 2004 and 2008 finals, the sixteen finalists were divided into four seeding pots, using the UEFA national team coefficient ranking.[14] Three teams were automatically placed in pot 1: Poland and Ukraine as hosts and Spain as defending champions. They were joined by Netherlands, the country with the highest coefficient of the remaining finalists.[15]

The pot allocations were based on the UEFA national team coefficient rankings of the sixteen finalists at the end of the qualifying competition in November 2011.[16] Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating:

Ukraine and Poland were both assigned to Pot 1 as they will host finals, despite the fact that their rankings were the two lowest in the tournament. This also occurred for the 2008 pot allocation, where co-hosts Switzerland and Austria ranked below all other qualified teams. As defending champions, Spain were also automatically assigned to Pot 1, but their ranking at the time of the draw was the best in UEFA. Coincidentally—with the exception of Serbia, whose place was taken by co-hosts Poland—the top sixteen teams of Europe by UEFA ranking all qualified for the tournament. The seedings and pot placements of the qualified teams were based on the 16 November 2011 UEFA coefficients.[17]

In the draw procedure, one team from each pot was drawn into each of the four groups. The draw also determined which place in the group teams in pots 2–4 would take (e.g. A2, A3 or A4) to create the match schedule. Pot 1 only had two teams, since Poland were automatically assigned in advance to A1, and Ukraine to D1, while Spain and Netherlands were drawn into position one in either group B or C.[15][18] The balls were drawn by four former players who had each been part of European Championship winning teams: Horst Hrubesch, Marco van Basten, Peter Schmeichel and Zinedine Zidane.[19]

Pot 11
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain2 43,116 1
 Netherlands 40,860 2
Pot 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Germany 40,446 3
 Italy 34,357 4
 England 33,563 5
 Russia 33,212 6
Pot 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Croatia 33,003 7
 Greece 32,455 8
 Portugal 31,717 9
 Sweden 31,675 10
Pot 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Denmark 31,205 11
 France 30,508 12
 Czech Republic 29,602 13
 Republic of Ireland 28,576 14
1 Co-hosts Poland (coefficient 23,806, rank 28) and Ukraine (coefficient 28,029, rank 15) were automatically assigned to A1 and D1, and therefore were not in the draw.
2 Defending champions were automatically assigned to Pot 1.

Venues

Eight cities were selected by UEFA as host venues. In a return to the format used at Euro 1992, Euro 1996 and Euro 2008, each of the four groups' matches were played in two stadiums. Host cities Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Poznań, Kiev, and Lviv are all popular tourist destinations, unlike Donetsk and Kharkiv, the latter of which replaced Dnipropetrovsk as a host city in 2009.[20]

In order to meet UEFA's requirement for football infrastructure improvements, five new stadiums were built and opened in advance of the tournament. The remaining three stadiums (in Kiev, Poznań and Kharkiv) underwent major renovations in order to meet UEFA's infrastructure standards.[21][22] Three of the stadiums are categorized as UEFA's highest category stadiums. The transport infrastructure in Poland and Ukraine was also extensively modified on the request of UEFA to cope with the large influx of football fans.[23]

UEFA organized fan zones in the eight host cities. They were located in the center of each city, with all 31 matches shown live on a total of 24 giant screens. The zones enabled supporters to come together in a secure and controlled environment. The Warsaw Fan Zone occupied 120,000 square meters and accommodated 100,000 visitors. In all, the fans zones had a 20% increase in capacity compared to Euro 2008.[24]

The tournament was broadcast live by around 100 TV channels covering the whole world.[25] 150,000,000 people were expected to watch the matches each day.[26]

Each team has a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. From an initial list of thirty-eight potential locations (twenty-one in Poland, seventeen in Ukraine),[27] the national associations chose their locations in 2011. The teams will both train and reside in these locations throughout the tournament, traveling to games staged away from their bases.[28]

Stadiums

A total of 31 matches will be played during Euro 2012, with Ukraine hosting 16 of them and Poland 15.

Poland
Warsaw Gdańsk Wrocław Poznań
National Stadium
Built for tournament
Capacity: 56,070[29] 		PGE Arena
Built for tournament
Capacity: 39,150[30] 		Municipal Stadium
Built for tournament
Capacity: 40,000[31] 		Municipal Stadium
Reconstructed
Capacity: 39,550[32]
3 matches in Group A
(incl. opening match),
1 quarter-final and
1 semi-final 		3 matches in Group C and
1 quarter-final 		3 matches in Group A 3 matches in Group C
File:Stadion Miejski we Wrocławiu.jpg
Ukraine
Kiev Donetsk Kharkiv Lviv
Olympic Stadium
Reconstructed
Capacity: 64,640[33] 		Donbass Arena
Built for tournament
Capacity: 49,400[34] 		Metalist Stadium
Reconstructed
Capacity: 37,750[35] 		Arena Lviv
Built for tournament
Capacity: 32,990[36]
3 matches in Group D,
1 quarter-final and
the final 		3 matches in Group D,
1 quarter-final and
1 semi-final 		3 matches in Group B 3 matches in Group B
File:Estadio Olímpico de Kiev 2011.jpg File:Donezk Donbass Arena 01.JPG File:Metallist Stadium Facade.jpg File:Arena Lviv Euro 2012 (1).jpg

Ticketing

Tickets for the venues were sold directly by UEFA via its website, or are to be distributed by the football associations of the 16 finalists. Applications had to be made during March 2011 for the 1.4 million tickets available for the 31 tournament matches.[37] Over 20,000 were forecast to cross the Poland–Ukraine border each day during the tournament.[38] Over 12 million applications were received, which represented a 17% increase on the 2008 finals, and an all-time record for the UEFA European Championship.[39] Owing to this over-subscription for the matches, lotteries were carried out to allocate tickets. Prices varied from €30 (£25) (for a seat behind the goals at a group match) to €600 (£513) (for a seat in the main stand at the final). In addition to individual match tickets, fans could buy packages to see either all matches played by one team, or all matches at one specific venue.[40]

Broadcasting

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 broadcasting rights

According to UEFA requirements, TP will ensure approximately 2х70 Gbit/sec data communication speed from Polish stadiums and 2х140 Gbit/sec between Poland and Ukraine. This is required due to the fact that the matches are planned to be broadcast in HD quality.[41] The multilateral production will utilise 31 cameras to cover the action on and around the pitch at every match, with additional cameras following activities around the game, such as team arrivals at the stadiums, interviews, and media conferences.[42] The official Euro 2012 broadcasting centre will be located at the Expo XXI International Centre in Warsaw.[41]

Teams

See also: UEFA Euro 2012 squads

All of the participating football associations had to submit squads of twenty-three players, three of whom are goalkeepers, by 29 May 2012. Thirteen teams are staying in Poland and three in Ukraine.[43] A total of €196 million was offered to the 16 teams competing in this tournament, a increase from the €184 million in the previous tournament. Each team will receive €8 million in start money and then receive extra money based on their performances:[44]

  • Champions: €7.5 million
  • Runner-up: €4.5 million
  • Reaching the semi-finals: €3 million
  • Reaching the quarter-finals: €2 million
  • Finishing in third place in a group: €1 million
  • Winning a group match: €1 million
  • Drawing a group match: €0.5 million
Team Finals
group		 Prize
(M€)		 Arrival Last
Match		 Base camp Group stage venues QF venues SF venues Final venue
 Croatia C 10.5 5 June 18 June Warka
Near Warsaw		 Gdańsk and Poznań
 Czech Republic A 12.0 3 June 21 June Wrocław Wrocław Warsaw
 Denmark B 10.0 4 June 17 June Kołobrzeg Kharkiv and Lviv
 England D 12.5 6 June 24 June Kraków Kiev and Donetsk Kiev
 France D 11.5 6 June 23 June Donetsk Kiev and Donetsk Donetsk
 Germany B 16.0 3 June Gdańsk Kharkiv and Lviv Gdańsk Warsaw Kiev
 Greece A 11.5 3 June 22 June Jachranka
Near Warsaw		 Warsaw and Wrocław Gdańsk
 Republic of Ireland C 8.0 5 June 18 June Sopot
Near Gdańsk		 Gdańsk and Poznań
 Italy C 15.0 5 June Kraków Gdańsk and Poznań Kiev Warsaw Kiev
 Netherlands B 8.0 4 June 17 June Kraków Kharkiv
 Poland A 9.0 28 May 16 June Warsaw Warsaw and Wrocław
 Portugal B 15.0 4 June 27 June Opalenica
Near Poznań		 Kharkiv and Lviv Warsaw Donetsk
 Russia A 10.5 3 June 16 June Warsaw Warsaw and Wrocław
 Spain C 15.5 5 June Gniewino
Near Gdańsk		 Gdańsk Donetsk Donetsk Kiev
 Sweden D 9.0 6 June 19 June Kiev Kiev
 Ukraine D 10.0 6 June 19 June Kiev Kiev and Donetsk
  •    Poland
  •    Ukraine
  • Knockout stage venues are given in italics for the teams that still may advance to the relevant matches.

Match ball

File:Tango 12 match ball of UEFA EURO 2012.png
Adidas Tango 12
Main article: Adidas Tango 12

The Adidas Tango 12 is the official match ball of UEFA Euro 2012.[45] The ball is named after the original Adidas Tango family of footballs; however, the Tango 12 and its variations have a completely new design. Variations of the ball have been used in other contemporary competitions including the Africa Cup of Nations and the Summer Olympics. It is designed to be easier to dribble and control than the reportedly unpredictable Adidas Jabulani used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[46]

Match officials

On 20 December 2011, UEFA named twelve referees and four fourth officials for Euro 2012.[47] On 27 March 2012, UEFA issued the full list of 80 referees to be used in Euro 2012, including the assistant referees, the additional assistant referees, and the four reserve assistant referees.[48] Each refereeing team consisted of five match officials from the same country: one main referee, two assistant referees, and two additional assistant referees. All of the main referees, additional assistant referees, and fourth officials were FIFA referees, and the assistant referees (including the four reserve assistant referees) were FIFA assistant referees.[49][50] For each refereeing team, a third assistant referee from each country was named to remain on standby until the start of the tournament to take the place of a colleague if required.[50] In two cases, for the French and Slovenian refereeing teams, the standby assistant referees took the place of one of the assistant referees before the start of the tournament. Continuing the experiments carried out in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, the two additional assistant referees were used on the goal line for the first time in European Championship history with approval from the International Football Association Board.[47]

Country Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Matches refereed
England England Howard Webb Michael Mullarkey
Peter Kirkup
Stephen Child (standby)		 Martin Atkinson
Mark Clattenburg		 Russia–Czech Republic (Group A)
Italy–Croatia (Group C)
Czech Republic–Portugal (Quarter-final)
France France Stéphane Lannoy Eric Dansault (replaced by standby)
Frédéric Cano
Michaël Annonier (standby)		 Fredy Fautrel
Ruddy Buquet		 Germany–Portugal (Group B)
Greece–Czech Republic (Group A)
Germany–Italy (Semi-final)
Germany Germany Wolfgang Stark Jan-Hendrik Salver
Mike Pickel
Mark Borsch (standby)		 Florian Meyer
Deniz Aytekin		 Poland–Russia (Group A)
Croatia–Spain (Group C)
Hungary Hungary Viktor Kassai Gábor Erős
György Ring
Róbert Kispál (standby)		 István Vad
Tamás Bognár		 Spain–Italy (Group C)
England–Ukraine (Group D)
Italy Italy Nicola Rizzoli Renato Faverani
Andrea Stefani
Luca Maggiani (standby)		 Gianluca Rocchi
Paolo Tagliavento		 France–England (Group D)
Portugal–Netherlands (Group B)
Spain–France (Quarter-final)
Netherlands Netherlands Björn Kuipers Sander van Roekel
Erwin Zeinstra
Norbertus Simons (standby)		 Pol van Boekel
Richard Liesveld		 Republic of Ireland–Croatia (Group C)
Ukraine–France (Group D)
Portugal Portugal Pedro Proença Bertino Miranda
Ricardo Santos
Tiago Trigo (standby)		 Jorge Sousa
Duarte Gomes		 Spain–Republic of Ireland (Group C)
Sweden–France (Group D)
England–Italy (Quarter-final)
Scotland Scotland Craig Thomson Alasdair Ross
Derek Rose
Graham Chambers (standby)		 William Collum
Euan Norris		 Denmark–Portugal (Group B)
Czech Republic–Poland (Group A)
Slovenia Slovenia Damir Skomina Primož Arhar
Marko Stančin (replaced by standby)
Matej Žunič (standby)		 Matej Jug
Slavko Vinčič		 Netherlands–Denmark (Group B)
Sweden–England (Group D)
Germany–Greece (Quarter-final)
Spain Spain Carlos Velasco Carballo Roberto Alonso Fernández
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez
Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (standby)		 David Fernández Borbalán
Carlos Clos Gómez		 Poland–Greece (Group A)
Denmark–Germany (Group B)
Sweden Sweden Jonas Eriksson Stefan Wittberg
Mathias Klasenius
Fredrik Nilsson (standby)		 Markus Strömbergsson
Stefan Johannesson		 Netherlands–Germany (Group B)
Greece–Russia (Group A)
Turkey Turkey Cüneyt Çakır Bahattin Duran
Tarık Ongun
Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (standby)		 Hüseyin Göçek
Bülent Yıldırım		 Ukraine–Sweden (Group D)
Italy–Republic of Ireland (Group C)
Portugal–Spain (Semi-final)

Four match officials, who served only as fourth officials, and four reserve assistant referees were also named:[47][48]

Country Fourth official
Czech Republic Czech Republic Pavel Královec
Norway Norway Tom Harald Hagen
Poland Poland Marcin Borski
Ukraine Ukraine Viktor Shvetsov
Country Reserve assistant referee
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Damien MacGraith
Poland Poland Marcin Borkowski
Slovakia Slovakia Roman Slysko
Ukraine Ukraine Oleksandr Voytyuk

Results

See also: UEFA Euro 2012 schedule

Group stage

Finishing positions for participating teams

The teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the four groups progressed to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams were eliminated from the tournament.[51] If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[52][53]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points);
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points);
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3 to more than two teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine the final rankings of the two teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 apply in the order given;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If two teams that have the same number of points, goal difference, and goals scored finish their last group match against each other in a draw, and provided no other teams within the group have the same number of points, the ranking of the two teams in question is determined by penalty shoot-out. Otherwise, criteria 8 to 10 apply in the order given;
  8. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system;
  9. Fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament);
  10. Drawing of lots.

Note: As all teams have different UEFA national team coefficients, the last two tie-breakers (fair play conduct and drawing of lots) would never have applied in this tournament.

Key to colours in group tables
Team progressed to the quarter-finals

Group A

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout phase
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4[a]
4  Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
Poland 1–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 56,070[54]
Russia 4–1 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 40,803[55]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 41,105[56]
Poland 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 55,920[57]
Czech Republic 1–0 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 41,480[58]
Greece 1–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 55,614[59]

Greece were placed above Russia based on their head-to-head record (1–0).

(Czech Republic were the first team to win a group with a negative goal difference)[60]

8 June 2012
Poland  1–1  Greece
Russia  4–1  Czech Republic
12 June 2012
Greece  1–2  Czech Republic
Poland  1–1  Russia
16 June 2012
Czech Republic  1–0  Poland
Greece  1–0  Russia

Group B

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 35,923[61]
Germany 1–0 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 32,990[62]
Denmark 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 31,840[63]
Netherlands 1–2 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,750[64]
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 37,445[65]
Denmark 1–2 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 32,990[66]
9 June 2012
Netherlands  0–1  Denmark
Germany  1–0  Portugal
13 June 2012
Denmark  2–3  Portugal
Netherlands  1–2  Germany
17 June 2012
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
Denmark  1–2  Germany

Group C

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 1–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 38,869[67]
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 39,550[68]
Italy 1–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 37,096[69]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Spain 4–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 39,150[70]
Croatia 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 39,076[71]
Italy 2–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 38,794[72]
10 June 2012
Spain  1–1  Italy
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Croatia
14 June 2012
Italy  1–1  Croatia
Spain  4–0  Republic of Ireland
18 June 2012
Croatia  0–1  Spain
Italy  2–0  Republic of Ireland

Group D

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Ukraine (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3[a]
4  Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
France 1–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 47,400[73]
Ukraine 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 64,290[74]
Ukraine 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 48,000[75]
Sweden 2–3 England
 Report
Attendance: 64,640[77]
England 1–0 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 48,700[78]
Sweden 2–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 63,010[79]

Ukraine were placed above Sweden based on their head-to-head record (2–1).

11 June 2012
France  1–1  England
Ukraine  2–1  Sweden
15 June 2012
Ukraine  0–2  France
Sweden  2–3  England
19 June 2012
England  1–0  Ukraine
Sweden  2–0  France

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage

The knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2012 began with the quarter-finals on 21 June 2012, and was completed on 1 July 2012 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, won by Spain.[80] After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which are to be played from 21 to 24 June 2012.[81][82] Host nations Poland and Ukraine failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, making it only the third time in European Championship history that the host nation(s) failed to make it out of the group stage; at Euro 2000, co-host Belgium were eliminated at the group stage, and at Euro 2008, co-hosts Austria and Switzerland also failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Format

Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Czech Republic  Greece
B  Germany  Portugal
C  Spain  Italy
D  England  France

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 June – Warsaw
 
 
 Czech Republic0
 
27 June – Donetsk
 
 Portugal1
 
 Portugal0 (2)
 
23 June – Donetsk
 
 Spain (p)0 (4)
 
 Spain2
 
1 July – Kyiv
 
 France0
 
 Spain4
 
22 June – Gdańsk
 
 Italy0
 
 Germany4
 
28 June – Warsaw
 
 Greece2
 
 Germany1
 
24 June – Kyiv
 
 Italy2
 
 England0 (2)
 
 
 Italy (p)0 (4)
 

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic vs Portugal

Czech Republic 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 55,590[83]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Czech Republic[84]
Portugal[84]
GK 1 Petr Čech (c)
RB 2 Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok
CB 3 Michal Kadlec
LB 8 David Limberský Yellow card 90'
CM 17 Tomáš Hübschman downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 13 Jaroslav Plašil
RW 19 Petr Jiráček
AM 22 Vladimír Darida downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 14 Václav Pilař
CF 15 Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
MF 9 Jan Rezek upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 20 Tomáš Pekhart upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Michal Bílek
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira
CB 3 Pepe
CB 2 Bruno Alves
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão
CM 16 Raul Meireles downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 4 Miguel Veloso Yellow card 27'
CM 8 João Moutinho
RF 17 Nani Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 23 Hélder Postiga downward-facing red arrow 40'
LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 9 Hugo Almeida upward-facing green arrow 40'
MF 6 Custódio upward-facing green arrow 84'
DF 14 Rolando upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[83]

Assistant referees:[85]
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Additional assistant referees:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)

Germany vs Greece

Germany 4–2 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 38,751[86]
Germany[87]
Greece[87]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 20 Jérôme Boateng
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 14 Holger Badstuber
LB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 6 Sami Khedira
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW 21 Marco Reus downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 9 André Schürrle downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Thomas Müller upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 23 Mario Gómez upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 19 Mario Götze upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 13 Michalis Sifakis
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos Yellow card 75'
CB 5 Kyriakos Papadopoulos
LB 3 Georgios Tzavelas downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Grigoris Makos downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 2 Ioannis Maniatis
RW 18 Sotiris Ninis downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 21 Kostas Katsouranis (c)
LW 7 Georgios Samaras Yellow card 14'
CF 14 Dimitris Salpingidis
Substitutions:
FW 17 Theofanis Gekas upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Georgios Fotakis upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Nikos Liberopoulos upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Portugal Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)[86]

Assistant referees:[88]
Primož Arhar (Slovenia)
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Additional assistant referees:
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Frédéric Cano (France)

Spain vs France

See also: France–Spain football rivalry
Spain 2–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 47,000[89]
Spain[90]
France[90]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos Yellow card 31'
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso
RF 21 David Silva downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 10 Cesc Fàbregas downward-facing red arrow 67'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Pedro upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Fernando Torres upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 13 Anthony Réveillère
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny
LB 22 Gaël Clichy
DM 17 Yann M'Vila downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 6 Yohan Cabaye Yellow card 42'
CM 15 Florent Malouda downward-facing red arrow 65'
RW 2 Mathieu Debuchy downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 10 Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jérémy Ménez Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 11 Samir Nasri upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)[89]

Assistant referees:[91]
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Additional assistant referees:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Alasdair Ross (Scotland)

England vs Italy

England 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 64,340[92]
England[93]
Italy[93]
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Glen Johnson
CB 6 John Terry
CB 15 Joleon Lescott
LB 3 Ashley Cole
CM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)
CM 17 Scott Parker downward-facing red arrow 94'
RW 16 James Milner downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 11 Ashley Young
SS 10 Wayne Rooney
CF 22 Danny Welbeck downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andy Carroll upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 7 Theo Walcott upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 8 Jordan Henderson upward-facing green arrow 94'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 7 Ignazio Abate downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli Yellow card 82'
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
LB 6 Federico Balzaretti
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RW 8 Claudio Marchisio
AM 18 Riccardo Montolivo
LW 16 Daniele De Rossi downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli
CF 10 Antonio Cassano downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Alessandro Diamanti upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 23 Antonio Nocerino upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 2 Christian Maggio Yellow card 94' upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[94]

Assistant referees:[95]
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

Semi-finals

Portugal vs Spain

See also: Portugal–Spain football rivalry
Portugal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 48,000[96]
Portugal[97]
Spain[97]
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira Yellow card 64'
CB 3 Pepe Yellow card 61'
CB 2 Bruno Alves Yellow card 86'
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão Yellow card 45'
CM 16 Raul Meireles downward-facing red arrow 113'
CM 4 Miguel Veloso Yellow card 90+3' downward-facing red arrow 106'
CM 8 João Moutinho
RF 17 Nani
CF 9 Hugo Almeida downward-facing red arrow 81'
LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nélson Oliveira upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 6 Custódio upward-facing green arrow 106'
FW 18 Silvestre Varela upward-facing green arrow 113'
Manager:
Paulo Bento
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa Yellow card 84'
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos Yellow card 40'
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 16 Sergio Busquets Yellow card 60'
CM 14 Xabi Alonso Yellow card 113'
RF 21 David Silva downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 11 Álvaro Negredo downward-facing red arrow 54'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 22 Jesús Navas upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 7 Pedro upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Sergio Ramos (Spain)[96]

Assistant referees:[98]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)

Germany vs Italy

See also: Germany–Italy football rivalry
Germany 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 55,540[99]
Germany[100]
Italy[100]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 20 Jérôme Boateng downward-facing red arrow 71'
CB 5 Mats Hummels Yellow card 90+4'
CB 14 Holger Badstuber
LB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
CM 6 Sami Khedira
RW 18 Toni Kroos
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 10 Lukas Podolski downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 23 Mario Gómez downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Miroslav Klose upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 21 Marco Reus upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 13 Thomas Müller upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 6 Federico Balzaretti
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci Yellow card 61'
LB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RW 8 Claudio Marchisio
AM 18 Riccardo Montolivo downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 16 Daniele De Rossi Yellow card 84'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli Yellow card 37' downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Alessandro Diamanti upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 5 Thiago Motta Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[99]

Assistant referees:[101]
Frédéric Cano (France)
Michaël Annonier (France)
Fourth official:
Howard Webb (England)
Additional assistant referees:
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Ruddy Buquet (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Mullarkey (England)

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Final
Spain 4–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 63,170[102]
Red shirt with yellow trim, blue shorts with yellow trim, red socks with yellow trim
Spain[103]
Blue shirt, white shorts with blue trim, blue socks with white trim
Italy[103]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué Yellow card 25'
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
DM 16 Sergio Busquets
CM 8 Xavi
CM 14 Xabi Alonso
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 21 David Silva downward-facing red arrow 59'
AM 6 Andrés Iniesta downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Pedro upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 9 Fernando Torres upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 13 Juan Mata upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 7 Ignazio Abate
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli Yellow card 45'
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
LB 3 Giorgio Chiellini downward-facing red arrow 21'
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RW 8 Claudio Marchisio
AM 18 Riccardo Montolivo downward-facing red arrow 57'
LW 16 Daniele De Rossi
CF 9 Mario Balotelli
CF 10 Antonio Cassano downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Federico Balzaretti upward-facing green arrow 21'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 5 Thiago Motta upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[104]

Assistant referees:[105]
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

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External links

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic 0–1 Portugal
Report Ronaldo 79'
Attendance: 55,590[1]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Germany 4–2 Greece
Lahm 39'
Khedira 61'
Klose 68'
Reus 74'		 Report Samaras 55'
Salpingidis 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,751[2]
Spain 2–0 France
Alonso 19', 90+1' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 47,000[3]
England 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
Gerrard soccer ball with check mark
Rooney soccer ball with check mark
Young soccer ball with red X
Cole soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Balotelli
soccer ball with red X Montolivo
soccer ball with check mark Pirlo
soccer ball with check mark Nocerino
soccer ball with check mark Diamanti
Attendance: 64,340[4]

Semi-finals

Portugal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Penalties
Moutinho soccer ball with red X
Pepe soccer ball with check mark
Nani soccer ball with check mark
Alves soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with red X Alonso
soccer ball with check mark Iniesta
soccer ball with check mark Piqué
soccer ball with check mark Ramos
soccer ball with check mark Fàbregas
Attendance: 48,000[5]
Germany Match 30 Italy

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Final
Spain Match 31 Winner Match 30

Statistics

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 statistics

Goalscorers

Players in bold are still active in the competition.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Discipline

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 disciplinary record

In the final tournament, a player is suspended for the next match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary body has the ability to increase the automatic one match ban for a red card (e.g. for violent conduct). Single yellow card cautions are erased at the conclusion of the quarter-finals, and are not carried over to the semi-finals (so that a player can only be suspended for the final by getting a red card in the semi-final). Single yellow cards and suspensions for yellow card accumulations do not carry over to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament matches.[6] In Euro 2012, the following players were suspended for one or more games as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulations:

Player Offences Suspensions Notes
England Wayne Rooney Red card in Euro qualifying v Montenegro Group D v France
Group D v Sweden 		Suspension due to red card in
last game of qualifying Group G[7]
Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group A v Poland Group A v Czech Republic
Poland Wojciech Szczęsny Red card in Group A v Greece Group A v Russia
Germany Jérôme Boateng Yellow card in Group B v Portugal
Yellow card in Group B v Netherlands 		Group B v Denmark
Greece Giorgos Karagounis Yellow card in Group A v Poland
Yellow card in Group A v Russia 		Quarter-final v Germany
Greece José Holebas Yellow card in Group A v Poland
Yellow card in Group A v Russia 		Quarter-final v Germany
Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group C v Italy World Cup qualifying v Kazakhstan
France Philippe Mexès Yellow card in Group D v Ukraine
Yellow card in Group D v Sweden 		Quarter-final v Spain
Italy Christian Maggio Yellow card in Group C v Spain
Yellow card in Quarter-final v England 		Semi-final v Germany

Apart from discipline measures for yellow and red cards, UEFA fined the Football Union of Russia €120,000, €30,000, and €35,000 (three separate incidents); the German Football Association €10,000; the Croatian Football Federation €25,000 and €80,000 (two separate incidents); and The Football Association (England) €5,000 for spectator incidents.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] In addition to the €120,000 fine that the Football Union of Russia received for a spectator incident, UEFA also gave Russia a suspended six-point deduction in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament.[8] Furthermore, the Portuguese Football Federation was fined €5,000 for delaying the start of the second half of the game against Germany.[9] In addition to these, Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner was fined €100,000 and given a one match ban (to be applied in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament) for revealing his sponsored underpants, violating UEFA regulations, during the celebration of his second goal in the match against Portugal.[15]

Penalty kicks

Not counting penalty shoot-outs, as of 22 June 2012, three penalties were awarded during the tournament. Giorgos Karagounis had the only miss, which occurred in the match against Poland.

Scored
Missed

Promotion

Trophy tour

File:Henri Delaunay Cup, Manufaktura Łódź May 2012.jpg
Trophy on display during its tour

The Henri Delaunay Trophy began a journey through the host cities seven weeks before the start of the tournament. A hundred days before the first match a 35.5-metre-high (116 ft) hot air balloon in the shape of the trophy was flown in Nyon, Switzerland and will visit 14 cities throughout the host countries, reminding spectators of the impending tournament.[16] On 20 April 2012 the trophy tour started and visited Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Poznań, Kraków, Katowice and Łódź cities. After the Polish cities, the trophy visited seven Ukrainian cities: Kiev, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, Odesa.[17][18]

Logo, slogan and theme songs

The competition slogan, Creating History Together (Polish: Razem tworzymy przyszłość, literally, "Together we are creating the future", Ukrainian: Творимо історію разом, Tvorymo istoriyu razom), was announced along with the logo.[19] The official logo for the tournament was unveiled at a special event at Mykhailivska Square, Kiev, on 14 December 2009. Designed by Portuguese group Brandia Central.[20] It takes its visual identity from Wycinanki or Vytynanky, traditional form of paper cutting practised in rural areas of Poland and Ukraine. The art form symbolises the nature of the rural areas of both countries.[19][21] As part of the event, landmark buildings in the eight host cities were illuminated with the tournament logo.[22]

The official Euro 2012 song is "Endless Summer" by the German singer Oceana.[23] In addition, UEFA has retained the melody that was composed by Rollo Armstrong of Faithless on its behalf for the 2008 tournament.[24] The Republic of Ireland has also produced an official song: "The Rocky Road to Poland" recorded by a collaboration of Irish performers has already reached number 1 in Ireland.[25] In Spain, the broadcasting company Mediaset España commissioned the song "No hay 2 sin 3", performed by David Bisbal and Cali & El Dandee and produced by RedOne.[26]

When the teams walk out from the stadium and before the national anthems are played, "Heart of Courage" by Two Steps From Hell is played.[citation needed] The tournament has also been associated with the song "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes, which has been played in the stadiums after every goal.[27]

Merchandise and mascots

The mascots Slavek & Slavko

UEFA signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to help promote the tournament.[28] The agreement involved licensing to third parties for: accessories, apparel, automotive accessories, baby personal care and accessories, bags, computer accessories, drinking vessels, footwear, general souvenirs, home textiles, houseware products and accessories, jewellery, publications, sports accessories, stationery and writing instruments, and toys and games.[29]

Also designed by Warner Bros. are Slavek and Slavko, the official mascots of the UEFA Euro 2012. They are twins and represent Polish and Ukrainian footballers in national colours. The mascots were announced in December 2010.[30] They are similar to the Trix and Flix from Euro 2008. As in 2008, the names Slavek and Slavko were also chosen in the web voting, over "Siemko and Strimko" and "Klemek and Ladko".[citation needed]

Concerns and controversies

Main article: Concerns and controversies related to UEFA Euro 2012

After Poland and Ukraine were chosen by a vote of the UEFA Executive Committee as host countries for Euro 2012, several issues arose that jeopardized the Polish/Ukrainian host status.

In Ukraine there were financial difficulties related to stadium and infrastructure renovation related to the economic crisis struck.[31] In Poland, issues arose related to corruption within the Polish Football Association.[32] In April 2009 however, the president of UEFA, Michel Platini announced that all was on track and that he saw no major problems. After a UEFA delegation visited Ukraine in September 2011, he stated the country was "virtually ready for Euro 2012".[33]

Especially in the UK, there were allegations about forthcoming racism at the tournament. The main cause of discussion was the BBC current affairs programme Panorama, entitled Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate, which included recent footage of supporters chanting various antisemitic slogans and displays of white power symbols and banners in Poland, plus Nazi salutes and the beating of Asians in Ukraine.[34] The documentary was echoed in much of the British press, but was also attacked for being one-sided and unethical: critics included other British media outlets; anti-racism campaigners, black and Jewish community leaders in Poland; Polish & Ukrainian politicians and journalists; and England fans visiting the host nations.[35][36][37]

In response to Yulia Tymoshenko’s hunger strike and her mistreatment in a Ukrainian prison some European politicians and governments have announced they will boycott the tournament in Ukraine.[38][39]

Ukraine has come under criticism from animal welfare organizations for killing stray cats and dogs in order to prepare for Euro 2012.[40] Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Minister Of The Environment takes some actions to prevent killing animals but it still remains unclear how these measures will be enforced.[41]

Bomb explosions took place in Dnipropetrovsk on 27 April 2012 and were described as a terrorist attack that may jeopardize the organization of the tournament in Ukraine.[42]

Another minor important issues were associated with FEMEN’s group protests against prostitution and sex tourism in Ukraine, and enormous raising hotel prices by many hoteliers in this country.[43][44]

References

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  3. ^ "Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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