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 Kiev, won by Spain 4–0 against Italy.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A |  Czech Republic
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 Greece
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| B |  Germany
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 Portugal
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| C |  Spain
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 Italy
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| D |  England
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 France
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Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 June – Warsaw | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Donetsk | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 23 June – Donetsk | ||||||||||
| Spain (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 July – Kiev | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 June – Gdańsk | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 June – Warsaw | ||||||||||
| Greece | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 June – Kiev | ||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||
| England | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Italy (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Czech Republic vs Portugal
       Czech Republic[5]
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 Portugal[5]
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Man of the Match:
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Germany vs Greece
     Germany[7]
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     Greece[7]
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Spain vs France
     Spain[9]
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   France[9]
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England vs Italy
  England[11]
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   Italy[11]
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Semi-finals
Portugal vs Spain
Portugal[14]
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Spain[14]
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Germany vs Italy
Germany[16]
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 Italy[16]
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Man of the Match:
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Final
 Spain[18]
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Italy[18]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[20]
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References
- ^ "Euro finals schedule confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Euro 2012 Groups & Schedule". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Spain-France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report England-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – England-Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ Atkin, John (24 June 2012). "Spot-on Italy edge past England into semis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Semi-finals – Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Germany-Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Semi-finals – Germany-Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Spain–Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 1 July 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Final – Spain–Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 1 July 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Haslam, Andrew (2 July 2012). "Iniesta savours 'magical' moment". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Match Press Kit – Final – Spain v Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 29 June 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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