Euro 2008 matches

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At the time of the draw, these countries' respective Elo rankings among European teams were 1st, 2nd, 4th and 8th, and as such the group had been dubbed the competition's " group of death ". The Netherlands became the first team from Group C to qualify for the quarter-finals. In their first match, they beat the world champions Italy 3—0, in a display of counter-attacking football. Then, in their second game, they also beat the World Cup runners-up, France, by a 4—1 scoreline. This left the French in a difficult position, having already played out a scoreless draw against Romania in the group's opening match.

Euro 2008 matches

It took place in Austria and Switzerland both hosting the tournament for the first time from 7 to 29 June The tournament was won by Spain , who defeated Germany 1—0 in the final. Spain were only the second nation to win all their group stage fixtures and then the European Championship itself, matching France's achievement from Spain were also the first team since Germany in to win the tournament undefeated. They recorded the worst finish in Euro , losing their three group fixtures and collecting the least prize money. Throughout 31 matches, the participating nations totalled 77 goals, the same as the previous tournament. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams were determined through a qualifying tournament , played between August and November The final vote by the UEFA executive committee was: [2]. The following tournament , held in Poland and Ukraine , became the third jointly hosted tournament. The qualifying tournament was contested by national teams from each of UEFA 's member associations except Austria and Switzerland , who had automatically qualified for the final tournament 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 tournament also marked the debuts of Austria and Poland. The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December , and saw Group C immediately labelled as the " group of death ", with Italy , France , Romania and the Netherlands competing for the two qualifying places.

Quarter-final v Spain.

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It took place in Austria and Switzerland both hosting the tournament for the first time from 7 to 29 June The tournament was won by Spain , who defeated Germany 1—0 in the final. Spain were only the second nation to win all their group stage fixtures and then the European Championship itself, matching France's achievement from Spain were also the first team since Germany in to win the tournament undefeated. They recorded the worst finish in Euro , losing their three group fixtures and collecting the least prize money. Throughout 31 matches, the participating nations totalled 77 goals, the same as the previous tournament. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams were determined through a qualifying tournament , played between August and November The final vote by the UEFA executive committee was: [2]. The following tournament , held in Poland and Ukraine , became the third jointly hosted tournament.

Euro 2008 matches

The sixteen-team tournament consisted of a group stage, from which eight teams qualified for the knockout phase. En route to the final, Germany finished second in Group B , with a defeat to Croatia and wins over Poland and Austria , after which they defeated Portugal and Turkey in the knockouts. Spain finished top of Group D with three wins, against Russia , Sweden and Greece , before defeating Italy on penalties in the quarter-final and a second victory over Russia in the semi-final. The final took place in front of 51, supporters and was refereed by Roberto Rosetti from Italy. The Guardian 's Scott Murray commented that Spain had "started very poorly" while Germany had several early attacks. However, it was Spain who took the lead in the 33rd minute through Fernando Torres , who latched onto a through ball from Xavi , beat Philipp Lahm on the edge of the penalty area, and then clipped the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Jens Lehmann into the left-hand corner of the German goal. The game finished with no further goals and Spain won 1—0 to secure their second European Championship. Torres was named the man of the match. Spain's victory marked the start of a period of dominance for the team that saw them winning the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and then retaining their European title at Euro

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Panucci 56'. For new customers at bet Register now! Bet Credits risk excluded from returns. Get Bonus. Claim your bonus! A thunderstorm over Vienna caused technical difficulties in the International Broadcast Centre IBC , which relayed the television feed from the match in Basel, Switzerland, resulting in one or more goals being missed by various audiences. Attendance: 39, [28]. See also: France—Italy football rivalry. Austria and Switzerland were not expected to progress, despite the advantage of being the hosts. Each venue had a capacity of at least 30, for the tournament; the largest stadium was Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna with a capacity of 53, All teams from each pot, were drawn consecutively into Group A to D. Referee: Frank De Bleeckere Belgium.

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In other projects. Teams that finished outside the top two positions in their groups failed to qualify. Group G winner. In Group B , Austria managed to set up a decisive final game against Germany, dubbed "Austria's final". Yakin 71' , 83' pen. The qualifying format was changed compared to previous tournaments. Pot 4 Team Coeff Rank [9] Poland. Group D Pos Team D1. Union of Football European Associations. More info. Italy beat the French, on the final day, to finish on four points and join the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. Italy [10].