UEFA Euro 2008 662351 226185382 2008-07-17T06:01:10Z Scottmsg 1515225 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 226182627 by [[Special:Contributions/Mertozoro|Mertozoro]] ([[User talk:Mertozoro|talk]]) There was no third place match {{pp-semi-protected|small=yes}} {{otheruses4|the sporting event|the video game based on this event|UEFA Euro 2008 (video game)}} {{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = UEFA Euro 2008 | year = | other_titles = Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2008 ''{{de icon}}''<br />Championnat d'Europe de football 2008 ''{{fr icon}}''<br />Campionato europeo di calcio 2008 ''{{it icon}}''<br />Campiunadi d'Europa da ballape 2008 ''{{rm icon}}' | image = UEFA EURO 2008 New Logo.svg | size = 300px | caption = UEFA Euro 2008 official logo | country = Austria | country2 = Switzerland | dates = [[7 June]] – [[29 June]] | num_teams = 16 | venues = 8 | cities = 8 | champion = ESP | count = 2 | second = GER | matches = 31 | goals = 77 | attendance = 1140902 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Villa]] (4 goals) | player = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]] | updated = 20:42, 29 June 2008 (UTC) <!-- use five tildes here: ~~~~~ --> }} The '''2008 UEFA European Football Championship''', commonly referred to as '''Euro 2008''', was the 13th [[UEFA European Football Championship]], a quadrennial [[association football|football]] tournament for [[Europe]]an nations. The tournament, which was hosted by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], began on [[7 June]] [[2008]] and concluded with the final at [[Ernst Happel Stadion]] in [[Vienna]] on [[29 June]] [[2008]]. It was the second jointly-hosted edition in the competition's history. [[Greece national football team|Greece]] were the defending champions going into the tournament, having won [[UEFA Euro 2004|the previous tournament]]. [[Spain national football team|Spain]] won the tournament by defeating [[Germany national football team|Germany]] 1–0 in the [[UEFA Euro 2008 Final|final]]. This was only the second time in the history of the tournament that the winning team won all their matches in the group stage; the other team to do so was France in [[UEFA Euro 1984 Final|1984]]. Sixteen teams participated in the tournament. [[Austria national football team|Austria]] and [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams were determined through [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|qualifying matches]], which began in August 2006. As European champions, Spain earned the right to compete for the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>Spain will not be obliged to participate in the Confederations Cup. Prior to 2004, the European and South American champions were obliged to participate in the Confederations Cup, but a FIFA ruling changed this in 2004.<br />{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=95756.html |title=2005/2006 season: final worldwide matchday to be 14 May 2006 |date=19 December 2004 |publisher=[[FIFA]].com |accessdate=2008-06-14 }}</ref> ==Summary== [[Image:Euro 2008.png|thumb|300px|Performance of the participating countries during the Euro 2008]] [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Qualification]] for Euro 2008 started in August 2006, just over a month after the end of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. The qualifying tournament was contested by national teams from each of [[UEFA]]'s member associations, with the exceptions of [[Austria national football team|Austria]] and [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], who had automatically qualified for the finals tournament as hosts, and [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]], who came into existence too late to be admitted to UEFA. [[England national football team|England]] was the only seeded team not to qualify for the tournament proper, whereas [[Russia national football team|Russia]] was the only unseeded one to qualify. The draw for the finals tournament took place on [[2 December]] [[2007]], and saw [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group C|Group C]] immediately labelled as the "[[group of death]]", with [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[France national football team|France]], [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] competing for the two qualifying places. In contrast, [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] were deemed to have an easy draw, as the tournament structure meant they could not meet Italy, France, the Netherlands or [[Spain national football team|Spain]] until the final. In the group stage, [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], Spain and the Netherlands all qualified with maximum points. Austria and Switzerland were not expected to progress, despite the advantage of being the hosts. In [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A|Group A]], the Swiss lost their captain, [[Alexander Frei]], to injury in their first game and became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament, after losing their first two matches. Austria fared slightly better in [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B|Group B]], managing to set up a decisive final game against Germany, dubbed "Austria's final".{{fact|date=June 2008}} However, they lost by one goal, making Euro 2008 the first European Championship not to have one of the host nations present in the knockout stage. In an exciting final game in Group A, an injury- and suspension-hit [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] beat the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], after an uncharacteristic handling mistake by [[Petr Čech]], in the last few minutes, left [[Nihat Kahveci]] with the simplest of finishes. In the same game, goalkeeper [[Volkan Demirel]] was shown a red card for pushing Czech striker [[Jan Koller]] to the ground. The Turks joined Portugal as the qualifiers from Group A. France were the high-profile victims of Group C, recording just one point from a goalless draw against Romania in their opening game. Italy beat the French, on the final day, to finish on four points and joining the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. Finally, in [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D|Group D]], [[Greece national football team|Greece]] failed to reproduce the form of their shock [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004 win]], and ended the tournament with no points. Russia qualified at the expense of [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], after beating them in a final game decider, joining Spain in the knockout stage. In the quarter-finals, the Portuguese team was unable to give their coach, [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]], a fitting send-off – following the mid-tournament announcement that Scolari would be leaving to join English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] – losing in an exciting game against Germany. Turkey continued their streak of last-gasp wins, equalising at the end of extra-time against Croatia and advancing on penalties. Coached by Dutchman [[Guus Hiddink]], Russia eliminated the Netherlands with two extra-time goals. The last quarter-final match saw Spain defeat Italy on penalties, after a goalless draw in regular time. Turkey's progress was halted by Germany at the semi-final stage. Turkey entered the game with nine of their squad members missing due to injury or suspension, but still scored the first goal. Later, they leveled the score at 2–2, before Germany scored the winning goal in the final minute. The world television feed of the match was intermittently lost during the match, which prevented the broadcast of Germany's second goal. This was due to a thunderstorm at the broadcasting relay station in Austria, despite the game being played in Switzerland. Spain won the second semi-final against Russia by three goals to nil, through second-half goals from [[Xavi Hernandez|Xavi]], [[Dani Güiza]] and [[David Silva]], earning Spain their first appearance in a major final for 24 years. [[Image:Celebracion Eurocopa 1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|]] In the final, held at [[Vienna]]'s [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], Spain became European champions for the second time after [[Fernando Torres]]' first-half goal proved enough to defeat Germany. Though Germany had a strong start, Spain started to look more dangerous after they had settled. After half an hour, Xavi played a pass in behind the Germany back line towards Torres, who outmuscled a hesitant [[Philipp Lahm]] and clipped the ball over the diving [[Jens Lehmann]] and just inside the far post. That goal proved to be the only goal of the game which Spain dominated, despite Germany having the majority of the possession,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301696/statistics/index.html |title=Match statistics |accessdate=2008-06-30 |date=[[2008-06-29]] |publisher=euro2008.uefa.com }}</ref> and Spain were crowned UEFA Euro 2008 champions. ==Bid process== Austria and Switzerland jointly bid to host the games, and faced major competition from [[Greece]]/[[Turkey]], [[Scotland]]/[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Russia]], [[Hungary]], [[Croatia]]/[[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] and a 4-way [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] bid from [[Norway]]/[[Sweden]]/[[Denmark]]/[[Finland]]. Austria had previously bid to host [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] with Hungary, but they eventually lost out 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 [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 competition]] in [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]] is scheduled to become the third jointly-hosted tournament. ==Venues== The tournament was played at eight venues throughout the two host nations; four in Austria and four in Switzerland. Each venue had a capacity of at least 30,000 for the tournament; the largest stadium was [[Ernst Happel Stadion]] in [[Vienna]] with a capacity of 53,295.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fussballtempel.net/em2008/stadien.html |title=UEFA EURO 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-08 |publisher=fussballtempel.net }}</ref> It was for this reason that Ernst Happel Stadion hosted the final. Switzerland played all of their 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 played all of their 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/organisation/venueguide/city=16/newsid=312773.html |title=Zurich - Letzigrund Stadion }}</ref> <center> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Vienna]] ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Klagenfurt]] ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Salzburg]] ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Innsbruck]] |- | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]]<br />Capacity: 53,295 | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Hypo-Arena]]<br />Capacity: 31,957 | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Wals Siezenheim Stadium|Wals-Siezenheim-Stadion]]<br />Capacity: 31,020 | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Tivoli Neu]]<br />Capacity: 31,600 |- | style="border:none;" | [[Image:EHStadion040606w.jpg|150px]] | style="border:none;" | [[Image:Hypo Group Arena - Westansicht.JPG|150px]] | style="border:none;" | [[Image:Em stadion salzburg.jpg|150px]] | style="border:none;" | [[Image:Umbau Tivoli Neu.JPG|150px]] |- !colspan="4" | [[Image:Euro2008 venues en.svg|450px]] |- ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Basel]] ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Berne]] ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Geneva]] ! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Zürich]] |- | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[St. Jakob-Park]]<br />Capacity: 42,000 | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf|Stade de Suisse]]<br />Capacity: 31,907 | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Stade de Genève]]<br />Capacity: 31,228 | style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Letzigrund]]<br />Capacity: 30,000 |- | style="border:none;" | [[Image:St. Jakob-Park 2004-01-09.jpg|150px]] | style="border:none;" | [[Image:Stadedesuisse-2.jpg|150px]] | style="border:none;" | [[Image:CH-AL Geneva 2003-06-11.jpg|150px]] | style="border:none;" | [[Image:Letzigrund 2007ii.jpg|150px]] |}</center> ==New trophy== A new trophy was awarded to the winners of the Euro 2008 tournament. The new version of the [[Henri Delaunay]] Trophy, created by [[Asprey]] London,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/history/background/trophy/|title=New trophy announced at UEFA site}}</ref> 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 {{convert|8|kg|lb|1}} and is {{convert|60|cm|in}} tall. ==Qualifying== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying}} The draw for the qualifying round took place in [[Montreux]], Switzerland on [[27 January]] [[2006]] at 12:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]. The qualifying process commenced a month after the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|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-off]]s 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, [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A|Group A]], contained eight. ===Qualified teams=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! width=17%|Country !! width=17%|Qualified as!! width=17%|Date qualification was secured !! width=49%|Previous appearances in tournament<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup> |- |{{fb|AUT}} || <span style="display:none">00</span>Co-hosts || <span style="display:none">00</span>[[12 December]] [[2002]] || 0<span style="display:none">1</span> (debut appearance) |- |{{fb|SUI}} || <span style="display:none">01</span>Co-hosts || <span style="display:none">01</span>[[12 December]] [[2002]] || 2<span style="display:none">1</span> ([[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|POL}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A|Group A]] winner || <span style="display:none">09</span>[[17 November]] [[2007]] || 0<span style="display:none">0</span> (debut appearance) |- |{{fb|POR}} || <span style="display:none">03</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A|Group A]] runner-up || <span style="display:none">14</span>[[21 November]] [[2007]]|| 4 ([[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]], [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|ITA}} || <span style="display:none">04</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B|Group B]] winner || <span style="display:none">06</span>[[17 November]] [[2007]] || 6<span style="display:none">0</span> ('''[[1968 UEFA European Football Championship|1968]]''', [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]], [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]], [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|FRA}} || <span style="display:none">05</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B|Group B]] runner-up || <span style="display:none">07</span>[[17 November]] [[2007]] || 6<span style="display:none">1</span> ([[1960 UEFA European Football Championship|1960]], '''[[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]]''', [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]], [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], '''[[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]]''', [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|GRE}} || <span style="display:none">06</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|Group C]] winner || <span style="display:none">03</span>[[17 October]] [[2007]] || 2<span style="display:none">3</span> ([[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]], '''[[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]''') |- |{{fb|TUR}} || <span style="display:none">07</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|Group C]] runner-up || <span style="display:none">12</span>[[21 November]] [[2007]] || 2<span style="display:none">2</span> ([[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]]) |- |{{fb|CZE}} || <span style="display:none">08</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Group D]] winner || <span style="display:none">05</span>[[17 October]] [[2007]] || 6<span style="display:none">2</span> ([[1960 UEFA European Football Championship|1960]]<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>, '''[[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|1976]]'''<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>, [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]]<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>, [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|GER}} || <span style="display:none">09</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Group D]] runner-up || <span style="display:none">02</span>[[13 October]] [[2007]] || 9 ('''[[1972 UEFA European Football Championship|1972]]'''<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>, [[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|1976]]<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>, '''[[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]]'''<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>, [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]]<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>, [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]]<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>, [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]], '''[[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]]''', [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|CRO}} || <span style="display:none">10</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|Group E]] winner|| <span style="display:none">08</span>[[17 November]] [[2007]] || 2<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|RUS}} || <span style="display:none">11</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|Group E]] runner-up|| <span style="display:none">15</span>[[21 November]] [[2007]] || 8 ('''[[1960 UEFA European Football Championship|1960]]'''<sup>[[#4|4]]</sup>, [[1964 UEFA European Football Championship|1964]]<sup>[[#4|4]]</sup>, [[1968 UEFA European Football Championship|1968]]<sup>[[#4|4]]</sup>, [[1972 UEFA European Football Championship|1972]]<sup>[[#4|4]]</sup>, [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]]<sup>[[#4|4]]</sup>, [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]]<sup>[[#5|5]]</sup>, [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|ESP}} || <span style="display:none">12</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F|Group F]] winner || <span style="display:none">11</span>[[17 November]] [[2007]] || 7<span style="display:none">1</span> ('''[[1964 UEFA European Football Championship|1964]]''', [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]], [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]], [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]], [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|SWE}} || <span style="display:none">13</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F|Group F]] runner-up || <span style="display:none">13</span>[[21 November]] [[2007]] || 3<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |- |{{fb|ROU}} || <span style="display:none">14</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G|Group G]] winner || <span style="display:none">04</span>[[17 October]] [[2007]] || 3<span style="display:none">1</span> ([[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]], [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]]) |- |{{fb|NED}} || <span style="display:none">15</span>[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G|Group G]] runner-up || <span style="display:none">10</span>[[17 November]] [[2007]] || 7<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|1976]], [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]], '''[[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]]''', [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]], [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]], [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]) |} :<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year</div> :<div id="2"><sup>2</sup> as [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]</div> :<div id="3"><sup>3</sup> as [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]]</div> :<div id="4"><sup>4</sup> as [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]</div> :<div id="5"><sup>5</sup> as [[CIS national football team|Commonwealth of Independent States]]</div> ==Seeding== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 seeding}} The draw for the final tournament took place on [[2 December]] [[2007]] at the ''Culture and Convention Centre'' in [[Lucerne]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=631046.html |title=Draw sets up heavyweight contests |publisher=uefa.com |date=[[2007-12-02]] |accessdate=2007-12-02 }}</ref> In a return to the format used at [[UEFA Euro 1992|Euro 92]] and [[UEFA Euro 96|Euro 96]] the games in each group were 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 [[Single-elimination tournament#Seeding|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 national football team|Switzerland]] and [[Austria national football team|Austria]], as co-hosts, and [[Greece national football team|Greece]], as defending champions, were seeded first automatically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/Format/index.html|title=Format from UEFA Website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/491990.pdf |title=UEFA Euro 2008 Information |format=PDF }}</ref> The [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] were seeded based on their UEFA coefficient in the [[UEFA coefficients#Ranking for Euro 2008 final tournament|Euro 2008 finalists ranking]]. {| class="wikitable" |- !width=28%|Pot 1 !width=24%|Pot 2 !width=24%|Pot 3 !width=24%|Pot 4 |- style="vertical-align: top;" | * {{fb|SUI}} (assigned to A1) * {{fb|AUT}} (assigned to B1) * {{fb|GRE}} * {{fb|NED}} | * {{fb|CRO}} * {{fb|ITA}} * {{fb|CZE}} * {{fb|SWE}} | * {{fb|ROU}} * {{fb|GER}} * {{fb|POR}} * {{fb|ESP}} | * {{fb|POL}} * {{fb|FRA}} * {{fb|TUR}} * {{fb|RUS}} |} ==Match officials== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 officials}} Twelve referees and twenty four assistants were selected for the tournament:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=639895.html |title=UEFA Euro 2008 referees }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Football<br />Association ! Referee !colspan="2"| Assistants |- | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austrian Football Association|Austria]] | [[Konrad Plautz]] | Egon Bereuter | Markus Mayr |- | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]] | [[Frank de Bleeckere]] | Peter Hermans | Alex Verstraeten |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[The Football Association|England]] | [[Howard Webb]] | Darren Cann | Mike Mullarkey |- | {{flagicon|GER}} [[German Football Association|Germany]] | [[Herbert Fandel]] | Carsten Kadach | Volker Wezel |- | {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Hellenic Football Federation|Greece]] | [[Kyros Vassaras]] | Dimitiris Bozartzidis | Dimitiris Saraidaris |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italian Football Federation|Italy]] | [[Roberto Rosetti]] | Alessandro Griselli | Paolo Calcagno |- | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Royal Netherlands Football Association|Netherlands]] | [[Pieter Vink]] | Adriaan Inia | Hans ten Hoove |- | {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Football Association of Norway|Norway]] | [[Tom Henning Øvrebø]] | Geir Åge Holen | Jan Petter Randen<ref>{{cite news |title=Hundredeler for treig til EM-plass |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2008/04/17/532833.html |publisher=Dagbladet |date=[[2008-04-17]] |accessdate=2008-06-30 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> |- | {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]] | [[Ľuboš Micheľ]] | Roman Slysko | Martin Balko |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spanish Football Federation|Spain]] | [[Manuel Mejuto González]] | Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez | Jesús Calvo Guadamuro |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]] | [[Peter Fröjdfeldt]] | Stefan Wittberg | Henrik Andren |- | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]] | [[Massimo Busacca]] | Matthias Arnet | Stephane Cuhat |} ==Squads== {{main|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.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web |url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressConference/Competitions/MediaServices/68/13/42/681342_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2006/08 |format=PDF }}</ref> ==Results== [[Image:Euro 2008 Wall Chart.png|thumb|160px|Euro 2008 [[wall chart]]]] ===Group stage=== ====Tie-breaking criteria==== For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group [[Tiebreaker|tied on an equal number of points]], the finishing positions were determined by the record of the tied teams in the games they played against each other in the first instance, then the goals scored and goal difference in all group matches. There was a facility for positions to be determined by a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] if their records were identical and their last match was a draw against each other, but this situation did not arise. Pre-tournament records, disciplinary history and the drawing of lots were also available, but unused, grounds for determining positions.<ref name="UEFAlaws">Paragraph 7.08 (Section V) of [http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19079.pdf Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2006/08]</ref> ====Group A==== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 Group A}} {{:UEFA Euro 2008 Group A}} {|width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=25%| !width=10%| ! |- |[[2008-06-07]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|SUI}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Switzerland vs Czech Republic|0 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|CZE}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|POR}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Portugal vs Turkey|2 – 0]]'''||'''{{fb|TUR}}''' |- |[[2008-06-11]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|CZE}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Czech Republic vs Portugal|1 – 3]]'''||'''{{fb|POR}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|SUI}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Switzerland vs Turkey|1 – 2]]'''||'''{{fb|TUR}}''' |- |[[2008-06-15]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|SUI}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Switzerland vs Portugal|2 – 0]]'''||'''{{fb|POR}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|TUR}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Turkey vs Czech Republic|3 – 2]]'''||'''{{fb|CZE}}''' |} <small> ;'''Notes on the tie-breaking situation''' * Portugal and Turkey are ranked by their head-to-head records * Czech Republic and Switzerland are ranked by their head-to-head records</small> ====Group B==== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 Group B}} {{:UEFA Euro 2008 Group B}} {|width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=25%| !width=10%| ! |- |[[2008-06-08]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|AUT}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Austria vs Croatia|0 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|CRO}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|GER}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Germany vs Poland|2 – 0]]'''||'''{{fb|POL}}''' |- |[[2008-06-12]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|CRO}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Croatia vs Germany|2 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|GER}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|AUT}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Austria vs Poland|1 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|POL}}''' |- |[[2008-06-16]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|POL}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Poland vs Croatia|0 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|CRO}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|AUT}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Austria vs Germany|0 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|GER}}''' |} <small> ;'''Notes on the tie-breaking situation''' * Austria and Poland are ranked by goal difference in all of their group games as their head-to-head records are identical.</small> ====Group C==== [[Image:NL-IT-Bern-Voetbal-09-06-08.JPG|thumb|250px|Free kick in the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]-[[Italy national football team|Italy]] match, [[9 June]]]] {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 Group C}} {{:UEFA Euro 2008 Group C}} {|width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=25%| !width=10%| ! |- |[[2008-06-09]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|ROU}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group C#Romania vs France|0 – 0]]'''||'''{{fb|FRA}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|NED}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group C#Netherlands vs Italy|3 – 0]]'''||'''{{fb|ITA}}''' |- |[[2008-06-13]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|ITA}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group C#Italy vs Romania|1 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|ROU}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|NED}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group C#Netherlands vs France|4 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|FRA}}''' |- |[[2008-06-17]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|NED}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group C#Netherlands vs Romania|2 – 0]]'''||'''{{fb|ROU}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|FRA}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group C#France vs Italy|0 – 2]]'''||'''{{fb|ITA}}''' |} ====Group D==== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 Group D}} {{:UEFA Euro 2008 Group D}} {|width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=25%| !width=10%| ! |- |[[2008-06-10]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|ESP}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D#Spain vs Russia|4 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|RUS}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|GRE}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D#Greece vs Sweden|0 – 2]]'''||'''{{fb|SWE}}''' |- |[[2008-06-14]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|SWE}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D#Sweden vs Spain|1 – 2]]'''||'''{{fb|ESP}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|GRE}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D#Greece vs Russia|0 – 1]]'''||'''{{fb|RUS}}''' |- |[[2008-06-18]] |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|GRE}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D#Greece vs Spain|1 – 2]]'''||'''{{fb|ESP}}''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''{{fb-rt|RUS}}'''||align=center|'''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D#Russia vs Sweden|2 – 0]]'''||'''{{fb|SWE}}''' |} === Knockout stage === {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage}} The knockout stage was different from that of past tournaments. Teams in groups A and B were separated from teams in groups C and D until the final. This increased the chance of a group fixture being replayed in the knockout stage, and rendered 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) were used for the seven matches in the knockout stage of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-eurodraw&prov=reuters&type=lgns |title=Euro-Format means group rivals cannot meet again in final |publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |date=[[2008-06-03]] |accessdate=2008-06-03 }}</ref> {{:UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage}} ''All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+2]])'' ====Quarter-finals==== {{footballbox |date=[[2008-06-19]] |time=20:45 |team1={{fb-rt|POR}} |score=[[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Portugal vs Germany|2 – 3]] |report=[http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301699/report=rp.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|GER}} |goals1=[[Nuno Gomes]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Hélder Postiga|Postiga]] {{goal|87}} |goals2=[[Bastian Schweinsteiger|Schweinsteiger]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] {{goal|26}}<br />[[Michael Ballack|Ballack]] {{goal|61}} |stadium=[[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]] |attendance=39,374 |referee=[[Peter Fröjdfeldt]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date=[[2008-06-20]] |time=20:45 |team1={{fb-rt|CRO}} |score=[[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Croatia vs Turkey|1 – 1]] ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |report=[http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301700/report=rp.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|TUR}} |goals1=[[Ivan Klasnić|Klasnić]] {{goal|119}} |goals2=[[Semih Şentürk|Semih]] {{goal|120+2}} |stadium=[[Ernst Happel Stadion]], [[Vienna]] |attendance=51,428 |referee=[[Roberto Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) }} {{penshootoutbox |penalties1 = [[Luka Modrić|Modrić]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Darijo Srna|Srna]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Ivan Rakitić|Rakitić]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Mladen Petrić|Petrić]] {{penmiss|saved}} |penaltyscore = 1 &ndash; 3 |penalties2={{pengoal}} [[Arda Turan|Arda]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Semih Şentürk|Semih]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Hamit Altıntop]] }} ---- {{footballbox |date=[[2008-06-21]] |time=20:45 |team1={{fb-rt|NED}} |score=[[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Netherlands vs Russia|1 – 3]] ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |report=[http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301701/report=rp.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|RUS}} |goals1=[[Ruud van Nistelrooy|van Nistelrooy]] {{goal|86}} |goals2=[[Roman Pavlyuchenko|Pavlyuchenko]] {{goal|56}}<br />[[Dmitri Torbinski|Torbinski]] {{goal|112}}<br />[[Andrei Arshavin|Arshavin]] {{goal|116}} |stadium=[[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]] |attendance=38,374 |referee=[[Ľuboš Micheľ]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date=[[2008-06-22]] |time=20:45 |team1={{fb-rt|ESP}} |score=[[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Spain vs Italy|0 &ndash; 0]] ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |report=[http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301702/report=rp.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|ITA}} |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Ernst Happel Stadion]], [[Vienna]] |attendance=48,000 |referee=[[Herbert Fandel]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]]) }} {{penshootoutbox |penalties1=[[David Villa|Villa]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Santi Cazorla|Cazorla]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Marcos Senna|Senna]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Dani Güiza|Güiza]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />[[Cesc Fàbregas|Fàbregas]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore=4 &ndash; 2 |penalties2={{pengoal}} [[Fabio Grosso|Grosso]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Daniele De Rossi|De Rossi]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Mauro Camoranesi|Camoranesi]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Antonio Di Natale|Di Natale]] }} ====Semi-finals==== {{footballbox |date=[[2008-06-25]] |time=20:45 |team1={{fb-rt|GER}} |score=[[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Germany vs Turkey|3 &ndash; 2]] |report=[http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301697/report=rp.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|TUR}} |goals1=[[Bastian Schweinsteiger|Schweinsteiger]] {{goal|26}}<br />[[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] {{goal|79}}<br />[[Philipp Lahm|Lahm]] {{goal|90}} |goals2=[[Uğur Boral|Boral]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Semih Şentürk|Semih]] {{goal|86}} |stadium=[[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]] |attendance=39,374 |referee=[[Massimo Busacca]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date=[[2008-06-26]] |time=20:45 |team1={{fb-rt|RUS}} |score=[[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Russia vs Spain|0 &ndash; 3]] |report=[http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301698/report=rp.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|ESP}} |goals1= |goals2=[[Xavi]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Dani Güiza|Güiza]] {{goal|73}}<br />[[David Silva|Silva]] {{goal|82}} |stadium=[[Ernst Happel Stadion]], [[Vienna]] |attendance=51,428 |referee=[[Frank de Bleeckere]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]]) }} ====Final==== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 Final}} {{footballbox |date=[[2008-06-29]] |time=20:45 |team1={{fb-rt|GER}} |score=0 – 1 |report=[http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301696/report=rp.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|ESP}} |goals1= |goals2=[[Fernando Torres|Torres]] {{goal|33}} |stadium=[[Ernst Happel Stadion]], [[Vienna]] |attendance=51,428 |referee=[[Roberto Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) }} {{winners|fb|UEFA Euro 2008 Winners|ESP|Second}} ==Statistics== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 statistics}} {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 rankings}} ===Goalscorers=== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} ;4 goals * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Villa]] ;3 goals * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Podolski]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Hakan Yakin]] * {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Semih Şentürk]] ;2 goals * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Klasnić]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Ballack]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Miroslav Klose]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Robin van Persie]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wesley Sneijder]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Arshavin]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dani Güiza]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] * {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Arda Turan]] {{col-3}} ;2 goals (cont.) * {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Nihat Kahveci]] ;1 goal * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ivica Vastić]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivica Olić]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Darijo Srna]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Koller]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jaroslav Plašil]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Libor Sionko]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Václav Svěrkoš]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Philipp Lahm]] * {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Angelos Charisteas]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Daniele De Rossi]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Christian Panucci]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pirlo]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Giovanni van Bronckhorst]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Dirk Kuyt]] {{col-3}} ;1 goal (cont.) * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Arjen Robben]] * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Roger Guerreiro]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Raul Meireles]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Nuno Gomes]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Pepe]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Hélder Postiga]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ricardo Quaresma]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Mutu]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Torbinski]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Konstantin Zyryanov]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rubén de la Red]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cesc Fàbregas]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Silva]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Petter Hansson]] * {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Uğur Boral]] {{col-end}} === Awards === [[Image:Xavi Selección.jpg|80px|thumb|right|Xavi, Player of the Tournament.]] The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad comprised of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament. The group of nine analysts watched every game at the tournament before making their decision after the final. Nine players from the winning Spanish team were named in the team of the tournament, while no players knocked out in the group stage were included.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spain dominate Team of the Tournament |url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=729372.html |publisher=euro2008.uefa.com |date=[[2008-06-30]] |accessdate=2008-06-30 }}</ref> The UEFA Technical Team also had to pick a Player of the Tournament, taking fans' votes into account. The player chosen was Spain midfielder [[Xavi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Xavi emerges as EURO's top man |url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=729378.html |publisher=euro2008.uefa.com |date=[[2008-06-30]] |accessdate=2008-06-30 }}</ref> The Golden Boot was awarded to yet another Spaniard, [[David Villa]], who scored four goals, three of which came in his side's 4&ndash;1 win over Russia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Absent Villa takes scoring prize |url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=728854.html |publisher=euro2008.uefa.com |date=[[2008-06-29]] |accessdate=2008-07-01 }}</ref> ;UEFA Team of the Tournament {| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=1 border=0 |- align=center bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | width=25% | '''Goalkeepers''' | width=25% | '''Defenders''' | width=25% | '''Midfielders''' | width=25% | '''Forwards''' |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]] | {{flagicon|POR}} [[José Bosingwa]] | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Hamit Altıntop]] | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Arshavin]] |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Iker Casillas]] | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Philipp Lahm]] | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Ballack]] | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]] |- | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Edwin van der Sar]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Marchena]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cesc Fàbregas]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]] |- | | {{flagicon|POR}} [[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Pepe]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Villa]] |- | | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carles Puyol]] | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]] | |- | | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yuri Zhirkov]] | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Podolski]] | |- | | | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marcos Senna]] | |- | | | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wesley Sneijder]] | |- | | | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]] | |- | | | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Konstantin Zyryanov]] | |} ;Golden Boot *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Villa]] (4 goals) ;UEFA Player of the Tournament *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]] ===Discipline=== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 disciplinary record}} At UEFA Euro 2008, players may be suspended from playing in subsequent matches upon the collection of a certain number of yellow or red cards. If a player is shown a red card – whether as a result of two bookable offences or a straight red – that player is suspended from playing in his team's next match. If his team is eliminated from the competition before the end of his suspension, the games carry over to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches]]. A player is also suspended for one match for picking up two yellow cards in separate matches. However, any yellow cards accumulated are annulled once a team is eliminated from the tournament or reaches the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/regulations/uefa/others/69/90/33/699033_download.pdf |title=Directives on yellow cards in the EURO 2008 competition |accessdate=2008-06-20 |date=[[2006-07-11]] |publisher=UEFA }}</ref> In extreme cases of ill-discipline, UEFA may choose to have a disciplinary panel examine the incident in order to determine whether or not further suspension is required. One case of this at Euro 2008 was the suspension of [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] goalkeeper [[Volkan Demirel]] for two matches for pushing [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech]] striker [[Jan Koller]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Volkan Demirel banned |url=http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/magazine/edition=721617/newsid=721557/ |publisher=euro2008.uefa.com |date=[[2008-06-19]] |accessdate=2008-06-20 }}</ref> The following players were suspended for one or more games as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulation: {| class="wikitable" |- !Player !Offence(s) !Suspension(s) !Notes |- |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Arshavin]] |[[Image:Red card.svg|10px]] in Euro qualifying v [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] |Group D v [[Spain national football team|Spain]]<br>Group D v [[Greece national football team|Greece]] |align=center|Suspension due to red card in<br>last game of [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|Group E]] |- |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] |[[Image:Red card.svg|10px]] in Group B v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] |Group B v [[Austria national football team|Austria]] | |- |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Sebastian Prödl]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group B v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group B v [[Poland national football team|Poland]] |Group B v [[Germany national football team|Germany]] | |- |{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Dorin Goian]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group C v [[France national football team|France]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group C v [[Italy national football team|Italy]] |Group C v [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] | |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Mehmet Aurélio]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group A v [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group A v [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] |Quarter-final v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] | |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Volkan Demirel]] |[[Image:Red card.svg|10px]] in Group A v [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] |Quarter-final v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]<br>Semi-final v [[Germany national football team|Germany]] |align=center|Suspension increased to two<br>games for serious violent conduct |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Éric Abidal]] |[[Image:Red card.svg|10px]] in Group C v [[Italy national football team|Italy]] |World Cup qualifying v [[Austria national football team|Austria]] |align=center|Suspension to be served in [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]<br>[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifying]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 7|Group 7]] |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pirlo]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group C v [[Romania national football team|Romania]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group C v [[France national football team|France]] |Quarter-final v [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gennaro Gattuso]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group C v [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group C v [[France national football team|France]] |Quarter-final v [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Tuncay Şanlı]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group A v [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Quarter-final v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] |Semi-final v [[Germany national football team|Germany]] | |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Arda Turan]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group A v [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Quarter-final v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] |Semi-final v [[Germany national football team|Germany]] | |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Emre Aşık]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group A v [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Quarter-final v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] |Semi-final v [[Germany national football team|Germany]] | |- |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Denis Kolodin]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group D v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Quarter-final v [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] |Semi-final v [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | |- |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Torbinski]] |[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Group D v [[Greece national football team|Greece]]<br>[[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] in Quarter-final v [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] |Semi-final v [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | |} ==Miscellany== ===Commemorative Coins=== [[Image:2008 Austria 5 Euro Soccer Coin 1 back.jpg|160px|thumb]] [[Image:2008 Austria 5 Euro Soccer Coin 2 back.jpg|160px|thumb|[[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Austria)#2008 coinage|2008 European championship €5 commemorative coins]]]] To celebrate this occasion, some countries in Europe issued special commemorative coins, among them were the [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Austria)#2008 coinage|Austrian €5 2008 European championship commemorative coins]] (2 coins). One coin shows players dribbling, while the other coin shows a striker trying to reach the ball. In the pieces, all eight venues of the 2008 finals, are depicted. ===Television coverage failure=== Three times in the second half of the [[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Germany vs Turkey|semi-final between Germany and Turkey]], nearly the entire global television coverage of the game was interrupted. A thunderstorm over Vienna caused technical difficulties in the [[International Broadcast Centre]] (IBC), which relayed the television feed from the match in Basel, Switzerland, resulting in one or more goals being missed by various audiences.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7474598.stm |title=Uefa may face action over outage |date=2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-06-26 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> Various national broadcasters took emergency contingency measures such as reverting to radio broadcasting (for example, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] used coverage from [[Radio 5 Live]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/26/bbc.television1?gusrc=rss&feed=technologyfull |title=Euro 2008 semi-final thriller hit by TV blackouts |accessdate=2008-06-26 |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]]}}</ref> Only the Swiss public broadcaster [[SRG SSR idée suisse|SRG]] maintained full coverage since it used a direct signal other than the IBC's.<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Pfanner |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/26/business/storm.php |title=Euro broadcasters scramble in storm |date=2008-06-26 |accessdate=2008-06-27 |publisher=''[[International Herald Tribune]]''}}</ref> ===Match ball=== The [[Football (ball)|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 [[Adidas Teamgeist|Teamgeist]], but with a modified surface design.<ref>{{cite news |title=adidas "EUROPASS" – the match ball with "goose bumps" for UEFA EURO 2008 |url=http://www.press.adidas.com/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-11/16_read-8454/ |publisher=adidas |location=Lucerne/Herzogenaurach |date=[[2007-12-02]] |accessdate=2007-12-04 }}</ref> A version named the ''Europass Gloria'' was used in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Final ball rolled out in Vienna |url=http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=2097152/newsid=688323.html |publisher=euro2008.uefa.com |date=[[2008-04-30]] |accessdate=2008-05-30 }}</ref> There were concerns raised about the match ball, which was claimed to deviate unpredictably in flight, making it difficult to judge for goalkeepers. Notable players to criticise were Germany's [[Jens Lehmann]] and the Czech Republic's [[Petr Čech]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cech concerned by Euro 2008 ball |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/czech_republic/7439862.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2008-06-06]] |accessdate=2008-06-06 }}</ref> These claims were disputed by the ball's designer, [[Oliver Kahn]]. ===Music=== The official melody was composed by [[Rollo Armstrong]] of [[Faithless]] on behalf of UEFA.<ref name="UEFA">{{cite web|url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressConference/Competitions/MediaServices/66/52/88/665288_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=The official UEFA EURO 2008™ music|date=2008-02-28|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> The official Euro 2008 song was "[[Can You Hear Me]]" by [[Enrique Iglesias]], which was performed live during the official closing ceremony prior to the final in [[Ernst Happel Stadion]] in [[Vienna]] on [[June 29]].<ref name="UEFA">{{cite web|url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/69/80/81/698081_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Official UEFA EURO 2008™ Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias|date=2008-05-20|publisher=[[UEFA]]|accessdate=2008-06-20}}</ref> As well as the official song, two soundtracks, "Like a Superstar" and "Feel the Rush", were recorded by [[Jamaica]]n [[reggae]] artist [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] as mascot songs for Euro 2008. They formed a musical background to video clips featuring the twin mascots Trix and Flix.<ref name="UEFA">{{cite web|url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressConference/Competitions/MediaServices/66/52/88/665288_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=The official UEFA EURO 2008™ music|date=2008-02-28|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> The official Swiss song for the tournament was a new version of "Bring en hei" by Baschi,<ref>[http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/69/80/81/698081_DOWNLOAD.pdf Official UEFA EURO 2008 Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias]</ref> [[Christina Stürmer]] sings the official tournament song of Austrian [[Österreichischer Fußballbund|ÖFB]], "Fieber" (''Fever'').<ref>[http://sport.orf.at/?href=http%3A%2F%2Fsport.orf.at%2Fticker%2F283601.html Christina Stürmers offizieller EM-Song heißt "Fieber"] on ''[[ORF|orf]].at''</ref> [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] manager, [[Slaven Bilić]] has recorded his country's official Euro 2008 song, "Vatreno ludilo" ("Fiery Madness"), with his rock group, [[Rawbau]]. "[[Seven Nation Army]]" by [[The White Stripes]] was played when players walked out before kick-off.<ref>[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/06/is_seven_nation_army_the_indie.html Seven Nation Army: the indiest football anthem ever?], ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[June 18]], [[2008]]</ref> A remix of "Samba de Janeiro" by German dance group [[Paffendorf|Bellini]] is played after each goal scored in the competition.<ref>[http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/whats-that-song-they-play-after-the-euro-goals.html What's That Song They Play After the Euro Goals?], Euro 2008 Championships on World Cup Blog</ref> ===Mascots=== <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Trix and Flix.jpg|thumb|Trix and Flix, the official mascots for the UEFA Euro 2008 competition]] --> The two official mascots for UEFA Euro 2008, were named after a vote from the public of the two host nations from the following options: * 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/mascot/index.html |title=Official Mascot Naming }}</ref> ===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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=498653.html |title=Expect Emotions at Euro 2008 }}</ref> ==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 [[UEFA Euro 2004|previous tournament]]. The distributions as below:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=630838.html |title=UEFA raises 2008 prize money }}</ref> * Prize for participating: €7.5 million Extra payment based on teams performances: * Winner: €7.5 million * Runner-up: €4.5 million * Semi-finals: €3 million * Quarter-finals: €2 million * Group stage (per match): ** Win: €1 million ** Draw: €500,000 Spain, as winners of the tournament and winners of all three of their group stage matches, received a total prize of €23 million, the maximum possible prize money. Greece on the other hand, being the only team to lose all three of their group matches, were the only team to receive nothing more than the €7.5 million participation prize. ==Broadcasting rights== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 broadcasting rights}} Many of the world's national broadcasters have secured broadcasting rights of the tournament, as of [[16 January]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/634586.pdf |title=UEFA Euro 2008 Broadcasting Rights |format=PDF }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{Commons|:Category:Fussball-Europameisterschaft 2008|2008 European Football Championship}} ==External links== * [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/index.html UEFA Euro 2008 Official Site] {{fb start}} {{UEFA Euro 2008}} {{European Football Championship}} {{UEFA teams}} {{International football}} {{fb end}} [[Category:UEFA Euro 2008| ]] [[Category:UEFA European Football Championship tournaments|2008]] [[Category:2008 in football (soccer)|European Championship]] [[Category:2008 in Austria|European Football Championship]] [[Category:2008 in Switzerland|European Football Championship]] [[Category:Football in Austria|European Championship 2008]] [[Category:Football in Switzerland|European Championship 2008]] [[Category:Sports festivals hosted in Austria|European Championship 2008]] [[Category:Sports festivals hosted in Switzerland|European Championship 2008]] {{Link FA|mk}} [[ar:كأس الأمم الأوروبية لكرة القدم 2008]] [[az:Futbol üzrə Avropa çempionatı-2008]] [[be-x-old:Чэмпіянат Эўропы па футболе 2008 году]] [[bar:Fuaßboi-Eiropamoastaschaft 2008]] [[bs:Evropsko prvenstvo u nogometu - Austrija i Švicarska 2008.]] [[bg:Европейско първенство по футбол 2008]] [[ca:Campionat d'Europa de futbol 2008]] [[cs:Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale 2008]] [[cy:Pencampwriaeth Ewrop Pêl-droed 2008]] [[da:Europamesterskabet i fodbold 2008]] [[de:Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2008]] [[et:2008. aasta Euroopa meistrivõistlused jalgpallis]] [[el:Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Ποδοσφαίρου 2008]] [[es:Eurocopa 2008]] [[eo:Eŭropa Futbal-Ĉampionado 2008]] [[eu:UEFA Euro 2008]] [[fa:جام ملت‌های اروپا ۲۰۰۸]] [[fr:Championnat d'Europe de football 2008]] [[gl:Eurocopa de fútbol 2008]] [[ko:UEFA 유로 2008]] [[hy:Ֆուտբոլի Եվրոպայի 2008 թվականի առաջնություն]] [[hi:2008 यूएफा यूरोपियन फुटबॉल प्रतियोगिता]] [[hr:Europsko prvenstvo u nogometu - Austrija i Švicarska 2008.]] [[id:Kejuaraan Sepak Bola Eropa 2008]] [[is:Evrópukeppnin í knattspyrnu 2008]] [[it:Campionato europeo di calcio 2008]] [[he:יורו 2008]] [[jv:UEFA Euro 2008]] [[ka:უეფა ევრო 2008]] [[la:Certamen Europaeum Pediludii MMVIII]] [[lv:Eiropas čempionāts futbolā 2008]] [[lb:Foussball-Europameeschterschaft 2008]] [[lt:XIII Europos futbolo čempionatas]] [[hu:2008-as labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság]] [[mk:Европско првенство во фудбал 2008]] [[mt:Kampjonati Ewropej tal-Futbol 2008]] [[mr:युएफा यूरो २००८]] [[ms:UEFA Euro 2008]] [[nl:Europees kampioenschap voetbal 2008]] [[ja:UEFA欧州選手権2008]] [[no:EM i fotball 2008]] [[nn:EM i fotball 2008]] [[pl:Mistrzostwa Europy w Piłce Nożnej 2008]] [[pt:Campeonato Europeu de Futebol de 2008]] [[ro:Campionatul European de Fotbal 2008]] [[ru:Чемпионат Европы по футболу 2008]] [[sq:Kampionati Evropian i Futbollit 2008]] [[scn:Campiunatu Europeu di Palluni 2008]] [[sk:Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale 2008]] [[sl:Evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu 2008]] [[szl:Mistřostwa Ojropy we Fusbalu 2008]] [[sr:Европско првенство у фудбалу 2008.]] [[sh:EP u fudbalu 2008.]] [[fi:Jalkapallon Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut 2008]] [[sv:Europamästerskapet i fotboll 2008]] [[th:ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติยุโรป 2008]] [[vi:Giải vô địch bóng đá châu Âu 2008]] [[tr:2008 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası]] [[uk:Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 2008]] [[wuu:2008年欧洲足球冠军赛]] [[bat-smg:XIII Euruopas futbuola čempijuonats]] [[zh:2008年欧洲足球锦标赛]]