Euro 2008 matches

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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

Euro 2008 matches

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. Romania also played out a draw against Italy in their second match, leaving them in second place going into the final round of group matches. Italy finished as the second quarter-finalists, after they beat France 2—0 in their final game. French defender Eric Abidal was sent off just over a quarter of the way through the game for a foul on Luca Toni in the area; Andrea Pirlo converted the resulting penalty. Daniele De Rossi added the second goal from a deflected free kick just after the hour mark. Because of the Italian win, Romania had to beat the Netherlands to qualify for the next round, but they were undone by a Klaas-Jan Huntelaar goal just after half-time, before Robin van Persie scored his second of the tournament three minutes from the end. Despite the perceived strength of its teams, Group C was the only group at Euro from which no side made it past the quarter-finals; Italy went out in a penalty shoot-out to eventual winners Spain and the Netherlands lost against Russia after extra time. In the quarter-finals ,. Man of the Match: Wesley Sneijder Netherlands [7]. Man of the Match: Andrea Pirlo Italy [9].

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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.

Euro 2008 matches

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UEFA Euro stadiums. Group G runner-up. Irish Independent. Attendance: 51, [33]. Check bet This meant that two teams who meet in the same group would meet again in the semi-finals instead of the final if they got this far. Attendance: 39, [28]. Attendance: 31, [43]. Greece Sweden. Yakin 32'. Read Edit View history. Retrieved 21 June Also, in another major change, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues St. Despite the perceived strength of its teams, Group C was the only group at Euro from which no side made it past the quarter-finals; Italy went out in a penalty shoot-out to eventual winners Spain and the Netherlands lost against Russia after extra time.

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.

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