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UEFA Euro 2012

14th European association football championship

The UEFA Euro 2012 was the 14th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held in 8 June to 1 July. All the European football teams could compete. In general the contet of match was more higher than FIFA World Cup. The defending champion was Spain. The tournament was hosted in Poland and Ukraine. 16 teams were qualified for the final group stage. The winner of competition qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup.

UEFA Euro 2012
Mistrzostwa Europy w piłce nożnej 2012 (in Polish)
Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 2012 (in Ukrainian)
Tournament details
Host countriesPoland
Ukraine
Dates8 June – 1 July
Teams16
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored76 (2.45 per match)
Attendance1,440,846 (46,479 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Fernando Torres (3 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Andrés Iniesta
← 2008
2016 →
The mascots Slavek & Slavko.

Qualification

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Main articles: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A and UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

51 teams wanted to join the Euro 2012, so UEFA organized the teams into 9 groups. Qualification began on August 2010 and ended on November 2011. The following teams qualified:

Venues

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There were 8 stadiums in 8 host cities. The host cities were Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Poznań, Kyiv, Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv. The Euro 2012 allowed new stadiums to be built. Six of the eight stadiums are either completely new, or greatly improved. Below is a table that will show what stadiums are being used, and in which cities.

Warsaw Gdańsk Wrocław Poznań
National Stadium
Capacity: 58,500[1] 		PGE Arena
Capacity: 43,600[2] 		Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 42,800[3] 		Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 43,300[4]
3 matches in Group A (including 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
       
Kyiv Donetsk Kharkiv Lviv
Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 60,000[5] 		Donbas Arena
Capacity: 50,000[6] 		Metalist Stadium
Capacity: 35,000[7] 		Arena Lviv
Capacity: 30,000[8]
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

Results

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Group A

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See the main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group A
 
Opening match, Poland vs Greece
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 -1 6
  Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
  Poland 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2

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

The Czech Republic became the first team to win a European Championship group with a negative goal difference

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

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See the main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 3
  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 –3 0
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

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See the main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0
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

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See the main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3

Ukraine was placed on top of Sweden, because of their previous match against each other (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 phase

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See the main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage
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 – Kyiv
   France  0  
   Spain  4
22 June – Gdańsk
     Italy  0
   Germany  4
28 June – Warsaw
   Greece  2  
   Germany  1
24 June – Kyiv
     Italy  2  
   England  0 (2)
   Italy (p)  0 (4)  


 UEFA Euro 2012 Winners 
 
Spain
3rd title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final rankings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Spain 6 4 2 0 12 1 +11 14
2   Italy 6 2 3 1 6 7 –1 9
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3   Germany 5 4 0 1 10 6 +4 12
4   Portugal 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2 10
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5   England 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
6   Czech Republic 4 2 0 2 4 6 –2 6
7   Greece 4 1 1 2 5 7 –2 4
8   France 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2 4
Eliminated in the Group stage
9   Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
10   Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
11   Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
12   Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 3
13   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3
14   Poland 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
15   Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 –3 0
16   Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0
  • Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.
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    References

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    1. ↑ "National Stadium Warsaw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    2. ↑ "Arena Gdansk". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    3. ↑ "Municipal Stadium Wroclaw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    4. ↑ "Municipal Stadium Poznan". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    5. ↑ "Olympic Stadium, Kyiv". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    6. ↑ "Donbas Arena". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    7. ↑ "Metalist Stadium". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    8. ↑ "Arena Lviv". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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