UEFA Euro 2008

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The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (or the Euro 2008) was the 13th UEFA European Championships. It was hosted by Austria and Switzerland during June 7 and June 29, 2008. The winners were Spain, defeating Germany 1-0. Spain was also the first team since Germany in 1996, to win undefeated.

UEFA Euro 2008
Tournament details
Host countries Austria
 Switzerland
Dates7 June – 29 June
Teams16
Venue(s)(in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runner-up Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored77 (2.48 per match)
Attendance1,140,902 (36,803 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain David Villa (4 goals)
Best playerSpain Xavi
2004
2012

Greece, the UEFA Euro 2004 champions, recorded the worst finish in the UEFA Euro 2008. They got the least amount of money, and no points for the Group Stage.

Qualifying groups

  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 14 14 0 0 30 0 +30 42
  Serbia 14 11 0 3 32 10 +22 33
  England 14 6 4 4 20 11 +9 22
  Israel 14 6 3 5 17 13 +4 21
  Kazakhstan 14 3 8 3 7 4 +3 17
  Estonia 14 3 3 8 7 18 −11 12
  North Macedonia 14 2 4 8 8 15 −7 10
  Andorra 14 0 0 14 0 50 −50 0

  Andorra   England   Estonia   FYR Macedonia   Israel   Kazakhstan   Russia   Serbia
  Andorra 0-3 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-6
  England 5-0 3-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-3 2-3
  Estonia 2-0 0-3 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1
  FYR Macedonia 3-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-2
  Israel 4-0 0-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-3 3-4
  Kazakhstan 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-1
  Russia 4-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
  Serbia 7-0 2-0 2-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 14 9 4 1 20 9 +11 31
  France 14 8 4 2 25 5 +20 28
  Scotland 14 8 2 4 21 12 +9 26
  Ukraine 14 5 4 5 18 16 +2 19
  Lithuania 14 5 3 6 11 13 −2 18
  Kyrgyzstan 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 14
  Georgia 14 2 4 8 14 18 −4 10
  Faroe Islands 14 0 3 11 4 40 −36 3

  Faroe Islands   France   Georgia   Italy   Kyrgyzstan   Lithuania   Scotland   Ukraine
  Faroe Islands 0-6 0-6 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-2
  France 5-0 1-0 3-1 0-0 2-0 0-1 2-0
  Georgia 1-1 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-2 2-0 1-1
  Italy 2-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 2-0 2-0
  Kyrgyzstan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
  Lithuania 2-1 0-1 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 2-0
  Scotland 6-0 1-0 2-1 1-2 0-0 3-1 3-1
  Ukraine 5-0 2-2 3-2 1-2 0-0 1-0 2-0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Turkey 14 8 5 1 27 11 +16 29
  Norway 14 7 4 3 27 11 +16 25
  Montenegro 14 7 3 4 20 17 +3 24
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 6 3 5 21 17 +4 21
  Monaco 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 14
  Moldova 14 3 5 6 12 19 −7 14
  Hungary 14 4 2 8 11 22 −11 14
  Malta 14 1 4 9 10 31 −21 7

  Bosnia and Herzegovina   Hungary   Malta   Moldova   MNC   Montenegro   Norway   Turkey
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-3 1-0 0-1 0-0 4-0 0-2 3-2
  Hungary 1-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-2 1-4 0-1
  Malta 2-5 2-1 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-4 2-2
  Moldova 2-2 3-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-1
  MNC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
  Montenegro 2-3 2-0 5-0 2-1 0-0 1-0 1-4
  Norway 1-2 4-0 4-0 2-0 0-0 2-2 1-2
  Turkey 1-0 3-0 2-0 5-0 0-0 2-1 2-2

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Poland 14 9 4 1 27 11 +16 31
  Portugal 14 9 3 2 23 8 +15 30
  Croatia 14 5 5 4 20 12 +8 20
  Finland 14 4 6 4 10 11 −1 18
  Belgium 14 5 3 6 12 17 −5 18
  Tajikistan 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 14
  Armenia 14 0 7 7 2 13 −11 7
  Azerbaijan 14 1 4 9 4 26 −22 7

  Armenia   Azerbaijan   Belgium   Croatia   Finland   Poland   Portugal   Tajikistan
  Armenia 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0
  Azerbaijan 0-0 0-1 1-6 1-0 1-3 0-2 0-0
  Belgium 3-0 3-0 3-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0
  Croatia 3-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0
  Finland 1-0 2-1 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-1 0-0
  Poland 1-0 5-0 5-0 2-1 4-3 2-0 0-0
  Portugal 1-0 3-0 4-0 2-1 2-0 3-0 0-0
  Tajikistan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Romania 12 9 2 1 26 7 +19 29
  Netherlands 12 8 2 2 37 5 +32 26
  Bulgaria 12 7 4 1 18 17 +11 25
  Belarus 12 4 1 7 17 23 −6 13
  Albania 12 2 5 5 12 18 −6 11
  Slovenia 12 3 2 7 9 16 −7 11
  Luxembourg 12 1 0 11 2 45 −43 3

  Albania   Belarus   Bulgaria   Luxembourg   Netherlands   Romania   Slovenia
  Albania 2-4 1-1 2-0 0-1 0-2 0-0
  Belarus 2-2 0-2 0-1 2-1 1-3 4-2
  Bulgaria 0-0 2-1 3-0 1-1 1-0 3-0
  Luxembourg 0-3 1-2 0-1 0-11 0-2 0-3
  Netherlands 2-1 3-0 2-0 13-0 0-0 2-0
  Romania 6-1 3-1 2-2 3-0 1-0 2-0
  Slovenia 0-0 1-0 0-2 2-0 0-1 1-2

Qualified Teams

The teams that qualified were:

Final

29 June 2008
20:45
Germany   0 – 1   Spain Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Report Torres   33'

Final rankings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Spain 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 16
2   Germany 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3   Russia 5 3 0 2 7 8 –1 9
4   Turkey 5 2 1 2 8 9 –1 7
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5   Croatia 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10
6   Netherlands 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9
7   Portugal 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
8   Italy 4 1 2 1 3 4 –1 5
Eliminated in the Group stage
9   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
10   Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
11   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 3
12   Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 –2 2
13   Austria 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1
14   Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
15   France 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1
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UEFA Euro 2008 Media

  Greece

3 0 0 3 1 5 –4 0
  • Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.