UEFA Euro 2012
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.
| Mistrzostwa Europy w piłce nożnej 2012 (in Polish) Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 2012 (in Ukrainian) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Poland Ukraine |
| Dates | 8 June – 1 July |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 76 (2.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,440,846 (46,479 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fernando Torres (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Andrés Iniesta |
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Qualification
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:
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Venues
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 | ||||
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| 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
Group A
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
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 Spain 3rd title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Glen Johnson (playing against Sweden)
Final rankings
| 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 |
