Euro 2008

The UEFA EURO 2008 (officially the UEFA European Football Championship or UEFA EURO 2008™) was the 13th edition of the UEFA Euro, the main tournament between European soccer teams organized by UEFA. This version of the tournament was held in Austria and Switzerland, between June 7 and June 29, 2008, being the second time that the tournament was organized by two countries (after Euro 2000 held in Belgium and the Netherlands). and the first that was hosted by each of these nations.

The candidature of Austria and Switzerland was proclaimed by the General Committee of UEFA, on December 12, 2002, surpassing a total of six candidatures. 16 teams participated in the event, 14 of which won their participation in this tournament after passing a qualifying process played between 2006 and 2007 by 52 teams, to which were added the teams of Austria and Switzerland, automatically classified as hostesses. The participating teams were divided into four groups of four teams each; after playing a league format in each group, the best two of each qualified for the next round. The eight qualifiers later faced each other in a direct elimination system until the champion was determined. The final was played at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna. In that match, Spain won its second continental title by defeating Germany 1:0.

It is estimated that 1,050,000 people attended the 31 matches played during the final phase of the tournament and that the cumulative audience of the event on television reached 8,000 million viewers worldwide, making it one of the most important sporting events. seen from 2008, along with the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Organization

Choice

The candidacy of Austria and Switzerland to organize Euro 2008 was selected by the UEFA Congress, on December 12, 2002, in an election to which a total of seven candidacies were originally presented.

The proposal arose after the defeat of the binational candidacy led by Austria together with Hungary for Euro 2004, which was finally played in Portugal; after that, the Austrian Football Federation (ÖFB) and the Swiss Football Association (ASF) began preparations for a joint bid. With the theme Close to you ('Close to you' in English), the transalpine bid presented a compact plan focused on high-quality accommodation, excellent telecommunications and transport services (especially rail) and with facilities for the deployment of security.

The Austro-Swiss candidacy was considered from the outset as the main favorite over the other seven candidacies. Hungary presented itself in a lonely way, as did Russia. However, most of the bids were multinational: a joint Celtic bid from Scotland and Ireland, one from Greece and Turkey, one from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and finally a Scandinavian bid from four countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden).

The Celtic bid was considered the closest rival to the Austro-Swiss project, especially due to its better stadium condition. On the part of Austria and Switzerland, the only stadiums that met UEFA's requirements up to that time were the Ernst Happel Stadium and St. Jakob Park; Of these, only the first had a capacity of more than 40,000 spectators. Scotland and Ireland, for their part, had five out of 50,000 spectators. In the case of the Scandinavian candidacy, although it had the advantage of having experience in hosting major sporting events (such as Euro 1992 in Sweden), the big The distances between their venues and the lack of large stadiums affected their chances of being elected, as did the fact that it was the first time that a sports candidacy was carried out by four host countries, considering that only in 2000 was an event carried out for the first time by two host countries. countries (Euro 2000) and the 2002 World Cup had presented various logistical problems between Japan and South Korea.

During the election, the Russian and Bosnian-Croat candidacies were initially ruled out. The remaining bids were put to a vote, although the UEFA committee officially recommended the bids from Austria-Switzerland, Greece-Turkey, Scandinavia and Hungary. The Celtic candidacy, despite its certain favoritism, was not considered within the recommendations and finished fourth in the vote. On the other hand, the Hungarian candidacy caused surprise by being second in the vote, although it failed to overcome the wide victory of the candidacy of Austria and Switzerland that would ensure the realization of Euro 2008 in those countries.

Locations

St. Jakob Park of the Swiss city of Basel was the headquarters of the inaugural party between the local selection and the Czech Republic.

For this edition of the tournament, eight venues were arranged, four of which are located in each of the host countries. In each one, three matches of the first phase were played, in such a way that all the matches played by the Swiss team (including the opening match), were played at St. Jakob Park in Basel, while those of the Swiss team Austria were held at the Ernst Happel Stadium in the capital Vienna. These two stadiums were the only venues for the second phase matches, with two quarterfinal matches and one semifinal being played in each, while the final was held at the Viennese venue.

Most of the stadiums underwent renovations in preparation for the tournament, expanding their capacity at least temporarily. Three stadiums were completely rebuilt on the site of its predecessor: the Wörtherseestadion in Klagenfurt, the Stade de Suisse in Bern and the Letzigrund Stadion in Zurich. The latter was built after the rejection of the remodeling originally proposed for the Hardturm-Stadion in 2004 and which even jeopardized the realization of the championship; UEFA accepted the change in plans at the beginning of 2005 and the Bernese population approved in a referendum a loan of 69 million euros for the construction of the enclosure. The other two Swiss venues, St. Jakob Park and Stade de Genève, were built just a few years before the event, requiring little modification.

Basel	Bern	Geneva	Zurich
St. Jakob Park Capacity: 42,000	Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Capacity: 31,907	Stade de Genève Capacity: 31.228	Letzigrund Stadion Capacity: 30 000
Innsbruck	Klagenfurt	Salzburg	Vienna
Tivoli Neu Capacity: 31,600	Wörtherseestadion Capacity: 31,957	Wals Siezenheim Stadion Capacity: 31.020	Ernst Happel Stadion Capacity: 53.295

Referees

UEFA summoned twelve referees from UEFA member countries to perform during Euro 2008. UEFA appointed two assistants of the same nationality to each to ensure that the trio of referees are knowledgeable and experienced among them. Most of the judges have had experience in tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League and some even participated in the 2006 Soccer World Cup. Additionally, eight officials were summoned to perform the roles of fourth and fifth referee, used in case of injury to one of the officials during the development of a match.

Country	Arbitrator	Assistants
Germany	Herbert Fandel	Carsten Kadach	Volker Wezel
Austria	Konrad Plautz	Egon Bereuter	Markus Mayr
Belgium	Frank from Bleeckere	Peter Hermans	Alex Verstraeten
Slovakia	ubcultoš Miche	Roman Slysko	Martin Balko
Spain	Manuel Mejuto González	Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez	Jesus Calvo Guadamuro
Greece	Kyros Vassaras	Dimitiris Bozartzidis	Dimitiris Saraidaris
England	Howard Webb	Darren Cann	Michael Mullarkey
Italy	Roberto Rosetti	Alessandro Griselli	Paolo Calcagno
Norway	Tom Henning Øvrebø	Geir Åge Holen	Jan Petter Randen
Netherlands	Pieter Vink	Adriaan Inia	Hans Ten Hoove
Sweden	Peter Fröjdfeldt	Stefan Wittberg	Henrik Andren
Switzerland	Massimo Busacca	Matthias Arnet	Stephane Cuhat

Tournament Ball

Replica of the Adidas Europass.

The ball used during Euro 2008 was the adidas Europass, made by the German company Adidas. This ball corresponds to an evolution with respect to the adidas Teamgeist, used during the 2006 Soccer World Cup played two years earlier in Germany. This ball had a white exterior design with twelve dark circles or polka dots and certain red motifs, representing the flags of the two host countries.

For the final match of the tournament, a special edition of the Europass was designed, called the adidas Europass Gloria. On the ball, which unlike the traditional one was silver in color, the date and place of the match and the teams that played for the trophy, Germany and Spain, were printed in English.

Participating teams

Countries participating in the final phase of the Euro Cup (dark blue); in celestial countries that failed to qualify.

To qualify for Euro 2008, a previous tournament was held between September 2006 and November 2007. For this, a draw was held in Montreux, Switzerland, on January 27, 2006, in which seven qualifying groups were formed, where the first two of each will qualify for the final round. Austria and Switzerland qualified automatically exercising their right as organizers, while the big surprise for the latter was the absence and elimination of England in the qualifying round, finishing third in their group behind Croatia and Russia, without a chance. to be able to play said tournament.

The draw for the final phase of the competition was made on December 3, 2007. The 16 qualified teams were arranged in four pots based on their UEFA coefficient. In the first drum were placed Austria and Switzerland, hosts of this edition, Greece, current champion, and the Netherlands, the team with the highest UEFA coefficient. Croatia, Italy, the Czech Republic and Sweden were in the second pot, while the third was made up of Germany, Spain, Portugal and Romania. Finally, the fourth bass drum was made up of France, Poland, Russia and Turkey.

In italics, rookie teams in the Eurocup:

Participating teams
GERGermany	FRAFrance	BYPortugal	RUSRussia
AUTAustria	GREGreece	POLPoland	SWESweden
CROCroatia	ITAItaly	CZECzech Republic	SUISwitzerland
ESPSpain	NEDNetherlands	ROURomania	TURTurkey

Gold Player

To mark UEFA's 50th anniversary, each member association was asked to vote for their best player of the past 50 years.

Development

Fernando Torres opening the score in the match between Spain and Sweden during the first phase.

During the first phase, the teams of Croatia, Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal reached the final phase of the tournament after winning their respective groups, being accompanied by the teams of Germany, Italy, Russia and Turkey. The offensive football proposed by many of the named teams was considered vital for their classification and good performance, to the detriment of more conservative teams, such as France and Greece, who were relegated to the last places in the tournament.

In Group A, and led by Cristiano Ronaldo —considered prior to the tournament as one of the best players of the moment—, the Portuguese team qualified without major obstacles to the next phase, defeating Turkey and the Czech Republic. Switzerland failed to take advantage of their home status and were eliminated in the second game, salvaging a victory in the final game against the already qualified Portuguese. The victories of the Turks and the Czechs against the Swiss left the definition of the second classified in Group A for the dramatic game that faced both teams in Geneva. The Czechs dominated much of the match and were 2:0 up on the scoreboard but Turkey tried to reverse the score. A goal from Arda Turan at 75'; revived the hopes of the Turkish team that would materialize after a serious mistake by goalkeeper Petr Čech that would culminate in Nihat Kahveci's goal at 85'. Less than three minutes from the end, and when everything seemed that the definition by penalties would deliver the result, Nihat scored again and left Turkey in the second phase.

View of the Letzigrund Stadion of Zurich during the match between Italy and France.

Germany were one of the favorites to win Group B, but failed to show it on the pitch. A faltering win against Poland was followed by a resounding loss to Croatia. The Germans made it through to the next round, eliminating co-hosts Austria 1:0 thanks to a goal from their captain Michael Ballack, although without improving their level of play. The Croatian team won all three of their games and became one of the most effective teams in the first round.

The so-called group of death pitted the finalists of the 2006 Soccer World Cup against Italy and France. Despite the titles of both teams, both were vastly outclassed by the Netherlands. The Dutch won 3:0 against the Italians and 4:1 against the French. Romania managed to get two draws against Italy and France, but were knocked out after a 2:0 defeat by the Dutch. In the final match, Italy defeated France and qualified for the next round with group leaders, the Netherlands.

In Group D, Spain managed to remain undefeated after a successive streak of victories: 4:1 against Russia, 2:1 against Sweden and the same score against Greece. The main figure was the attacker David Villa, who after a hat trick against the Russians and a goal against the Swedes, managed to become the top scorer in the championship. Russia, despite the win with which they started the championship, managed to overcome with the return of Andrei Arshavin and went to the next round, leaving Sweden and Greece on the way. The Hellenes finished in last place in the group, and at the end of the tournament, going from being the current champions of the previous edition to the last classified in this one, something unusual and singular in the history of world football.

Spain's football team celebrates the triumph on its return to Madrid.

In the quarterfinals, however, most of the favorites fell. Germany defeated Portugal 3:2 and Russia defeated the Netherlands 3:1 after extra time. Croatia and Turkey drew goalless during the regular period and in extra time, both scored a goal minutes before the end, so there was a penalty shootout in which the Turks won, thus eliminating the undefeated Croatians. Through this same method, Italy and Spain defined their result after drawing without goals during the 120 minutes of the match, passing Spain to the semifinals after winning on penalties 24 years after their last semifinal in an absolute international tournament, in Euro 1984..

Germany and Turkey faced each other in one of the semifinals playing drama again. Both teams were tied for almost the entire regulation time, until at 79', Miroslav Klose discounted for Germany. Following the tradition of the last games, Turkey scored minutes from the end, but Philipp Lahm would seal the 3:2 in the final score. The game was also marked by a strong storm in Vienna that cut off international television broadcasts for several minutes in an unprecedented way, preventing many from seeing the final goals. In the other semifinal, Spain qualified brilliantly for the final after defeating Russia again, this time 3:0 with goals from Xavi Hernández, Dani Güiza and David Silva.

In the final match, Spain and Germany met at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna. Initially, Germany held the party's dominance, but slowly began to lose control of it. At 32', Fernando Torres disputed a ball after a through ball from Xavi Hernández with Philipp Lahm, whom he gained position in speed and, before goalkeeper Jens Lehmann came out, managed to dodge it and score a goal, chipping the ball. ball over it. With the score in their favor, Spain controlled the match and despite the German attempts to discount, the match would end 1:0. The undefeated Spanish team was thus crowned for the second time as Eurocup champion after Eurocopa 1964, breaking a 44-year drought.

Results

• The hours indicated in the matches correspond to the local time zones of Austria and Switzerland: Summer hours of Central Europe – CEST: (UTC+2).

Group stage

– Qualified for the quarterfinals final.

Group A

Meeting between Portugal and the Czech Republic. It ended 3:1, which allowed the Portuguese classification.

Selection	Pts	PJ	PG	PE	P	GF	GC	Dif
BYPortugal	6	3	2	0	1	5	3	2
TURTurkey	6	3	2	0	1	5	5	0
CZECzech Republic	3	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2
SUISwitzerland	3	3	1	0	2	3	3	0

7 June 2008, 18:00	Switzerland	0:1 (0:0)	Czech Republic	St. Jakob Park, Basel
		Report	Svěrkoš 69'	Attendance: 39 730 spectators Arbitrator: Roberto Rosetti

7 June 2008, 20:45	Portugal	2:0 (0:0)	Turkey	Stade de Genève, Geneva
	Pepe 61' Meireles 90+3'	Report		Assistance: 29 016 spectators Arbitrator: Herbert Fandel

11 June 2008, 18:00	Czech Republic	1:3 (1:1)	Portugal	Stade de Genève, Geneva
	Sionko 17'	Report	Deco 8' C. Ronaldo 63' Quaresma 90+1'	Assistance: 29 016 spectators Arbitrator: Kyros Vassaras

11 June 2008, 20:45	Switzerland	1:2 (1:0)	Turkey	St. Jakob Park, Basel
	H. Yakın 32'	Report	Şentürk 57' Turan 90+2'	Attendance: 39 730 spectators Arbitrator: ubcultoš Miche

15 June 2008, 20:45	Switzerland	2:0 (0:0)	Portugal	St. Jakob Park, Basel
	H. Yakın 71',83' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 39 730 spectators Arbitrator: Konrad Plautz

15 June 2008, 20:45	Turkey	3:2 (0:1)	Czech Republic	Stade de Genève, Geneva
	Turan 75' Nihat 87',89'	Report	Koller 34' Plašil 62'	Assistance: 29 016 spectators Arbitrator: Peter Fröjdfeldt

Group B

Selection	Pts	PJ	PG	PE	P	GF	GC	Dif
CROCroatia	9	3	3	0	0	4	1	3
GERGermany	6	3	2	0	1	4	2	2
AUTAustria	1	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2
POLPoland	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3

8 June 2008, 18:00	Austria	0:1 (0:1)	Croatia	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
		Report	Modrić 4' (pen.)	Assistance: 51 428 spectators Arbitrator: Pieter Vink
Austrian absolute debut in a Euro Cup.

8 June 2008, 20:45	Germany	2:0 (1:0)	Poland	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
	Podolski 20',72'	Report		Attendance: 30 461 spectators Arbitrator: Tom Henning Øvrebø

12 June 2008, 18:00	Croatia	2:1 (1:0)	Germany	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
	Srna 24' Olić 62'	Report	Podolski 79'	Attendance: 30 461 spectators Arbitrator: Frank from Bleeckere

12 June 2008, 20:45	Austria	1:1 (0:1)	Poland	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
	Vastić 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Guerreiro 30'	Assistance: 51 428 spectators Arbitrator: Howard Webb
Ivica Vastić marked the first goal of Austria in a Euro Cup.

16 June 2008, 20:45	Austria	0:1 (0:0)	Germany	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
		Report	Ballack 49'	Assistance: 51 428 spectators Arbitrator: Manuel Mejuto González

16 June 2008, 20:45	Poland	0:1 (0:0)	Croatia	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
		Report	Klasnić 53'	Attendance: 30 461 spectators Arbitrator: Kyros Vassaras

Group C

Players from France and the Netherlands. The Dutch won for 4-1, ensuring their ranking and first place.

Selection	Pts	PJ	PG	PE	P	GF	GC	Dif
NEDNetherlands	9	3	3	0	0	9	1	8
ITAItaly	4	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
ROURomania	2	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2
FRAFrance	1	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5

9 June 2008, 18:00	Romania	0:0	France	Letzigrund, Zurich
		Report		Assistance: 30 585 spectators Arbitrator: Manuel Mejuto González

9 June 2008, 20:45	Netherlands	3:0 (2:0)	Italy	Stade de Suisse, Bern
	Van Nistelrooy 26' Sneijder 31' Van Bronckhorst 79'	Report		Attendance: 30 777 spectators Arbitrator: Peter Fröjdfeldt

13 June 2008, 18:00	Italy	1:1 (0:0)	Romania	Letzigrund, Zurich
	Panucci 56'	Report	Mutu 55'	Assistance: 30 585 spectators Arbitrator: Tom Henning Øvrebø

13 June 2008, 20:45	Netherlands	4:1 (1:0)	France	Stade de Suisse, Bern
	Kuyt 9' Van Persie 59' Robben 72' Sneijder 90+2'	Report	Henry. 71'	Attendance: 30 777 spectators Arbitrator: Herbert Fandel

17 June 2008, 20:45	Netherlands	2:0 (0:0)	Romania	Stade de Suisse, Bern
	Huntelaar 54' Van Persie 87'	Report		Attendance: 30 777 spectators Arbitrator: Massimo Busacca

17 June 2008, 20:45	France	0:2 (0:1)	Italy	Letzigrund, Zurich
		Report	Pirlo 25' (pen.) De Rossi 62'	Assistance: 30 585 spectators Arbitrator: ubcultoš Miche

Group D

Start of the meeting between Spain and Sweden.

Selection	Pts	PJ	PG	PE	P	GF	GC	Dif
ESPSpain	9	3	3	0	0	8	3	5
RUSRussia	6	3	2	0	1	4	4	0
SWESweden	3	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
GREGreece	0	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4

10 June 2008, 18:00	Spain	4:1 (2:0)	Russia	Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck
	Villa 22',44',75' Fábregas 90+1'	Report	Pavlyuchenko 86'	Assistance: 30 772 spectators Arbitrator: Konrad Plautz

10 June 2008, 20:45	Greece	0:2 (0:0)	Sweden	Wals Siezenheim Stadion, Salzburg
		Report	Ibrahimović 66' Hansson 72'	Assistance: 31 063 spectators Arbitrator: Massimo Busacca

14 June 2008, 18:00	Sweden	1:2 (1:1)	Spain	Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck
	Ibrahimović 34'	Report	Torres 15' Villa 90+2'	Assistance: 30 772 spectators Arbitrator: Pieter Vink

14 June 2008, 20:45	Greece	0:1 (0:1)	Russia	Wals Siezenheim Stadion, Salzburg
		Report	Zyrianov 33'	Assistance: 31 063 spectators Arbitrator: Roberto Rosetti

18 June 2008, 20:45	Greece	1:2 (1:0)	Spain	Wals Siezenheim Stadion, Salzburg
	Charisteas 42'	Report	From the Network 61' Güiza 88'	Assistance: 30 883 viewers Arbitrator: Howard Webb
Greece is the first selection to defend its title by losing the three parties of the group phase.

18 June 2008, 20:45	Russia	2:0 (1:0)	Sweden	Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck
	Pavlyuchenko 24' Arshavin 50'	Report		Assistance: 30 772 spectators Arbitrator: Frank from Bleeckere

Elimination phase

	Final rooms				Semifinals				Final
	19 June – Basel
	BYPortugal	2
					25 June – Basel
	GERGermany	3
					GERGermany	3
	20 June – Vienna
					TURTurkey	2
	CROCroatia	1 (1)
									29 June – Vienna
	TURTurkey (p.)	1 (3)
									GERGermany	0
	21 June – Basel
									ESPSpain	1
	NEDNetherlands	1
					26 June - Vienna
	RUSRussia (t.s.)	3
					RUSRussia	0
	22 June – Vienna
					ESPSpain	3
	ESPSpain (p.)	0 (4)
	ITAItaly	0 (2)

Quarterfinals

19 June 2008, 20:45	Portugal	2:3 (1:2)	Germany	St. Jakob Park, Basel
	Nuno Gomes 40' Post 87'	Report	Schweinsteiger 22' Klose 26' Ballack 61'	Attendance: 39 374 spectators Arbitrator: Peter Fröjdfeldt

20 June 2008, 20:45	Croatia	1:1 (0:0, 0:0) (t. s.) (1:1 t. s.) (1:3 p.)	Turkey	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
	Klasnić 119'	Report	Şentürk 120+2'	Assistance: 51 428 spectators Arbitrator: Roberto Rosetti
		Shooting from the penal point
	Modrić Srna Rakitić Petrić		Turan Semih Altıntop
Turkey's first classification to a semi-final of a Euro Cup.

21 June 2008, 20:45	Netherlands	1:3 (1:1, 0:0) (t. s.) (0:2 t. s.)	Russia	St. Jakob Park, Basel
	Van Nistelrooy 86'	Report	Pavlyuchenko 56' Torbinsky 112' Arshavin 116'	Attendance: 38 374 spectators Arbitrator: ubcultoš Miche
First classification of Russia to a semi-final of a Euro Cup, since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

22 June 2008, 20:45	Spain	0:0 (t. s.) (4:2 p.)	Italy	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
		Report		Assistance: 51 178 spectators Arbitrator: Herbert Fandel
		Shooting from the penal point
	Villa Cazorla Senna Güiza Fàbregas		Grosso De Rossi Camoranesi Di Natale

Semi-finals

25 June 2008, 20:45	Germany	3:2 (1:1)	Turkey	St. Jakob Park, Basel
	Schweinsteiger 26' Klose 79' Lahm 90'	Report	Boral 22' Şentürk 86'	Attendance: 39 374 spectators Arbitrator: Massimo Busacca

26 June 2008, 20:45	Russia	0:3 (0:0)	Spain	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
		Report	Xavi 50' Güiza 73' Silva 81'	Assistance: 51 428 spectators Arbitrator: Frank from Bleeckere

Ending

29 June 2008, 20:45	Germany	0:1 (0:1)	Spain	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
		Report	Torres 33'	Assistance: 51 428 spectators Arbitrator: Roberto Rosetti

Champion Spain

2.or title

Statistics

Overall classification

Note: the performance tables do not reflect the final ranking of the teams, but show their performance according to the final round reached.

Spain became the champion of Europe for the second time.

Map according to the tournament results.

Pos.	Selection	Pts	PJ	PG	PE	P	GF	GC	Dif.	Rend.
1	ESPSpain	16	6	5	1	0	12	3	9	88.89%
2	GERGermany	12	6	4	0	2	10	7	3	66.67%
3	RUSRussia	9	5	3	0	2	7	8	−1	60%
4	TURTurkey	7	5	2	1	2	8	9	−1	46.67%
5	CROCroatia	10	4	3	1	0	5	2	3	83.33%
6	NEDNetherlands	9	4	3	0	1	10	4	6	75%
7	BYPortugal	6	4	2	0	2	7	6	1	50%
8	ITAItaly	5	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	41.67%
9	SUISwitzerland	3	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	33.33%
10	SWESweden	3	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	33.33%
11	CZECzech Republic	3	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	33.33%
12	ROURomania	2	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	22.22%
13	AUTAustria	1	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	11.11%
14	POLPoland	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	11.11%
15	FRAFrance	1	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	11.11%
16	GREGreece	0	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0%

Awards and recognitions

For this edition of the Eurocup, UEFA increased the total amount of money to be distributed among the participating teams, reaching 184 million euros, 55 more than in the previous edition. Each team, for participating, was given €7.5 million, €500,000 for each draw in the group stage and €1 million for each win in the same phase. The teams that were eliminated in the quarterfinals were awarded an additional €2 million prize and the semifinalists €3 million. The runner-up team received a prize of 4.5 million euros, while the champion received 7.5 million. Thus, the highest prize was obtained by Spain, which totaled 23 million, while Greece received the lowest prize with just 7.5 million. million awarded per share.

The champion team of this edition received the new trophy designed for the Eurocup. The new Henri Delaunay Trophy was created by London jewelery Asprey, being an almost exact replica of the original cup, designed by Arthus Bertrand in 1960. The new cup, made of sterling silver, weighs 8kg and measures 60cm in height, 2 kg heavier and 18 cm taller than the original. The marble pedestal was removed as was a figure on the back giving way to inscriptions with the names of the trophy-winning teams while the silver base was enlarged.

Scorers

Player	Selection	Goles
David Villa	ESPSpain	4
Roman Pavlyuchenko	RUSRussia	3
Lukas Podolski	GERGermany	3
Semih Şentürk	TURTurkey	3
Hakan Yakın	SUISwitzerland	3
Andréi Arshavin	RUSRussia	2
Michael Ballack	GERGermany	2
Dani Güiza	ESPSpain	2
Zlatan Ibrahimović	SWESweden	2
Nihat Kahveci	TURTurkey	2
Miroslav Klose	GERGermany	2
Bastian Schweinsteiger	GERGermany	2
Wesley Sneijder	NEDNetherlands	2
Fernando Torres	ESPSpain	2
Arda Turan	TURTurkey	2
Ruud van Nistelrooy	NEDNetherlands	2
Robin van Persie	NEDNetherlands	2
Ivan Klasnić	CROCroatia	2

Player of the Tournament and Dream Team

After the end of the championship, the UEFA Technical Study Group chose the ideal team and squad, made up of the 23 best players according to their position on the pitch. Spain was the team with the most selected players with nine. After the winning team, semifinalist Russia earned 4 nominations, followed by Germany with 3, Portugal and the Netherlands with just 2. Croatia, eliminated in the quarterfinals, earned only one nomination as did semifinalist Turkey.

The ideal team for the tournament was chosen from among them, which was finally made up of six Spanish players, two Russians, one German, one Croatian and one Turkish.

In addition, the Technical Studies Group also chose the best player of the tournament from a group of players proposed by popular vote over the internet. The player chosen as the winner of the "Castrol Player of the Tournament Award" was the Spanish midfielder Xavi Hernandez.

Xavi, the best player in the tournament.

Convening and ideal equipment

Porteros	Defense	Campers	Delanteros
Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Edwin van der Sar	José Bosingwa Philipp Lahm Carlos Marchena Pepe Carles Puyol Yuri Zhirkov	Hamit Altıntop Michael Ballack Cesc Fàbregas Xavi Hernández Andrés Iniesta Luka Modrić Marcos Senna Wesley Sneijder Konstantin Zyryanov	Andréi Arshavin Roman Pavlyuchenko Lukas Podolski Fernando Torres David Villa

Porter	Defense	Campers	Delanteros
Iker Casillas	Philipp Lahm Carlos Marchena Carles Puyol Yuri Zhirkov	Hamit Altıntop Xavi Hernández Luka Modrić Marcos Senna	Andréi Arshavin David Villa

Man of the Match

After each game played, a player was chosen as the best. To determine the winner of the "Carlsberg Man of the Match Award", a vote was opened on the official site of the tournament to be later counted by the UEFA Technical Study Group.

The following players were chosen as Carlsberg Man of the Match Award winners:

Player Party Tomáš Ujfaluši 1:0 Pepe 2:0 Stipe Pletikosa 1:0 Lukas Podolski 2:0 Claude Makélé 0:0 Wesley Sneijder 3:0 David Villa 4:1 Zlatan Ibrahimović 2:0 Cristiano Ronaldo 3:1 Arda Turan 2:1

Player Party Luka Modrić 2:1 Roger Guerreiro 1:1 Andrea Pirlo 1:1 Wesley Sneijder 4:1 David Villa 2:1 Roman Pavlyuchenko 1:0 Hakan Yakın 2:0 Nihat Kahveci 3:2 Ivan Klasnić 1:0 Michael Ballack 1:0

Player Party Robin van Persie 2:0 Daniele De Rossi 2:0 Xabi Alonso 2:1 Andréi Arshavin 2:0 Bastian Schweinsteiger 3:2 Hamit Altıntop 1:1 Andréi Arshavin 3:1 Iker Casillas 0:0 Philipp Lahm 3:2 Andrés Iniesta 3:0 Fernando Torres 1:0