Euro 2012

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Euro 2012 was the national teams competition which was held in Poland and Ukraine, between June 8 and July 1, 2012, and was won by Spain - the first defending European champions to repeat.

Background

On April 18, 2007, Poland and Ukraine were chosen by the UEFA Executive Committee to jointly host the final round of the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012.

Other candidate nations had been Italy and a joint Croatia–Hungary bid.

Qualifiers

The teams that qualified for the finals are:

  • Poland (co-hosts)
  • Ukraine (co-hosts)
  • Germany (Group A winners)
  • Russia (Group B winners)
  • Italy (Group C winners)
  • France (Group D winners)
  • Holland (Group E winners)
  • Greece (Group F winners)
  • England (Group G winners)
  • Denmark (Group H winners)
  • Spain (Group I winners)
  • Sweden (best runners-up)
  • Eire (playoff winners)
  • Portugal (playoff winners)
  • Czech Republic (playoff winners)
  • Croatia (playoff winners)

Greece qualified for the finals from Group F that also included: Croatia, Israel, Latvia, Georgia and Malta.

Final Group F Standings (top team qualifies for finals)

Pos Team Points W-D-L Goals
1. Greece 24 7-3-0 14-5
2. Croatia 22 7-1-2 18-7
3. Israel 16 5-1-4 13-11
4. Latvia 11 3-2-5 9-12
5. Georgia 10 2-4-4 7-9
6. Malta 1 0-1-9 4-21

Finals

Greece was drawn in Group A which also included co-hosts Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic.

The Greek Squad

Final Group A Standings (top two teams qualify for quarterfinals)

Pos Team Points W-D-L Goals
1. Czech Republic 6 2-0-1 4-5
2. Greece 4 1-1-1 3-3
3. Russia 4 1-1-1 5-3
4. Poland 2 0-2-1 2-3

Final Group B Standings (top two teams qualify for quarterfinals)

Pos Team Points W-D-L Goals
1. Germany 9 3-0-0 5-2
2. Portugal 6 2-0-1 5-4
3. Denmark 3 1-0-2 4-5
4. Holland 0 0-0-3 2-5

Final Group C Standings (top two teams qualify for quarterfinals)

Pos Team Points W-D-L Goals
1. Spain 7 2-1-0 6-1
2. Italy 5 1-2-0 4-2
3. Croatia 4 1-1-1 4-3
4. Rep. Ireland 0 0-0-3 1-9

Final Group D Standings (top two teams qualify for quarterfinals)

Pos Team Points W-D-L Goals
1. England 7 2-1-0 6-1
2. France 4 1-1-1 3-3
3. Ukraine 3 1-0-2 2-4
4. Sweden 3 1-0-2 5-5

Quarterfinals

  • Portugal - Czech Republic 1-0
  • Germany - Greece 4-2 (Samaras, Salpigidis)
  • Spain - France 2-0
  • Italy - England 0-0 (4-2 pen.)

Semifinals

  • Spain - Portugal 0-0 (4-2 pen.)
  • Italy - Germany 2-1

Final

  • Spain - Italy 4-0