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==Group Stage==
==Group Stage==
''The draw for the Euro 2008 finals is provisionally scheduled for December 2007.''
''The draw for the Euro 2008 finals is provisionally scheduled for December 2007.''
===Group A (Switzerland)===
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Revision as of 18:14, 29 June 2007

Template:Future-sport Template:Infobox Football European Championship

The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. It is the second in a series of three successful joint bids in the competition's history, alongside the 2000 European Football Championship, hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands and the 2012 competition in Poland and the Ukraine.

A total of 16 teams will participate in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland will automatically qualify as hosts; Austria will be making its first appearance in the tournament. The remaining 14 teams will be determined through qualifying matches which started in August 2006.

Bid Process

The two countries jointly bid to host the games, and faced major competition from Greece/Turkey, Scotland/Ireland, Russia, Hungary, Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina and a 4-way Nordic bid from Norway/Sweden/Denmark/Finland. Austria had already bid with another country before, which was Hungary for Euro 2004. They had eventually lost to Portugal.

Austria/Switzerland, Greece/Turkey, and Hungary were recommended before the final vote. Greece and Turkey were rejected and let Hungary and Austria/Switzerland battle for the win.

Venues

Switzerland

City Stadium Capacity Host Club Host Matches and more
Basel St. Jakob-Park 42,500 FC Basel Switzerland's 3 group matches (including opening match), 2 Quarter-Finals, Semi-Final.
Berne Stade de Suisse Wankdorf 32,000 BSC Young Boys Three Group Matches
Geneva Stade de Genève 32,000 Servette FC Three Group Matches
Zürich Letzigrund Stadion 30,000 FC Zürich Three Group Matches

Austria

City Stadium Capacity Host Club Host Matches and more
Innsbruck Tivoli-Neu Stadion 30,000 FC Wacker Tirol Three Group Matches
Klagenfurt Wörthersee Stadion 32,000 FC Kärnten Three Group Matches
Salzburg Wals Siezenheim Stadium 30,000 Red Bull Salzburg Three Group Matches
Vienna Ernst Happel Stadion 53,000 Austria Austria's three group matches, two Quarter-Finals, Semi-Final and Final.
Euro 2008 venues

Switzerland will play all of its group-stage matches at Basel, and Austria will play all of its group-stage matches at Vienna.

In 2004, the Zürich venue became a problem for the organisers. Originally, the Hardturm stadium was to be renovated and used as the city's venue, but legal challenges delayed the plan to a point that would not have allowed the ground to be used in 2008. This created a problem, as the agreement between UEFA and the organizers stipulated that four venues would be used in each country. The problem was solved when the organizers proposed renovating Letzigrund instead; UEFA approved the revised plan in January 2005. The Letzigrund stadium will be ready in September 2007 [1].

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying

The draw for the qualifying round took place in Montreux, Switzerland on 27 January, 2006 at 12:00 CET.

The qualifying process commenced a month after the 2006 World Cup. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified for the tournament finals as host nations.

The qualifying format has been changed compared to previous tournaments. The winners and runners-up from seven groups will automatically qualify for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. The change means there will be no play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups - they will qualify directly for the finals. Teams finishing in third place will not have any further opportunity to qualify. Six of the qualifying groups contain seven teams, and the other, Group A, contains eight.

Standings

Key:

  • Teams above the green line occupy qualifying places;
  • Teams highlighted in red are no longer mathematically able to qualify.
Group A Group B Group C
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Group D Group E Group F
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Group G
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Qualified teams

Denmark-Sweden Abandonment

Main article: 2008 UEFA Qualifier Fan Attack

On 2 June 2007 the match between Sweden and Denmark was abandoned in the 89th minute after a fan attacked the referee. Sweden were awarded a penalty because Danish Christian Poulsen had punched Swedish Marcus Rosenberg in the stomach. (Rosenberg later admitted that he provoked Poulsen by hitting him, but he maintained that the red card was fair). A Danish fan then ran onto the pitch and tried to attack the referee, but he was stopped by Danish players. The officials left the pitch and later deemed the Swedish team the winner of the match by 3-0, despite the score having been 3-3 at the time of abandonment. A hearing took place on June 8 and decided to award Sweden a 3-0 victory. Denmark were also forced to play their next four games 250 km away from Copenhagen. This decision has been appealed by Denmark.

Denmark Denmark3–3
(A) 89'		 Sweden
Agger 34'
Tomasson 62'
Andreasen 75'		 (Report) Elmander 7', 26'
Hansson 23'

Group Stage

The draw for the Euro 2008 finals is provisionally scheduled for December 2007.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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A3–A4
A2–A3
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A2–A4

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austria –B2
B3–B4
B2–B3
Austria –B4
Austria –B3
B2–B4

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C3–C4
C1–C2
C2–C3
C1–C4
C1–C3
C2–C4

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D3–D4
D1–D2
D2–D3
D1–D4
D1–D3
D2–D4

Knockout Stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 June - Basel
 
 
A1
 
25 June - Basel
 
B2
 
 
 
20 June - Vienna
 
 
 
B1
 
29 June - Vienna
 
A2
 
 
 
21 June - Basel
 
 
 
C1
 
26 June - Vienna
 
D2
 
 
 
22 June - Vienna
 
 
 
D1
 
 
C2
 

Broadcasting Rights

Gained

The following have gained broadcasting rights for Euro 2008 as of 18 June 2007

Europe

Non-European

Still Undergoing Talks

The following countries are still undergoing talks to earn the rights to broadcast the event

Europe

  • Austria Austria
  • Israel Israel
  • North Macedonia FYR Macedonia
  • Moldova Moldova
  • Republic of Ireland Ireland
  • Russia Russia
  • Serbia Serbia
  • Spain Spain
  • Ukraine Ukraine

Non-European

  • Argentina Argentina
  • Australia Australia
  • Chile Chile
  • China China
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Japan Japan
  • Mexico Mexico
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Thailand Thailand
  • Venezuela Venezuela
  • Vietnam Vietnam

See Also

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