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.
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.
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].
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 highlighted in green have definitely qualified.
(*) Armenia and Azerbaijan will only play 12 matches due to UEFA's decision to cancel the two fixtures between these countries, on September 8, 2007 and September 12, 2007, with no points awarded to both teams.[2]
On 2 June2007 the match between Sweden and Denmark in Group F was abandoned in the 89th minute after a fan attacked the referee. With the score 3-3 the Danish player Christian Poulsen was sent off the pitch and Sweden was awarded a penalty when a Danish fan ran onto the pitch and attacked the referee. The referee then left the pitch and later deemed the Swedish team the winner of the match by 3-0. A hearing took place on June 8 and decided to award Sweden a 3-0 victory. Denmark were also forced to play their next two games away from Copenhagen.
Cancellation of matches between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The two matches between Armenia and Azerbaijan were cancelled by UEFA with zero points awarded to both teams. Armenia wanted the games played on a normal home and away basis but Azerbaijan refused to host the Armenians and proposed a neutral ground for both matches. No compromise could be found.[3]
Group Stage
The draw for the Euro 2008 finals is scheduled for 2 December 2007.
"It describes in a nutshell what the UEFA Euro 2008 has to offer: all kinds of emotions – joy, disappointment, relief or high tension – right up to the final whistle."
Austria (co-hosts)
Switzerland (co-hosts)
Albania - Top Channel / Digitalb, Premium 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Armenia - C1
Azerbaijan - Lider TV
Belarus - ONT
Bosnia and Herzegovina - BHT
Bulgaria - Diema
Czech Republic - TV Prima
Croatia - HRT
Denmark - TV2
Estonia - ETV
France - TF1 / M6
Georgia - Rustavi2
Germany - ARD / ZDF
Greece - ERT
Hungary - MTV / Sport 1
Finland - YLE
Iceland - RÚV
Ireland - RTÉ
Italy - RAI
Kazakhstan - Khabar
Netherlands - NOS
Norway - TV2 / Telenor
Poland - Polsat
Portugal - TVI / Sport TV
Romania - TVR
Slovenia - TV3
Sweden - TV4, Canal+
Turkey - ATV
United Kingdom - BBC / ITV
Brazil TV Record/Sportv
USA and 
Canada - ESPN -- Joint Contract
India, 
Pakistan, 
Nepal, 
Bhutan, 
Sri Lanka, 
Bangladesh, 
Maldives - ESPN Star Sports -- Joint Contract
Hong Kong - PCCW
Malaysia - Astro
South Korea - MBC / KBS
Afghanistan - Sport's Channel
UAE - Dubai Sport / AD Sport
Mexico - TV Azteca / Televisa
Australia - ESPN Australia
New Zealand - Sky Television
FYR Macedonia
Moldova
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Ukraine
Argentina
Chile
China
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
South Africa
Thailand
Venezuela
Vietnam
