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The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 July 2012, was co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine (both first time hosts), and was won by Spain , who beat ...
The UEFA Euro 2012 final was the final match of Euro 2012, the fourteenth edition of the European Championship, UEFA 's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 1 July 2012, and was contested between defending champions Spain and Italy. The sixteen-team tournament began with a ...
The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2012 began with the quarter-finals on 21 June 2012, and was completed on 1 July 2012 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, won by Spain. [1] After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which were played from 21 to 24 June ...
UEFA Euro 2012 Group C. Group C of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 10 June 2012 and ended on 18 June 2012. The pool consisted of defending (and eventual) champion Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia. The group was jokingly dubbed the "group of debt" by multiple media outlets, in reference to the European sovereign debt crisis facing some of ...
On 7 May 2012, Giovanni Trapattoni announced his 23-man squad list for Euro 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list. [32] Keith Fahey withdrew with a groin injury on 26 May and was replaced by Paul Green. [33] On 29 May 2012 Kevin Foley was replaced by Paul McShane. [34] The Ireland team was the only squad at the tournament to consist ...
Total number of penalty kicks scored: 3 – Dimitris Salpingidis for Greece against Germany, Xabi Alonso for Spain against France, Mesut Özil for Germany against Italy. Total number of penalty kicks missed or saved: 1 – Giorgos Karagounis for Greece saved by Przemysław Tytoń of Poland. Penalty kick success rate: 75%.
UEFA Euro 2012 Group B. Group B of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 9 June 2012 and ended on 17 June 2012. The pool was made up of the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Portugal. Germany and Portugal progressed to the quarter-finals, while Denmark and the Netherlands were eliminated from the tournament. Group B was dubbed by many the "group of death" of ...
Europe (UEFA) Current champions. Spain (4th title) Most successful team (s) Spain (4 titles) The UEFA European Championship is an association football competition established in 1960. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes ...