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Contents Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974.
About Euro
Poland 18 The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.....
Greece 22
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in...
Germany 34 Spain
46
it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany.....
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet....
Ukraine 58 England 68
Mascots
12
Venues
14
Group AB
16
Poland
18
Greece
22
Russia
24
Czech Republic
28
Denmark
30
Germany
34
Fixture
38
Portugal
40
Netherlands
44
Spain
46
Republic of Ireland 50 Italy
52
Croatia
56
Ukraine
58
Sweden
62
France
64
England
68
Statistics
72
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Contents Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974.
About Euro
Poland 18 The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.....
Greece 22
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in...
Germany 34 Spain
46
it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany.....
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet....
Ukraine 58 England 68
Mascots
12
Venues
14
Group AB
16
Poland
18
Greece
22
Russia
24
Czech Republic
28
Denmark
30
Germany
34
Fixture
38
Portugal
40
Netherlands
44
Spain
46
Republic of Ireland 50 Italy
52
Croatia
56
Ukraine
58
Sweden
62
France
64
England
68
Statistics
72
England are one of eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals.
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Contents Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974.
About Euro
Poland 18 The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.....
Greece 22
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in...
Germany 34 Spain
46
it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany.....
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet....
Ukraine 58 England 68
Mascots
12
Venues
14
Group AB
16
Poland
18
Greece
22
Russia
24
Czech Republic
28
Denmark
30
Germany
34
Fixture
38
Portugal
40
Netherlands
44
Spain
46
Republic of Ireland 50 Italy
52
Croatia
56
Ukraine
58
Sweden
62
France
64
England
68
Statistics
72
England are one of eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals.
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Host countries
Poland -Ukraine
Dates
8 June – 1 July
Teams
16
Venue(s)
8 (in 8 host cities)
Founded
1960
Region
Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams
53 (qualifiers) 16 (finals)
Current champions
Spain (2nd title)
Most successful team
Germany (3 titles)
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams sanctioned by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. It is the first time that either nation has hosted the tournament. This bid was chosen by UEFA’s Executive Committee in 2007. The final tournament features sixteen nations, the last European Championship to do so (from Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists). Qualification was contested by 51 nations between August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of the tournament gains automatic entry to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Brazil. ABOUT UEFA EURO The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men’s national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form “Euro 2008” or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process. The championship winners earn the opportunity to compete in the following FIFA Confederations Cup, but are not obliged to do so. The 13 European Championship tournaments have been won by nine different national teams. Germany are the most successful team in the history of the tournament, winning three times in six final appearances. France and Spain are the only other multiple-time winners with two titles each. The other European Championship winners are Italy, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and inaugural winners Soviet Union, with one title each. Since the expansion of the final tournament starting from 1980, the host country, or countries, have been chosen beforehand and qualify automatically. MATCH BALL adidas Tango 12 is the official Euro 2012 match ball, based on the classic Tango design used during both the FIFA World Cup™ and UEFA EURO™ tournaments during the early 1980s. The adidas Tango 12 features a modern interpretation of the design including bespoke graphics designed to represent the two host countries and link to the key characteristics of football – unity, rivalry and passion. The adidas Tango 12, which has been developed over a two-year period, underwent two rigorous types of testing – qualitative player testing, which was conducted across eight different countries, using players, federations and clubs from both elite and grass roots football, and quantitative lab testing, which concluded that the adidas Tango 12 meets and exceeds all FIFA Approved Standards for an Official Match Ball making it the most tested ball adidas has ever produced.
“The final tournament features sixteen nations, the last European Championship to do so (from Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists). Qualification was contested by 51 nations between August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of the tournament gains automatic entry to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Brazil”.
TROPHY The Henri Delaunay Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the European Football Championship, is named in honor of Henri Delaunay, the first General Secretary of UEFA, who came up with the idea of a European championship but died five years prior to the first tournament in 1960. His son Pierre Delaunay was in charge of making the trophy. Since the first tournament it has been awarded to the winning team for them to keep for four years, until the next tournament. For the 2008 tournament, the trophy was slightly remodeled, making it larger. The trophy, which is made of sterling silver, now weighs 8 kilograms and is 60 centimeters tall. A small figure juggling a ball on the back of the original was removed, as was the marble plinth. The silver base of the trophy had to be enlarged to make it stable. The names of the winning countries that had appeared on the plinth have now been engraved on the back of the trophy. A replica of the Henri Delaunay A replica of the Henri Delaunay Trophy The Henri Delaunay Trophy began a journey through the host cities seven weeks before the start of the tournament. A hundred days before the first match a 35.5-metre-high
(116 ft) hot air balloon in the shape of the trophy was flown in Nyon, Switzerland and will visit 14 cities throughout the host countries, reminding spectators of the impending tournament.
FINAL TOURNAMENT Sixteen teams progress to the final tournament; for the 2008 tournament, they will be the winners and runners up of the seven qualifying groups and joint hosts Austria and Switzerland. These sixteen teams are divided equally into four groups, A, B, C and D, each consisting of four teams. The groups are drawn up by the UEFA administration, again using seeding. The seeded teams being the host nations, the reigning champions, subject to qualification, and those with the best points per game coefficients over the qualifying phase of the tournament and the previous World Cup qualifying. Other finalists will be assigned to by means of a draw, using coefficients as a basis. The four groups are again played in a league format, where a team plays its opponents once each. The same points system is used (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat). A schedule for the group matches will be drawn up, but the last two matches in a group
must kick off simultaneously. The winner and runner-up of each group progresses to the quarter-finals, where a knockout system is used (the two teams play each other once, the winner progresses), this is used in all subsequent rounds as well. The winner of the quarter-finals matches progress to the semi-finals, where the winners play in the final. If in any of the knockout rounds, the scores are still equal after normal playing time, extra time and penalties are employed to separate the two teams. This tournament, unlike the FIFA World Cup does not have a 3rd place play-off. FUTURE Bids for future tournaments On 18 April 2007, Poland and Ukraine were selected to co-host the 2012 competition. They saw off competition from Italy and joint bids from Croatia and Hungary. On 28 May 2010, UEFA announced that Euro 2016 will be hosted by France. France beat bids of Turkey (7–6 in voting in second voting round) and Italy, which had the least votes in first voting round. UEFA Euro 2016 will be the first to have 24 teams in Finals. This will be the third time France have hosted the competition.
“Since the expansion of the final tournament starting from 1980, the host country, or countries, have been chosen beforehand and qualify automatically”.
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UEFA EURO Founder
The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation’s Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started - three years after Delaunay’s death. In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him.
Henri Delaunay
UEFA EURO 1960 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 17,966 Referee : Arthur Edward Ellis (England) 1960 EURO Winner : Soviet Union 2 - 1(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Goal : Galic 43’ (USSR) Metreveli 49’ (Yugolavia) Ponedelnik 113’ (USSR) Third Place : Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 France
UEFA EURO 1964 Host Nation : Spain Stadium : Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid Attendance : 79,115 Referee : Arthur Holland (England) 1964 EURO Winner Spain 2 - 1 Soviet Union Goal: Pereda 6’ (Spain) Khusainov 8’ (USSR) Marcelino 84’ (Spain) Third Place : Hungary 3 - 1(a.e.t) Denmark
UEFA EURO 1968 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 55,000 Referee : José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) 1968 EURO Winner Italy 2 - 0 Yugoslavia Goal: Riva 12’ (Italy) Anastasi 31’ (Italy) Third Place : England 2 - 0 Soviet Union
UEFA EURO 1972 Host Nation : Belgium Stadium : Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance : 43,437 Referee : Ferdinand Marschall (AUstria) 1972 EURO Winner West Germany 3 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Müller 27’, 58’ (West Germany) Wimmer 52’ (West Germany) Third Place : Belgium 2 - 1 Hungary
UEFA EURO 1976 Host Nation : Yugoslavia Stadium : Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance : 30,790 Referee : Sergio Gonella (Italy) 1976 EURO Winner Czechoslovakia 2 ( Penalties 5 - 3 ) 2 West Germany Third Place : Netherlands 3 - 2(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Penalty Made: Czechoslovakia - Masný(1), Nehoda(2), Ondrus(3), Jurkemik(4), Panenka(5) West Germany - Bonhof(1), Flohe(2), Bongartz(3)
UEFA EURO 1980 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 47,864 Referee : Nicolae Rainea (Romania) 1980 EURO Winner West Germany 2 - 1 Belgium Goal: Hrubesch 10’, 88’ (West Germany) Vandereycken 75’ (pen.) (Belgium) Third Place : Czechoslovakia1 (Penalties 9 - 8)1 Italy
UEFA EURO 1984 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 47,368 Referee : Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) 1984 EURO Winner France 2 - 0 Spain Goal: Platini 57’ (France) Bellone 90’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Denmark And Portugal
UEFA EURO 1988 Host Nation : West Germany Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Munich Attendance : 72,308 Referee : Michel Vautrot (France) 1988 EURO Winner Netherlands 2 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Gullit 32’ (Netherlands) van Basten 54’ (Netherlands) Losing Semifinalist : West Germany And Italy
UEFA EURO 1992 Host Nation : Sweden Stadium : Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance : 37,800 Referee : Bruno Galler (Switzerland) 1992 EURO Winner Denmark 2 - 0 Germany Goal Jensen 19’ (Denmark) Vilfort 79’ (Denmark) Losing Semifinalist : Sweden And Netherlands
UEFA EURO 1996 Host Nation : England Stadium : Wembley Stadium, London Attendance : 73,611 Referee : Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) 1996 EURO Winner Germany 2 - 1(a.e.t) Czech Republic Goal Bierhoff 73’ 95’ (Germany) Berger 59’ (pen.) (Czech Republic) Losing Semifinalist : England And France
UEFA EURO 2000 Host Nation : Belgium And Netherlands Stadium : Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance : 50,000 Referee : Anders Frisk (Sweden) 2000 EURO Winner France 2 - 1(a.e.t) Italy Goal: Wiltord 90+4’ (France) Delvecchio 55’ (Italy) Trezeguet 103’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Portugal
UEFA EURO 2004 Host Nation : Portugal Stadium : Stadium of Light, Lisbon Attendance : 62,865 Referee : Markus Merk (Germany) 2004 EURO Winner Greece 1 - 0 Portugal Goal: Charisteas 57’ (Greece) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2008 Host Nation : Austria And Switzerland Stadium : Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna Attendance : 51,428 Referee : Roberto Rosetti (Italy) 2008 EURO Winner Spain 1 - 0 Germany Goal: Torres 33’ (Spain) Losing Semifinalist : Turkey And Russia
Mascots Host Country
Mascot(s)
Description
Italy-1980
Pinocchio
Based on the character from the children’s story of the same name. Pinocchio comprised a small wooden boy with long nose in the colours of the Italian national flag and a white hat emblazened with EUROPA 80.
France 1984
Péno
West Germany 1988
Berni
A cartoonised German Grey Rabbit with human shaped body. Berni wore an outfit in the colours of the German national flag with a black football jersey with UEFA across the front, red football shorts and yellow or golden socks additionally with white head and wristbands. Mostly depicted while jumping and controlling a football.
Sweden 1992
Rabbit
The Swedish mascot was also a rabbit in the national colours with head and wristbands controlling a football like the mascot from four years previously and was called name of Rabbit.
England 1996
Goaliath
Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original World Cup mascot from 1966 World Cup called World Cup Willie. Goliath comprised a lion, the image on the English football teams crest, dressed in an England football strip and football boots whilst holding a football under his right arm.
NetherlandsBelgium 2000
Portugal 2004
Austria-Switzerland 2008
Poland-Ukraine 2012
Benelucky
Kinas
Trix and Flix
Slavek (Sławek) and Slavko
A white cockerel, a traditional national symbol of France, dressed in a French coloured football strip including football boots and white gloves.
A lion with a devil’s tail and human hands. A lion appears on the crest of the Dutch national federation, and the Belgian national team is historically nicknamed “Red Devils”. The name Benelucky, is a portmanteau of “Benelux”, the term for the three nations of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and the ending “-lucky” wishing the participating teams “good luck”. It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm. One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured lions mane which incorporated the colours of both the Belgian and Dutch national flags. A cartoon version of a boy dressed in the Portugal football strip. The mascot’s name, Kinas, is taken from “Bandeira das Quinas”, which is a name for Portugal’s national flag. A twin set of mascots two represent the two host countries, Austria and Switzerland. The Warner Bros. design was of two child like characters both dressed in football strips comprising solely red and white, the colours of the national flags of Austria and Switzerland. Once again Warner Bros. created the mascots. The twins represent two host nations, Poland and Ukraine. One twin wears Poland’s national colours of red and white, the other the yellow and blue of Ukraine. People have criticised them for looking like Irish singers and TV stars Jedward.
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Biało-czerwoni Polish Football Association Franciszek Smuda Jakub Błaszczykowski Michał Ðewłakow (102) Włodzimierz LubaÐski (48) National Stadium, Warsaw 65 POL
Manager
Poland
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA code
Franciszek Smuda
Group A Pg.18
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Third Place (1974 and 1982) • Best European Championship Result: Group Stage (2008) • Record Scorer:Vladimir Beschastnykh (26 goals from 1992 to 2003) • Most Capped Player: Michał Żewłakow (102 caps from 1999 to 2011)
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The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce noÐnej) represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland. Poland’s home ground is Silesian Stadium in Chorzów and their head coach is Franciszek Smuda. The most well-renowned Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974. They finished third 1-0 over Brazil in the tournament with striker Grzegorz Lato winning the Golden Boot for his seven goals. Poland had another third place result in 1982 beating France 3–2 in the third-place play-off. Poland also won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and the silver medal in 1976 in Montreal as well in 1992 silver medal in Barcelona. Their Olympic success was helped by a wholly amateur squad, similar to other nations behind the Iron Curtain. Poland first qualified for the European Football Championships in 2008, although they will compete as joint hosts with Ukraine in 2012 European Football Championship, thus have automatically qualified. Background: The Euro 2012 draw was kind to co-hosts Poland but they remain outsiders to reach the second round. Poland have not played a competitive match since 2009 and a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign which saw them finish second from bottom in their group.
Squad GK
Grzegorz Sandomierski
GK
Wojciech SzczÐsny
GK
Przemysław TytoÐ
DF
Marcin Wasilewski
DF
Jakub Wawrzyniak
DF
Tomasz Jodłowiec
DF
Łukasz Piszczek
DF
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
DF
Sebastian Boenisch
DF
Marcin KamiÐski
MF
Dariusz Dudka
MF
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Captain)
MF
Rafał Murawski
MF
Ludovic Obraniak
MF
Adrian Mierzejewski
MF
Maciej Rybus
The Coach: Franciszek Smuda Urged supporters to be cautious after the favorable draw in December. He noted that ‘sometimes (it is) easier to play the favorites’, but privately he will be pleased at how the draw unfolded. Smuda’s managerial career dates back to the early 1980s and he claimed he had landed his ‘dream job’ when taking over in 2009.
MF
Adam Matuszczyk
MF
Kamil Grosicki
MF
Eugen Polanski
MF
Rafał Wolski
FW
Robert Lewandowski
Player to Watch: Robert Lewandowski Lewandowski’s club manager Juergen Klopp rates the striker as “the most exciting Polish player of the past 10 to 15 years”. France winger Franck Ribery reckons he is better than Dortmund teammate Mario Gotze. The 23-year-old was prolific in his homeland before moving to Dortmund in 2010 where he has impressed with his goals and link-up play.
FW
Paweł BroÐek
FW
Kamil Grosicki
FW
Artur Sobiech
Poland
Fixture
Pg.20
DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
12 Jun 16 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL)
Ethniki (National) Hellenic Football Federation Fernando Santos Giorgos Karagounis Theodoros Zagorakis (120) Nikos Anastopoulos (29) Karaiskakis Stadium (now) 14 GRE
Manager
Greece
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Fernando Santos
Group A Pg.22
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: First Round (1994) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (2004) • Record Scorer: Nikos Anastopoulos (29 goals in 74 games between 1977 and 1988) • Most Capped Player: Theodoros Zagorakis (120 caps between 1994 and 2007)
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece’s home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos. Greece spent most of their history in relative obscurity, having participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively, until UEFA Euro 2004, when Greece became European champions in only their second participation in the tournament. The Greeks, dismissed as rank outsiders before the tournament with bookmakers giving odds of between 80–1 to 150–1 for them to win, defeated some of the favourites in the competition including defending champions France and hosts Portugal, who Greece beat in both the opening game of the tournament and again in the final Background: Coach Fernando Santos has much work to do if his Greece squad are to go beyond the group stages at Euro 2012. There is almost no chance that Greece can repeat their exploits of 2004 when after years of failing to qualify for major tournaments, Otto Rehhagel’s team pulled off one of the biggest shocks in international soccer by winning the European Championships. The Coach: Fernando Santos Santos is well aware that Greece lack the necessary flair going forward. He said as much after a lackluster friendly draw against Belgium in February. The Portuguese tactician has coached Porto, Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, winning the league title just once with Porto in 1999. He also knows Greek soccer well having coached a number of clubs. Santos, who succeeded the long-serving Rehhagel in August 2010, was unbeaten in his first 17 games in charge. Player to Watch: Sokratis Papastathopoulos The central defender was highly impressive in qualifying as Greece conceded just five goals. Papastathopoulos formed a strong central defensive partnership with Avraam Papadopoulos and Greece will once again be relying on a solid backbone if they are to have any chance of getting out of the group. Papastathopoulos was cut from the Euro 2008 squad late on – the unlucky 24th man as Rehhagel trimmed his squad.
Squad GK
Kostas Chalkias
GK
Michalis Sifakis
GK
Alexandros Tzorvas
DF
Jose Holebas
DF
Stelios Malezas
DF
Avraam Papadopoulos
DF
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
DF
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
DF
Vasilis Torosidis
DF
Giorgos Tzavelas
DF
Giannis Maniatis
MF
Giannis Fetfatzidis
MF
Kostas Fortounis
MF
Giorgos Fotakis
MF
Giorgos Karagounis
MF
Kostas Katsouranis
MF
Grigoris Makos
MF
Sotiris Ninis
MF
Nikkos Liberopoulos
FW
Theofanis Gekas
FW
Kostas Mitroglou
FW
Dimitris Salpigidis
FW
Giorgos Samaras
Greece
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL) Pg.23
Russian Football Union Dick Advocaat Aleksandr Borodyuk Andrei Arshavin Viktor Onopko (109) Vladimir Beschastnykh (26) Luzhniki 11 RUS
Manager
Russia
Association Head coach Asst coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Dick Advocaat
Group A Pg.24
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Fourth Place (1996, as Soviet Union) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1960, as Soviet Union) • Record Scorer:Vladimir Beschastnykh (26 goals from 1992 to 2003) • Most Capped Player:Viktor Onopko (109 caps from 1992 to 2004)
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The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union the governing body for football in Russia.
Squad
Russia’s home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium (both in Moscow), and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is Dick Advocaat. Russia
GK
Igor Akinfeev
qualified for two World Cups (1994, 2002) and four European Championships (1996,
GK
Vyacheslav Malafeev
GK
Anton Shunin
DF
Sergei Ignashevich
DF
Aleksandr Anyukov
DF
Yuri Zhirkov
Having failed to reach the 2010 World Cup new coach Dick Advocaat was charged
DF
Aleksei Berezutskiy
with guiding his Russia squad to Euro 2012, and after a difficult start, this was
DF
Kirill Nababkin
achieved on the final matchday.
DF
Roman Sharonov
Advocaat succeeded fellow countryman Guus Hiddink familiar with the soccer
DF
Vladimir Granat
landscape having coached Zenit Saint Petersburg to a league title and UEFA Cup.
MF
Igor Semshov
MF
Konstantin Zyryanov
MF
Marat Izmailov
MF
Igor Denisov
MF
Roman Shirokov
MF
Alan Dzagoev
MF
Denis Glushakov
2004, 2008, 2012). Euro 2008 marks the first time they have passed the group stages of a major tournament, these advances are not counting the Soviet Union national team. Background:
The Coach: Dick Advocaat The 64-year-old Dutchman possesses a managerial CV dating back to 1981. He has won league titles in Holland, Scotland and Russia. At international level Advocaat has taken charge of Holland twice, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Belgium. He took his country to the semi-finals of this tournament in 2004, bowing out 2-1 to the Portuguese.
MF
Dmitri Kombarov
Player to Watch: Andrey Arshavin
FW
Andrei Arshavin (c)
Struggled over the last couple of seasons with Arsenal, failing to produce anything like
FW
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
the sort of form he showed at Euro 2008 and in his first year at the Emirates. Arshavin
FW
Roman Pavlyuchenko
tends to save his best games for the national side and who can forget the way he
FW
Pavel Pogrebnyak
FW
Aleksandr Kokorin
tore Holland apart in the last tournament scoring one and setting up another in a 3-1 win?
Russia
Fixture
Pg.26
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
NároÐák Fotbalová asociace Ðeské republiky Michal Bílek Tomáš Rosický Karel Poborský (118) Jan Koller (55) Various 26 CZE
Manager
Czech Republic
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Michal Bílek
Group A Pg.28
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Group Stage (2006) • Best European Championship Result: Runners-up (1996) • Record Scorer: Jan Koller (55 goals from 1999 to 2009) • Most Capped Player: Karol Poborsky (118 caps from 1994 to 2006)
The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Ðeská fotbalová reprezentace) represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek. Before its separation in 1992, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, and the majority as Czechoslovakia. The national team was founded in 1901, existing under the previously mentioned names before the separation of Czechoslovakia in 1992. Their first international competition as the Czech Republic was Euro 1996 where they finished runners-up, their best finish in any international competition. Despite their early success, they have only featured in one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round of the competition. They suffered the same fate at Euro 2008, their most recent appearance in the final stages of a major tournament. Background: The Czech Republic finished well behind Spain in their Euro 2012 qualifying group before beating Montenegro in a two-legged play-off. That 3-0 aggregate win ensured that they maintained a record of reaching every European Championship since Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. The Coach: Michal Bílek Bílek took over from Ivan Hasek after the failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. An attacking midfielder who scored twice for Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup, Bilek has also coached Sparta Prague. Player to Watch: Tomas Necid Out for over half a year with a knee injury, the youngster is on the radar of several of Europe’s biggest clubs. The CSKA Moscow striker is a towering presence in attack and with the right service from midfield, will trouble the other defenses in the group.
Squad GK
Petr Ðech
GK
Jaroslav Drobný
GK
Jan LaštÐvka
DF
Theodor Gebre Selassie
DF
Roman Hubník
DF
Michal Kadlec
DF
David Limberský
DF
Tomáš Sivok
DF
Marek Suchý
MF
Tomáš Hübschman
MF
Petr JiráÐek
MF
Daniel KoláÐ
MF
Milan Petržela
MF
Václav PilaÐ
MF
Jaroslav Plašil
MF
Vladimir Darida
MF
Tomáš Rosický
FW
Milan Baroš
FW
David Lafata
FW
Tomáš Necid
FW
Tomáš Pekhart
FW
Jan Rezek
Czech Republic
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL) Pg.29
The Red and Whites, Danish Football Association Morten Olsen Daniel Agger Peter Schmeichel (129) Poul "Tist" Nielsen (52) Parken Stadium 10 DEN
Manager
Denmark
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Morten Olsen
Group B Pg.30
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Quarter-Finals (1998) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1992) • Record Scorer: Poul Nielsen & Jon Dahl Tomasson (52 goals) • Most Capped Player: Peter Schmeichel (129 caps between 1987 and 2001)
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The Denmark national football team (Danish: Danmarks fodboldlandshold) represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU. Denmark’s home ground is Parken Stadium in Østerbro and their head coach is Morten Olsen. Denmark was the winners of football at the Intercalated Games in 1906 and silver in the Olympics of 1908 and 1912. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the World Cup until 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in 1960. Since 1983, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side, with the triumph in the 1992 European Championships in Sweden as its most prominent victory, beating the European champions from Netherlands in the semifinal, and the World champions from Germany in the final. They also managed to win the 1995 Confederations Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their best FIFA World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost a well played quarter-final against Brazil.
Squad GK
Kasper Schmeichel
GK
Stephan Andersen
GK
Anders Lindegaard
DF
Lars Jacobsen
DF
Daniel Agger (c)
DF
Simon Kjær
DF
Simon Poulsen
DF
Andreas Bjelland
DF
Daniel Wass
DF
Jores Okore
MF
Michael Krohn-Dehli
MF
Christian Poulsen
Background: Denmark qualified for Euro 2012 as group winners after beating Portugal 2-1 in Copenhagen in the final round of matches.
MF
Thomas Kahlenberg
MF
William Kvist
MF
Michael Silberbauer
The Coach: Morten Olsen After topping a 2010 World Cup qualifying group that featured Portugal and Sweden, Olsen and his players were up to their tricks again two years later. Olsen inspired his side to a first place finish above Portugal and Norway to qualify automatically for these finals. The 62-year-old has been in his job for nearly 12 years and Denmark’s back-to-back qualification for the last two major tournaments surely demonstrates the virtues of sticking with your man.
MF
Christian Eriksen
MF
Jakob Poulsen
MF
Lasse Schøne
MF
Niki Zimling
FW
Dennis Rommedahl
FW
Nicklas Bendtner
FW
Tobias Mikkelsen
FW
Nicklas Pedersen
Player to Watch: Christian Eriksen The Ajax midfielder is one of the most exciting youngsters the country has produced since the Laudrup brothers. Eriksen is a wonderful dribbler with superb technique. Linked with the likes of Manchester United, who he faced in the 2011/12 Europa League, Eriksen will be Denmark’s main creative force in Poland and Ukraine.
Denmark
Fixture
Pg.32
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
13 Jun
19:00
17 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
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Die Mannschaft German Football Association Joachim Löw Philipp Lahm Lothar Matthäus (150) Gerd Müller (68) Olympic 2 GER
Manager
Germany
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home Stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Joachim Löw
Group B Pg.34
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (1954, 1974 and 1990) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1972, 1980 and 1996) • Record Scorer: Gerd Muller (68 goals from 1966 to 1974) • Most Capped Player: Lothar Matthaus (150 caps between 1980 and 2000)
The Germany national football team (German: Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), which was founded in 1900. From 1950 to 1990, it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognized by FIFA: the Saarland team (1950–1956) and the East German team (1952–1990). Germany is historically one of the three most successful national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990) and three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996).[6] They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and further won four third places
Squad GK
Manuel Neuer
GK
Tim Wiese
GK
Ron-Robert Zieler
DF
Philipp Lahm (Captain)
DF
Per Mertesacker
DF
Jérôme Boateng
DF
Holger Badstuber
DF
Mats Hummels
DF
Benedikt Höwedes
Background: Germany have not won a trophy since the European Championships in 1996 but many in the country believe Euro 2012 represents their best chance of doing so. There is a strong-held belief that Joachim Low’s team have closed the gap on reigning champions Spain and that the time may be ripe to end the dominance of La Furia Roja (The Red Fury).
DF
Marcel Schmelzer
MF
Bastian Schweinsteiger
MF
Mesut Özil
MF
Toni Kroos
MF
Sami Khedira
MF
Mario Götze
The Coach: Joachim Low Low has proved that he is not afraid to make ruthless decisions. In 2010 he told Torsten Frings that he would not be going to the World Cup despite being a fixture in the team at the previous World Cup, while last year he phased out Michael Ballack. Low guided Germany to the final of Euro 2008 and the semi-finals of the last World Cup where they were beaten by Spain. He has lost just five competitive matches in charge of the national team.
MF
Marco Reus
MF
Lars Bender
FW
Miroslav Klose
FW
Mario Gómez
FW
Thomas Muller
FW
Andre Schurrle
FW
Lucas Podolski
Player to Watch: Mesut Ozil The former Werder Bremen youngster starred at the last World Cup before linking up with Real Madrid after the tournament. Under Jose Mourinho Ozil has developed his game further and is now considered one of the best playmakers in the world. Ozil can dribble, play deft defense-splitting passes and scores his fair share of goals.
Germany
Fixture
Pg.36
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
21:45
13 Jun 17 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
21:45
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
UEFA EURO 2012 First Round Date
Time
Team
Team
8 Jun
19:00
Poland
Greece
Group
Venue
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
11 Jun
19:00
France
England
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL) Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
Denmark
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Italy
Group C
Gdansk (POL)
Russia
Group A
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Germany
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
Republic of Ireland
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Donetsk (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Group D
15 Jun
21:45
Sweden
England
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Denmark
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Germany
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Spain
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Group C
19 Jun
21:45
Sweden
France
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Quarter Final Date
Time
Team
21 Jun
21:45
Group A Winner
Team Group B Runner-up
Venue Warsaw (POL)
22 Jun
21:45
Group B Winner
Group A Runner-up
Gdansk (POL)
23 Jun
21:45
Group C Winner
Group D Runner-up
Donetsk (UKR)
24 Jun
21:45
Group D Winner
Group C Runner-up
Kyiv (UKR)
Date
Time
Team
27 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 1 Winner
Quarter Final 3 Winner
Donetsk (UKR)
28 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 2 Winner
Quarter Final 4 Winner
Warsaw (POL)
Date
Time
Team
1 Jul
21:45
Semi Final 1 Winner
Semi Final Team
Venue
Final Team Semi Final 2 Winner
Venue Kyiv (UKR)
Note: All timing are based on Tanzania, (+3 GMT)
A Selecção Federação Portuguesa de Futebol Paulo Bento Head coach Cristiano Ronaldo Captain Luís Figo (127) Most caps Pauleta (47) Top scorer Home stadium Estádio Nacional 5 FIFA ranking POR FIFA Code
Portugal
Manager
Nickname(s) Association
Paulo Bento
Group B Pg.40
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Third Place (1966) • Best European Championship Result: Runners-Up (2004) • Record Scorer: Pauleta (48 goals between 1997 and 2006) • Most Capped Player: Luis Figo (127 caps between 1991 and 2006)
The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: A Selecção Nacional de Futebol de Portugal/Clube de Portugal) represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal’s home ground is the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento. Their first World Cup appearance, in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, saw them reach the semi-finals, losing 2–1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions, England. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and second games. In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation hired Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian head coach who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Background: Portugal were unfortunate enough to find themselves in the Euro 2012 ‘Group of Death’ and will be outsiders to qualify for the quarter-finals. The Coach: Paulo Bento Bento replaced Carlos Queiroz just two games – and one point – into the qualifying campaign. He steadied the ship after that poor start and guided the Selecção das Quinas (Team of Shields) to second-place in the group and a play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was a repeat of the tie that sealed qualification for the 2010 World Cup. Bento won three cups as Sporting Lisbon coach, the club where he spent the last four years of his playing career before taking over the junior team, and then the main job. Player to Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo Top scorer with seven goals during the qualifying campaign, at the age of 27 Ronaldo should be entering the peak years of his career. The criticism is that he has often failed to perform to the best of his abilities at major finals, and in some of the bigger matches on the club scene, so he will be keen to put that right here. The former Manchester United star scored in his first ever European Championship match against Greece in 2004, helping his side to the final on home turf and being named in the team of the tournament.
Squad GK
Eduardo
GK
Rui Patrício
GK
Beto
DF
Bruno Alves
DF
Pepe
DF
Fábio Coentrão
DF
João Pereira
DF
Rolando
DF
Ricardo Costa
DF
Miguel Lopes
MF
Raul Meireles
MF
João Moutinho
MF
Miguel Veloso
MF
Carlos Martins
MF
Rúben Micael
MF
Custódio
FW
Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)
FW
Nani
FW
Hélder Postiga
FW
Hugo Almeida
FW
Silvestre Varela
FW
Nélson Oliveira
Portugal
Fixture
Pg.42
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR)
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Clockwork Orange Koninklijke Nederlandse Bert van Marwijk Mark van Bommel Edwin van der Sar (130) Patrick Kluivert (40) Amsterdam Arena 4 NED
Manager
Netherlands
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Bert van Marwijk
Group B Pg.44
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1988) • Record Scorer: Patrick Kluivert (40 goals between 1994 and 2004) • Most Capped Player: Edwin van der Sar (130 caps from 1995 to 2009)
The Netherlands National Football Team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. The team was first assembled in 1905. The football team is colloquially referred to as ‘Het Nederlands Elftal’ (The Dutch Eleven), ‘Holland’, referring to the Netherlands as a whole (although it is actually the name of a smaller region), and ‘Oranje’, a tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau. The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the final. They finished second in the 1974, 1978, and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Orange for its precision passing. In August 2011, the team was ranked number 1 in the FIFA world rankings, thus becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup. The Netherlands National Football Team remains one of the strongest football teams in Europe and the world.
Squad GK
Maarten Stekelenburg
GK
Michel Vorm
GK
Tim Krul
DF
Joris Mathijsen
DF
John Heitinga (Vice-Captain)
DF
Wilfred Bouma
DF
Khalid Boulahrouz
DF
Gregory van der Wiel
DF
Ron Vlaar
DF
Jetro Willems
MF
Rafael van der Vaart
MF
Wesley Sneijder
Background: Having reached the World Cup final against Spain in 2010, there is much optimism in the country about Holland’s chances at Euro 2012.
MF
Mark van Bommel (Captain)
MF
Nigel de Jong
MF
Stijn Schaars
The Coach: Bert van Marwijk Having guided Holland to the 2010 World Cup with eight wins out of eight, Van Marwijk oversaw nine wins out of 10 in the last set of qualifiers as Holland comfortably made it to Poland and the Ukraine. Had Robben put away a one-on-one with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 2010 final, there is a fair chance the former Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and MVV boss would have led Holland to their maiden World Cup.
MF
Kevin Strootman
MF
Arjen Robben
FW
Dirk Kuyt
FW
Robin van Persie
FW
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
FW
Luuk de Jong
FW
Luciano Narsingh
Player to Watch: Robin van Persie The feud with Sneijder has not undermined Holland as it may have done. Van Persie reflects what Dutch soccer is all about; exquisite technique, smooth interchanges with team-mates and the sort of spectacular finishing that was missing at the last World Cup. This is a man at the peak of his powers and Euro 2012 may just be Van Persie’s tournament.
Netherlands
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR) Pg.45
La Roja (The Red [One]) Royal Spanish Football Federation Vicente del Bosque Iker Casillas Iker Casillas (128) David Villa (51) Camp Nou 1 ESP
Manager
Spain
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home Stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Vicente del Bosque
Group C Pg.46
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (2010) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1964 and 2008) • Record Scorer: David Villa (51 goals from 2005 to present) • Most Capped Player: Iker Casillas (129 caps from 2000 to present)
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The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de España) represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque. The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. Spain also won the 1964 European Nations’ Cup and reached the UEFA Euro 1984 Final. In July 2008 Spain rose to the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in the team’s history, becoming the sixth nation to top this ranking, and the first nation to top the ranking without previously having won the World Cup. Between November 2006 and June 2009 Spain went undefeated for a record-tying 35 consecutive matches before their loss to the United States, a record shared with Brazil, including a record 15-game winning streak and thus earning third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Background: Defending champions and tournament favorites Spain secured qualification for Euro 2012 with two games to spare. The Coach: Vicente Del Bosque The former Real Madrid coach continued the good work of Luis Aragones by guiding Spain to their maiden World Cup triumph in 2010. They played with all the style of the Euro 2008 winning team as they passed opponents off the pitch and again proved that size is not everything in a game increasingly dominated by strength and physique. Del Bosque is a humble man who won two Champions League and La Liga titles with Real Madrid before being controversially fired in 2003. Player to Watch: Xavi Hernandez He seems to get better with age. A long-term problem with his Achilles may mean that Xavi plays less frequently as he enters the autumn of his career but Barcelona and Spain supporters have several years left of watching this supreme midfielder dictate the tempo of matches with his relentlessly accurate passing. One of the best Spanish soccer players in history.
Squad GK
Iker Casillas (captain)
GK
Victor Valdes
GK
Pepe Reina
GK
David de Gea
DF
Sergio Ramos
DF
Álvaro Arbeloa
DF
Raúl Albiol
DF
Jordi Alba
DF
Álvaro Domínguez
MF
Xabi Alonso (4th captain)
MF
David Silva
MF
Santi Cazorla
MF
Jesús Navas
MF
Cesc Fabregas
MF
Javi Martines
MF
Sergio Busquets
MF
Andres Iniesta
MF
Xavi Hernandez
FW
Fernando Llorente
FW
Juan Mata
FW
Fernendo Torres
FW
Pedro Rodriguez
FW
Juanfran
FW
Álvaro Negredo
FW
Roberto Soldado
Spain
Fixture
Pg.48
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Spain
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL)
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The Boys in Green Football Association of Ireland (FAI) Giovanni Trapattoni Head coach Robbie Keane Captain Shay Given (121) Most caps Robbie Keane (53) Top scorer Home stadium Aviva Stadium 18 FIFA ranking IRL FIFA Code
Ireland
Manager
Nickname(s) Association
Giovanni Trapattoni
Group C Pg.50
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Quarter Finals (1990) • Best European Championship Result: Group Stage (1988) • Record Scorer: Robbie Keane (53 goals from 1998-present) • Most Capped Player: Shay Given (121 from 1996-present)
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and plays its home fixtures at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Its current manager is Giovanni Trapattoni. The team made its debut at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. Between 1924 and 1936, the team competed as the Irish Free State and from then until 1950, it was referred to by the FAI as Éire or Ireland. In 1953, FIFA decreed that for competitive matches in tournaments that both Irish teams may enter, the FAI team would be officially called the Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland. Under the guidance of Jack Charlton and his successor Mick McCarthy, the team enjoyed its most successful era, qualifying for UEFA Euro 1988 in their first appearance at the UEFA European Championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in their first ever appearance at the finals, and making the last 16 at both the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. Background: Having qualified for only one previous European Championship back in 1988, Ireland go into a tough Group C without the same weight of expectation faced by some of their opponents The Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni Former Bayern, Internazionale and Juventus boss Trapattoni took charge of the Irish national side after their catastrophic Euro 2008 qualifying campaign which saw the side finish ten points adrift of second placed Germany. Trapattoni will look to base his success on a tight defensive unit and having only conceded seven goals in qualifying, his approach appears to be baring fruit. He has managed on the big international stage before with Italy at both the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championships, giving him valuable experience that could well improve Ireland’s chances of a decent performance at Euro 2012. Player to Watch: Robbie Keane Having amassed an impressive 53 international goals and represented sides such as Inter Milan and Liverpool, Keane has proved himself to be a genuine world-class striker. Although currently plying his trade in America with Los Angeles Galaxy, his recent spell at Aston Villa proves how dangerous Keane can still be against top opposition. Having previously scored against each of Ireland’s group opponents, Republic fans will be hoping Keane can repeat his past glories and help them cause an upset in Group C.
Squad GK
Shay Given
GK
Keiren Westwood
GK
David Forde
DF
Sean St Ledger
DF
Stephen Ward
DF
John O'Shea
DF
Richard Dunne
DF
Stephen Kelly
DF
Darren O'Dea
DF
Kevin Foley
DF
Paul McShane
MF
Paul Green
MF
Glenn Whelan
MF
Aiden McGeady
MF
Keith Andrews
MF
Damien Duff
MF
Stephen Hunt
MF
Darron Gibson
MF
Keith Fahey
MF
James McClean
FW
Kevin Doyle
FW
Robbie Keane
FW
Shane Long
FW
Jonathan Walters
FW
Simon Cox
Ireland
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
14 Jun
21:45
18 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL) Pg.51
Azzurri (The Blues) Federazione Italiana Gioco Calcio Cesare Prandelli Gianluigi Buffon Fabio Cannavaro (136) Luigi Riva (35) Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 12 ITA
Manager
Italy
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home Stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Cesare Prandelli
Group C Pg.52
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (1934, 1938, 1882, 2006) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1968) • Record Scorer: Luigi Riva (35 goals from 1965-1974) • Most Capped Player: Fabio Cannavaro (136 caps from 1997-2010)
The Italy National Football Team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell’Italia), represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC),
Squad
the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup behind Brazil, having won four titles (1934,
GK
Gianluigi Buffon (c)
1938, 1982, 2006). They have also won one European championship (1968), one
GK
Emiliano Viviano
Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups.
GK
Morgan De Sanctis
The traditional colour of the national team (as well as all Italian national teams and
GK
Salvatore Sirigu
athletes officially representing Italy) is azure blue[1] (azzurro, in Italian), due to the
DF
Giorgio Chiellini
“Azzurro Savoia” (Savoy Blue), the colour traditionally linked to the royal dynasty
DF
Andrea Barzagli
which unified Italy in 1861, and maintained in the official standard of the Italian
DF
Domenico Criscito
President.
DF
Christian Maggio
DF
Leonardo Bonucci
Background:
DF
Andrea Ranocchia
Italy’s threat at this year’s European Championships is encapsulated by the fact they
DF
Federico Balzaretti
managed to qualify for Euro 2012 without losing a single game.
DF
Salvatore Bocchetti
DF
Ignazio Abate
The Coach: Cesare Prandelli
DF
Angelo Ogbonna
Prandelli’s attacking brand of football will surprise many fans expecting Italy’s usual
DF
Davide Astori
defensive displays. The former Fiorentina, Roma and Parma boss will be hoping
MF
Andrea Pirlo
Cassano is fit enough for his attacking plan to come to fruition. Prandelli succeeded
MF
Daniele De Rossi
World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi and has since replaced the Italian old guard
MF
Riccardo Montolivo
with a younger, less experienced side.
MF
Claudio Marchisio
MF
Antonio Nocerino
Player to Watch: Fabio Borini
MF
Thiago Motta
Although the squad has a handful of star names like; Balotelli, Pirlo and Montolivio,
MF
Alessandro Diamanti
Borini has hit top form at just the right time and could cause real problems for
MF
Emanuele Giaccherini
defences in Poland and Ukraine. The former Chelsea youngster will be hoping to make
MF
Ezequiel Schelotto
his mark in an Italian side that are desperate for a natural goal-scorer.
MF
Marco Verratti
FW
Antonio Di Natale
FW
Antonio Cassano
FW
Mario Balotelli
FW
Sebastian Giovinco
FW
Fabio Borini
Italy
Fixture
Pg.54
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL)
Vatreni (The Blazers) Hrvatski nogometni savez Slaven BiliÐ Darijo Srna Dario ŠimiÐ (100) Davor Šuker (45) Maksimir 8 CRO
Manager
Croatia
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Slaven Bilić
Group C Pg.56
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Third Place (1998) • Best European Championship Result: Quarter Final (1996 & 2008) • Record Scorer: Davor Suker (45 goals from 1990-2002) • Most Capped Player: Dario Simic (100 caps from 1996-2008)
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven BiliÐ. A FIFA-recognized national side had previously represented the short-lived Banovina of Croatia and Independent State of Croatia in nineteen friendly matches between 1940 and 1944.[1] This team was dissolved in 1945 as Croatia became a constituent federal republic of SFR Yugoslavia. In the period between 1945 and 1990, Croatia did not field a separate team for competitive matches and Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team. Background: Although the current side has some very talented individuals, the squad is unlikely to repeat the success of 1998’s golden generation. A tough group means that we are unlikely to see Croatia advance beyond the group stage at this year’s championship. Unless Italy or Spain really under perform, boss Slaven Bilic will see his side battling it out with Ireland for the third place spot. The Coach: Slaven Bilic The former Everton and West Ham defender has an impressive record as Croatia’s national manager. His side managed to score 18 goals in their qualification group and a further three away at Turkey in the qualification play-off with Bilic’s side playing attacking, effective soccer. He guided Croatia to the quarterfinal stage four years ago and will be hoping to recreate that success in this year’s championship. Player to Watch: Luka Modric The Tottenham midfielder has had another wonderful season with his club and will be hoping to replicate his form for his national side. The creativity and skill that Modric brings to the team will be key as they look to advance from a very tough group. Bilic will be hoping that Modric and Spurs team-mate Niko Krancjar will form a formidable partnership in his side’s midfield and create problems for the likes of Italy and Spain.
Squad GK
Stipe Pletikosa
GK
Danijel SubašiÐ
GK
Goran BlaževiÐ
GK
Ivan Kelava
DF
Josip ŠimuniÐ
DF
Vedran Ðorluka
DF
Danijel PranjiÐ
DF
Ivan StriniÐ
DF
Dejan Lovren
DF
Gordon Schildenfeld
DF
Domagoj Vida
DF
Šime Vrsaljko
DF
Jurica Buljat
MF
Darijo Srna (captain)
MF
Niko KranjÐar
MF
Luka ModriÐ
MF
Ivan RakitiÐ
MF
Ognjen VukojeviÐ
MF
Tomislav DujmoviÐ
MF
Ivan PerišiÐ
MF
Ivo IliÐeviÐ
MF
Milan Badelj
FW
Ivica OliÐ
FW
Eduardo
FW
Mario MandžukiÐ
FW
Nikica JelaviÐ
FW
Nikola KaliniÐ
Croatia
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL) Pg.57
Zhovto-Blakytni (the Yellow-Blues) Football Federation of Ukraine Oleh Blokhin Andriy Shevchenko Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (114) Andriy Shevchenko (46) Olimpiysky Stadium, Kiev 49 UKR
Manager
Ukraine
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Oleh Blokhin
Group D Pg.58
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Quarter Finals (2006) • Best European Championship Result: N/A • Record Scorer: Andriy Shevchenko (46 goals from 1995 – present) • Most Capped Player: Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (114 from 2000 – present)
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The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. The teams biggest success is reaching the last eight at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this was also the team’s debut in the finals of a major championship.[1] As a host nation Ukraine is automatically qualified for Euro 2012, this will be its debut in a European Football Championship. Ukraine’s home ground is the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kiev and their head coach is Oleh Blokhin. Background: As co-hosts of the 2012 European Championships Ukraine were not required to qualify for the tournament. The Coach: Oleh Blokhin Blokhin led the Ukraine to the World Cup Quarter Finals in Germany six years ago and remains the only manager to take the country to a major international championship. The former center forward became a Soviet legend after scoring 42 goals in 112 appearances for the national side. He has previously managed AEK Athens and Olympiacos amongst others. Player to Watch: Andriy Yarmolenko The young forward can operate up top or on the left-hand side and has been dubbed the ‘new Sheva’ by sections of the Ukrainian media. With an impressive strike rate at international level having scored 7 in 18, the Dynamo Kyiv man will be key if Ukraine are to progress from their group.
Squad GK
Andriy Pyatov
GK
Oleksandr Horyainov
GK
Maksym Koval
GK
Oleksandr Bandura
DF
Oleksandr Kucher
DF
Taras Mykhalyk
DF
Vyacheslav Shevchuk
DF
Vitaliy Mandzyuk
DF
Yaroslav Rakitskiy
DF
Yevhen Khacheridi
DF
Bohdan Butko
DF
Yevhen Selin
MF
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
MF
Oleh Husyev
MF
Ruslan Rotan
MF
Serhiy Nazarenko
MF
Oleksandr Aliyev
MF
Yevhen Konoplyanka
MF
Taras Stepanenko
MF
Denys Harmash
FW
Andriy Shevchenko (captain)
FW
Andriy Voronin
FW
Artem Milevskiy
FW
Yevhen Seleznyov
FW
Marko Devych
FW
Andriy Yarmolenko
Ukraine
Fixture
Pg.60
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
ptain)
Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) Svenska Fotbollförbundet Erik Hamrén Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ Thomas Ravelli (143) Sven Rydell (49) Råsunda Stadium 17 SWE
Manager
Sweden
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Erik Hamren
Group D Pg.62
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Runners-up (1958) • Best European Championship Result: Semi Final (1992) • Record Scorer: Sven Rydell (43 goals from 1921-1932) • Most Capped Player: Thomas Ravelli (143 caps from 1981-1997)
The Swedish national football team (Swedish: Svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden’s home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and the team is lead by Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first World Cup appearance in 1934. Since then, Sweden has made eleven World Cup appearances and four appearances in the European Championships. They finished second in the 1958 World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Sweden’s accomplishments also include a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. They reached the semi-finals in UEFA Euro 1992. Traditionally, Sweden are rivals with Denmark and Norway, although other rivalries have developed over the years. Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in the group qualification stage, having been edged out by Portugal. As a result, team manager Lars Lagerbäck quit and Erik Hamrén was appointed the new manager. Sweden’s captain is Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ with Anders Svensson as vice captain. Background: Sweden managed to qualify for Euro 2012 as best runners-up, winning eight of their ten games and scoring 31 goals in the process. The Coach: Erik Hamren Hamren took over the Swedish national side in 2009 after a number of very successful spells throughout Scandinavian football. Having guided teams to both the Norwegian and Danish league titles, Euro 2012 gives Hamren his first chance to unleash his attacking brand of football on such a large arena. Player to Watch: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Although many of Sweden’s more experienced players such as Henrik Larrson and Fredrik Ljunberg have retired since their last major tournament, Ibrahimovic enters Euro 2012 in the prime of his career. He has represented many of the world’s top clubs and by April had already scored 29 goals this season for AC Milan. If he manages to maintain his form going into Euro 2012 he will cause problems for even the world’s best defenses.
Squad GK
Andreas Isaksson
GK
Johan Wiland
GK
Pär Hansson
DF
Mikael Lustig
DF
Olof Mellberg
DF
Andreas Granqvist
DF
Martin Olsson
DF
Jonas Olsson
DF
Mikael Antonsson
DF
Behrang Safari
MF
Rasmus Elm
MF
Sebastian Larsson
MF
Anders Svensson (vice captain)
MF
Kim Källström
MF
Pontus Wernbloom
MF
Samuel Holmén
MF
Emir Bajrami
MF
Ola Toivonen
MF
Christian Wilhelmsson
FW
Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ (captain)
FW
Johan Elmander
FW
Tobias Hysén
FW
Ola Toivonen
FW
Markus Rosenberg
Sweden
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
21:45
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR) Pg.63
Les Bleus (The Blues) Fédération Française de Football Laurent Blanc Head coach Hugo Lloris Captain Lilian Thuram (142) Most caps Thierry Henry (51) Top scorer Home stadium Stade de France 16 FIFA ranking FRA FIFA Code
France
Manager
Nickname(s) Association
Laurent Blanc
Group D Pg.64
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (1998) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1984 and 2000) • Record Scorer: Thierry Henry (51 goals in 123 games from 1997 to 2010) • Most Capped Player: Lilian Thuram (142 caps between 1994 and 2008)
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The France national football team (French: Équipe de France) represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football), the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe. The national team’s traditional colours are blue, white and red, the colors of the national flag of France, known as the drapeau tricolore, and the coq gaulois is the symbol of the team. France is colloquially known as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the name associated with all of the country’s sporting national teams, due to the blue shirts each team incorporates. France played its first official match in 1904, and today primarily plays its home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. The national team has won one FIFA World Cup title, two UEFA European Football Championships, an Olympic tournament, and two FIFA Confederations Cups. Following France’s 2001 Confederations Cup victory, they became, along with Argentina, the only national teams to win the three most important men’s titles organized by FIFA. Background: Few would have predicted France’s re-emergence as a genuine contender for Euro 2012 after the debacle in South Africa two years ago. The Coach: Laurent Blanc The former Bordeaux coach was faced with the tricky balancing act of rebuilding the team while qualifying for Euro 2012 at the same time. He achieved both objectives and the French Football Federation will surely be keen to extend his contract beyond the summer. Blanc was on the pitch as a player the last time France won the European Championships in 2000, helping Les Bleus defeat Italy in the final. Player to Watch: Karim Benzema The Real Madrid striker has enjoyed a highly productive season at the Bernabeu. Mumblings of discontent about his position on the field can no longer be heard and Benzema has spearheaded the Madrid attack with aplomb, producing his best goal return in a Real shirt and frightening defenses with his pace and movement off the ball. There are suggestions that France are over-reliant on the former Lyon prodigy, who has said he would ‘die for’ Blanc.
France
Squad GK
Cédric Carrasso
GK
Hugo Lloris (captain)
GK
Steve Mandanda
DF
Gaël Clichy
DF
Mathieu Debuchy
DF
Patrice Evra
DF
Laurent Koscielny
DF
Philippe Mexès
DF
Adil Rami
DF
Anthony Réveillère
DF
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
MF
Mathieu Debuchy
MF
Jeremy Menez
MF
Hatem Ben Arfa
MF
Yohan Cabaye
MF
Alou Diarra
MF
Yoann Gourcuff
MF
Yann M'Vila
MF
Florent Malouda
MF
Marvin Martin
MF
Blaise Matuidi
MF
Samir Nasri
MF
Franck Ribéry
MF
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Karim Benzema
FW
Olivier Giroud
FW
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Loïc Rémy
Fixture
Pg.66
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR)
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Three Lions The Football Association Roy Hodgson Steven Gerrard Peter Shilton (125) Bobby Charlton (49) Wembley Stadium 7 ENG
Manager
England
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Roy Hodgson
Group D Pg.68
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (1966) • Best European Championship Result: Third Place (1968) • Record Scorer: Sir Bobby Charlton (49 goals between 1958 and 1970) • Most Capped Player: Peter Shilton (125 caps between 1970 and 1990)
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The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world’s first international football match in 1872. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is one of the United Kingdom’s Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments, with the exception of the Olympic Games. England’s home ground is Wembley Stadium in London and their caretaker manager is Stuart Pearce. England are one of eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Since then, their best performance at a World Cup was a fourth place finish in 1990. They reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984. Background: England’s build-up to Euro 2012 means the Three Lions enter the tournament with little expectation that they can win their second major trophy. The Coach: Roy Hodgson On 1 May 2012, Hodgson was appointed as manager of the England national team, officially assuming his duties on 14 May. Player to Watch: Ashley Young The former Aston Villa winger has enjoyed a strong first season at Manchester United and that form has been replicated on the international stage. One of the better performers under the Capello regime, the onus will be on Young to provide creativity in the absence of Rooney against France and Sweden. Young scored four goals for England in 2011 and netted in the February friendly defeat to Holland at Wembley.
England
Squad GK
Joe Hart
GK
Robert Green
GK
John Ruddy
GK
Jack Butland
DF
Martin Kelly
DF
Phil Jagielka
DF
Ashley Cole
DF
John Terry
DF
Glen Johnson
DF
Joleon Lescott
DF
Gary Cahill
DF
Leighton Baines
DF
Phil Jones
MF
Frank Lampard
MF
Steven Gerrard (c)
MF
Gareth Barry
MF
Stewart Downing
MF
James Milner
MF
Theo Walcott
MF
Ashley Young
MF
Jordan Henderson
FW
Theo Walcott
FW
Alex Oxlade-Chamberiain
MF
Scott Parker
FW
Wayne Rooney
FW
Jermain Defoe
FW
Danny Welbeck
FW
Andy Carroll
Fixture
Pg.70
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
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Statistics Winners and finalists In all, 27 nations have appeared at least once in the final tournament. Of these, only twelve have made it to the final match, and nine of them have won it at least once. With three titles, Germany is the most successful European Championship team. No team has ever won consecutive titles. Team
Titles
Runners-up
Germany
3 (19721, 19801, 1996)
3 (1976, 1992, 2008)
Spain
2 (1964*, 2008)
1 (1984)
France
2 (1984*, 2000)
–
Soviet Union
1 (1960)
3 (1964, 1972, 1988)
Czech Republic
1 (1976)
1 (1996)
Italy
1 (1968*)
1 (2000)
Netherlands
1 (1988)
–
Denmark
1 (1992)
–
Greece
1 (2004)
–
Yugoslavia
–
2 (1960, 1968)
Belgium
–
1 (1980)
Portugal
–
1 (2004*)
* : hosts 1 : as West Germany 2 : as Czechoslovakia
Players Rainer Bonhof is the only player with three medals, and the only player with two gold medals. He was in the West Germany squad in 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver), and 1980 (gold). He played finals matches only in 1976.
The following have played in two final matches:
• •
•
Soviet Union 1960 (gold), 1964 (silver): Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lev Yashin West Germany - 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver): Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeneß, Sepp Maier, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Berti Vogts, Herbert Wimmer - 1976 (silver), 1980 (gold): Bernard Dietz Germany 1992 (silver), 1996 (gold): Thomas Häßler, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Klinsmann, Matthias Sammer
Top scorers by tournament
Year
Goals
Michel Platini
9
Alan Shearer
7
Nuno Gomes Thierry Henry Patrick Kluivert Ruud van Nistelrooy Milan Baroš Jürgen Klinsmann Savo Miloševi Marco van Basten Zinedine Zidane
6
5
Goals
François Heutte Valentin Ivanov Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Gali Dražan Jerkovi
2
Jesús María Pereda Ferenc Bene Dezs Novák
2
1968
Dragan Džaji
2
1972
Gerd Müller
4
1976
Dieter Müller
4
1980
Klaus Allofs
2
1984
Michel Platini
9
1988
Marco van Basten
5
1960
Overall top Goalscorers Player
Player
1964
1992
Henrik Larsen Karlheinz Riedle Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin
3
1996
Alan Shearer
5
2000
Patrick Kluivert Savo Miloševi
5
2004
Milan Baroš
5
2008
David Villa
4
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The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation’s Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started - three years after Delaunay’s death. In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him.
Henri Delaunay
UEFA EURO 1960 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 17,966 Referee : Arthur Edward Ellis (England) 1960 EURO Winner : Soviet Union 2 - 1(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Goal : Galic 43’ (USSR) Metreveli 49’ (Yugolavia) Ponedelnik 113’ (USSR) Third Place : Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 France
UEFA EURO 1964 Host Nation : Spain Stadium : Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid Attendance : 79,115 Referee : Arthur Holland (England) 1964 EURO Winner Spain 2 - 1 Soviet Union Goal: Pereda 6’ (Spain) Khusainov 8’ (USSR) Marcelino 84’ (Spain) Third Place : Hungary 3 - 1(a.e.t) Denmark
UEFA EURO 1968 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 55,000 Referee : José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) 1968 EURO Winner Italy 2 - 0 Yugoslavia Goal: Riva 12’ (Italy) Anastasi 31’ (Italy) Third Place : England 2 - 0 Soviet Union
UEFA EURO 1972 Host Nation : Belgium Stadium : Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance : 43,437 Referee : Ferdinand Marschall (AUstria) 1972 EURO Winner West Germany 3 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Müller 27’, 58’ (West Germany) Wimmer 52’ (West Germany) Third Place : Belgium 2 - 1 Hungary
UEFA EURO 1976 Host Nation : Yugoslavia Stadium : Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance : 30,790 Referee : Sergio Gonella (Italy) 1976 EURO Winner Czechoslovakia 2 ( Penalties 5 - 3 ) 2 West Germany Third Place : Netherlands 3 - 2(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Penalty Made: Czechoslovakia - Masný(1), Nehoda(2), Ondrus(3), Jurkemik(4), Panenka(5) West Germany - Bonhof(1), Flohe(2), Bongartz(3)
UEFA EURO 1980 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 47,864 Referee : Nicolae Rainea (Romania) 1980 EURO Winner West Germany 2 - 1 Belgium Goal: Hrubesch 10’, 88’ (West Germany) Vandereycken 75’ (pen.) (Belgium) Third Place : Czechoslovakia1 (Penalties 9 - 8)1 Italy
UEFA EURO 1984 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 47,368 Referee : Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) 1984 EURO Winner France 2 - 0 Spain Goal: Platini 57’ (France) Bellone 90’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Denmark And Portugal
UEFA EURO 1988 Host Nation : West Germany Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Munich Attendance : 72,308 Referee : Michel Vautrot (France) 1988 EURO Winner Netherlands 2 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Gullit 32’ (Netherlands) van Basten 54’ (Netherlands) Losing Semifinalist : West Germany And Italy
UEFA EURO 1992 Host Nation : Sweden Stadium : Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance : 37,800 Referee : Bruno Galler (Switzerland) 1992 EURO Winner Denmark 2 - 0 Germany Goal Jensen 19’ (Denmark) Vilfort 79’ (Denmark) Losing Semifinalist : Sweden And Netherlands
UEFA EURO 1996 Host Nation : England Stadium : Wembley Stadium, London Attendance : 73,611 Referee : Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) 1996 EURO Winner Germany 2 - 1(a.e.t) Czech Republic Goal Bierhoff 73’ 95’ (Germany) Berger 59’ (pen.) (Czech Republic) Losing Semifinalist : England And France
UEFA EURO 2000 Host Nation : Belgium And Netherlands Stadium : Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance : 50,000 Referee : Anders Frisk (Sweden) 2000 EURO Winner France 2 - 1(a.e.t) Italy Goal: Wiltord 90+4’ (France) Delvecchio 55’ (Italy) Trezeguet 103’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Portugal
UEFA EURO 2004 Host Nation : Portugal Stadium : Stadium of Light, Lisbon Attendance : 62,865 Referee : Markus Merk (Germany) 2004 EURO Winner Greece 1 - 0 Portugal Goal: Charisteas 57’ (Greece) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2008 Host Nation : Austria And Switzerland Stadium : Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna Attendance : 51,428 Referee : Roberto Rosetti (Italy) 2008 EURO Winner Spain 1 - 0 Germany Goal: Torres 33’ (Spain) Losing Semifinalist : Turkey And Russia
Group
Group
Group
Group
The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce noÐnej) represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland. Poland’s home ground is Silesian Stadium in Chorzów and their head coach is Franciszek Smuda. The most well-renowned Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974. They finished third 1-0 over Brazil in the tournament with striker Grzegorz Lato winning the Golden Boot for his seven goals. Poland had another third place result in 1982 beating France 3–2 in the third-place play-off. Poland also won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and the silver medal in 1976 in Montreal as well in 1992 silver medal in Barcelona. Their Olympic success was helped by a wholly amateur squad, similar to other nations behind the Iron Curtain. Poland first qualified for the European Football Championships in 2008, although they will compete as joint hosts with Ukraine in 2012 European Football Championship, thus have automatically qualified. Background: The Euro 2012 draw was kind to co-hosts Poland but they remain outsiders to reach the second round. Poland have not played a competitive match since 2009 and a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign which saw them finish second from bottom in their group.
Squad GK
Grzegorz Sandomierski
GK
Wojciech SzczÐsny
GK
Przemysław TytoÐ
DF
Marcin Wasilewski
DF
Jakub Wawrzyniak
DF
Tomasz Jodłowiec
DF
Łukasz Piszczek
DF
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
DF
Sebastian Boenisch
DF
Marcin KamiÐski
MF
Dariusz Dudka
MF
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Captain)
MF
Rafał Murawski
MF
Ludovic Obraniak
MF
Adrian Mierzejewski
MF
Maciej Rybus
The Coach: Franciszek Smuda Urged supporters to be cautious after the favorable draw in December. He noted that ‘sometimes (it is) easier to play the favorites’, but privately he will be pleased at how the draw unfolded. Smuda’s managerial career dates back to the early 1980s and he claimed he had landed his ‘dream job’ when taking over in 2009.
MF
Adam Matuszczyk
MF
Kamil Grosicki
MF
Eugen Polanski
MF
Rafał Wolski
FW
Robert Lewandowski
Player to Watch: Robert Lewandowski Lewandowski’s club manager Juergen Klopp rates the striker as “the most exciting Polish player of the past 10 to 15 years”. France winger Franck Ribery reckons he is better than Dortmund teammate Mario Gotze. The 23-year-old was prolific in his homeland before moving to Dortmund in 2010 where he has impressed with his goals and link-up play.
FW
Paweł BroÐek
FW
Kamil Grosicki
FW
Artur Sobiech
Poland
Fixture
Pg.20
DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
12 Jun 16 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL)
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece’s home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos. Greece spent most of their history in relative obscurity, having participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively, until UEFA Euro 2004, when Greece became European champions in only their second participation in the tournament. The Greeks, dismissed as rank outsiders before the tournament with bookmakers giving odds of between 80–1 to 150–1 for them to win, defeated some of the favourites in the competition including defending champions France and hosts Portugal, who Greece beat in both the opening game of the tournament and again in the final Background: Coach Fernando Santos has much work to do if his Greece squad are to go beyond the group stages at Euro 2012. There is almost no chance that Greece can repeat their exploits of 2004 when after years of failing to qualify for major tournaments, Otto Rehhagel’s team pulled off one of the biggest shocks in international soccer by winning the European Championships. The Coach: Fernando Santos Santos is well aware that Greece lack the necessary flair going forward. He said as much after a lackluster friendly draw against Belgium in February. The Portuguese tactician has coached Porto, Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, winning the league title just once with Porto in 1999. He also knows Greek soccer well having coached a number of clubs. Santos, who succeeded the long-serving Rehhagel in August 2010, was unbeaten in his first 17 games in charge. Player to Watch: Sokratis Papastathopoulos The central defender was highly impressive in qualifying as Greece conceded just five goals. Papastathopoulos formed a strong central defensive partnership with Avraam Papadopoulos and Greece will once again be relying on a solid backbone if they are to have any chance of getting out of the group. Papastathopoulos was cut from the Euro 2008 squad late on – the unlucky 24th man as Rehhagel trimmed his squad.
Squad GK
Kostas Chalkias
GK
Michalis Sifakis
GK
Alexandros Tzorvas
DF
Jose Holebas
DF
Stelios Malezas
DF
Avraam Papadopoulos
DF
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
DF
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
DF
Vasilis Torosidis
DF
Giorgos Tzavelas
DF
Giannis Maniatis
MF
Giannis Fetfatzidis
MF
Kostas Fortounis
MF
Giorgos Fotakis
MF
Giorgos Karagounis
MF
Kostas Katsouranis
MF
Grigoris Makos
MF
Sotiris Ninis
MF
Nikkos Liberopoulos
FW
Theofanis Gekas
FW
Kostas Mitroglou
FW
Dimitris Salpigidis
FW
Giorgos Samaras
Greece
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL) Pg.23
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union the governing body for football in Russia.
Squad
Russia’s home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium (both in Moscow), and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is Dick Advocaat. Russia
GK
Igor Akinfeev
qualified for two World Cups (1994, 2002) and four European Championships (1996,
GK
Vyacheslav Malafeev
GK
Anton Shunin
DF
Sergei Ignashevich
DF
Aleksandr Anyukov
DF
Yuri Zhirkov
Having failed to reach the 2010 World Cup new coach Dick Advocaat was charged
DF
Aleksei Berezutskiy
with guiding his Russia squad to Euro 2012, and after a difficult start, this was
DF
Kirill Nababkin
achieved on the final matchday.
DF
Roman Sharonov
Advocaat succeeded fellow countryman Guus Hiddink familiar with the soccer
DF
Vladimir Granat
landscape having coached Zenit Saint Petersburg to a league title and UEFA Cup.
MF
Igor Semshov
MF
Konstantin Zyryanov
MF
Marat Izmailov
MF
Igor Denisov
MF
Roman Shirokov
MF
Alan Dzagoev
MF
Denis Glushakov
2004, 2008, 2012). Euro 2008 marks the first time they have passed the group stages of a major tournament, these advances are not counting the Soviet Union national team. Background:
The Coach: Dick Advocaat The 64-year-old Dutchman possesses a managerial CV dating back to 1981. He has won league titles in Holland, Scotland and Russia. At international level Advocaat has taken charge of Holland twice, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Belgium. He took his country to the semi-finals of this tournament in 2004, bowing out 2-1 to the Portuguese.
MF
Dmitri Kombarov
Player to Watch: Andrey Arshavin
FW
Andrei Arshavin (c)
Struggled over the last couple of seasons with Arsenal, failing to produce anything like
FW
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
the sort of form he showed at Euro 2008 and in his first year at the Emirates. Arshavin
FW
Roman Pavlyuchenko
tends to save his best games for the national side and who can forget the way he
FW
Pavel Pogrebnyak
FW
Aleksandr Kokorin
tore Holland apart in the last tournament scoring one and setting up another in a 3-1 win?
Russia
Fixture
Pg.26
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Ðeská fotbalová reprezentace) represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek. Before its separation in 1992, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, and the majority as Czechoslovakia. The national team was founded in 1901, existing under the previously mentioned names before the separation of Czechoslovakia in 1992. Their first international competition as the Czech Republic was Euro 1996 where they finished runners-up, their best finish in any international competition. Despite their early success, they have only featured in one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round of the competition. They suffered the same fate at Euro 2008, their most recent appearance in the final stages of a major tournament. Background: The Czech Republic finished well behind Spain in their Euro 2012 qualifying group before beating Montenegro in a two-legged play-off. That 3-0 aggregate win ensured that they maintained a record of reaching every European Championship since Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. The Coach: Michal Bílek Bílek took over from Ivan Hasek after the failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. An attacking midfielder who scored twice for Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup, Bilek has also coached Sparta Prague. Player to Watch: Tomas Necid Out for over half a year with a knee injury, the youngster is on the radar of several of Europe’s biggest clubs. The CSKA Moscow striker is a towering presence in attack and with the right service from midfield, will trouble the other defenses in the group.
Squad GK
Petr Ðech
GK
Jaroslav Drobný
GK
Jan LaštÐvka
DF
Theodor Gebre Selassie
DF
Roman Hubník
DF
Michal Kadlec
DF
David Limberský
DF
Tomáš Sivok
DF
Marek Suchý
MF
Tomáš Hübschman
MF
Petr JiráÐek
MF
Daniel KoláÐ
MF
Milan Petržela
MF
Václav PilaÐ
MF
Jaroslav Plašil
MF
Vladimir Darida
MF
Tomáš Rosický
FW
Milan Baroš
FW
David Lafata
FW
Tomáš Necid
FW
Tomáš Pekhart
FW
Jan Rezek
Czech Republic
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL) Pg.29
The Denmark national football team (Danish: Danmarks fodboldlandshold) represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU. Denmark’s home ground is Parken Stadium in Østerbro and their head coach is Morten Olsen. Denmark was the winners of football at the Intercalated Games in 1906 and silver in the Olympics of 1908 and 1912. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the World Cup until 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in 1960. Since 1983, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side, with the triumph in the 1992 European Championships in Sweden as its most prominent victory, beating the European champions from Netherlands in the semifinal, and the World champions from Germany in the final. They also managed to win the 1995 Confederations Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their best FIFA World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost a well played quarter-final against Brazil.
Squad GK
Kasper Schmeichel
GK
Stephan Andersen
GK
Anders Lindegaard
DF
Lars Jacobsen
DF
Daniel Agger (c)
DF
Simon Kjær
DF
Simon Poulsen
DF
Andreas Bjelland
DF
Daniel Wass
DF
Jores Okore
MF
Michael Krohn-Dehli
MF
Christian Poulsen
Background: Denmark qualified for Euro 2012 as group winners after beating Portugal 2-1 in Copenhagen in the final round of matches.
MF
Thomas Kahlenberg
MF
William Kvist
MF
Michael Silberbauer
The Coach: Morten Olsen After topping a 2010 World Cup qualifying group that featured Portugal and Sweden, Olsen and his players were up to their tricks again two years later. Olsen inspired his side to a first place finish above Portugal and Norway to qualify automatically for these finals. The 62-year-old has been in his job for nearly 12 years and Denmark’s back-to-back qualification for the last two major tournaments surely demonstrates the virtues of sticking with your man.
MF
Christian Eriksen
MF
Jakob Poulsen
MF
Lasse Schøne
MF
Niki Zimling
FW
Dennis Rommedahl
FW
Nicklas Bendtner
FW
Tobias Mikkelsen
FW
Nicklas Pedersen
Player to Watch: Christian Eriksen The Ajax midfielder is one of the most exciting youngsters the country has produced since the Laudrup brothers. Eriksen is a wonderful dribbler with superb technique. Linked with the likes of Manchester United, who he faced in the 2011/12 Europa League, Eriksen will be Denmark’s main creative force in Poland and Ukraine.
Denmark
Fixture
Pg.32
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
13 Jun
19:00
17 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
Die Mannschaft German Football Association Joachim Löw Philipp Lahm Lothar Matthäus (150) Gerd Müller (68) Olympic 2 GER
Manager
Germany
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home Stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Joachim Löw
Group B Pg.34
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (1954, 1974 and 1990) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1972, 1980 and 1996) • Record Scorer: Gerd Muller (68 goals from 1966 to 1974) • Most Capped Player: Lothar Matthaus (150 caps between 1980 and 2000)
The Germany national football team (German: Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), which was founded in 1900. From 1950 to 1990, it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognized by FIFA: the Saarland team (1950–1956) and the East German team (1952–1990). Germany is historically one of the three most successful national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990) and three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996).[6] They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and further won four third places
Squad GK
Manuel Neuer
GK
Tim Wiese
GK
Ron-Robert Zieler
DF
Philipp Lahm (Captain)
DF
Per Mertesacker
DF
Jérôme Boateng
DF
Holger Badstuber
DF
Mats Hummels
DF
Benedikt Höwedes
Background: Germany have not won a trophy since the European Championships in 1996 but many in the country believe Euro 2012 represents their best chance of doing so. There is a strong-held belief that Joachim Low’s team have closed the gap on reigning champions Spain and that the time may be ripe to end the dominance of La Furia Roja (The Red Fury).
DF
Marcel Schmelzer
MF
Bastian Schweinsteiger
MF
Mesut Özil
MF
Toni Kroos
MF
Sami Khedira
MF
Mario Götze
The Coach: Joachim Low Low has proved that he is not afraid to make ruthless decisions. In 2010 he told Torsten Frings that he would not be going to the World Cup despite being a fixture in the team at the previous World Cup, while last year he phased out Michael Ballack. Low guided Germany to the final of Euro 2008 and the semi-finals of the last World Cup where they were beaten by Spain. He has lost just five competitive matches in charge of the national team.
MF
Marco Reus
MF
Lars Bender
FW
Miroslav Klose
FW
Mario Gómez
FW
Thomas Muller
FW
Andre Schurrle
FW
Lucas Podolski
Player to Watch: Mesut Ozil The former Werder Bremen youngster starred at the last World Cup before linking up with Real Madrid after the tournament. Under Jose Mourinho Ozil has developed his game further and is now considered one of the best playmakers in the world. Ozil can dribble, play deft defense-splitting passes and scores his fair share of goals.
Germany
Fixture
Pg.36
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
21:45
13 Jun 17 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
21:45
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
UEFA EURO 2012 First Round Date
Time
Team
Team
8 Jun
19:00
Poland
Greece
Group
Venue
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
11 Jun
19:00
France
England
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL) Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
Denmark
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Italy
Group C
Gdansk (POL)
Russia
Group A
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Germany
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
Republic of Ireland
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Donetsk (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Group D
15 Jun
21:45
Sweden
England
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Denmark
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Germany
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Spain
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Group C
19 Jun
21:45
Sweden
France
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Quarter Final Date
Time
Team
21 Jun
21:45
Group A Winner
Team Group B Runner-up
Venue Warsaw (POL)
22 Jun
21:45
Group B Winner
Group A Runner-up
Gdansk (POL)
23 Jun
21:45
Group C Winner
Group D Runner-up
Donetsk (UKR)
24 Jun
21:45
Group D Winner
Group C Runner-up
Kyiv (UKR)
Date
Time
Team
27 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 1 Winner
Quarter Final 3 Winner
Donetsk (UKR)
28 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 2 Winner
Quarter Final 4 Winner
Warsaw (POL)
Date
Time
Team
1 Jul
21:45
Semi Final 1 Winner
Semi Final Team
Venue
Final Team Semi Final 2 Winner
Venue Kyiv (UKR)
Note: All timing are based on Tanzania, (+3 GMT)
The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: A Selecção Nacional de Futebol de Portugal/Clube de Portugal) represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal’s home ground is the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento. Their first World Cup appearance, in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, saw them reach the semi-finals, losing 2–1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions, England. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and second games. In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation hired Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian head coach who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Background: Portugal were unfortunate enough to find themselves in the Euro 2012 ‘Group of Death’ and will be outsiders to qualify for the quarter-finals. The Coach: Paulo Bento Bento replaced Carlos Queiroz just two games – and one point – into the qualifying campaign. He steadied the ship after that poor start and guided the Selecção das Quinas (Team of Shields) to second-place in the group and a play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was a repeat of the tie that sealed qualification for the 2010 World Cup. Bento won three cups as Sporting Lisbon coach, the club where he spent the last four years of his playing career before taking over the junior team, and then the main job. Player to Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo Top scorer with seven goals during the qualifying campaign, at the age of 27 Ronaldo should be entering the peak years of his career. The criticism is that he has often failed to perform to the best of his abilities at major finals, and in some of the bigger matches on the club scene, so he will be keen to put that right here. The former Manchester United star scored in his first ever European Championship match against Greece in 2004, helping his side to the final on home turf and being named in the team of the tournament.
Squad GK
Eduardo
GK
Rui Patrício
GK
Beto
DF
Bruno Alves
DF
Pepe
DF
Fábio Coentrão
DF
João Pereira
DF
Rolando
DF
Ricardo Costa
DF
Miguel Lopes
MF
Raul Meireles
MF
João Moutinho
MF
Miguel Veloso
MF
Carlos Martins
MF
Rúben Micael
MF
Custódio
FW
Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)
FW
Nani
FW
Hélder Postiga
FW
Hugo Almeida
FW
Silvestre Varela
FW
Nélson Oliveira
Portugal
Fixture
Pg.42
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR)
The Netherlands National Football Team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. The team was first assembled in 1905. The football team is colloquially referred to as ‘Het Nederlands Elftal’ (The Dutch Eleven), ‘Holland’, referring to the Netherlands as a whole (although it is actually the name of a smaller region), and ‘Oranje’, a tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau. The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the final. They finished second in the 1974, 1978, and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Orange for its precision passing. In August 2011, the team was ranked number 1 in the FIFA world rankings, thus becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup. The Netherlands National Football Team remains one of the strongest football teams in Europe and the world.
Squad GK
Maarten Stekelenburg
GK
Michel Vorm
GK
Tim Krul
DF
Joris Mathijsen
DF
John Heitinga (Vice-Captain)
DF
Wilfred Bouma
DF
Khalid Boulahrouz
DF
Gregory van der Wiel
DF
Ron Vlaar
DF
Jetro Willems
MF
Rafael van der Vaart
MF
Wesley Sneijder
Background: Having reached the World Cup final against Spain in 2010, there is much optimism in the country about Holland’s chances at Euro 2012.
MF
Mark van Bommel (Captain)
MF
Nigel de Jong
MF
Stijn Schaars
The Coach: Bert van Marwijk Having guided Holland to the 2010 World Cup with eight wins out of eight, Van Marwijk oversaw nine wins out of 10 in the last set of qualifiers as Holland comfortably made it to Poland and the Ukraine. Had Robben put away a one-on-one with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 2010 final, there is a fair chance the former Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and MVV boss would have led Holland to their maiden World Cup.
MF
Kevin Strootman
MF
Arjen Robben
FW
Dirk Kuyt
FW
Robin van Persie
FW
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
FW
Luuk de Jong
FW
Luciano Narsingh
Player to Watch: Robin van Persie The feud with Sneijder has not undermined Holland as it may have done. Van Persie reflects what Dutch soccer is all about; exquisite technique, smooth interchanges with team-mates and the sort of spectacular finishing that was missing at the last World Cup. This is a man at the peak of his powers and Euro 2012 may just be Van Persie’s tournament.
Netherlands
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR) Pg.45
The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de España) represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque. The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. Spain also won the 1964 European Nations’ Cup and reached the UEFA Euro 1984 Final. In July 2008 Spain rose to the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in the team’s history, becoming the sixth nation to top this ranking, and the first nation to top the ranking without previously having won the World Cup. Between November 2006 and June 2009 Spain went undefeated for a record-tying 35 consecutive matches before their loss to the United States, a record shared with Brazil, including a record 15-game winning streak and thus earning third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Background: Defending champions and tournament favorites Spain secured qualification for Euro 2012 with two games to spare. The Coach: Vicente Del Bosque The former Real Madrid coach continued the good work of Luis Aragones by guiding Spain to their maiden World Cup triumph in 2010. They played with all the style of the Euro 2008 winning team as they passed opponents off the pitch and again proved that size is not everything in a game increasingly dominated by strength and physique. Del Bosque is a humble man who won two Champions League and La Liga titles with Real Madrid before being controversially fired in 2003. Player to Watch: Xavi Hernandez He seems to get better with age. A long-term problem with his Achilles may mean that Xavi plays less frequently as he enters the autumn of his career but Barcelona and Spain supporters have several years left of watching this supreme midfielder dictate the tempo of matches with his relentlessly accurate passing. One of the best Spanish soccer players in history.
Squad GK
Iker Casillas (captain)
GK
Victor Valdes
GK
Pepe Reina
GK
David de Gea
DF
Sergio Ramos
DF
Álvaro Arbeloa
DF
Raúl Albiol
DF
Jordi Alba
DF
Álvaro Domínguez
MF
Xabi Alonso (4th captain)
MF
David Silva
MF
Santi Cazorla
MF
Jesús Navas
MF
Cesc Fabregas
MF
Javi Martines
MF
Sergio Busquets
MF
Andres Iniesta
MF
Xavi Hernandez
FW
Fernando Llorente
FW
Juan Mata
FW
Fernendo Torres
FW
Pedro Rodriguez
FW
Juanfran
FW
Álvaro Negredo
FW
Roberto Soldado
Spain
Fixture
Pg.48
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Spain
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL)
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and plays its home fixtures at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Its current manager is Giovanni Trapattoni. The team made its debut at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. Between 1924 and 1936, the team competed as the Irish Free State and from then until 1950, it was referred to by the FAI as Éire or Ireland. In 1953, FIFA decreed that for competitive matches in tournaments that both Irish teams may enter, the FAI team would be officially called the Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland. Under the guidance of Jack Charlton and his successor Mick McCarthy, the team enjoyed its most successful era, qualifying for UEFA Euro 1988 in their first appearance at the UEFA European Championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in their first ever appearance at the finals, and making the last 16 at both the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. Background: Having qualified for only one previous European Championship back in 1988, Ireland go into a tough Group C without the same weight of expectation faced by some of their opponents The Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni Former Bayern, Internazionale and Juventus boss Trapattoni took charge of the Irish national side after their catastrophic Euro 2008 qualifying campaign which saw the side finish ten points adrift of second placed Germany. Trapattoni will look to base his success on a tight defensive unit and having only conceded seven goals in qualifying, his approach appears to be baring fruit. He has managed on the big international stage before with Italy at both the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championships, giving him valuable experience that could well improve Ireland’s chances of a decent performance at Euro 2012. Player to Watch: Robbie Keane Having amassed an impressive 53 international goals and represented sides such as Inter Milan and Liverpool, Keane has proved himself to be a genuine world-class striker. Although currently plying his trade in America with Los Angeles Galaxy, his recent spell at Aston Villa proves how dangerous Keane can still be against top opposition. Having previously scored against each of Ireland’s group opponents, Republic fans will be hoping Keane can repeat his past glories and help them cause an upset in Group C.
Squad GK
Shay Given
GK
Keiren Westwood
GK
David Forde
DF
Sean St Ledger
DF
Stephen Ward
DF
John O'Shea
DF
Richard Dunne
DF
Stephen Kelly
DF
Darren O'Dea
DF
Kevin Foley
DF
Paul McShane
MF
Paul Green
MF
Glenn Whelan
MF
Aiden McGeady
MF
Keith Andrews
MF
Damien Duff
MF
Stephen Hunt
MF
Darron Gibson
MF
Keith Fahey
MF
James McClean
FW
Kevin Doyle
FW
Robbie Keane
FW
Shane Long
FW
Jonathan Walters
FW
Simon Cox
Ireland
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
14 Jun
21:45
18 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL) Pg.51
The Italy National Football Team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell’Italia), represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC),
Squad
the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup behind Brazil, having won four titles (1934,
GK
Gianluigi Buffon (c)
1938, 1982, 2006). They have also won one European championship (1968), one
GK
Emiliano Viviano
Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups.
GK
Morgan De Sanctis
The traditional colour of the national team (as well as all Italian national teams and
GK
Salvatore Sirigu
athletes officially representing Italy) is azure blue[1] (azzurro, in Italian), due to the
DF
Giorgio Chiellini
“Azzurro Savoia” (Savoy Blue), the colour traditionally linked to the royal dynasty
DF
Andrea Barzagli
which unified Italy in 1861, and maintained in the official standard of the Italian
DF
Domenico Criscito
President.
DF
Christian Maggio
DF
Leonardo Bonucci
Background:
DF
Andrea Ranocchia
Italy’s threat at this year’s European Championships is encapsulated by the fact they
DF
Federico Balzaretti
managed to qualify for Euro 2012 without losing a single game.
DF
Salvatore Bocchetti
DF
Ignazio Abate
The Coach: Cesare Prandelli
DF
Angelo Ogbonna
Prandelli’s attacking brand of football will surprise many fans expecting Italy’s usual
DF
Davide Astori
defensive displays. The former Fiorentina, Roma and Parma boss will be hoping
MF
Andrea Pirlo
Cassano is fit enough for his attacking plan to come to fruition. Prandelli succeeded
MF
Daniele De Rossi
World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi and has since replaced the Italian old guard
MF
Riccardo Montolivo
with a younger, less experienced side.
MF
Claudio Marchisio
MF
Antonio Nocerino
Player to Watch: Fabio Borini
MF
Thiago Motta
Although the squad has a handful of star names like; Balotelli, Pirlo and Montolivio,
MF
Alessandro Diamanti
Borini has hit top form at just the right time and could cause real problems for
MF
Emanuele Giaccherini
defences in Poland and Ukraine. The former Chelsea youngster will be hoping to make
MF
Ezequiel Schelotto
his mark in an Italian side that are desperate for a natural goal-scorer.
MF
Marco Verratti
FW
Antonio Di Natale
FW
Antonio Cassano
FW
Mario Balotelli
FW
Sebastian Giovinco
FW
Fabio Borini
Italy
Fixture
Pg.54
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL)
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven BiliÐ. A FIFA-recognized national side had previously represented the short-lived Banovina of Croatia and Independent State of Croatia in nineteen friendly matches between 1940 and 1944.[1] This team was dissolved in 1945 as Croatia became a constituent federal republic of SFR Yugoslavia. In the period between 1945 and 1990, Croatia did not field a separate team for competitive matches and Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team. Background: Although the current side has some very talented individuals, the squad is unlikely to repeat the success of 1998’s golden generation. A tough group means that we are unlikely to see Croatia advance beyond the group stage at this year’s championship. Unless Italy or Spain really under perform, boss Slaven Bilic will see his side battling it out with Ireland for the third place spot. The Coach: Slaven Bilic The former Everton and West Ham defender has an impressive record as Croatia’s national manager. His side managed to score 18 goals in their qualification group and a further three away at Turkey in the qualification play-off with Bilic’s side playing attacking, effective soccer. He guided Croatia to the quarterfinal stage four years ago and will be hoping to recreate that success in this year’s championship. Player to Watch: Luka Modric The Tottenham midfielder has had another wonderful season with his club and will be hoping to replicate his form for his national side. The creativity and skill that Modric brings to the team will be key as they look to advance from a very tough group. Bilic will be hoping that Modric and Spurs team-mate Niko Krancjar will form a formidable partnership in his side’s midfield and create problems for the likes of Italy and Spain.
Squad GK
Stipe Pletikosa
GK
Danijel SubašiÐ
GK
Goran BlaževiÐ
GK
Ivan Kelava
DF
Josip ŠimuniÐ
DF
Vedran Ðorluka
DF
Danijel PranjiÐ
DF
Ivan StriniÐ
DF
Dejan Lovren
DF
Gordon Schildenfeld
DF
Domagoj Vida
DF
Šime Vrsaljko
DF
Jurica Buljat
MF
Darijo Srna (captain)
MF
Niko KranjÐar
MF
Luka ModriÐ
MF
Ivan RakitiÐ
MF
Ognjen VukojeviÐ
MF
Tomislav DujmoviÐ
MF
Ivan PerišiÐ
MF
Ivo IliÐeviÐ
MF
Milan Badelj
FW
Ivica OliÐ
FW
Eduardo
FW
Mario MandžukiÐ
FW
Nikica JelaviÐ
FW
Nikola KaliniÐ
Croatia
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL) Pg.57
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. The teams biggest success is reaching the last eight at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this was also the team’s debut in the finals of a major championship.[1] As a host nation Ukraine is automatically qualified for Euro 2012, this will be its debut in a European Football Championship. Ukraine’s home ground is the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kiev and their head coach is Oleh Blokhin. Background: As co-hosts of the 2012 European Championships Ukraine were not required to qualify for the tournament. The Coach: Oleh Blokhin Blokhin led the Ukraine to the World Cup Quarter Finals in Germany six years ago and remains the only manager to take the country to a major international championship. The former center forward became a Soviet legend after scoring 42 goals in 112 appearances for the national side. He has previously managed AEK Athens and Olympiacos amongst others. Player to Watch: Andriy Yarmolenko The young forward can operate up top or on the left-hand side and has been dubbed the ‘new Sheva’ by sections of the Ukrainian media. With an impressive strike rate at international level having scored 7 in 18, the Dynamo Kyiv man will be key if Ukraine are to progress from their group.
Squad GK
Andriy Pyatov
GK
Oleksandr Horyainov
GK
Maksym Koval
GK
Oleksandr Bandura
DF
Oleksandr Kucher
DF
Taras Mykhalyk
DF
Vyacheslav Shevchuk
DF
Vitaliy Mandzyuk
DF
Yaroslav Rakitskiy
DF
Yevhen Khacheridi
DF
Bohdan Butko
DF
Yevhen Selin
MF
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
MF
Oleh Husyev
MF
Ruslan Rotan
MF
Serhiy Nazarenko
MF
Oleksandr Aliyev
MF
Yevhen Konoplyanka
MF
Taras Stepanenko
MF
Denys Harmash
FW
Andriy Shevchenko (captain)
FW
Andriy Voronin
FW
Artem Milevskiy
FW
Yevhen Seleznyov
FW
Marko Devych
FW
Andriy Yarmolenko
Ukraine
Fixture
Pg.60
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
The Swedish national football team (Swedish: Svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden’s home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and the team is lead by Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first World Cup appearance in 1934. Since then, Sweden has made eleven World Cup appearances and four appearances in the European Championships. They finished second in the 1958 World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Sweden’s accomplishments also include a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. They reached the semi-finals in UEFA Euro 1992. Traditionally, Sweden are rivals with Denmark and Norway, although other rivalries have developed over the years. Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in the group qualification stage, having been edged out by Portugal. As a result, team manager Lars Lagerbäck quit and Erik Hamrén was appointed the new manager. Sweden’s captain is Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ with Anders Svensson as vice captain. Background: Sweden managed to qualify for Euro 2012 as best runners-up, winning eight of their ten games and scoring 31 goals in the process. The Coach: Erik Hamren Hamren took over the Swedish national side in 2009 after a number of very successful spells throughout Scandinavian football. Having guided teams to both the Norwegian and Danish league titles, Euro 2012 gives Hamren his first chance to unleash his attacking brand of football on such a large arena. Player to Watch: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Although many of Sweden’s more experienced players such as Henrik Larrson and Fredrik Ljunberg have retired since their last major tournament, Ibrahimovic enters Euro 2012 in the prime of his career. He has represented many of the world’s top clubs and by April had already scored 29 goals this season for AC Milan. If he manages to maintain his form going into Euro 2012 he will cause problems for even the world’s best defenses.
Squad GK
Andreas Isaksson
GK
Johan Wiland
GK
Pär Hansson
DF
Mikael Lustig
DF
Olof Mellberg
DF
Andreas Granqvist
DF
Martin Olsson
DF
Jonas Olsson
DF
Mikael Antonsson
DF
Behrang Safari
MF
Rasmus Elm
MF
Sebastian Larsson
MF
Anders Svensson (vice captain)
MF
Kim Källström
MF
Pontus Wernbloom
MF
Samuel Holmén
MF
Emir Bajrami
MF
Ola Toivonen
MF
Christian Wilhelmsson
FW
Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ (captain)
FW
Johan Elmander
FW
Tobias Hysén
FW
Ola Toivonen
FW
Markus Rosenberg
Sweden
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
21:45
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR) Pg.63
The France national football team (French: Équipe de France) represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football), the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe. The national team’s traditional colours are blue, white and red, the colors of the national flag of France, known as the drapeau tricolore, and the coq gaulois is the symbol of the team. France is colloquially known as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the name associated with all of the country’s sporting national teams, due to the blue shirts each team incorporates. France played its first official match in 1904, and today primarily plays its home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. The national team has won one FIFA World Cup title, two UEFA European Football Championships, an Olympic tournament, and two FIFA Confederations Cups. Following France’s 2001 Confederations Cup victory, they became, along with Argentina, the only national teams to win the three most important men’s titles organized by FIFA. Background: Few would have predicted France’s re-emergence as a genuine contender for Euro 2012 after the debacle in South Africa two years ago. The Coach: Laurent Blanc The former Bordeaux coach was faced with the tricky balancing act of rebuilding the team while qualifying for Euro 2012 at the same time. He achieved both objectives and the French Football Federation will surely be keen to extend his contract beyond the summer. Blanc was on the pitch as a player the last time France won the European Championships in 2000, helping Les Bleus defeat Italy in the final. Player to Watch: Karim Benzema The Real Madrid striker has enjoyed a highly productive season at the Bernabeu. Mumblings of discontent about his position on the field can no longer be heard and Benzema has spearheaded the Madrid attack with aplomb, producing his best goal return in a Real shirt and frightening defenses with his pace and movement off the ball. There are suggestions that France are over-reliant on the former Lyon prodigy, who has said he would ‘die for’ Blanc.
France
Squad GK
Cédric Carrasso
GK
Hugo Lloris (captain)
GK
Steve Mandanda
DF
Gaël Clichy
DF
Mathieu Debuchy
DF
Patrice Evra
DF
Laurent Koscielny
DF
Philippe Mexès
DF
Adil Rami
DF
Anthony Réveillère
DF
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
MF
Mathieu Debuchy
MF
Jeremy Menez
MF
Hatem Ben Arfa
MF
Yohan Cabaye
MF
Alou Diarra
MF
Yoann Gourcuff
MF
Yann M'Vila
MF
Florent Malouda
MF
Marvin Martin
MF
Blaise Matuidi
MF
Samir Nasri
MF
Franck Ribéry
MF
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Karim Benzema
FW
Olivier Giroud
FW
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Loïc Rémy
Fixture
Pg.66
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR)
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world’s first international football match in 1872. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is one of the United Kingdom’s Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments, with the exception of the Olympic Games. England’s home ground is Wembley Stadium in London and their caretaker manager is Stuart Pearce. England are one of eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Since then, their best performance at a World Cup was a fourth place finish in 1990. They reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984. Background: England’s build-up to Euro 2012 means the Three Lions enter the tournament with little expectation that they can win their second major trophy. The Coach: Roy Hodgson On 1 May 2012, Hodgson was appointed as manager of the England national team, officially assuming his duties on 14 May. Player to Watch: Ashley Young The former Aston Villa winger has enjoyed a strong first season at Manchester United and that form has been replicated on the international stage. One of the better performers under the Capello regime, the onus will be on Young to provide creativity in the absence of Rooney against France and Sweden. Young scored four goals for England in 2011 and netted in the February friendly defeat to Holland at Wembley.
England
Squad GK
Joe Hart
GK
Robert Green
GK
John Ruddy
GK
Jack Butland
DF
Martin Kelly
DF
Phil Jagielka
DF
Ashley Cole
DF
John Terry
DF
Glen Johnson
DF
Joleon Lescott
DF
Gary Cahill
DF
Leighton Baines
DF
Phil Jones
MF
Frank Lampard
MF
Steven Gerrard (c)
MF
Gareth Barry
MF
Stewart Downing
MF
James Milner
MF
Theo Walcott
MF
Ashley Young
MF
Jordan Henderson
FW
Theo Walcott
FW
Alex Oxlade-Chamberiain
MF
Scott Parker
FW
Wayne Rooney
FW
Jermain Defoe
FW
Danny Welbeck
FW
Andy Carroll
Fixture
Pg.70
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
Statistics Winners and finalists In all, 27 nations have appeared at least once in the final tournament. Of these, only twelve have made it to the final match, and nine of them have won it at least once. With three titles, Germany is the most successful European Championship team. No team has ever won consecutive titles. Team
Titles
Runners-up
Germany
3 (19721, 19801, 1996)
3 (1976, 1992, 2008)
Spain
2 (1964*, 2008)
1 (1984)
France
2 (1984*, 2000)
–
Soviet Union
1 (1960)
3 (1964, 1972, 1988)
Czech Republic
1 (1976)
1 (1996)
Italy
1 (1968*)
1 (2000)
Netherlands
1 (1988)
–
Denmark
1 (1992)
–
Greece
1 (2004)
–
Yugoslavia
–
2 (1960, 1968)
Belgium
–
1 (1980)
Portugal
–
1 (2004*)
* : hosts 1 : as West Germany 2 : as Czechoslovakia
Players Rainer Bonhof is the only player with three medals, and the only player with two gold medals. He was in the West Germany squad in 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver), and 1980 (gold). He played finals matches only in 1976.
The following have played in two final matches:
• •
•
Soviet Union 1960 (gold), 1964 (silver): Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lev Yashin West Germany - 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver): Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeneß, Sepp Maier, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Berti Vogts, Herbert Wimmer - 1976 (silver), 1980 (gold): Bernard Dietz Germany 1992 (silver), 1996 (gold): Thomas Häßler, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Klinsmann, Matthias Sammer
Top scorers by tournament
Year
Goals
Michel Platini
9
Alan Shearer
7
Nuno Gomes Thierry Henry Patrick Kluivert Ruud van Nistelrooy Milan Baroš Jürgen Klinsmann Savo Miloševi Marco van Basten Zinedine Zidane
6
5
Goals
François Heutte Valentin Ivanov Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Gali Dražan Jerkovi
2
Jesús María Pereda Ferenc Bene Dezs Novák
2
1968
Dragan Džaji
2
1972
Gerd Müller
4
1976
Dieter Müller
4
1980
Klaus Allofs
2
1984
Michel Platini
9
1988
Marco van Basten
5
1960
Overall top Goalscorers Player
Player
1964
1992
Henrik Larsen Karlheinz Riedle Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin
3
1996
Alan Shearer
5
2000
Patrick Kluivert Savo Miloševi
5
2004
Milan Baroš
5
2008
David Villa
4
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Contents Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974.
About Euro
Poland 18 The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.....
Greece 22
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in...
Germany 34 Spain
46
it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany.....
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet....
Ukraine 58 England 68
Mascots
12
Venues
14
Group AB
16
Poland
18
Greece
22
Russia
24
Czech Republic
28
Denmark
30
Germany
34
Fixture
38
Portugal
40
Netherlands
44
Spain
46
Republic of Ireland 50 Italy
52
Croatia
56
Ukraine
58
Sweden
62
France
64
England
68
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UEFA EURO Founder
The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation’s Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started - three years after Delaunay’s death. In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him.
Henri Delaunay
UEFA EURO 1960 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 17,966 Referee : Arthur Edward Ellis (England) 1960 EURO Winner : Soviet Union 2 - 1(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Goal : Galic 43’ (USSR) Metreveli 49’ (Yugolavia) Ponedelnik 113’ (USSR) Third Place : Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 France
UEFA EURO 1964 Host Nation : Spain Stadium : Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid Attendance : 79,115 Referee : Arthur Holland (England) 1964 EURO Winner Spain 2 - 1 Soviet Union Goal: Pereda 6’ (Spain) Khusainov 8’ (USSR) Marcelino 84’ (Spain) Third Place : Hungary 3 - 1(a.e.t) Denmark
UEFA EURO 1968 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 55,000 Referee : José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) 1968 EURO Winner Italy 2 - 0 Yugoslavia Goal: Riva 12’ (Italy) Anastasi 31’ (Italy) Third Place : England 2 - 0 Soviet Union
UEFA EURO 1972 Host Nation : Belgium Stadium : Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance : 43,437 Referee : Ferdinand Marschall (AUstria) 1972 EURO Winner West Germany 3 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Müller 27’, 58’ (West Germany) Wimmer 52’ (West Germany) Third Place : Belgium 2 - 1 Hungary
UEFA EURO 1976 Host Nation : Yugoslavia Stadium : Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance : 30,790 Referee : Sergio Gonella (Italy) 1976 EURO Winner Czechoslovakia 2 ( Penalties 5 - 3 ) 2 West Germany Third Place : Netherlands 3 - 2(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Penalty Made: Czechoslovakia - Masný(1), Nehoda(2), Ondrus(3), Jurkemik(4), Panenka(5) West Germany - Bonhof(1), Flohe(2), Bongartz(3)
UEFA EURO 1980 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 47,864 Referee : Nicolae Rainea (Romania) 1980 EURO Winner West Germany 2 - 1 Belgium Goal: Hrubesch 10’, 88’ (West Germany) Vandereycken 75’ (pen.) (Belgium) Third Place : Czechoslovakia1 (Penalties 9 - 8)1 Italy
UEFA EURO 1984 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 47,368 Referee : Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) 1984 EURO Winner France 2 - 0 Spain Goal: Platini 57’ (France) Bellone 90’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Denmark And Portugal
UEFA EURO 1988 Host Nation : West Germany Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Munich Attendance : 72,308 Referee : Michel Vautrot (France) 1988 EURO Winner Netherlands 2 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Gullit 32’ (Netherlands) van Basten 54’ (Netherlands) Losing Semifinalist : West Germany And Italy
UEFA EURO 1992 Host Nation : Sweden Stadium : Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance : 37,800 Referee : Bruno Galler (Switzerland) 1992 EURO Winner Denmark 2 - 0 Germany Goal Jensen 19’ (Denmark) Vilfort 79’ (Denmark) Losing Semifinalist : Sweden And Netherlands
UEFA EURO 1996 Host Nation : England Stadium : Wembley Stadium, London Attendance : 73,611 Referee : Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) 1996 EURO Winner Germany 2 - 1(a.e.t) Czech Republic Goal Bierhoff 73’ 95’ (Germany) Berger 59’ (pen.) (Czech Republic) Losing Semifinalist : England And France
UEFA EURO 2000 Host Nation : Belgium And Netherlands Stadium : Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance : 50,000 Referee : Anders Frisk (Sweden) 2000 EURO Winner France 2 - 1(a.e.t) Italy Goal: Wiltord 90+4’ (France) Delvecchio 55’ (Italy) Trezeguet 103’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Portugal
UEFA EURO 2004 Host Nation : Portugal Stadium : Stadium of Light, Lisbon Attendance : 62,865 Referee : Markus Merk (Germany) 2004 EURO Winner Greece 1 - 0 Portugal Goal: Charisteas 57’ (Greece) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2008 Host Nation : Austria And Switzerland Stadium : Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna Attendance : 51,428 Referee : Roberto Rosetti (Italy) 2008 EURO Winner Spain 1 - 0 Germany Goal: Torres 33’ (Spain) Losing Semifinalist : Turkey And Russia
Group
Group
Group
Group
The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce noÐnej) represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland. Poland’s home ground is Silesian Stadium in Chorzów and their head coach is Franciszek Smuda. The most well-renowned Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974. They finished third 1-0 over Brazil in the tournament with striker Grzegorz Lato winning the Golden Boot for his seven goals. Poland had another third place result in 1982 beating France 3–2 in the third-place play-off. Poland also won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and the silver medal in 1976 in Montreal as well in 1992 silver medal in Barcelona. Their Olympic success was helped by a wholly amateur squad, similar to other nations behind the Iron Curtain. Poland first qualified for the European Football Championships in 2008, although they will compete as joint hosts with Ukraine in 2012 European Football Championship, thus have automatically qualified. Background: The Euro 2012 draw was kind to co-hosts Poland but they remain outsiders to reach the second round. Poland have not played a competitive match since 2009 and a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign which saw them finish second from bottom in their group.
Squad GK
Grzegorz Sandomierski
GK
Wojciech SzczÐsny
GK
Przemysław TytoÐ
DF
Marcin Wasilewski
DF
Jakub Wawrzyniak
DF
Tomasz Jodłowiec
DF
Łukasz Piszczek
DF
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
DF
Sebastian Boenisch
DF
Marcin KamiÐski
MF
Dariusz Dudka
MF
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Captain)
MF
Rafał Murawski
MF
Ludovic Obraniak
MF
Adrian Mierzejewski
MF
Maciej Rybus
The Coach: Franciszek Smuda Urged supporters to be cautious after the favorable draw in December. He noted that ‘sometimes (it is) easier to play the favorites’, but privately he will be pleased at how the draw unfolded. Smuda’s managerial career dates back to the early 1980s and he claimed he had landed his ‘dream job’ when taking over in 2009.
MF
Adam Matuszczyk
MF
Kamil Grosicki
MF
Eugen Polanski
MF
Rafał Wolski
FW
Robert Lewandowski
Player to Watch: Robert Lewandowski Lewandowski’s club manager Juergen Klopp rates the striker as “the most exciting Polish player of the past 10 to 15 years”. France winger Franck Ribery reckons he is better than Dortmund teammate Mario Gotze. The 23-year-old was prolific in his homeland before moving to Dortmund in 2010 where he has impressed with his goals and link-up play.
FW
Paweł BroÐek
FW
Kamil Grosicki
FW
Artur Sobiech
Poland
Fixture
Pg.20
DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
12 Jun 16 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL)
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece’s home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos. Greece spent most of their history in relative obscurity, having participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively, until UEFA Euro 2004, when Greece became European champions in only their second participation in the tournament. The Greeks, dismissed as rank outsiders before the tournament with bookmakers giving odds of between 80–1 to 150–1 for them to win, defeated some of the favourites in the competition including defending champions France and hosts Portugal, who Greece beat in both the opening game of the tournament and again in the final Background: Coach Fernando Santos has much work to do if his Greece squad are to go beyond the group stages at Euro 2012. There is almost no chance that Greece can repeat their exploits of 2004 when after years of failing to qualify for major tournaments, Otto Rehhagel’s team pulled off one of the biggest shocks in international soccer by winning the European Championships. The Coach: Fernando Santos Santos is well aware that Greece lack the necessary flair going forward. He said as much after a lackluster friendly draw against Belgium in February. The Portuguese tactician has coached Porto, Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, winning the league title just once with Porto in 1999. He also knows Greek soccer well having coached a number of clubs. Santos, who succeeded the long-serving Rehhagel in August 2010, was unbeaten in his first 17 games in charge. Player to Watch: Sokratis Papastathopoulos The central defender was highly impressive in qualifying as Greece conceded just five goals. Papastathopoulos formed a strong central defensive partnership with Avraam Papadopoulos and Greece will once again be relying on a solid backbone if they are to have any chance of getting out of the group. Papastathopoulos was cut from the Euro 2008 squad late on – the unlucky 24th man as Rehhagel trimmed his squad.
Squad GK
Kostas Chalkias
GK
Michalis Sifakis
GK
Alexandros Tzorvas
DF
Jose Holebas
DF
Stelios Malezas
DF
Avraam Papadopoulos
DF
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
DF
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
DF
Vasilis Torosidis
DF
Giorgos Tzavelas
DF
Giannis Maniatis
MF
Giannis Fetfatzidis
MF
Kostas Fortounis
MF
Giorgos Fotakis
MF
Giorgos Karagounis
MF
Kostas Katsouranis
MF
Grigoris Makos
MF
Sotiris Ninis
MF
Nikkos Liberopoulos
FW
Theofanis Gekas
FW
Kostas Mitroglou
FW
Dimitris Salpigidis
FW
Giorgos Samaras
Greece
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL) Pg.23
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union the governing body for football in Russia.
Squad
Russia’s home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium (both in Moscow), and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is Dick Advocaat. Russia
GK
Igor Akinfeev
qualified for two World Cups (1994, 2002) and four European Championships (1996,
GK
Vyacheslav Malafeev
GK
Anton Shunin
DF
Sergei Ignashevich
DF
Aleksandr Anyukov
DF
Yuri Zhirkov
Having failed to reach the 2010 World Cup new coach Dick Advocaat was charged
DF
Aleksei Berezutskiy
with guiding his Russia squad to Euro 2012, and after a difficult start, this was
DF
Kirill Nababkin
achieved on the final matchday.
DF
Roman Sharonov
Advocaat succeeded fellow countryman Guus Hiddink familiar with the soccer
DF
Vladimir Granat
landscape having coached Zenit Saint Petersburg to a league title and UEFA Cup.
MF
Igor Semshov
MF
Konstantin Zyryanov
MF
Marat Izmailov
MF
Igor Denisov
MF
Roman Shirokov
MF
Alan Dzagoev
MF
Denis Glushakov
2004, 2008, 2012). Euro 2008 marks the first time they have passed the group stages of a major tournament, these advances are not counting the Soviet Union national team. Background:
The Coach: Dick Advocaat The 64-year-old Dutchman possesses a managerial CV dating back to 1981. He has won league titles in Holland, Scotland and Russia. At international level Advocaat has taken charge of Holland twice, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Belgium. He took his country to the semi-finals of this tournament in 2004, bowing out 2-1 to the Portuguese.
MF
Dmitri Kombarov
Player to Watch: Andrey Arshavin
FW
Andrei Arshavin (c)
Struggled over the last couple of seasons with Arsenal, failing to produce anything like
FW
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
the sort of form he showed at Euro 2008 and in his first year at the Emirates. Arshavin
FW
Roman Pavlyuchenko
tends to save his best games for the national side and who can forget the way he
FW
Pavel Pogrebnyak
FW
Aleksandr Kokorin
tore Holland apart in the last tournament scoring one and setting up another in a 3-1 win?
Russia
Fixture
Pg.26
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Ðeská fotbalová reprezentace) represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek. Before its separation in 1992, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, and the majority as Czechoslovakia. The national team was founded in 1901, existing under the previously mentioned names before the separation of Czechoslovakia in 1992. Their first international competition as the Czech Republic was Euro 1996 where they finished runners-up, their best finish in any international competition. Despite their early success, they have only featured in one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round of the competition. They suffered the same fate at Euro 2008, their most recent appearance in the final stages of a major tournament. Background: The Czech Republic finished well behind Spain in their Euro 2012 qualifying group before beating Montenegro in a two-legged play-off. That 3-0 aggregate win ensured that they maintained a record of reaching every European Championship since Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. The Coach: Michal Bílek Bílek took over from Ivan Hasek after the failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. An attacking midfielder who scored twice for Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup, Bilek has also coached Sparta Prague. Player to Watch: Tomas Necid Out for over half a year with a knee injury, the youngster is on the radar of several of Europe’s biggest clubs. The CSKA Moscow striker is a towering presence in attack and with the right service from midfield, will trouble the other defenses in the group.
Squad GK
Petr Ðech
GK
Jaroslav Drobný
GK
Jan LaštÐvka
DF
Theodor Gebre Selassie
DF
Roman Hubník
DF
Michal Kadlec
DF
David Limberský
DF
Tomáš Sivok
DF
Marek Suchý
MF
Tomáš Hübschman
MF
Petr JiráÐek
MF
Daniel KoláÐ
MF
Milan Petržela
MF
Václav PilaÐ
MF
Jaroslav Plašil
MF
Vladimir Darida
MF
Tomáš Rosický
FW
Milan Baroš
FW
David Lafata
FW
Tomáš Necid
FW
Tomáš Pekhart
FW
Jan Rezek
Czech Republic
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL) Pg.29
The Denmark national football team (Danish: Danmarks fodboldlandshold) represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU. Denmark’s home ground is Parken Stadium in Østerbro and their head coach is Morten Olsen. Denmark was the winners of football at the Intercalated Games in 1906 and silver in the Olympics of 1908 and 1912. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the World Cup until 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in 1960. Since 1983, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side, with the triumph in the 1992 European Championships in Sweden as its most prominent victory, beating the European champions from Netherlands in the semifinal, and the World champions from Germany in the final. They also managed to win the 1995 Confederations Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their best FIFA World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost a well played quarter-final against Brazil.
Squad GK
Kasper Schmeichel
GK
Stephan Andersen
GK
Anders Lindegaard
DF
Lars Jacobsen
DF
Daniel Agger (c)
DF
Simon Kjær
DF
Simon Poulsen
DF
Andreas Bjelland
DF
Daniel Wass
DF
Jores Okore
MF
Michael Krohn-Dehli
MF
Christian Poulsen
Background: Denmark qualified for Euro 2012 as group winners after beating Portugal 2-1 in Copenhagen in the final round of matches.
MF
Thomas Kahlenberg
MF
William Kvist
MF
Michael Silberbauer
The Coach: Morten Olsen After topping a 2010 World Cup qualifying group that featured Portugal and Sweden, Olsen and his players were up to their tricks again two years later. Olsen inspired his side to a first place finish above Portugal and Norway to qualify automatically for these finals. The 62-year-old has been in his job for nearly 12 years and Denmark’s back-to-back qualification for the last two major tournaments surely demonstrates the virtues of sticking with your man.
MF
Christian Eriksen
MF
Jakob Poulsen
MF
Lasse Schøne
MF
Niki Zimling
FW
Dennis Rommedahl
FW
Nicklas Bendtner
FW
Tobias Mikkelsen
FW
Nicklas Pedersen
Player to Watch: Christian Eriksen The Ajax midfielder is one of the most exciting youngsters the country has produced since the Laudrup brothers. Eriksen is a wonderful dribbler with superb technique. Linked with the likes of Manchester United, who he faced in the 2011/12 Europa League, Eriksen will be Denmark’s main creative force in Poland and Ukraine.
Denmark
Fixture
Pg.32
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
13 Jun
19:00
17 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
Die Mannschaft German Football Association Joachim Löw Philipp Lahm Lothar Matthäus (150) Gerd Müller (68) Olympic 2 GER
Manager
Germany
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home Stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Joachim Löw
Group B Pg.34
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (1954, 1974 and 1990) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1972, 1980 and 1996) • Record Scorer: Gerd Muller (68 goals from 1966 to 1974) • Most Capped Player: Lothar Matthaus (150 caps between 1980 and 2000)
The Germany national football team (German: Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), which was founded in 1900. From 1950 to 1990, it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognized by FIFA: the Saarland team (1950–1956) and the East German team (1952–1990). Germany is historically one of the three most successful national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990) and three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996).[6] They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and further won four third places
Squad GK
Manuel Neuer
GK
Tim Wiese
GK
Ron-Robert Zieler
DF
Philipp Lahm (Captain)
DF
Per Mertesacker
DF
Jérôme Boateng
DF
Holger Badstuber
DF
Mats Hummels
DF
Benedikt Höwedes
Background: Germany have not won a trophy since the European Championships in 1996 but many in the country believe Euro 2012 represents their best chance of doing so. There is a strong-held belief that Joachim Low’s team have closed the gap on reigning champions Spain and that the time may be ripe to end the dominance of La Furia Roja (The Red Fury).
DF
Marcel Schmelzer
MF
Bastian Schweinsteiger
MF
Mesut Özil
MF
Toni Kroos
MF
Sami Khedira
MF
Mario Götze
The Coach: Joachim Low Low has proved that he is not afraid to make ruthless decisions. In 2010 he told Torsten Frings that he would not be going to the World Cup despite being a fixture in the team at the previous World Cup, while last year he phased out Michael Ballack. Low guided Germany to the final of Euro 2008 and the semi-finals of the last World Cup where they were beaten by Spain. He has lost just five competitive matches in charge of the national team.
MF
Marco Reus
MF
Lars Bender
FW
Miroslav Klose
FW
Mario Gómez
FW
Thomas Muller
FW
Andre Schurrle
FW
Lucas Podolski
Player to Watch: Mesut Ozil The former Werder Bremen youngster starred at the last World Cup before linking up with Real Madrid after the tournament. Under Jose Mourinho Ozil has developed his game further and is now considered one of the best playmakers in the world. Ozil can dribble, play deft defense-splitting passes and scores his fair share of goals.
Germany
Fixture
Pg.36
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
21:45
13 Jun 17 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
21:45
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
UEFA EURO 2012 First Round Date
Time
Team
Team
8 Jun
19:00
Poland
Greece
Group
Venue
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
11 Jun
19:00
France
England
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL) Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
Denmark
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Italy
Group C
Gdansk (POL)
Russia
Group A
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Germany
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
Republic of Ireland
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Donetsk (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Group D
15 Jun
21:45
Sweden
England
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Denmark
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Germany
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Spain
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Group C
19 Jun
21:45
Sweden
France
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Quarter Final Date
Time
Team
21 Jun
21:45
Group A Winner
Team Group B Runner-up
Venue Warsaw (POL)
22 Jun
21:45
Group B Winner
Group A Runner-up
Gdansk (POL)
23 Jun
21:45
Group C Winner
Group D Runner-up
Donetsk (UKR)
24 Jun
21:45
Group D Winner
Group C Runner-up
Kyiv (UKR)
Date
Time
Team
27 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 1 Winner
Quarter Final 3 Winner
Donetsk (UKR)
28 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 2 Winner
Quarter Final 4 Winner
Warsaw (POL)
Date
Time
Team
1 Jul
21:45
Semi Final 1 Winner
Semi Final Team
Venue
Final Team Semi Final 2 Winner
Venue Kyiv (UKR)
Note: All timing are based on Tanzania, (+3 GMT)
The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: A Selecção Nacional de Futebol de Portugal/Clube de Portugal) represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal’s home ground is the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento. Their first World Cup appearance, in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, saw them reach the semi-finals, losing 2–1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions, England. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and second games. In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation hired Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian head coach who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Background: Portugal were unfortunate enough to find themselves in the Euro 2012 ‘Group of Death’ and will be outsiders to qualify for the quarter-finals. The Coach: Paulo Bento Bento replaced Carlos Queiroz just two games – and one point – into the qualifying campaign. He steadied the ship after that poor start and guided the Selecção das Quinas (Team of Shields) to second-place in the group and a play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was a repeat of the tie that sealed qualification for the 2010 World Cup. Bento won three cups as Sporting Lisbon coach, the club where he spent the last four years of his playing career before taking over the junior team, and then the main job. Player to Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo Top scorer with seven goals during the qualifying campaign, at the age of 27 Ronaldo should be entering the peak years of his career. The criticism is that he has often failed to perform to the best of his abilities at major finals, and in some of the bigger matches on the club scene, so he will be keen to put that right here. The former Manchester United star scored in his first ever European Championship match against Greece in 2004, helping his side to the final on home turf and being named in the team of the tournament.
Squad GK
Eduardo
GK
Rui Patrício
GK
Beto
DF
Bruno Alves
DF
Pepe
DF
Fábio Coentrão
DF
João Pereira
DF
Rolando
DF
Ricardo Costa
DF
Miguel Lopes
MF
Raul Meireles
MF
João Moutinho
MF
Miguel Veloso
MF
Carlos Martins
MF
Rúben Micael
MF
Custódio
FW
Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)
FW
Nani
FW
Hélder Postiga
FW
Hugo Almeida
FW
Silvestre Varela
FW
Nélson Oliveira
Portugal
Fixture
Pg.42
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR)
The Netherlands National Football Team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. The team was first assembled in 1905. The football team is colloquially referred to as ‘Het Nederlands Elftal’ (The Dutch Eleven), ‘Holland’, referring to the Netherlands as a whole (although it is actually the name of a smaller region), and ‘Oranje’, a tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau. The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the final. They finished second in the 1974, 1978, and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Orange for its precision passing. In August 2011, the team was ranked number 1 in the FIFA world rankings, thus becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup. The Netherlands National Football Team remains one of the strongest football teams in Europe and the world.
Squad GK
Maarten Stekelenburg
GK
Michel Vorm
GK
Tim Krul
DF
Joris Mathijsen
DF
John Heitinga (Vice-Captain)
DF
Wilfred Bouma
DF
Khalid Boulahrouz
DF
Gregory van der Wiel
DF
Ron Vlaar
DF
Jetro Willems
MF
Rafael van der Vaart
MF
Wesley Sneijder
Background: Having reached the World Cup final against Spain in 2010, there is much optimism in the country about Holland’s chances at Euro 2012.
MF
Mark van Bommel (Captain)
MF
Nigel de Jong
MF
Stijn Schaars
The Coach: Bert van Marwijk Having guided Holland to the 2010 World Cup with eight wins out of eight, Van Marwijk oversaw nine wins out of 10 in the last set of qualifiers as Holland comfortably made it to Poland and the Ukraine. Had Robben put away a one-on-one with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 2010 final, there is a fair chance the former Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and MVV boss would have led Holland to their maiden World Cup.
MF
Kevin Strootman
MF
Arjen Robben
FW
Dirk Kuyt
FW
Robin van Persie
FW
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
FW
Luuk de Jong
FW
Luciano Narsingh
Player to Watch: Robin van Persie The feud with Sneijder has not undermined Holland as it may have done. Van Persie reflects what Dutch soccer is all about; exquisite technique, smooth interchanges with team-mates and the sort of spectacular finishing that was missing at the last World Cup. This is a man at the peak of his powers and Euro 2012 may just be Van Persie’s tournament.
Netherlands
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR) Pg.45
The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de España) represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque. The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. Spain also won the 1964 European Nations’ Cup and reached the UEFA Euro 1984 Final. In July 2008 Spain rose to the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in the team’s history, becoming the sixth nation to top this ranking, and the first nation to top the ranking without previously having won the World Cup. Between November 2006 and June 2009 Spain went undefeated for a record-tying 35 consecutive matches before their loss to the United States, a record shared with Brazil, including a record 15-game winning streak and thus earning third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Background: Defending champions and tournament favorites Spain secured qualification for Euro 2012 with two games to spare. The Coach: Vicente Del Bosque The former Real Madrid coach continued the good work of Luis Aragones by guiding Spain to their maiden World Cup triumph in 2010. They played with all the style of the Euro 2008 winning team as they passed opponents off the pitch and again proved that size is not everything in a game increasingly dominated by strength and physique. Del Bosque is a humble man who won two Champions League and La Liga titles with Real Madrid before being controversially fired in 2003. Player to Watch: Xavi Hernandez He seems to get better with age. A long-term problem with his Achilles may mean that Xavi plays less frequently as he enters the autumn of his career but Barcelona and Spain supporters have several years left of watching this supreme midfielder dictate the tempo of matches with his relentlessly accurate passing. One of the best Spanish soccer players in history.
Squad GK
Iker Casillas (captain)
GK
Victor Valdes
GK
Pepe Reina
GK
David de Gea
DF
Sergio Ramos
DF
Álvaro Arbeloa
DF
Raúl Albiol
DF
Jordi Alba
DF
Álvaro Domínguez
MF
Xabi Alonso (4th captain)
MF
David Silva
MF
Santi Cazorla
MF
Jesús Navas
MF
Cesc Fabregas
MF
Javi Martines
MF
Sergio Busquets
MF
Andres Iniesta
MF
Xavi Hernandez
FW
Fernando Llorente
FW
Juan Mata
FW
Fernendo Torres
FW
Pedro Rodriguez
FW
Juanfran
FW
Álvaro Negredo
FW
Roberto Soldado
Spain
Fixture
Pg.48
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Spain
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL)
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and plays its home fixtures at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Its current manager is Giovanni Trapattoni. The team made its debut at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. Between 1924 and 1936, the team competed as the Irish Free State and from then until 1950, it was referred to by the FAI as Éire or Ireland. In 1953, FIFA decreed that for competitive matches in tournaments that both Irish teams may enter, the FAI team would be officially called the Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland. Under the guidance of Jack Charlton and his successor Mick McCarthy, the team enjoyed its most successful era, qualifying for UEFA Euro 1988 in their first appearance at the UEFA European Championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in their first ever appearance at the finals, and making the last 16 at both the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. Background: Having qualified for only one previous European Championship back in 1988, Ireland go into a tough Group C without the same weight of expectation faced by some of their opponents The Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni Former Bayern, Internazionale and Juventus boss Trapattoni took charge of the Irish national side after their catastrophic Euro 2008 qualifying campaign which saw the side finish ten points adrift of second placed Germany. Trapattoni will look to base his success on a tight defensive unit and having only conceded seven goals in qualifying, his approach appears to be baring fruit. He has managed on the big international stage before with Italy at both the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championships, giving him valuable experience that could well improve Ireland’s chances of a decent performance at Euro 2012. Player to Watch: Robbie Keane Having amassed an impressive 53 international goals and represented sides such as Inter Milan and Liverpool, Keane has proved himself to be a genuine world-class striker. Although currently plying his trade in America with Los Angeles Galaxy, his recent spell at Aston Villa proves how dangerous Keane can still be against top opposition. Having previously scored against each of Ireland’s group opponents, Republic fans will be hoping Keane can repeat his past glories and help them cause an upset in Group C.
Squad GK
Shay Given
GK
Keiren Westwood
GK
David Forde
DF
Sean St Ledger
DF
Stephen Ward
DF
John O'Shea
DF
Richard Dunne
DF
Stephen Kelly
DF
Darren O'Dea
DF
Kevin Foley
DF
Paul McShane
MF
Paul Green
MF
Glenn Whelan
MF
Aiden McGeady
MF
Keith Andrews
MF
Damien Duff
MF
Stephen Hunt
MF
Darron Gibson
MF
Keith Fahey
MF
James McClean
FW
Kevin Doyle
FW
Robbie Keane
FW
Shane Long
FW
Jonathan Walters
FW
Simon Cox
Ireland
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
14 Jun
21:45
18 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL) Pg.51
The Italy National Football Team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell’Italia), represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC),
Squad
the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup behind Brazil, having won four titles (1934,
GK
Gianluigi Buffon (c)
1938, 1982, 2006). They have also won one European championship (1968), one
GK
Emiliano Viviano
Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups.
GK
Morgan De Sanctis
The traditional colour of the national team (as well as all Italian national teams and
GK
Salvatore Sirigu
athletes officially representing Italy) is azure blue[1] (azzurro, in Italian), due to the
DF
Giorgio Chiellini
“Azzurro Savoia” (Savoy Blue), the colour traditionally linked to the royal dynasty
DF
Andrea Barzagli
which unified Italy in 1861, and maintained in the official standard of the Italian
DF
Domenico Criscito
President.
DF
Christian Maggio
DF
Leonardo Bonucci
Background:
DF
Andrea Ranocchia
Italy’s threat at this year’s European Championships is encapsulated by the fact they
DF
Federico Balzaretti
managed to qualify for Euro 2012 without losing a single game.
DF
Salvatore Bocchetti
DF
Ignazio Abate
The Coach: Cesare Prandelli
DF
Angelo Ogbonna
Prandelli’s attacking brand of football will surprise many fans expecting Italy’s usual
DF
Davide Astori
defensive displays. The former Fiorentina, Roma and Parma boss will be hoping
MF
Andrea Pirlo
Cassano is fit enough for his attacking plan to come to fruition. Prandelli succeeded
MF
Daniele De Rossi
World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi and has since replaced the Italian old guard
MF
Riccardo Montolivo
with a younger, less experienced side.
MF
Claudio Marchisio
MF
Antonio Nocerino
Player to Watch: Fabio Borini
MF
Thiago Motta
Although the squad has a handful of star names like; Balotelli, Pirlo and Montolivio,
MF
Alessandro Diamanti
Borini has hit top form at just the right time and could cause real problems for
MF
Emanuele Giaccherini
defences in Poland and Ukraine. The former Chelsea youngster will be hoping to make
MF
Ezequiel Schelotto
his mark in an Italian side that are desperate for a natural goal-scorer.
MF
Marco Verratti
FW
Antonio Di Natale
FW
Antonio Cassano
FW
Mario Balotelli
FW
Sebastian Giovinco
FW
Fabio Borini
Italy
Fixture
Pg.54
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL)
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven BiliÐ. A FIFA-recognized national side had previously represented the short-lived Banovina of Croatia and Independent State of Croatia in nineteen friendly matches between 1940 and 1944.[1] This team was dissolved in 1945 as Croatia became a constituent federal republic of SFR Yugoslavia. In the period between 1945 and 1990, Croatia did not field a separate team for competitive matches and Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team. Background: Although the current side has some very talented individuals, the squad is unlikely to repeat the success of 1998’s golden generation. A tough group means that we are unlikely to see Croatia advance beyond the group stage at this year’s championship. Unless Italy or Spain really under perform, boss Slaven Bilic will see his side battling it out with Ireland for the third place spot. The Coach: Slaven Bilic The former Everton and West Ham defender has an impressive record as Croatia’s national manager. His side managed to score 18 goals in their qualification group and a further three away at Turkey in the qualification play-off with Bilic’s side playing attacking, effective soccer. He guided Croatia to the quarterfinal stage four years ago and will be hoping to recreate that success in this year’s championship. Player to Watch: Luka Modric The Tottenham midfielder has had another wonderful season with his club and will be hoping to replicate his form for his national side. The creativity and skill that Modric brings to the team will be key as they look to advance from a very tough group. Bilic will be hoping that Modric and Spurs team-mate Niko Krancjar will form a formidable partnership in his side’s midfield and create problems for the likes of Italy and Spain.
Squad GK
Stipe Pletikosa
GK
Danijel SubašiÐ
GK
Goran BlaževiÐ
GK
Ivan Kelava
DF
Josip ŠimuniÐ
DF
Vedran Ðorluka
DF
Danijel PranjiÐ
DF
Ivan StriniÐ
DF
Dejan Lovren
DF
Gordon Schildenfeld
DF
Domagoj Vida
DF
Šime Vrsaljko
DF
Jurica Buljat
MF
Darijo Srna (captain)
MF
Niko KranjÐar
MF
Luka ModriÐ
MF
Ivan RakitiÐ
MF
Ognjen VukojeviÐ
MF
Tomislav DujmoviÐ
MF
Ivan PerišiÐ
MF
Ivo IliÐeviÐ
MF
Milan Badelj
FW
Ivica OliÐ
FW
Eduardo
FW
Mario MandžukiÐ
FW
Nikica JelaviÐ
FW
Nikola KaliniÐ
Croatia
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL) Pg.57
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. The teams biggest success is reaching the last eight at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this was also the team’s debut in the finals of a major championship.[1] As a host nation Ukraine is automatically qualified for Euro 2012, this will be its debut in a European Football Championship. Ukraine’s home ground is the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kiev and their head coach is Oleh Blokhin. Background: As co-hosts of the 2012 European Championships Ukraine were not required to qualify for the tournament. The Coach: Oleh Blokhin Blokhin led the Ukraine to the World Cup Quarter Finals in Germany six years ago and remains the only manager to take the country to a major international championship. The former center forward became a Soviet legend after scoring 42 goals in 112 appearances for the national side. He has previously managed AEK Athens and Olympiacos amongst others. Player to Watch: Andriy Yarmolenko The young forward can operate up top or on the left-hand side and has been dubbed the ‘new Sheva’ by sections of the Ukrainian media. With an impressive strike rate at international level having scored 7 in 18, the Dynamo Kyiv man will be key if Ukraine are to progress from their group.
Squad GK
Andriy Pyatov
GK
Oleksandr Horyainov
GK
Maksym Koval
GK
Oleksandr Bandura
DF
Oleksandr Kucher
DF
Taras Mykhalyk
DF
Vyacheslav Shevchuk
DF
Vitaliy Mandzyuk
DF
Yaroslav Rakitskiy
DF
Yevhen Khacheridi
DF
Bohdan Butko
DF
Yevhen Selin
MF
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
MF
Oleh Husyev
MF
Ruslan Rotan
MF
Serhiy Nazarenko
MF
Oleksandr Aliyev
MF
Yevhen Konoplyanka
MF
Taras Stepanenko
MF
Denys Harmash
FW
Andriy Shevchenko (captain)
FW
Andriy Voronin
FW
Artem Milevskiy
FW
Yevhen Seleznyov
FW
Marko Devych
FW
Andriy Yarmolenko
Ukraine
Fixture
Pg.60
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
The Swedish national football team (Swedish: Svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden’s home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and the team is lead by Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first World Cup appearance in 1934. Since then, Sweden has made eleven World Cup appearances and four appearances in the European Championships. They finished second in the 1958 World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Sweden’s accomplishments also include a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. They reached the semi-finals in UEFA Euro 1992. Traditionally, Sweden are rivals with Denmark and Norway, although other rivalries have developed over the years. Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in the group qualification stage, having been edged out by Portugal. As a result, team manager Lars Lagerbäck quit and Erik Hamrén was appointed the new manager. Sweden’s captain is Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ with Anders Svensson as vice captain. Background: Sweden managed to qualify for Euro 2012 as best runners-up, winning eight of their ten games and scoring 31 goals in the process. The Coach: Erik Hamren Hamren took over the Swedish national side in 2009 after a number of very successful spells throughout Scandinavian football. Having guided teams to both the Norwegian and Danish league titles, Euro 2012 gives Hamren his first chance to unleash his attacking brand of football on such a large arena. Player to Watch: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Although many of Sweden’s more experienced players such as Henrik Larrson and Fredrik Ljunberg have retired since their last major tournament, Ibrahimovic enters Euro 2012 in the prime of his career. He has represented many of the world’s top clubs and by April had already scored 29 goals this season for AC Milan. If he manages to maintain his form going into Euro 2012 he will cause problems for even the world’s best defenses.
Squad GK
Andreas Isaksson
GK
Johan Wiland
GK
Pär Hansson
DF
Mikael Lustig
DF
Olof Mellberg
DF
Andreas Granqvist
DF
Martin Olsson
DF
Jonas Olsson
DF
Mikael Antonsson
DF
Behrang Safari
MF
Rasmus Elm
MF
Sebastian Larsson
MF
Anders Svensson (vice captain)
MF
Kim Källström
MF
Pontus Wernbloom
MF
Samuel Holmén
MF
Emir Bajrami
MF
Ola Toivonen
MF
Christian Wilhelmsson
FW
Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ (captain)
FW
Johan Elmander
FW
Tobias Hysén
FW
Ola Toivonen
FW
Markus Rosenberg
Sweden
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
21:45
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR) Pg.63
The France national football team (French: Équipe de France) represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football), the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe. The national team’s traditional colours are blue, white and red, the colors of the national flag of France, known as the drapeau tricolore, and the coq gaulois is the symbol of the team. France is colloquially known as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the name associated with all of the country’s sporting national teams, due to the blue shirts each team incorporates. France played its first official match in 1904, and today primarily plays its home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. The national team has won one FIFA World Cup title, two UEFA European Football Championships, an Olympic tournament, and two FIFA Confederations Cups. Following France’s 2001 Confederations Cup victory, they became, along with Argentina, the only national teams to win the three most important men’s titles organized by FIFA. Background: Few would have predicted France’s re-emergence as a genuine contender for Euro 2012 after the debacle in South Africa two years ago. The Coach: Laurent Blanc The former Bordeaux coach was faced with the tricky balancing act of rebuilding the team while qualifying for Euro 2012 at the same time. He achieved both objectives and the French Football Federation will surely be keen to extend his contract beyond the summer. Blanc was on the pitch as a player the last time France won the European Championships in 2000, helping Les Bleus defeat Italy in the final. Player to Watch: Karim Benzema The Real Madrid striker has enjoyed a highly productive season at the Bernabeu. Mumblings of discontent about his position on the field can no longer be heard and Benzema has spearheaded the Madrid attack with aplomb, producing his best goal return in a Real shirt and frightening defenses with his pace and movement off the ball. There are suggestions that France are over-reliant on the former Lyon prodigy, who has said he would ‘die for’ Blanc.
France
Squad GK
Cédric Carrasso
GK
Hugo Lloris (captain)
GK
Steve Mandanda
DF
Gaël Clichy
DF
Mathieu Debuchy
DF
Patrice Evra
DF
Laurent Koscielny
DF
Philippe Mexès
DF
Adil Rami
DF
Anthony Réveillère
DF
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
MF
Mathieu Debuchy
MF
Jeremy Menez
MF
Hatem Ben Arfa
MF
Yohan Cabaye
MF
Alou Diarra
MF
Yoann Gourcuff
MF
Yann M'Vila
MF
Florent Malouda
MF
Marvin Martin
MF
Blaise Matuidi
MF
Samir Nasri
MF
Franck Ribéry
MF
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Karim Benzema
FW
Olivier Giroud
FW
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Loïc Rémy
Fixture
Pg.66
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR)
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world’s first international football match in 1872. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is one of the United Kingdom’s Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments, with the exception of the Olympic Games. England’s home ground is Wembley Stadium in London and their caretaker manager is Stuart Pearce. England are one of eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Since then, their best performance at a World Cup was a fourth place finish in 1990. They reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984. Background: England’s build-up to Euro 2012 means the Three Lions enter the tournament with little expectation that they can win their second major trophy. The Coach: Roy Hodgson On 1 May 2012, Hodgson was appointed as manager of the England national team, officially assuming his duties on 14 May. Player to Watch: Ashley Young The former Aston Villa winger has enjoyed a strong first season at Manchester United and that form has been replicated on the international stage. One of the better performers under the Capello regime, the onus will be on Young to provide creativity in the absence of Rooney against France and Sweden. Young scored four goals for England in 2011 and netted in the February friendly defeat to Holland at Wembley.
England
Squad GK
Joe Hart
GK
Robert Green
GK
John Ruddy
GK
Jack Butland
DF
Martin Kelly
DF
Phil Jagielka
DF
Ashley Cole
DF
John Terry
DF
Glen Johnson
DF
Joleon Lescott
DF
Gary Cahill
DF
Leighton Baines
DF
Phil Jones
MF
Frank Lampard
MF
Steven Gerrard (c)
MF
Gareth Barry
MF
Stewart Downing
MF
James Milner
MF
Theo Walcott
MF
Ashley Young
MF
Jordan Henderson
FW
Theo Walcott
FW
Alex Oxlade-Chamberiain
MF
Scott Parker
FW
Wayne Rooney
FW
Jermain Defoe
FW
Danny Welbeck
FW
Andy Carroll
Fixture
Pg.70
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
Statistics Winners and finalists In all, 27 nations have appeared at least once in the final tournament. Of these, only twelve have made it to the final match, and nine of them have won it at least once. With three titles, Germany is the most successful European Championship team. No team has ever won consecutive titles. Team
Titles
Runners-up
Germany
3 (19721, 19801, 1996)
3 (1976, 1992, 2008)
Spain
2 (1964*, 2008)
1 (1984)
France
2 (1984*, 2000)
–
Soviet Union
1 (1960)
3 (1964, 1972, 1988)
Czech Republic
1 (1976)
1 (1996)
Italy
1 (1968*)
1 (2000)
Netherlands
1 (1988)
–
Denmark
1 (1992)
–
Greece
1 (2004)
–
Yugoslavia
–
2 (1960, 1968)
Belgium
–
1 (1980)
Portugal
–
1 (2004*)
* : hosts 1 : as West Germany 2 : as Czechoslovakia
Players Rainer Bonhof is the only player with three medals, and the only player with two gold medals. He was in the West Germany squad in 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver), and 1980 (gold). He played finals matches only in 1976.
The following have played in two final matches:
• •
•
Soviet Union 1960 (gold), 1964 (silver): Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lev Yashin West Germany - 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver): Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeneß, Sepp Maier, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Berti Vogts, Herbert Wimmer - 1976 (silver), 1980 (gold): Bernard Dietz Germany 1992 (silver), 1996 (gold): Thomas Häßler, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Klinsmann, Matthias Sammer
Top scorers by tournament
Year
Goals
Michel Platini
9
Alan Shearer
7
Nuno Gomes Thierry Henry Patrick Kluivert Ruud van Nistelrooy Milan Baroš Jürgen Klinsmann Savo Miloševi Marco van Basten Zinedine Zidane
6
5
Goals
François Heutte Valentin Ivanov Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Gali Dražan Jerkovi
2
Jesús María Pereda Ferenc Bene Dezs Novák
2
1968
Dragan Džaji
2
1972
Gerd Müller
4
1976
Dieter Müller
4
1980
Klaus Allofs
2
1984
Michel Platini
9
1988
Marco van Basten
5
1960
Overall top Goalscorers Player
Player
1964
1992
Henrik Larsen Karlheinz Riedle Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin
3
1996
Alan Shearer
5
2000
Patrick Kluivert Savo Miloševi
5
2004
Milan Baroš
5
2008
David Villa
4
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UEFA EURO Founder
The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation’s Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started - three years after Delaunay’s death. In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him.
Henri Delaunay
UEFA EURO 1960 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 17,966 Referee : Arthur Edward Ellis (England) 1960 EURO Winner : Soviet Union 2 - 1(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Goal : Galic 43’ (USSR) Metreveli 49’ (Yugolavia) Ponedelnik 113’ (USSR) Third Place : Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 France
UEFA EURO 1964 Host Nation : Spain Stadium : Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid Attendance : 79,115 Referee : Arthur Holland (England) 1964 EURO Winner Spain 2 - 1 Soviet Union Goal: Pereda 6’ (Spain) Khusainov 8’ (USSR) Marcelino 84’ (Spain) Third Place : Hungary 3 - 1(a.e.t) Denmark
UEFA EURO 1968 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 55,000 Referee : José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) 1968 EURO Winner Italy 2 - 0 Yugoslavia Goal: Riva 12’ (Italy) Anastasi 31’ (Italy) Third Place : England 2 - 0 Soviet Union
UEFA EURO 1972 Host Nation : Belgium Stadium : Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance : 43,437 Referee : Ferdinand Marschall (AUstria) 1972 EURO Winner West Germany 3 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Müller 27’, 58’ (West Germany) Wimmer 52’ (West Germany) Third Place : Belgium 2 - 1 Hungary
UEFA EURO 1976 Host Nation : Yugoslavia Stadium : Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance : 30,790 Referee : Sergio Gonella (Italy) 1976 EURO Winner Czechoslovakia 2 ( Penalties 5 - 3 ) 2 West Germany Third Place : Netherlands 3 - 2(a.e.t) Yugoslavia Penalty Made: Czechoslovakia - Masný(1), Nehoda(2), Ondrus(3), Jurkemik(4), Panenka(5) West Germany - Bonhof(1), Flohe(2), Bongartz(3)
UEFA EURO 1980 Host Nation : Italy Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Rome Attendance : 47,864 Referee : Nicolae Rainea (Romania) 1980 EURO Winner West Germany 2 - 1 Belgium Goal: Hrubesch 10’, 88’ (West Germany) Vandereycken 75’ (pen.) (Belgium) Third Place : Czechoslovakia1 (Penalties 9 - 8)1 Italy
UEFA EURO 1984 Host Nation : France Stadium : Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 47,368 Referee : Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) 1984 EURO Winner France 2 - 0 Spain Goal: Platini 57’ (France) Bellone 90’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Denmark And Portugal
UEFA EURO 1988 Host Nation : West Germany Stadium : Olympic Stadium, Munich Attendance : 72,308 Referee : Michel Vautrot (France) 1988 EURO Winner Netherlands 2 - 0 Soviet Union Goal: Gullit 32’ (Netherlands) van Basten 54’ (Netherlands) Losing Semifinalist : West Germany And Italy
UEFA EURO 1992 Host Nation : Sweden Stadium : Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance : 37,800 Referee : Bruno Galler (Switzerland) 1992 EURO Winner Denmark 2 - 0 Germany Goal Jensen 19’ (Denmark) Vilfort 79’ (Denmark) Losing Semifinalist : Sweden And Netherlands
UEFA EURO 1996 Host Nation : England Stadium : Wembley Stadium, London Attendance : 73,611 Referee : Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) 1996 EURO Winner Germany 2 - 1(a.e.t) Czech Republic Goal Bierhoff 73’ 95’ (Germany) Berger 59’ (pen.) (Czech Republic) Losing Semifinalist : England And France
UEFA EURO 2000 Host Nation : Belgium And Netherlands Stadium : Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance : 50,000 Referee : Anders Frisk (Sweden) 2000 EURO Winner France 2 - 1(a.e.t) Italy Goal: Wiltord 90+4’ (France) Delvecchio 55’ (Italy) Trezeguet 103’ (France) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Portugal
UEFA EURO 2004 Host Nation : Portugal Stadium : Stadium of Light, Lisbon Attendance : 62,865 Referee : Markus Merk (Germany) 2004 EURO Winner Greece 1 - 0 Portugal Goal: Charisteas 57’ (Greece) Losing Semifinalist : Netherlands And Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2008 Host Nation : Austria And Switzerland Stadium : Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna Attendance : 51,428 Referee : Roberto Rosetti (Italy) 2008 EURO Winner Spain 1 - 0 Germany Goal: Torres 33’ (Spain) Losing Semifinalist : Turkey And Russia
Group
Group
Group
Group
The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce noÐnej) represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland. Poland’s home ground is Silesian Stadium in Chorzów and their head coach is Franciszek Smuda. The most well-renowned Polish team was the one of the mid-seventies that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974. They finished third 1-0 over Brazil in the tournament with striker Grzegorz Lato winning the Golden Boot for his seven goals. Poland had another third place result in 1982 beating France 3–2 in the third-place play-off. Poland also won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and the silver medal in 1976 in Montreal as well in 1992 silver medal in Barcelona. Their Olympic success was helped by a wholly amateur squad, similar to other nations behind the Iron Curtain. Poland first qualified for the European Football Championships in 2008, although they will compete as joint hosts with Ukraine in 2012 European Football Championship, thus have automatically qualified. Background: The Euro 2012 draw was kind to co-hosts Poland but they remain outsiders to reach the second round. Poland have not played a competitive match since 2009 and a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign which saw them finish second from bottom in their group.
Squad GK
Grzegorz Sandomierski
GK
Wojciech SzczÐsny
GK
Przemysław TytoÐ
DF
Marcin Wasilewski
DF
Jakub Wawrzyniak
DF
Tomasz Jodłowiec
DF
Łukasz Piszczek
DF
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
DF
Sebastian Boenisch
DF
Marcin KamiÐski
MF
Dariusz Dudka
MF
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Captain)
MF
Rafał Murawski
MF
Ludovic Obraniak
MF
Adrian Mierzejewski
MF
Maciej Rybus
The Coach: Franciszek Smuda Urged supporters to be cautious after the favorable draw in December. He noted that ‘sometimes (it is) easier to play the favorites’, but privately he will be pleased at how the draw unfolded. Smuda’s managerial career dates back to the early 1980s and he claimed he had landed his ‘dream job’ when taking over in 2009.
MF
Adam Matuszczyk
MF
Kamil Grosicki
MF
Eugen Polanski
MF
Rafał Wolski
FW
Robert Lewandowski
Player to Watch: Robert Lewandowski Lewandowski’s club manager Juergen Klopp rates the striker as “the most exciting Polish player of the past 10 to 15 years”. France winger Franck Ribery reckons he is better than Dortmund teammate Mario Gotze. The 23-year-old was prolific in his homeland before moving to Dortmund in 2010 where he has impressed with his goals and link-up play.
FW
Paweł BroÐek
FW
Kamil Grosicki
FW
Artur Sobiech
Poland
Fixture
Pg.20
DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
12 Jun 16 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL)
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece’s home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos. Greece spent most of their history in relative obscurity, having participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively, until UEFA Euro 2004, when Greece became European champions in only their second participation in the tournament. The Greeks, dismissed as rank outsiders before the tournament with bookmakers giving odds of between 80–1 to 150–1 for them to win, defeated some of the favourites in the competition including defending champions France and hosts Portugal, who Greece beat in both the opening game of the tournament and again in the final Background: Coach Fernando Santos has much work to do if his Greece squad are to go beyond the group stages at Euro 2012. There is almost no chance that Greece can repeat their exploits of 2004 when after years of failing to qualify for major tournaments, Otto Rehhagel’s team pulled off one of the biggest shocks in international soccer by winning the European Championships. The Coach: Fernando Santos Santos is well aware that Greece lack the necessary flair going forward. He said as much after a lackluster friendly draw against Belgium in February. The Portuguese tactician has coached Porto, Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, winning the league title just once with Porto in 1999. He also knows Greek soccer well having coached a number of clubs. Santos, who succeeded the long-serving Rehhagel in August 2010, was unbeaten in his first 17 games in charge. Player to Watch: Sokratis Papastathopoulos The central defender was highly impressive in qualifying as Greece conceded just five goals. Papastathopoulos formed a strong central defensive partnership with Avraam Papadopoulos and Greece will once again be relying on a solid backbone if they are to have any chance of getting out of the group. Papastathopoulos was cut from the Euro 2008 squad late on – the unlucky 24th man as Rehhagel trimmed his squad.
Squad GK
Kostas Chalkias
GK
Michalis Sifakis
GK
Alexandros Tzorvas
DF
Jose Holebas
DF
Stelios Malezas
DF
Avraam Papadopoulos
DF
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
DF
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
DF
Vasilis Torosidis
DF
Giorgos Tzavelas
DF
Giannis Maniatis
MF
Giannis Fetfatzidis
MF
Kostas Fortounis
MF
Giorgos Fotakis
MF
Giorgos Karagounis
MF
Kostas Katsouranis
MF
Grigoris Makos
MF
Sotiris Ninis
MF
Nikkos Liberopoulos
FW
Theofanis Gekas
FW
Kostas Mitroglou
FW
Dimitris Salpigidis
FW
Giorgos Samaras
Greece
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Poland
Greece
Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL) Pg.23
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union the governing body for football in Russia.
Squad
Russia’s home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium (both in Moscow), and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is Dick Advocaat. Russia
GK
Igor Akinfeev
qualified for two World Cups (1994, 2002) and four European Championships (1996,
GK
Vyacheslav Malafeev
GK
Anton Shunin
DF
Sergei Ignashevich
DF
Aleksandr Anyukov
DF
Yuri Zhirkov
Having failed to reach the 2010 World Cup new coach Dick Advocaat was charged
DF
Aleksei Berezutskiy
with guiding his Russia squad to Euro 2012, and after a difficult start, this was
DF
Kirill Nababkin
achieved on the final matchday.
DF
Roman Sharonov
Advocaat succeeded fellow countryman Guus Hiddink familiar with the soccer
DF
Vladimir Granat
landscape having coached Zenit Saint Petersburg to a league title and UEFA Cup.
MF
Igor Semshov
MF
Konstantin Zyryanov
MF
Marat Izmailov
MF
Igor Denisov
MF
Roman Shirokov
MF
Alan Dzagoev
MF
Denis Glushakov
2004, 2008, 2012). Euro 2008 marks the first time they have passed the group stages of a major tournament, these advances are not counting the Soviet Union national team. Background:
The Coach: Dick Advocaat The 64-year-old Dutchman possesses a managerial CV dating back to 1981. He has won league titles in Holland, Scotland and Russia. At international level Advocaat has taken charge of Holland twice, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Belgium. He took his country to the semi-finals of this tournament in 2004, bowing out 2-1 to the Portuguese.
MF
Dmitri Kombarov
Player to Watch: Andrey Arshavin
FW
Andrei Arshavin (c)
Struggled over the last couple of seasons with Arsenal, failing to produce anything like
FW
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
the sort of form he showed at Euro 2008 and in his first year at the Emirates. Arshavin
FW
Roman Pavlyuchenko
tends to save his best games for the national side and who can forget the way he
FW
Pavel Pogrebnyak
FW
Aleksandr Kokorin
tore Holland apart in the last tournament scoring one and setting up another in a 3-1 win?
Russia
Fixture
Pg.26
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Warsaw (POL)
The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Ðeská fotbalová reprezentace) represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek. Before its separation in 1992, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, and the majority as Czechoslovakia. The national team was founded in 1901, existing under the previously mentioned names before the separation of Czechoslovakia in 1992. Their first international competition as the Czech Republic was Euro 1996 where they finished runners-up, their best finish in any international competition. Despite their early success, they have only featured in one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round of the competition. They suffered the same fate at Euro 2008, their most recent appearance in the final stages of a major tournament. Background: The Czech Republic finished well behind Spain in their Euro 2012 qualifying group before beating Montenegro in a two-legged play-off. That 3-0 aggregate win ensured that they maintained a record of reaching every European Championship since Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. The Coach: Michal Bílek Bílek took over from Ivan Hasek after the failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. An attacking midfielder who scored twice for Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup, Bilek has also coached Sparta Prague. Player to Watch: Tomas Necid Out for over half a year with a knee injury, the youngster is on the radar of several of Europe’s biggest clubs. The CSKA Moscow striker is a towering presence in attack and with the right service from midfield, will trouble the other defenses in the group.
Squad GK
Petr Ðech
GK
Jaroslav Drobný
GK
Jan LaštÐvka
DF
Theodor Gebre Selassie
DF
Roman Hubník
DF
Michal Kadlec
DF
David Limberský
DF
Tomáš Sivok
DF
Marek Suchý
MF
Tomáš Hübschman
MF
Petr JiráÐek
MF
Daniel KoláÐ
MF
Milan Petržela
MF
Václav PilaÐ
MF
Jaroslav Plašil
MF
Vladimir Darida
MF
Tomáš Rosický
FW
Milan Baroš
FW
David Lafata
FW
Tomáš Necid
FW
Tomáš Pekhart
FW
Jan Rezek
Czech Republic
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
8 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Russia
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Wroclaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Wroclaw (POL) Pg.29
The Denmark national football team (Danish: Danmarks fodboldlandshold) represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU. Denmark’s home ground is Parken Stadium in Østerbro and their head coach is Morten Olsen. Denmark was the winners of football at the Intercalated Games in 1906 and silver in the Olympics of 1908 and 1912. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the World Cup until 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in 1960. Since 1983, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side, with the triumph in the 1992 European Championships in Sweden as its most prominent victory, beating the European champions from Netherlands in the semifinal, and the World champions from Germany in the final. They also managed to win the 1995 Confederations Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their best FIFA World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost a well played quarter-final against Brazil.
Squad GK
Kasper Schmeichel
GK
Stephan Andersen
GK
Anders Lindegaard
DF
Lars Jacobsen
DF
Daniel Agger (c)
DF
Simon Kjær
DF
Simon Poulsen
DF
Andreas Bjelland
DF
Daniel Wass
DF
Jores Okore
MF
Michael Krohn-Dehli
MF
Christian Poulsen
Background: Denmark qualified for Euro 2012 as group winners after beating Portugal 2-1 in Copenhagen in the final round of matches.
MF
Thomas Kahlenberg
MF
William Kvist
MF
Michael Silberbauer
The Coach: Morten Olsen After topping a 2010 World Cup qualifying group that featured Portugal and Sweden, Olsen and his players were up to their tricks again two years later. Olsen inspired his side to a first place finish above Portugal and Norway to qualify automatically for these finals. The 62-year-old has been in his job for nearly 12 years and Denmark’s back-to-back qualification for the last two major tournaments surely demonstrates the virtues of sticking with your man.
MF
Christian Eriksen
MF
Jakob Poulsen
MF
Lasse Schøne
MF
Niki Zimling
FW
Dennis Rommedahl
FW
Nicklas Bendtner
FW
Tobias Mikkelsen
FW
Nicklas Pedersen
Player to Watch: Christian Eriksen The Ajax midfielder is one of the most exciting youngsters the country has produced since the Laudrup brothers. Eriksen is a wonderful dribbler with superb technique. Linked with the likes of Manchester United, who he faced in the 2011/12 Europa League, Eriksen will be Denmark’s main creative force in Poland and Ukraine.
Denmark
Fixture
Pg.32
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
13 Jun
19:00
17 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
Die Mannschaft German Football Association Joachim Löw Philipp Lahm Lothar Matthäus (150) Gerd Müller (68) Olympic 2 GER
Manager
Germany
Nickname(s) Association Head coach Captain Most caps Top scorer Home Stadium FIFA ranking FIFA Code
Joachim Löw
Group B Pg.34
Quick Facts: • Best World Cup Result: Winners (1954, 1974 and 1990) • Best European Championship Result: Winners (1972, 1980 and 1996) • Record Scorer: Gerd Muller (68 goals from 1966 to 1974) • Most Capped Player: Lothar Matthaus (150 caps between 1980 and 2000)
The Germany national football team (German: Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), which was founded in 1900. From 1950 to 1990, it was more or less the team of West Germany as the DFB is based in Frankfurt, located in the former West Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognized by FIFA: the Saarland team (1950–1956) and the East German team (1952–1990). Germany is historically one of the three most successful national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990) and three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996).[6] They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and further won four third places
Squad GK
Manuel Neuer
GK
Tim Wiese
GK
Ron-Robert Zieler
DF
Philipp Lahm (Captain)
DF
Per Mertesacker
DF
Jérôme Boateng
DF
Holger Badstuber
DF
Mats Hummels
DF
Benedikt Höwedes
Background: Germany have not won a trophy since the European Championships in 1996 but many in the country believe Euro 2012 represents their best chance of doing so. There is a strong-held belief that Joachim Low’s team have closed the gap on reigning champions Spain and that the time may be ripe to end the dominance of La Furia Roja (The Red Fury).
DF
Marcel Schmelzer
MF
Bastian Schweinsteiger
MF
Mesut Özil
MF
Toni Kroos
MF
Sami Khedira
MF
Mario Götze
The Coach: Joachim Low Low has proved that he is not afraid to make ruthless decisions. In 2010 he told Torsten Frings that he would not be going to the World Cup despite being a fixture in the team at the previous World Cup, while last year he phased out Michael Ballack. Low guided Germany to the final of Euro 2008 and the semi-finals of the last World Cup where they were beaten by Spain. He has lost just five competitive matches in charge of the national team.
MF
Marco Reus
MF
Lars Bender
FW
Miroslav Klose
FW
Mario Gómez
FW
Thomas Muller
FW
Andre Schurrle
FW
Lucas Podolski
Player to Watch: Mesut Ozil The former Werder Bremen youngster starred at the last World Cup before linking up with Real Madrid after the tournament. Under Jose Mourinho Ozil has developed his game further and is now considered one of the best playmakers in the world. Ozil can dribble, play deft defense-splitting passes and scores his fair share of goals.
Germany
Fixture
Pg.36
DATE
TIME
TEAM
9 Jun
21:45
13 Jun 17 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
21:45
Denmark
Germany
Lviv (UKR)
UEFA EURO 2012 First Round Date
Time
Team
Team
8 Jun
19:00
Poland
Greece
Group
Venue
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
8 Jun
21:45
Russia
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
11 Jun
19:00
France
England
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
12 Jun
19:00
Greece
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL) Warsaw (POL)
12 Jun
21:45
Poland
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Czech Republic
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
Denmark
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Italy
Group C
Gdansk (POL)
Russia
Group A
Portugal
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Germany
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
Croatia
Group C
Poznan (POL)
Republic of Ireland
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Donetsk (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Group D
15 Jun
21:45
Sweden
England
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
16 Jun
21:45
Greece
Russia
Group A
Warsaw (POL)
16 Jun
21:45
Czech Republic
Poland
Group A
Wroclaw (POL)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Group B
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Denmark
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Germany
Group B
Lviv (UKR)
Spain
Group C
Gdansk (POL) Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Group C
19 Jun
21:45
Sweden
France
Group D
Kyiv (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Group D
Donetsk (UKR)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Quarter Final Date
Time
Team
21 Jun
21:45
Group A Winner
Team Group B Runner-up
Venue Warsaw (POL)
22 Jun
21:45
Group B Winner
Group A Runner-up
Gdansk (POL)
23 Jun
21:45
Group C Winner
Group D Runner-up
Donetsk (UKR)
24 Jun
21:45
Group D Winner
Group C Runner-up
Kyiv (UKR)
Date
Time
Team
27 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 1 Winner
Quarter Final 3 Winner
Donetsk (UKR)
28 Jun
21:45
Quarter Final 2 Winner
Quarter Final 4 Winner
Warsaw (POL)
Date
Time
Team
1 Jul
21:45
Semi Final 1 Winner
Semi Final Team
Venue
Final Team Semi Final 2 Winner
Venue Kyiv (UKR)
Note: All timing are based on Tanzania, (+3 GMT)
The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: A Selecção Nacional de Futebol de Portugal/Clube de Portugal) represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal’s home ground is the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento. Their first World Cup appearance, in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, saw them reach the semi-finals, losing 2–1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions, England. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and second games. In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation hired Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian head coach who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Background: Portugal were unfortunate enough to find themselves in the Euro 2012 ‘Group of Death’ and will be outsiders to qualify for the quarter-finals. The Coach: Paulo Bento Bento replaced Carlos Queiroz just two games – and one point – into the qualifying campaign. He steadied the ship after that poor start and guided the Selecção das Quinas (Team of Shields) to second-place in the group and a play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was a repeat of the tie that sealed qualification for the 2010 World Cup. Bento won three cups as Sporting Lisbon coach, the club where he spent the last four years of his playing career before taking over the junior team, and then the main job. Player to Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo Top scorer with seven goals during the qualifying campaign, at the age of 27 Ronaldo should be entering the peak years of his career. The criticism is that he has often failed to perform to the best of his abilities at major finals, and in some of the bigger matches on the club scene, so he will be keen to put that right here. The former Manchester United star scored in his first ever European Championship match against Greece in 2004, helping his side to the final on home turf and being named in the team of the tournament.
Squad GK
Eduardo
GK
Rui Patrício
GK
Beto
DF
Bruno Alves
DF
Pepe
DF
Fábio Coentrão
DF
João Pereira
DF
Rolando
DF
Ricardo Costa
DF
Miguel Lopes
MF
Raul Meireles
MF
João Moutinho
MF
Miguel Veloso
MF
Carlos Martins
MF
Rúben Micael
MF
Custódio
FW
Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)
FW
Nani
FW
Hélder Postiga
FW
Hugo Almeida
FW
Silvestre Varela
FW
Nélson Oliveira
Portugal
Fixture
Pg.42
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
21:45
Germany
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
13 Jun
19:00
Denmark
Portugal
Lviv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR)
The Netherlands National Football Team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. The team was first assembled in 1905. The football team is colloquially referred to as ‘Het Nederlands Elftal’ (The Dutch Eleven), ‘Holland’, referring to the Netherlands as a whole (although it is actually the name of a smaller region), and ‘Oranje’, a tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau. The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the final. They finished second in the 1974, 1978, and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Orange for its precision passing. In August 2011, the team was ranked number 1 in the FIFA world rankings, thus becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup. The Netherlands National Football Team remains one of the strongest football teams in Europe and the world.
Squad GK
Maarten Stekelenburg
GK
Michel Vorm
GK
Tim Krul
DF
Joris Mathijsen
DF
John Heitinga (Vice-Captain)
DF
Wilfred Bouma
DF
Khalid Boulahrouz
DF
Gregory van der Wiel
DF
Ron Vlaar
DF
Jetro Willems
MF
Rafael van der Vaart
MF
Wesley Sneijder
Background: Having reached the World Cup final against Spain in 2010, there is much optimism in the country about Holland’s chances at Euro 2012.
MF
Mark van Bommel (Captain)
MF
Nigel de Jong
MF
Stijn Schaars
The Coach: Bert van Marwijk Having guided Holland to the 2010 World Cup with eight wins out of eight, Van Marwijk oversaw nine wins out of 10 in the last set of qualifiers as Holland comfortably made it to Poland and the Ukraine. Had Robben put away a one-on-one with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 2010 final, there is a fair chance the former Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and MVV boss would have led Holland to their maiden World Cup.
MF
Kevin Strootman
MF
Arjen Robben
FW
Dirk Kuyt
FW
Robin van Persie
FW
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
FW
Luuk de Jong
FW
Luciano Narsingh
Player to Watch: Robin van Persie The feud with Sneijder has not undermined Holland as it may have done. Van Persie reflects what Dutch soccer is all about; exquisite technique, smooth interchanges with team-mates and the sort of spectacular finishing that was missing at the last World Cup. This is a man at the peak of his powers and Euro 2012 may just be Van Persie’s tournament.
Netherlands
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
9 Jun
19:00
Netherlands
Denmark
Kharkiv (UKR)
13 Jun
21:45
Netherlands
Germany
Kharkiv (UKR)
17 Jun
21:45
Portugal
Netherlands
Kharkiv (UKR) Pg.45
The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de España) represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque. The Spanish side is commonly referred to as La Roja. Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. Spain also won the 1964 European Nations’ Cup and reached the UEFA Euro 1984 Final. In July 2008 Spain rose to the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in the team’s history, becoming the sixth nation to top this ranking, and the first nation to top the ranking without previously having won the World Cup. Between November 2006 and June 2009 Spain went undefeated for a record-tying 35 consecutive matches before their loss to the United States, a record shared with Brazil, including a record 15-game winning streak and thus earning third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Background: Defending champions and tournament favorites Spain secured qualification for Euro 2012 with two games to spare. The Coach: Vicente Del Bosque The former Real Madrid coach continued the good work of Luis Aragones by guiding Spain to their maiden World Cup triumph in 2010. They played with all the style of the Euro 2008 winning team as they passed opponents off the pitch and again proved that size is not everything in a game increasingly dominated by strength and physique. Del Bosque is a humble man who won two Champions League and La Liga titles with Real Madrid before being controversially fired in 2003. Player to Watch: Xavi Hernandez He seems to get better with age. A long-term problem with his Achilles may mean that Xavi plays less frequently as he enters the autumn of his career but Barcelona and Spain supporters have several years left of watching this supreme midfielder dictate the tempo of matches with his relentlessly accurate passing. One of the best Spanish soccer players in history.
Squad GK
Iker Casillas (captain)
GK
Victor Valdes
GK
Pepe Reina
GK
David de Gea
DF
Sergio Ramos
DF
Álvaro Arbeloa
DF
Raúl Albiol
DF
Jordi Alba
DF
Álvaro Domínguez
MF
Xabi Alonso (4th captain)
MF
David Silva
MF
Santi Cazorla
MF
Jesús Navas
MF
Cesc Fabregas
MF
Javi Martines
MF
Sergio Busquets
MF
Andres Iniesta
MF
Xavi Hernandez
FW
Fernando Llorente
FW
Juan Mata
FW
Fernendo Torres
FW
Pedro Rodriguez
FW
Juanfran
FW
Álvaro Negredo
FW
Roberto Soldado
Spain
Fixture
Pg.48
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Spain
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
21:45
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL)
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and plays its home fixtures at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Its current manager is Giovanni Trapattoni. The team made its debut at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. Between 1924 and 1936, the team competed as the Irish Free State and from then until 1950, it was referred to by the FAI as Éire or Ireland. In 1953, FIFA decreed that for competitive matches in tournaments that both Irish teams may enter, the FAI team would be officially called the Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland. Under the guidance of Jack Charlton and his successor Mick McCarthy, the team enjoyed its most successful era, qualifying for UEFA Euro 1988 in their first appearance at the UEFA European Championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in their first ever appearance at the finals, and making the last 16 at both the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. Background: Having qualified for only one previous European Championship back in 1988, Ireland go into a tough Group C without the same weight of expectation faced by some of their opponents The Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni Former Bayern, Internazionale and Juventus boss Trapattoni took charge of the Irish national side after their catastrophic Euro 2008 qualifying campaign which saw the side finish ten points adrift of second placed Germany. Trapattoni will look to base his success on a tight defensive unit and having only conceded seven goals in qualifying, his approach appears to be baring fruit. He has managed on the big international stage before with Italy at both the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championships, giving him valuable experience that could well improve Ireland’s chances of a decent performance at Euro 2012. Player to Watch: Robbie Keane Having amassed an impressive 53 international goals and represented sides such as Inter Milan and Liverpool, Keane has proved himself to be a genuine world-class striker. Although currently plying his trade in America with Los Angeles Galaxy, his recent spell at Aston Villa proves how dangerous Keane can still be against top opposition. Having previously scored against each of Ireland’s group opponents, Republic fans will be hoping Keane can repeat his past glories and help them cause an upset in Group C.
Squad GK
Shay Given
GK
Keiren Westwood
GK
David Forde
DF
Sean St Ledger
DF
Stephen Ward
DF
John O'Shea
DF
Richard Dunne
DF
Stephen Kelly
DF
Darren O'Dea
DF
Kevin Foley
DF
Paul McShane
MF
Paul Green
MF
Glenn Whelan
MF
Aiden McGeady
MF
Keith Andrews
MF
Damien Duff
MF
Stephen Hunt
MF
Darron Gibson
MF
Keith Fahey
MF
James McClean
FW
Kevin Doyle
FW
Robbie Keane
FW
Shane Long
FW
Jonathan Walters
FW
Simon Cox
Ireland
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
Republic of Ireland
14 Jun
21:45
18 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
Spain
Republic of Ireland
Gdansk (POL)
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL) Pg.51
The Italy National Football Team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell’Italia), represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC),
Squad
the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup behind Brazil, having won four titles (1934,
GK
Gianluigi Buffon (c)
1938, 1982, 2006). They have also won one European championship (1968), one
GK
Emiliano Viviano
Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups.
GK
Morgan De Sanctis
The traditional colour of the national team (as well as all Italian national teams and
GK
Salvatore Sirigu
athletes officially representing Italy) is azure blue[1] (azzurro, in Italian), due to the
DF
Giorgio Chiellini
“Azzurro Savoia” (Savoy Blue), the colour traditionally linked to the royal dynasty
DF
Andrea Barzagli
which unified Italy in 1861, and maintained in the official standard of the Italian
DF
Domenico Criscito
President.
DF
Christian Maggio
DF
Leonardo Bonucci
Background:
DF
Andrea Ranocchia
Italy’s threat at this year’s European Championships is encapsulated by the fact they
DF
Federico Balzaretti
managed to qualify for Euro 2012 without losing a single game.
DF
Salvatore Bocchetti
DF
Ignazio Abate
The Coach: Cesare Prandelli
DF
Angelo Ogbonna
Prandelli’s attacking brand of football will surprise many fans expecting Italy’s usual
DF
Davide Astori
defensive displays. The former Fiorentina, Roma and Parma boss will be hoping
MF
Andrea Pirlo
Cassano is fit enough for his attacking plan to come to fruition. Prandelli succeeded
MF
Daniele De Rossi
World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi and has since replaced the Italian old guard
MF
Riccardo Montolivo
with a younger, less experienced side.
MF
Claudio Marchisio
MF
Antonio Nocerino
Player to Watch: Fabio Borini
MF
Thiago Motta
Although the squad has a handful of star names like; Balotelli, Pirlo and Montolivio,
MF
Alessandro Diamanti
Borini has hit top form at just the right time and could cause real problems for
MF
Emanuele Giaccherini
defences in Poland and Ukraine. The former Chelsea youngster will be hoping to make
MF
Ezequiel Schelotto
his mark in an Italian side that are desperate for a natural goal-scorer.
MF
Marco Verratti
FW
Antonio Di Natale
FW
Antonio Cassano
FW
Mario Balotelli
FW
Sebastian Giovinco
FW
Fabio Borini
Italy
Fixture
Pg.54
DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
19:00
Spain
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Italy
Gdansk (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Poznan (POL)
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven BiliÐ. A FIFA-recognized national side had previously represented the short-lived Banovina of Croatia and Independent State of Croatia in nineteen friendly matches between 1940 and 1944.[1] This team was dissolved in 1945 as Croatia became a constituent federal republic of SFR Yugoslavia. In the period between 1945 and 1990, Croatia did not field a separate team for competitive matches and Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team. Background: Although the current side has some very talented individuals, the squad is unlikely to repeat the success of 1998’s golden generation. A tough group means that we are unlikely to see Croatia advance beyond the group stage at this year’s championship. Unless Italy or Spain really under perform, boss Slaven Bilic will see his side battling it out with Ireland for the third place spot. The Coach: Slaven Bilic The former Everton and West Ham defender has an impressive record as Croatia’s national manager. His side managed to score 18 goals in their qualification group and a further three away at Turkey in the qualification play-off with Bilic’s side playing attacking, effective soccer. He guided Croatia to the quarterfinal stage four years ago and will be hoping to recreate that success in this year’s championship. Player to Watch: Luka Modric The Tottenham midfielder has had another wonderful season with his club and will be hoping to replicate his form for his national side. The creativity and skill that Modric brings to the team will be key as they look to advance from a very tough group. Bilic will be hoping that Modric and Spurs team-mate Niko Krancjar will form a formidable partnership in his side’s midfield and create problems for the likes of Italy and Spain.
Squad GK
Stipe Pletikosa
GK
Danijel SubašiÐ
GK
Goran BlaževiÐ
GK
Ivan Kelava
DF
Josip ŠimuniÐ
DF
Vedran Ðorluka
DF
Danijel PranjiÐ
DF
Ivan StriniÐ
DF
Dejan Lovren
DF
Gordon Schildenfeld
DF
Domagoj Vida
DF
Šime Vrsaljko
DF
Jurica Buljat
MF
Darijo Srna (captain)
MF
Niko KranjÐar
MF
Luka ModriÐ
MF
Ivan RakitiÐ
MF
Ognjen VukojeviÐ
MF
Tomislav DujmoviÐ
MF
Ivan PerišiÐ
MF
Ivo IliÐeviÐ
MF
Milan Badelj
FW
Ivica OliÐ
FW
Eduardo
FW
Mario MandžukiÐ
FW
Nikica JelaviÐ
FW
Nikola KaliniÐ
Croatia
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
10 Jun
21:45
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
14 Jun
19:00
Italy
Croatia
Poznan (POL)
18 Jun
21:45
Croatia
Spain
Gdansk (POL) Pg.57
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. The teams biggest success is reaching the last eight at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this was also the team’s debut in the finals of a major championship.[1] As a host nation Ukraine is automatically qualified for Euro 2012, this will be its debut in a European Football Championship. Ukraine’s home ground is the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kiev and their head coach is Oleh Blokhin. Background: As co-hosts of the 2012 European Championships Ukraine were not required to qualify for the tournament. The Coach: Oleh Blokhin Blokhin led the Ukraine to the World Cup Quarter Finals in Germany six years ago and remains the only manager to take the country to a major international championship. The former center forward became a Soviet legend after scoring 42 goals in 112 appearances for the national side. He has previously managed AEK Athens and Olympiacos amongst others. Player to Watch: Andriy Yarmolenko The young forward can operate up top or on the left-hand side and has been dubbed the ‘new Sheva’ by sections of the Ukrainian media. With an impressive strike rate at international level having scored 7 in 18, the Dynamo Kyiv man will be key if Ukraine are to progress from their group.
Squad GK
Andriy Pyatov
GK
Oleksandr Horyainov
GK
Maksym Koval
GK
Oleksandr Bandura
DF
Oleksandr Kucher
DF
Taras Mykhalyk
DF
Vyacheslav Shevchuk
DF
Vitaliy Mandzyuk
DF
Yaroslav Rakitskiy
DF
Yevhen Khacheridi
DF
Bohdan Butko
DF
Yevhen Selin
MF
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
MF
Oleh Husyev
MF
Ruslan Rotan
MF
Serhiy Nazarenko
MF
Oleksandr Aliyev
MF
Yevhen Konoplyanka
MF
Taras Stepanenko
MF
Denys Harmash
FW
Andriy Shevchenko (captain)
FW
Andriy Voronin
FW
Artem Milevskiy
FW
Yevhen Seleznyov
FW
Marko Devych
FW
Andriy Yarmolenko
Ukraine
Fixture
Pg.60
DATE
TIME
TEAM
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
11 Jun
21:45
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
15 Jun
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
19 Jun
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
The Swedish national football team (Swedish: Svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden’s home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and the team is lead by Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first World Cup appearance in 1934. Since then, Sweden has made eleven World Cup appearances and four appearances in the European Championships. They finished second in the 1958 World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Sweden’s accomplishments also include a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. They reached the semi-finals in UEFA Euro 1992. Traditionally, Sweden are rivals with Denmark and Norway, although other rivalries have developed over the years. Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in the group qualification stage, having been edged out by Portugal. As a result, team manager Lars Lagerbäck quit and Erik Hamrén was appointed the new manager. Sweden’s captain is Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ with Anders Svensson as vice captain. Background: Sweden managed to qualify for Euro 2012 as best runners-up, winning eight of their ten games and scoring 31 goals in the process. The Coach: Erik Hamren Hamren took over the Swedish national side in 2009 after a number of very successful spells throughout Scandinavian football. Having guided teams to both the Norwegian and Danish league titles, Euro 2012 gives Hamren his first chance to unleash his attacking brand of football on such a large arena. Player to Watch: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Although many of Sweden’s more experienced players such as Henrik Larrson and Fredrik Ljunberg have retired since their last major tournament, Ibrahimovic enters Euro 2012 in the prime of his career. He has represented many of the world’s top clubs and by April had already scored 29 goals this season for AC Milan. If he manages to maintain his form going into Euro 2012 he will cause problems for even the world’s best defenses.
Squad GK
Andreas Isaksson
GK
Johan Wiland
GK
Pär Hansson
DF
Mikael Lustig
DF
Olof Mellberg
DF
Andreas Granqvist
DF
Martin Olsson
DF
Jonas Olsson
DF
Mikael Antonsson
DF
Behrang Safari
MF
Rasmus Elm
MF
Sebastian Larsson
MF
Anders Svensson (vice captain)
MF
Kim Källström
MF
Pontus Wernbloom
MF
Samuel Holmén
MF
Emir Bajrami
MF
Ola Toivonen
MF
Christian Wilhelmsson
FW
Zlatan IbrahimoviÐ (captain)
FW
Johan Elmander
FW
Tobias Hysén
FW
Ola Toivonen
FW
Markus Rosenberg
Sweden
Fixture DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
21:45
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
Ukraine
Sweden
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR) Pg.63
The France national football team (French: Équipe de France) represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football), the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe. The national team’s traditional colours are blue, white and red, the colors of the national flag of France, known as the drapeau tricolore, and the coq gaulois is the symbol of the team. France is colloquially known as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the name associated with all of the country’s sporting national teams, due to the blue shirts each team incorporates. France played its first official match in 1904, and today primarily plays its home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. The national team has won one FIFA World Cup title, two UEFA European Football Championships, an Olympic tournament, and two FIFA Confederations Cups. Following France’s 2001 Confederations Cup victory, they became, along with Argentina, the only national teams to win the three most important men’s titles organized by FIFA. Background: Few would have predicted France’s re-emergence as a genuine contender for Euro 2012 after the debacle in South Africa two years ago. The Coach: Laurent Blanc The former Bordeaux coach was faced with the tricky balancing act of rebuilding the team while qualifying for Euro 2012 at the same time. He achieved both objectives and the French Football Federation will surely be keen to extend his contract beyond the summer. Blanc was on the pitch as a player the last time France won the European Championships in 2000, helping Les Bleus defeat Italy in the final. Player to Watch: Karim Benzema The Real Madrid striker has enjoyed a highly productive season at the Bernabeu. Mumblings of discontent about his position on the field can no longer be heard and Benzema has spearheaded the Madrid attack with aplomb, producing his best goal return in a Real shirt and frightening defenses with his pace and movement off the ball. There are suggestions that France are over-reliant on the former Lyon prodigy, who has said he would ‘die for’ Blanc.
France
Squad GK
Cédric Carrasso
GK
Hugo Lloris (captain)
GK
Steve Mandanda
DF
Gaël Clichy
DF
Mathieu Debuchy
DF
Patrice Evra
DF
Laurent Koscielny
DF
Philippe Mexès
DF
Adil Rami
DF
Anthony Réveillère
DF
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
MF
Mathieu Debuchy
MF
Jeremy Menez
MF
Hatem Ben Arfa
MF
Yohan Cabaye
MF
Alou Diarra
MF
Yoann Gourcuff
MF
Yann M'Vila
MF
Florent Malouda
MF
Marvin Martin
MF
Blaise Matuidi
MF
Samir Nasri
MF
Franck Ribéry
MF
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Karim Benzema
FW
Olivier Giroud
FW
Mathieu Valbuena
FW
Loïc Rémy
Fixture
Pg.66
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
19:00
Ukraine
France
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
France
Kyiv (UKR)
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world’s first international football match in 1872. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is one of the United Kingdom’s Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments, with the exception of the Olympic Games. England’s home ground is Wembley Stadium in London and their caretaker manager is Stuart Pearce. England are one of eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Since then, their best performance at a World Cup was a fourth place finish in 1990. They reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984. Background: England’s build-up to Euro 2012 means the Three Lions enter the tournament with little expectation that they can win their second major trophy. The Coach: Roy Hodgson On 1 May 2012, Hodgson was appointed as manager of the England national team, officially assuming his duties on 14 May. Player to Watch: Ashley Young The former Aston Villa winger has enjoyed a strong first season at Manchester United and that form has been replicated on the international stage. One of the better performers under the Capello regime, the onus will be on Young to provide creativity in the absence of Rooney against France and Sweden. Young scored four goals for England in 2011 and netted in the February friendly defeat to Holland at Wembley.
England
Squad GK
Joe Hart
GK
Robert Green
GK
John Ruddy
GK
Jack Butland
DF
Martin Kelly
DF
Phil Jagielka
DF
Ashley Cole
DF
John Terry
DF
Glen Johnson
DF
Joleon Lescott
DF
Gary Cahill
DF
Leighton Baines
DF
Phil Jones
MF
Frank Lampard
MF
Steven Gerrard (c)
MF
Gareth Barry
MF
Stewart Downing
MF
James Milner
MF
Theo Walcott
MF
Ashley Young
MF
Jordan Henderson
FW
Theo Walcott
FW
Alex Oxlade-Chamberiain
MF
Scott Parker
FW
Wayne Rooney
FW
Jermain Defoe
FW
Danny Welbeck
FW
Andy Carroll
Fixture
Pg.70
DATE
TIME
TEAM
11 Jun
19:00
15 Jun 19 Jun
GOALS
GOALS
TEAM
STADIUM
France
England
Donetsk (UKR)
21:45
Sweden
England
Kyiv (UKR)
21:45
England
Ukraine
Donetsk (UKR)
Statistics Winners and finalists In all, 27 nations have appeared at least once in the final tournament. Of these, only twelve have made it to the final match, and nine of them have won it at least once. With three titles, Germany is the most successful European Championship team. No team has ever won consecutive titles. Team
Titles
Runners-up
Germany
3 (19721, 19801, 1996)
3 (1976, 1992, 2008)
Spain
2 (1964*, 2008)
1 (1984)
France
2 (1984*, 2000)
–
Soviet Union
1 (1960)
3 (1964, 1972, 1988)
Czech Republic
1 (1976)
1 (1996)
Italy
1 (1968*)
1 (2000)
Netherlands
1 (1988)
–
Denmark
1 (1992)
–
Greece
1 (2004)
–
Yugoslavia
–
2 (1960, 1968)
Belgium
–
1 (1980)
Portugal
–
1 (2004*)
* : hosts 1 : as West Germany 2 : as Czechoslovakia
Players Rainer Bonhof is the only player with three medals, and the only player with two gold medals. He was in the West Germany squad in 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver), and 1980 (gold). He played finals matches only in 1976.
The following have played in two final matches:
• •
•
Soviet Union 1960 (gold), 1964 (silver): Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lev Yashin West Germany - 1972 (gold), 1976 (silver): Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeneß, Sepp Maier, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Berti Vogts, Herbert Wimmer - 1976 (silver), 1980 (gold): Bernard Dietz Germany 1992 (silver), 1996 (gold): Thomas Häßler, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Klinsmann, Matthias Sammer
Top scorers by tournament
Year
Goals
Michel Platini
9
Alan Shearer
7
Nuno Gomes Thierry Henry Patrick Kluivert Ruud van Nistelrooy Milan Baroš Jürgen Klinsmann Savo Miloševi Marco van Basten Zinedine Zidane
6
5
Goals
François Heutte Valentin Ivanov Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Gali Dražan Jerkovi
2
Jesús María Pereda Ferenc Bene Dezs Novák
2
1968
Dragan Džaji
2
1972
Gerd Müller
4
1976
Dieter Müller
4
1980
Klaus Allofs
2
1984
Michel Platini
9
1988
Marco van Basten
5
1960
Overall top Goalscorers Player
Player
1964
1992
Henrik Larsen Karlheinz Riedle Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin
3
1996
Alan Shearer
5
2000
Patrick Kluivert Savo Miloševi
5
2004
Milan Baroš
5
2008
David Villa
4
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