UEFA Euro 2008
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The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (or the Euro 2008) was the 13th UEFA European Championships. It was hosted by Austria and Switzerland during June 7 and June 29, 2008. The winners were Spain, defeating Germany 1-0. Spain was also the first team since Germany in 1996, to win undefeated.
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| Host countries |  Austria Switzerland |
| Dates | 7 June – 29 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 77 (2.48 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,140,902 (36,803 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  David Villa (4 goals) |
| Best player | Xavi |
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Greece, the UEFA Euro 2004 champions, recorded the worst finish in the UEFA Euro 2008. They got the least amount of money, and no points for the Group Stage.
Qualifying groups
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
Group E
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Group G
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Qualified Teams
The teams that qualified were:
Final
| 29 June 2008 20:45 |
Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 0 – 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
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| Report | Torres Goal 33' |
Final rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
| Eliminated in the Semi-finals | |||||||||
| 3 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 9 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 7 |
| Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |||||||||
| 5 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| 7 |  Portugal
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 8 | 22x20px Italy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 5 |
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| 9 | Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 22x20px Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Romania
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
| 13 | Austria
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
| 14 |  Poland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| 15 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
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UEFA Euro 2008 Media
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