UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage

The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2008 began with the quarter-finals on 19 June 2008, and was completed on 29 June 2008 with the final at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Format

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The knockout stage was different from that of past tournaments. Teams in groups A and B were separated from teams in groups C and D until the final. This meant that teams from the same group who advanced past the quarterfinals would play each other again in the semifinals instead of the final. The reason for the format change this year was to equalise the rest periods during the knockout stage.[1] Also, in another major change, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues (St. Jakob-Park, Basel and Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna) were used for the seven matches in the knockout stage of the tournament.[1] As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.

Another new rule forgave all single yellow cards received up to and including the quarter-finals. However, players that were booked both in group tournament and quarter-finals missed semi-finals through suspension, but could play in the final. It was thus not possible to be suspended for the final without a red card.

Qualified teams

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The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Portugal  Turkey
B  Croatia  Germany
C  Netherlands  Italy
D  Spain  Russia

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 June – Basel
 
 
 Portugal2
 
25 June – Basel
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany3
 
20 June – Vienna
 
 Turkey2
 
 Croatia1 (1)
 
29 June – Vienna
 
 Turkey (p)1 (3)
 
 Germany0
 
21 June – Basel
 
 Spain1
 
 Netherlands1
 
26 June – Vienna
 
 Russia (a.e.t.)3
 
 Russia0
 
22 June – Vienna
 
 Spain3
 
 Spain (p)0 (4)
 
 
 Italy0 (2)
 

Quarter-finals

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The first quarter-final saw Group A winners Portugal take on Germany, who finished as runners-up of Group B. Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the opener half-way through the first half, before Miroslav Klose doubled their lead four minutes later. Portugal pulled one back five minutes before half-time, but Germany restored their two-goal lead on the hour mark. Portugal now needed two goals to take the game to extra time; Hélder Postiga pulled one back, but Germany were able to hang on to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 1996.

The second quarter-final was between Croatia and Turkey, and was a less high scoring affair. No goals were scored in normal time, and it took 29 minutes of extra time before Ivan Klasnić put Croatia into the lead. However, two minutes into injury time at the end of extra time Turkey was awarded a free kick. Controversially referee Roberto Rosetti did not allow the Croatian coach to put on a substitute, after Turkey was awarded the free kick, which would have allowed for the Croatian defence to better settle. A long free kick from Turkey goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber found Semih Şentürk on the edge of the area; the striker turned and hit a shot into the top corner of the net to take the game to a penalty shootout. Croatia went first, but only managed to score one of their four penalties, while Turkey scored all three of theirs to win 3–1.

The Group C winners, the Netherlands, who had won all three of their group games, took on Group D runners-up Russia in quarter-final 3. The Netherlands' players wore black armbands in sympathy for the death of Anissa, Khalid Boulahrouz's premature baby daughter. Russia took the lead through Roman Pavlyuchenko just before the hour mark. Ruud van Nistelrooy equalised in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute, Ľuboš Micheľ sent Russian defender Denis Kolodin off for a second booking, but reversed his decision afterwards. The reversal was based on a linesman's (mistaken) observation that the ball was out of play before the tackle.[2] Eugen Strigel, head of the German referee committee, later judged the reversal against regulations as based on a mistaken premise.[3] The Russians played on with 11 players and with two quick-fire goals in the last eight minutes of extra time from Dmitri Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin secured a remarkable win.

The final quarter-final pitted Spain against Italy. In 120 minutes of football, neither team managed to produce a goal, sending the game to penalties. Spain went first and scored three of their first four penalties, Gianluigi Buffon saving the other from Dani Güiza, while Iker Casillas saved two of Italy's four penalties. This left Cesc Fàbregas having to score to send Spain through. He converted, meaning that Spain had won their first competitive match against Italy since the 1920 Summer Olympics and that Spain had qualified for the semi-finals for the first time since 1984.

Portugal vs Germany

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Portugal 2–3 Germany
Report
Attendance: 39,374[4]
Portugal[5]
Germany[5]
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 4 José Bosingwa
CB 15 Pepe Yellow card 60'
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho
LB 2 Paulo Ferreira
CM 8 Petit Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 10 João Moutinho downward-facing red arrow 31'
RW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo
AM 20 Deco
LW 11 Simão
CF 21 Nuno Gomes (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Raul Meireles upward-facing green arrow 31'
MF 19 Nani upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 23 Hélder Postiga Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card 48'
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm Yellow card 49'
CM 6 Simon Rolfes
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tim Borowski upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 4 Clemens Fritz upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 2 Marcell Jansen upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Hansi Flick[note 1]

Man of the Match:
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)[4]

Assistant referees:[5][6]
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Reserve assistant referee:
Dimitrios Bozatzidis (Greece)

Croatia vs Turkey

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Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
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Penalties
1–3
Croatia[8]
Turkey[8]
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 4 Robert Kovač
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
LB 22 Danijel Pranjić
CM 14 Luka Modrić
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c)
RW 11 Darijo Srna
LW 7 Ivan Rakitić
SS 19 Niko Kranjčar downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 18 Ivica Olić downward-facing red arrow 97'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Mladen Petrić upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 17 Ivan Klasnić upward-facing green arrow 97'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 22 Hamit Altıntop
CB 4 Gökhan Zan
CB 15 Emre Aşık Yellow card 107'
LB 3 Hakan Balta
DM 6 Mehmet Topal downward-facing red arrow 76'
RM 20 Sabri Sarıoğlu
CM 17 Tuncay Şanlı Yellow card 27'
LM 14 Arda Turan Yellow card 49'
CF 18 Colin Kazim-Richards downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 8 Nihat Kahveci (c) downward-facing red arrow 117'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Uğur Boral Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Semih Şentürk upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 10 Gökdeniz Karadeniz upward-facing green arrow 117'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Hamit Altıntop (Turkey)[7]

Assistant referees:[8][6]
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)

Netherlands vs Russia

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Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
Report
Attendance: 38,374[9]
Netherlands[10]
Russia[10]
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 21 Khalid Boulahrouz Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 54'
CB 2 André Ooijer
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM 17 Nigel de Jong
CM 8 Orlando Engelaar downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 18 Dirk Kuyt downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 23 Rafael van der Vaart Yellow card 60'
LW 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
FW 7 Robin van Persie Yellow card 55' upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 John Heitinga upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 20 Ibrahim Afellay upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 8 Denis Kolodin Yellow card 71'
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov Yellow card 103'
DM 11 Sergei Semak (c)
RM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov
CM 20 Igor Semshov downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 9 Ivan Saenko downward-facing red arrow 81'
SS 10 Andrei Arshavin
CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko downward-facing red arrow 115'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 7 Dmitri Torbinski Yellow card 111' upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 21 Dmitri Sychev upward-facing green arrow 115'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Andrei Arshavin (Russia)[9]

Assistant referees:[10][6]
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)

Spain vs Italy

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Spain[12]
Italy[12]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta Yellow card 11' downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 19 Marcos Senna
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 21 David Silva
CF 7 David Villa Yellow card 72'
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Santi Cazorla Yellow card 113' upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 2 Christian Panucci
CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini
LB 3 Fabio Grosso
RM 22 Alberto Aquilani downward-facing red arrow 108'
CM 10 Daniele De Rossi
LM 13 Massimo Ambrosini Yellow card 31'
AM 20 Simone Perrotta downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 9 Luca Toni
CF 18 Antonio Cassano downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 108'
Manager:
Roberto Donadoni

Man of the Match:
Iker Casillas (Spain)[11]

Assistant referees:[12][6]
Carsten Kadach (Germany)
Volker Wezel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Reserve assistant referee:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)

Semi-finals

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The first semi-final saw Group B runner-up and three-time champions Germany face Group A runner-up and first time semi-finalists Turkey. Turkey scored first as Uğur Boral converted a rebound from the crossbar. Bastian Schweinsteiger equalised for Germany four minutes later. In the 79th minute, Miroslav Klose headed Germany into the lead with his second goal of the tournament. Turkey managed to get back seven minutes later when Semih Şentürk flicked the ball past Jens Lehmann. The match was headed for extra time when defender Philipp Lahm in the 90th minute scored the final goal and sent Germany into their sixth European Championship final. The TV broadcast of the match experienced technical difficulties caused by severe thunderstorms in Vienna, Austria, from where the television broadcast was transmitted. Television pictures in several countries were interrupted on three occasions, including at the time of Klose and Semih's goals. The entire match was recorded and distributed to all countries.

The second semi-final was a replay of the opening match of Group D, Spain in their first semi-final since 1984 faced Russia who had not been in a semi-final since 1988 as the Soviet Union. The first half was scoreless, but five minutes into the second, Xavi opened the scoring. Dani Güiza replaced Fernando Torres in the 69th minute and scored the second goal for Spain in four minutes. David Silva rounded up the scoring with Spain's third of the night, sending Spain into their third European Championship final.

Germany vs Turkey

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Germany 3–2 Turkey
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Germany[14]
Turkey[14]
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm
CM 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger
CM 6 Simon Rolfes downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
LW 20 Lukas Podolski
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Torsten Frings upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 2 Marcell Jansen upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber (c)
RB 20 Sabri Sarıoğlu Yellow card 90+4'
CB 6 Mehmet Topal
CB 4 Gökhan Zan
LB 3 Hakan Balta
DM 7 Mehmet Aurélio
RM 18 Colin Kazim-Richards downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 22 Hamit Altıntop
CM 19 Ayhan Akman downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 16 Uğur Boral downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 9 Semih Şentürk Yellow card 53'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Mevlüt Erdinç upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 10 Gökdeniz Karadeniz upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 11 Tümer Metin upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Fatih Terim

Man of the Match:
Philipp Lahm (Germany)[13]

Assistant referees:[14][6]
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

Russia vs Spain

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Russia 0–3 Spain
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Russia[16]
Spain[16]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 2 Vasili Berezutski
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov Yellow card 56'
DM 11 Sergei Semak (c)
RM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov
CM 20 Igor Semshov downward-facing red arrow 56'
LM 9 Ivan Saenko downward-facing red arrow 57'
SS 10 Andrei Arshavin
CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko
Substitutions:
MF 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Yellow card 60' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 21 Dmitri Sychev upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta
CM 19 Marcos Senna
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 21 David Silva
CF 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 34'
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 34'
MF 14 Xabi Alonso upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[15]

Assistant referees:[16][6]
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Alex Verstraeten (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Reserve assistant referee:
Dimitrios Saraidaris (Greece)

Final

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The final match was played between Germany and Spain on 29 June 2008 at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna, Austria. Spain won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by Fernando Torres.

Germany 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 51,428
Germany[17]
Spain[17]
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger downward-facing red arrow 58'
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 13 Michael Ballack (c) Yellow card 43'
LW 20 Lukas Podolski
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Marcell Jansen upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 22 Kevin Kurányi Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 9 Mario Gómez upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
Germany and Spain's lineups
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) Yellow card 43'
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 19 Marcos Senna
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta
CM 8 Xavi
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas downward-facing red arrow 63'
LM 21 David Silva downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 9 Fernando Torres Yellow card 74' downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Xabi Alonso upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 12 Santi Cazorla upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)[18]

Assistant referees:[19][20]
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official:
Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the one-match suspension of Germany manager Joachim Löw, assistant manager Hansi Flick took his place on the bench.

References

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  13. ^ a b "Full-time report Germany-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  14. ^ a b c "Team Line-ups – Semi-finals – Germany-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Full-time report Russia-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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