UEFA Euro 2012 Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2012 was played from 8 to 16 June 2012. The pool was made up of co-host Poland, Czech Republic, Greece and Russia. The top two finishing teams, Czech Republic and Greece, progressed to the quarter-finals, while Russia and Poland were eliminated from the tournament.[1]

Teams

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Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		UEFA Rankings
November 2011[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
June 2012
A1  Poland 1 Co-host 18 April 2007 2nd 2008 Group stage (2008) 28 62
A2  Greece 3 Group F winner 11 October 2011 4th 2008 Winners (2004) 8 15
A3  Russia[nb 2] 2 Group B winner 11 October 2011 10th 2008 Winners (1960) 6 13
A4  Czech Republic[nb 3] 4 Play-off winner 15 November 2011 8th 2008 Winners (1976) 13 27

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2011 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
  3. ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4[a]
4  Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group A, Czech Republic, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Portugal.
  • The runner-up of Group A, Greece, advanced to play the winner of Group B, Germany.

Matches

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All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Poland vs Greece

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Poland 1–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 56,070[2]
Poland[3]
Greece[3]
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny Red card 68'
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek
CB 13 Marcin Wasilewski
CB 15 Damien Perquis
LB 2 Sebastian Boenisch
CM 11 Rafał Murawski
CM 7 Eugen Polanski
RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski (c)
AM 10 Ludovic Obraniak
LW 8 Maciej Rybus downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski
Substitutions:
GK 22 Przemysław Tytoń upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Franciszek Smuda
GK 1 Kostas Chalkias
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 44'
CB 8 Avraam Papadopoulos downward-facing red arrow 37'
LB 20 José Holebas Yellow card 45+2'
RM 2 Ioannis Maniatis
CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis
LM 10 Giorgos Karagounis (c) Yellow card 54'
RF 18 Sotiris Ninis downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 17 Theofanis Gekas downward-facing red arrow 68'
LF 7 Georgios Samaras
Substitutions:
DF 5 Kyriakos Papadopoulos upward-facing green arrow 37'
FW 14 Dimitris Salpingidis upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 22 Kostas Fortounis upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Portugal Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)[2]

Assistant referees:[4]
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Renato Faverani (Italy)

Russia vs Czech Republic

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Russia 4–1 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 40,803[5]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Russia[6]
Czech Republic[6]
GK 16 Vyacheslav Malafeev
RB 2 Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 12 Aleksei Berezutski
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 5 Yuri Zhirkov
RM 6 Roman Shirokov
CM 7 Igor Denisov
LM 8 Konstantin Zyryanov
RF 17 Alan Dzagoev downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov downward-facing red arrow 73'
LF 10 Andrei Arshavin (c)
Substitutions:
FW 14 Roman Pavlyuchenko upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 18 Aleksandr Kokorin upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB 5 Roman Hubník
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok
LB 3 Michal Kadlec
CM 13 Jaroslav Plašil
CM 19 Petr Jiráček downward-facing red arrow 76'
RW 14 Václav Pilař
AM 10 Tomáš Rosický (c)
LW 9 Jan Rezek downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 15 Milan Baroš downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Tomáš Hübschman upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Milan Petržela upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 21 David Lafata upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Michal Bílek

Man of the Match:
Alan Dzagoev (Russia)[5]

Assistant referees:[7]
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Peter Kirkup (England)
Fourth official:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Additional assistant referees:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)

Greece vs Czech Republic

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Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 41,105[8]
Greece[9]
Czech Republic[9]
GK 1 Kostas Chalkias downward-facing red arrow 23'
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis Yellow card 34'
CB 5 Kyriakos Papadopoulos Yellow card 56'
CB 21 Kostas Katsouranis
LB 20 José Holebas
RM 16 Georgios Fotakis downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 2 Ioannis Maniatis
LM 10 Giorgos Karagounis (c)
RF 14 Dimitris Salpingidis Yellow card 57'
CF 7 Georgios Samaras
LF 22 Kostas Fortounis downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
GK 13 Michalis Sifakis upward-facing green arrow 23'
FW 17 Theofanis Gekas upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Kostas Mitroglou upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Portugal Fernando Santos
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok
CB 3 Michal Kadlec
LB 8 David Limberský
CM 17 Tomáš Hübschman
CM 13 Jaroslav Plašil
RW 19 Petr Jiráček Yellow card 36'
AM 10 Tomáš Rosický (c) Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 14 Václav Pilař
CF 15 Milan Baroš downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Daniel Kolář Yellow card 65' upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 90'
FW 20 Tomáš Pekhart upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 12 František Rajtoral upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Michal Bílek

Man of the Match:
Václav Pilař (Czech Republic)[8]

Assistant referees:[10]
Frédéric Cano (France)
Michaël Annonier (France)
Fourth official:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Ruddy Buquet (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Primož Arhar (Slovenia)

Poland vs Russia

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Poland 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 55,920[11]
Poland[12]
Russia[12]
GK 22 Przemysław Tytoń
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek
CB 13 Marcin Wasilewski
CB 15 Damien Perquis
LB 2 Sebastian Boenisch
CM 5 Dariusz Dudka downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 7 Eugen Polanski Yellow card 79' downward-facing red arrow 85'
RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski (c)
AM 11 Rafał Murawski
LW 10 Ludovic Obraniak downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski Yellow card 60'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Adrian Mierzejewski upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 6 Adam Matuszczyk upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 23 Paweł Brożek upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Franciszek Smuda
GK 16 Vyacheslav Malafeev
RB 2 Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 12 Aleksei Berezutski
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 5 Yuri Zhirkov
RM 6 Roman Shirokov
CM 7 Igor Denisov Yellow card 60'
LM 8 Konstantin Zyryanov
RF 17 Alan Dzagoev Yellow card 75' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov downward-facing red arrow 70'
LF 10 Andrei Arshavin (c)
Substitutions:
FW 14 Roman Pavlyuchenko upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 9 Marat Izmailov upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Poland)[11]

Assistant referees:[13]
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Mike Pickel (Germany)
Fourth official:
István Vad (Hungary)
Additional assistant referees:
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)

Czech Republic vs Poland

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Czech Republic 1–0 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 41,480[14]
Czech Republic[15]
Poland[15]
GK 1 Petr Čech (c)
RB 2 Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok
CB 3 Michal Kadlec
LB 8 David Limberský Yellow card 12'
CM 17 Tomáš Hübschman
CM 13 Jaroslav Plašil Yellow card 87'
RW 19 Petr Jiráček downward-facing red arrow 84'
AM 18 Daniel Kolář
LW 14 Václav Pilař downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 15 Milan Baroš downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Substitutions:
DF 12 František Rajtoral upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 9 Jan Rezek upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 20 Tomáš Pekhart Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Michal Bílek
GK 22 Przemysław Tytoń
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek
CB 13 Marcin Wasilewski Yellow card 61'
CB 15 Damien Perquis Yellow card 90'
LB 2 Sebastian Boenisch
CM 5 Dariusz Dudka
CM 7 Eugen Polanski Yellow card 48' downward-facing red arrow 56'
RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski (c) Yellow card 87'
AM 11 Rafał Murawski Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 10 Ludovic Obraniak downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski
Substitutions:
MF 21 Kamil Grosicki upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 23 Paweł Brożek upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 18 Adrian Mierzejewski upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Franciszek Smuda

Man of the Match:
Petr Jiráček (Czech Republic)[14]

Assistant referees:[16]
Alasdair Ross (Scotland)
Derek Rose (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Additional assistant referees:
William Collum (Scotland)
Euan Norris (Scotland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Frédéric Cano (France)

Greece vs Russia

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Greece 1–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 55,614[17]
Greece[18]
Russia[18]
GK 13 Michalis Sifakis
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
CB 5 Kyriakos Papadopoulos
LB 3 Georgios Tzavelas
CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis
CM 2 Ioannis Maniatis
RW 14 Dimitris Salpingidis downward-facing red arrow 83'
AM 10 Giorgos Karagounis (c) Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 67'
LW 7 Georgios Samaras
CF 17 Theofanis Gekas downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
MF 20 José Holebas Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 6 Grigoris Makos upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 18 Sotiris Ninis upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Portugal Fernando Santos
GK 16 Vyacheslav Malafeev
RB 2 Aleksandr Anyukov Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 12 Aleksei Berezutski
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 5 Yuri Zhirkov Yellow card 69'
RM 6 Roman Shirokov
CM 7 Igor Denisov
LM 22 Denis Glushakov downward-facing red arrow 72'
RF 17 Alan Dzagoev Yellow card 70'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov downward-facing red arrow 46'
LF 10 Andrei Arshavin (c)
Substitutions:
FW 14 Roman Pavlyuchenko upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Pavel Pogrebnyak Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 9 Marat Izmailov upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Giorgos Karagounis (Greece)[17]

Assistant referees:[19]
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mandeep Sanghera (16 June 2012). "Greece 1–0 Russia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Poland v Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Full-time report Russia-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Russia v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Greece v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Full-time report Poland-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Poland-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Poland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Full-time report Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Czech Republic v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  18. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Czech Republic v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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