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.
| Tournament details | |
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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 |  Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  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(s) | Xavi |
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
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Group E
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Group G
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Qualified Teams
The teams that qualified were:
Final
Final rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Germany |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
| Eliminated in the Semi-finals | |||||||||
| 3 |  Russia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 9 |
| 4 |  Turkey |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 7 |
| Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |||||||||
| 5 |  Croatia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| 7 |  Portugal |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Italy |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 5 |
| Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
| 9 |  Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sweden |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
| 14 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| 15 |  France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 16 |  Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
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