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UEFA EURO 2012 Ukraine - Poland
European Football Championship 2012 in Ukraine and Poland



April 18, 2007 at the solemn session of the Union of European Football Associations ("UEFA") - Ukraine and Poland have been qualified for the European Championship Cup "UEFA EURO" in 2012. This European Football Championship will be held on the territory of two countries in 2012 at the period from 8 June to 1 July. It is a historic moment for two countries (Poland and Ukraine), since such a prestigious, large-scale and global competition has never been conducted in these countries.

Characteristics of EURO 2012:
The official name of the tournament: "UEFA EURO 2012™ Poland-Ukraine";
Location: Ukraine and Poland;
Date: June 8, 2012 - July 1, 2012;
European Championship in a row: the 14th European football championship;
Prizes: 1st and 2nd place;
Trophy: Cup European Cup 2012;
Host cities in Ukraine - Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lviv; in Poland - Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw, Poznan;
Official opening time of the tournament: June 8, 2012 in Warsaw;
The final and closing of the tournament: July 1, 2012 in Kiev;
The number of participating teams: 16 teams;
The participants of the tournament: Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Russia, Italy, France, Holland, Greece, England, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Portugal.

Tickets to the UEFA EURO 2012

Booking tickets for UEFA EURO 2012 took place in March 2011 on the official ticket site of "UEFA": ticketing.uefa.com. Number of people wishing to get on the European football championship in 2012 broke all records, and this championship was a record for the UEFA Cup boom in history. In April, 2011 there was a lot between all registered people, who wanted to book tickets from UEFA, as a result of cast the luckiest took the possibility to book tickets and will receive them directly before the championship. All fans, who purchased tickets and won on the official website of the "UEFA" - will be able to get them directly before the championship: 4 to 6 weeks before the tournament. If there are fans who have not purchased tickets for the EURO 2012 fans or those who were not able to win them - do not despair, in this case, you have a great opportunity to buy tickets for the championship of Euro 2012 on a special page of our website. You can also buy a ticket to the quarterfinals of Euro 2012 on our website. The teams taking the 1st place in the group "D" and the 2nd place in group "C" will play in the quarterfinal.

EURO 2012 Group Championship (group stage)

Group finals of UEFA EURO 2012 Poland - Ukraine were decided on the official draw ceremony UEFA EURO 2012, which was held in Kiev, December 2, 2011. The results of the drawing and composition of groups - you can see below in the standings Euro 2012.

Group A:
1) The Czech Republic: 3 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 6;
2) Greece: 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 4;
3) Russia: 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 3 - 4;
4) Poland: 3 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2.

Group B:
1) Germany: 3 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 5 - 2 - 9;
2) Portugal: 3 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 5 - 4 - 6;
3) Denmark: 3 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 3;
4) The Netherlands: 3 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 0.

Group C:
1) Spain: 3 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 6 - 1 - 7;
2) Italy: 3 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 4 - 2 - 5;
3) Croatia: 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 4;
4) Ireland: 3 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 1 - 9 - 0.

Group D:
1) England: 3 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 5 - 3 - 7;
2) France: 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 4;
3) Ukraine: 3 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 3;
4) Sweden: 3 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 5 - 5 - 3.

Decoding of group tables:
1) First number - it's "P": played;
2) Second number - it's "W": won;
3) Third number - it's "D": draw;
4) Fourth number - it's "L": lost;
5) Fifth number - it's "F": for;
6) Sixth number - it's "A": against;
7) Seventh number - it's "Pts": points.

Euro 2012 Schedule and Results

Time is indicated in the format of UTC +2 (Central European Summer Time).

Schedule of football matches Group "A":

1) Game number 1: June 8, 2012 at 18:00 - Poland [1 : 1] Greece (Poland, Warsaw, "National Stadium");
2) The game number 2: June 8, 2012 at 20:45 - Russia [4 : 1] Czech Republic (Poland, Wroclaw, "Municipal Stadium");
3) The game number 9: June 12, 2012 at 18:00 - Greece [1 : 2] Czech Republic (Poland, Wroclaw, "Municipal Stadium");
4) The game number 10: June 12, 2012 at 20:45 - Poland [1 : 1] Russia (Poland, Warsaw, "National Stadium");
5) The game number 17: June 16, 2012 at 20:45 - Czech Republic [1 : 0] Poland (Poland, Wroclaw, "Municipal Stadium");
6) The game number 18: June 16, 2012 at 20:45 - Greece [1 : 0] Russia (Poland, Warsaw, "National Stadium").

Schedule of Football Matches Group "B":

1) Game number 3: June 9, 2012 at 18:00 - The Netherlands [0 : 1] Denmark (Ukraine, Kharkov, "Metalist");
2) The game number 4: June 9, 2012 at 20:45 - Germany [1 : 0] Portugal (Ukraine, Lviv, "Arena Lions");
3) The game number 11: June 13, 2012 at 18:00 - Denmark [2 : 3] Portugal (Ukraine, Lviv, "Arena Lions");
4) The game number 12: June 13, 2012 at 20:45 - Netherlands [1 : 2] Germany (Ukraine, Kharkov, "Metalist");
5) The game number 19: June 17, 2012 at 20:45 - Portugal [2 : 1] Holland (Ukraine, Kharkov, "Metalist");
6) The game number 20: June 17, 2012 at 20:45 - Denmark [1 : 2] Germany (Ukraine, Lviv, "Arena Lions").

Schedule of football matches Group "C":

1) Game number 5: June 10, 2012 at 18:00 - Spain [1 : 1] Italy (Poland, Gdansk, "Arena PGE");
2) Game number 6: June 10, 2012 at 20:45 - Ireland [1 : 3] Croatia (Poland, Poznan, "Municipal Stadium");
3) The game number 13: June 14, 2012 at 18:00 - Italy [1 : 1] Croatia (Poland, Poznan, "Municipal Stadium");
4) The game number 14: June 14, 2012 at 20:45 - Spain [4 : 0] Ireland (Poland, Gdansk, "Arena PGE");
5) The game number 21: June 18, 2012 at 20:45 - Croatia [0 : 1] Spain (Poland, Gdansk, "Arena PGE");
6) The game number 22: June 18, 2012 at 20:45 - Italy [2 : 0] Ireland (Poland, Poznan, "Municipal Stadium").

Schedule of Football Matches Group "D":

1) Game number 7: June 11, 2012 at 18:00 - France [1 : 1] England (Ukraine, Donetsk, "Donbass Arena");
2) The game number 8: June 11, 2012 at 20:45 - Ukraine [2 : 1] Sweden (Ukraine, Kiev, "Olympic");
3) The game number 15: June 15, 2012 at 18:00 - Ukraine [0 : 2] France (Ukraine, Donetsk, "Donbass Arena");
4) The game number 16: June 15, 2012 at 20:45 - Sweden [2 : 3] England (Ukraine, Kiev, "Olympic"): buy a ticket for EURO 2012: England - Sweden;
5) The game number 23: June 19, 2012 at 20:45 - England [1 : 0] Ukraine (Ukraine, Donetsk, "Donbass Arena");
6) The game number 24: June 19, 2012 at 20:45 - Sweden [2 : 0] France (Ukraine, Kiev, "Olympic");

Schedule of quarterfinals of EURO 2012 "1/4 final":

1) Game number 25: June 21, 2012 at 20:45 - The Czech Republic [0 : 1] Portugal (Poland, Warsaw, "National Stadium");
2) The game number 26: June 22, 2012 at 20:45 - Germany [4 : 2] Greece (Poland, Gdansk, "Arena PGE");
3) The game number 27: June 23, 2012 at 20:45 - Spain [2 : 0] France (Ukraine, Donetsk, "Donbass Arena");
4) The game number 28: June 24, 2012 at 20:45 - England [0 : 0] [2 : 4 on penalties] Italy (Ukraine, Kiev, "Olympic"): buy a ticket to the quarterfinals of EURO 2012: England - Italy.

Schedule of semi-finals of EURO 2012 "1/2 final":

1) Game number 29: June 27, 2012 at 20:45 - Portugal [0 : 0] [2 : 4 on penalties] Spain (Ukraine, Donetsk, "Donbass Arena");
2) The game number 30: June 28, 2012 at 20:45 - Germany [1 : 2] Italy (Poland, Warsaw, "National Stadium").

Schedule of final of EURO 2012 "Final":

1) Game number 31: July 1, 2012 at 20:45 - Spain [4 : 0] Italy (Ukraine, Kiev, "Olympic");

UEFA EURO 2012 is a massive and much expected modern event in the world of football. For all post-Soviet countries Ukraine is convenient place for hosting Euro 2012, because it can be easily visited by all the citizens of the CIS (without passports, without a Schengen visa, without the difficulties in communication). It should be noted that this tournament will be the last tournament of the European Cup, where the number of participants is no more than 16 countries. In the next Euro 2016 football tournament the number of the participating teams will be increased to 24 countries. The following 15 European football championship "EURO 2016" will be held in 2016 from 11 June to 3 July in France. The host cities in France will be Paris, Lyon, Lille, Lens, Saint Etienne, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Nancy, Bordeaux and Nice.

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