UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage

The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2012 began with the quarter-finals on 21 June 2012, and was completed on 1 July 2012 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, won by Spain.[1] After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which were played from 21 to 24 June 2012.[2][3] Host nations Poland and Ukraine failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, making it only the third time in European Championship history that the host nation(s) failed to make it out of the group stage; at Euro 2000, co-host Belgium were eliminated at the group stage, and at Euro 2008, co-hosts Austria and Switzerland also failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Format

Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.

Qualified teams

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

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Czech Republic  Greece
B  Germany  Portugal
C  Spain  Italy
D  England  France

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 June – Warsaw
 
 
 Czech Republic0
 
27 June – Donetsk
 
 Portugal1
 
 Portugal0 (2)
 
23 June – Donetsk
 
 Spain (p)0 (4)
 
 Spain2
 
1 July – Kyiv
 
 France0
 
 Spain4
 
22 June – Gdańsk
 
 Italy0
 
 Germany4
 
28 June – Warsaw
 
 Greece2
 
 Germany1
 
24 June – Kyiv
 
 Italy2
 
 England0 (2)
 
 
 Italy (p)0 (4)
 

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic vs Portugal

Czech Republic 0–1 Portugal
Report
  • Ronaldo 79'
Attendance: 55,590[4]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Czech Republic[5]
Portugal[5]
GK 1 Petr Čech (c)
RB 2 Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB 6 Tomáš Sivok
CB 3 Michal Kadlec
LB 8 David Limberský  90'
CM 17 Tomáš Hübschman  86'
CM 13 Jaroslav Plašil
RW 19 Petr Jiráček
AM 22 Vladimír Darida  61'
LW 14 Václav Pilař
CF 15 Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
MF 9 Jan Rezek  61'
FW 20 Tomáš Pekhart  86'
Manager:
Michal Bílek
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira
CB 3 Pepe
CB 2 Bruno Alves
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão
CM 16 Raul Meireles  88'
CM 4 Miguel Veloso  27'
CM 8 João Moutinho
RF 17 Nani  26'  84'
CF 23 Hélder Postiga  40'
LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 9 Hugo Almeida  40'
MF 6 Custódio  84'
DF 14 Rolando  88'
Manager:
Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[4]

Assistant referees:[6]
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Additional assistant referees:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)

Germany vs Greece

Germany 4–2 Greece
Report
Attendance: 38,751[7]
Germany[8]
Greece[8]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 20 Jérôme Boateng
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 14 Holger Badstuber
LB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 6 Sami Khedira
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW 21 Marco Reus  80'
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 9 André Schürrle  67'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose  80'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Thomas Müller  67'
FW 23 Mario Gómez  80'
MF 19 Mario Götze  80'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 13 Michalis Sifakis
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos  75'
CB 5 Kyriakos Papadopoulos
LB 3 Georgios Tzavelas  46'
CM 6 Grigoris Makos  72'
CM 2 Ioannis Maniatis
RW 18 Sotiris Ninis  46'
AM 21 Kostas Katsouranis (c)
LW 7 Georgios Samaras  14'
CF 14 Dimitris Salpingidis
Substitutions:
FW 17 Theofanis Gekas  46'
MF 16 Georgios Fotakis  46'
FW 9 Nikos Liberopoulos  72'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)[7]

Assistant referees:[9]
Primož Arhar (Slovenia)
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Additional assistant referees:
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Frédéric Cano (France)

Spain vs France

Spain 2–0 France
Report
Attendance: 47,000[10]
Spain[11]
France[11]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos  31'
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso
RF 21 David Silva  65'
CF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  67'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta  84'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Pedro  65'
FW 9 Fernando Torres  67'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla  84'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 13 Anthony Réveillère
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny
LB 22 Gaël Clichy
DM 17 Yann M'Vila  79'
CM 6 Yohan Cabaye  42'
CM 15 Florent Malouda  65'
RW 2 Mathieu Debuchy  64'
LW 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 10 Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jérémy Ménez  76'  64'
MF 11 Samir Nasri  65'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud  79'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)[10]

Assistant referees:[12]
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Additional assistant referees:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Alasdair Ross (Scotland)

England vs Italy

England 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 64,340[13]
England[14]
Italy[14]
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Glen Johnson
CB 6 John Terry
CB 15 Joleon Lescott
LB 3 Ashley Cole
CM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)
CM 17 Scott Parker  94'
RW 16 James Milner  61'
LW 11 Ashley Young
SS 10 Wayne Rooney
CF 22 Danny Welbeck  60'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andy Carroll  60'
MF 7 Theo Walcott  61'
MF 8 Jordan Henderson  94'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 7 Ignazio Abate  90+1'
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli  82'
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
LB 6 Federico Balzaretti
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RW 8 Claudio Marchisio
AM 18 Riccardo Montolivo
LW 16 Daniele De Rossi  80'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli
CF 10 Antonio Cassano  78'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Alessandro Diamanti  78'
MF 23 Antonio Nocerino  80'
DF 2 Christian Maggio  94'  90+1'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[15]

Assistant referees:[16]
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

Semi-finals

Portugal vs Spain

Portugal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 48,000[17]
Portugal[18]
Spain[18]
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira  64'
CB 3 Pepe  61'
CB 2 Bruno Alves  86'
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão  45'
CM 16 Raul Meireles  113'
CM 4 Miguel Veloso  90+3'  106'
CM 8 João Moutinho
RF 17 Nani
CF 9 Hugo Almeida  81'
LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nélson Oliveira  81'
MF 6 Custódio  106'
FW 18 Silvestre Varela  113'
Manager:
Paulo Bento
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa  84'
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos  40'
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 8 Xavi  87'
CM 16 Sergio Busquets  60'
CM 14 Xabi Alonso  113'
RF 21 David Silva  60'
CF 11 Álvaro Negredo  54'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  54'
MF 22 Jesús Navas  60'
FW 7 Pedro  87'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Sergio Ramos (Spain)[17]

Assistant referees:[19]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)

Germany vs Italy

Germany 1–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 55,540[20]
Germany[21]
Italy[21]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 20 Jérôme Boateng  71'
CB 5 Mats Hummels  90+4'
CB 14 Holger Badstuber
LB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
CM 6 Sami Khedira
RW 18 Toni Kroos
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 10 Lukas Podolski  46'
CF 23 Mario Gómez  46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Miroslav Klose  46'
MF 21 Marco Reus  46'
MF 13 Thomas Müller  71'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 6 Federico Balzaretti
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci  61'
LB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RW 8 Claudio Marchisio
AM 18 Riccardo Montolivo  64'
LW 16 Daniele De Rossi  84'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli  37'  70'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano  58'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Alessandro Diamanti  58'
MF 5 Thiago Motta  89'  64'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale  70'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[20]

Assistant referees:[22]
Frédéric Cano (France)
Michaël Annonier (France)
Fourth official:
Howard Webb (England)
Additional assistant referees:
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Ruddy Buquet (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Mullarkey (England)

Final

Spain 4–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 63,170[23]
Spain[24]
Italy[24]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué  25'
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
DM 16 Sergio Busquets
CM 8 Xavi
CM 14 Xabi Alonso
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas  75'
AM 21 David Silva  59'
AM 6 Andrés Iniesta  87'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Pedro  59'
FW 9 Fernando Torres  75'
MF 13 Juan Mata  87'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 7 Ignazio Abate
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli  45'
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
LB 3 Giorgio Chiellini  21'
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RW 8 Claudio Marchisio
AM 18 Riccardo Montolivo  57'
LW 16 Daniele De Rossi
CF 9 Mario Balotelli
CF 10 Antonio Cassano  46'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Federico Balzaretti  21'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale  46'
MF 5 Thiago Motta  57'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[25]

Assistant referees:[26]
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

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