Euro 2012 Teams
The 2012 European Championships in Poland & Ukraine will be held June 8 to July 1, 2012. The opening match will be in Warsaw with the final to be played in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev.
Euro 2012 Groups
There are 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams for Euro 2012. Group A and Group C games take place in Poland; Group B and Group D games are played in Ukraine. Click on the team for a full team profile and squad listing.
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Group A Poland Greece Russia Czech Republic |
Group B Holland Denmark Germany Portugal |
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Group C Spain Italy Republic of Ireland Croatia |
Group D Ukraine Sweden France England |
GROUP A
Poland
Greece
Russia
Czech Republic
A tough group includes hosts Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and Euro 2004 winners Greece. Any two of the four teams could progress to the quarter finals in a very difficult to predict group.
Poland will be hoping their home advantage counts in their favor. Poland face Greece in the tournament's opening match in Warsaw while Russia and the Czech Republic meet in Wroclaw. Expect both these matches to be cagey, low-scoring affairs.
Group B
Netherlands
Germany
Portugal
Denmark
Group B is very much the Group of Death with World Cup 2010 finalists Holland, Euro 1992 winners Denmark (who on paper appear the weakest of the four teams), three time winners Germany and a strong Portugal side which includes Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani of Manchester United. The Netherland face Denmark in the opening group game in Kharkiv while Germany face Portugal in Lviv.
Group C
Group C would appear set for World Cup 2010 and Euro 2008 winners Spain to qualify along with an improving Italy ahead of the Republic of Ireland and Croatia, who both had to come through play-offs to make the finals.
Spain kick off the group with a match against Italy in Gdansk while the Republic of Ireland face Croatia in Poznan. A defeat in the opening Ireland v Croatia game would appear to signal the end of the road for the losing team.
Group D
Group D is another tough group with hosts Ukraine matched with England, Sweden, and Euro 2000 winners France. England lost their manager Fabio Capello in February when he resigned in the wake of his captain John Terry being stripped of the England captaincy.
The opening England v France game in Donetsk will be vital for both teams with Ukraine hoping to get off to a winning start in Kyiv in front of their own fans against Sweden.
Euro 2012 Stadiums
The Euro 2012 venue stadiums in Poland and Ukraine are:
Poland Venue Stadiums
Warsaw - National Stadium capacity 55,920; Gdansk - PGE Arena capacity 44,000; Wroclaw - Maslice Stadium capacity 42,771; Poznan - Municipal Stadium capacity 45,830
Ukraine Venue Stadiums
Kiev - Olimpic National Sports Complex Stadium capacity 69,000; Lviv - Lviv New Stadium capacity 33,500; Kharkiv - Metalist Stadium capacity 41,400; Donetsk - Donbass Arena capacity 51,500
Euro 2012 Schedule
See the full Euro 2012 schedule with venue stadiums and KO times.
All times are CET; note that Ukraine is one hour ahead of Poland. So local kick off times in Ukraine are 19:00 and 21:45
For the time of Euro 2012 matches in your country check our time difference charts for Poland and Ukraine.
Look back at all the games and results from all the qualifying groups in our Euro 2012 qualification section.
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