Euro 2008
ChampionsSpain
Spain won, ahead of Germany (0–1 in the final, 29 Jun 2008). 16 teams, 31 games, 2.48 goals a game; hosted by Austria, Switzerland.
The road to the final
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugalthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Turkeythrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
Group C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlandsthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Italythrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
- David Villa Spain 4
- Lukas Podolski Germany 3
- Roman Pavlyuchenko Russia 3
- Hakan Yakin Switzerland 3
- Semih Şentürk Turkey 3
- Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands 2
- Wesley Sneijder Netherlands 2
- Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden 2
- Arda Turan Turkey 2
- Robin van Persie Netherlands 2
Upsets
- 2008-06-21Netherlands1–3RussiaUpsetQuarter-finals · Basel80%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.