The
2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as
Euro 2012 will be the 14th European Championship for National Football Teams organised by UEFA and will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine during June 08 - July 01,2012
Qualification
The qualifying process began in August 2010 and concluded in November 2011
14 Qualified Teams are -
 Germany ( Group A winner ) Russia ( Group B winner ) Italy (Group C winner) France ( Group D winner ) Netherlands ( Group E winner ) Greece ( Group F winner ) England ( Group G winner )
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 Denmark (Group H winner ) Spain( Group I winner ) Sweden (Best runner-up) Croatia (Play-off winner) Czech Republic (Play-off winner) Republic of Ireland(Play-off winner) Portugal(Play-off winner)
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UEFA EURO 2012 Mascots will be called Slavek and Slavko
Adidas Tango 12 is the official Match Ball For 2012 UEFA EURO
Sexy Ukraine Cheerleaders
UEFA Euro 2012 Venues
8 cities have been selected by UEFA as host venues.They are -
Warsaw in Poland
Gdansk in Poland
Wroclaw in Poland
Poznan in Poland
Kiev in Ukraine
Lviv in Ukraine
Donetsk in Ukraine and
Kharkiv in Ukraine
16 Teams that qualified are grouped as -
The tournament features 16 Nations, the last European Championship to do so (from Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists)
Group B
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Netherlands
Coach - Bert van Marwijk
Captain - Mark van Bommel(35years)
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Netherlands Team
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Denmark
Coach -Morten Olsen
Captain - Daniel Agger(27 years)
Goalkeeper -Stephan Andersen
Denmark Team
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Germany
Coach - Joachim Loew
Captain - Philipp Lahm(28 years)
Goalkeeper - Manuel Neuer
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Portugal
Coach -Paulo Bento
Captain -Cristiano Ronaldo(27 years)
Goalkeeper -Eduardo
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Group C
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Spain
Coach -Vicente del Bosque
Captain - Iker Casillas(31 years)
Gaoalkeeper - Iker Casillas
Spain Team
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Italy
Coach -Cesare Prandelli
Captain - Gianluigi Buffon(34 years)
Goalkeeper -Gianluigi Buffon
Italy Team
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Republic of Ireland
Coach -Giovanni Trapattoni(Italy)
Captain -Robbie Keane(31 years)
Goalkeeper - Shay Given
Republic of Ireland Team
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Croatia
Coach - Slaven Bilic
Captain -Darijo Srna(30 years)
Goalkeeper - Stipe Pletikosa
Croatia Team
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Group D
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 Ukraine
Coach - Oleh Blokhin
Captain -Andryi Shevchenko(35 years)
Goalkeeper -Maksym Koval
Ukraine Team
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Sweden
Coach -Erik Hamren
Captain -Zlatan Ibrahimovic(30 years)
Goalkeeper -Andreas Isaksson
Sweden Team
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France
Coach -Laurent Blanc
Captain - Hugo Lloris(25 years)
Goalkeeper - Hugo Lloris
France Team
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England
Coach - Roy Hodgson
Captain -Steven Gerrard(32 years)
Goalkeeper -Joe Hart
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UEFA Euro 2012 Schedule
| Date | Time | Match | Stadium | Stage | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
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| Friday, June 8 | 16:00 |
| National Stadium, Warsaw | Opening Ceremony |
| First round of group stage matches |
| 18:00 | 1 | National Stadium, Warsaw | Group A | Poland  | — | Greece |
| 20:45 | 2 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław | Russia | — | Czech Republic |
| Saturday, June 9 | 18:00 | 3 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv | Group B | Netherlands | — | Denmark |
| 20:45 | 4 | Arena Lviv, Lviv | Germany | — | Portugal |
| Sunday, June 10 | 18:00 | 5 | PGE Arena, Gdańsk | Group C | Spain | — | Italy |
| 20:45 | 6 | Municipal Stadium, Poznań | Republic of Ireland | — | Croatia |
| Monday, June 11 | 18:00 | 7 | Donbass Arena, Donetsk | Group D | France | — | England |
| 20:45 | 8 | Olympic Stadium, Kiev | Ukraine | — | Sweden |
| Tuesday, June 12 | 18:00 | 9 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław | Group A | Greece | — | Czech Republic |
| 20:45 | 10 | National Stadium, Warsaw | Poland | — | Russia |
| Wednesday, June 13 | 18:00 | 11 | Arena Lviv, Lviv | Group B | Denmark | — | Portugal |
| 20:45 | 12 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv | Netherlands | — | Germany |
| Thursday, June 14 | 18:00 | 13 | Municipal Stadium, Poznań | Group C | Italy | — | Croatia |
| 20:45 | 14 | PGE Arena, Gdańsk | Spain | — | Republic of Ireland |
| Friday, June 15 | 18:00 | 16 | Donbass Arena, Donetsk | Group D | Ukraine | — | France |
| 20:45 | 15 | Olympic Stadium, Kiev | Sweden | — | England |
| Saturday, June 16 | 20:45 | 17 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław | Group A | Czech Republic | — | Poland |
| 20:45 | 18 | National Stadium, Warsaw | Greece | — | Russia |
| Sunday, June 17 | 20:45 | 19 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv | Group B | Portugal | — | Netherlands |
| 20:45 | 20 | Arena Lviv, Lviv | Denmark | — | Germany |
| Monday, June 18 | 20:45 | 21 | PGE Arena, Gdańsk | Group C | Croatia | — | Spain |
| 20:45 | 22 | Municipal Stadium, Poznań | Italy | — | Republic of Ireland |
| Tuesday, June 19 | 20:45 | 23 | Donbass Arena, Donetsk | Group D | England | — | Ukraine |
| 20:45 | 24 | Olympic Stadium, Kiev | Sweden | — | France |
| Wednesday, June 20 | No games scheduled |
| Thursday, June 21 | 20:45 | 25 | National Stadium, Warsaw | Quarter-finals | 1A | — | 2B |
| Friday, June 22 | 20:45 | 26 | PGE Arena, Gdańsk | 1B | — | 2A |
| Saturday, June 23 | 20:45 | 27 | Donbass Arena, Donetsk | 1C | — | 2D |
| Sunday, June 24 | 20:45 | 28 | Olympic Stadium, Kiev | 1D | — | 2C |
| Monday, June 25 | No games scheduled |
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| Wednesday, June 27 | 20:45 | 29 | Donbass Arena, Donetsk | Semi-finals | Winner of #25 | — | Winner of #27 |
| Thursday, June 28 | 20:45 | 30 | National Stadium, Warsaw | Winner of #26 | — | Winner of #28 |
| Friday, June 29 | No games scheduled |
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| Sunday, July 1 | 18:45 |
| Olympic Stadium, Kiev | Closing Ceremony |
| 20:45 | 31 | Olympic Stadium, Kiev | Final | Winner of #29 | — | Winner of #30 |
2012 UEFA EURO Trophy Unveiled
Ukraine's striker Andriy Shevchenko and Croatian soccer star Davor Suker unveil the Euro trophy in Kiev, Ukraine
Euro 2012 mascot Slavek, tournament director in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky, Andriy Shevchenko, Davor Suker, President of the Football Federation of Ukraine Hryhoriy Surkis, mascot Slavko during a presentation of the Euro 2012 Cup on Independence Square in Kiev
President of the Football Federation of Ukraine Hryhoriy Surkis and Oleksandr Popov, the head of Kiev city government during a presentation of the Euro 2012 trophy in Kiev
2012 UEFA EURO Opening Ceremony
UEFA President Michel Platini is flanked by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych as they watch the Euro 2012 opening ceremony
Performers make a formation that reads "UEFA Euro 2012" during the opening ceremony in Warsaw,Poland
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Euro 2012 in Warsaw,Poland
Group Stage Matches Schedule
Match 1 Poland Vs Greece - Friday June 08,2012
Poland drew with Greece 1-1 at the National Stadium,Warsaw
Robert Lewandowski scored for Poland in the 17th minute and
Dimitrios Salpingidis scored for Greece in the 51st minute
Match 2 Russia Vs Czech Republic - Friday June 08,2012
Russia defeats Czech Republic 4-1 at the Wroclaw Stadium
Alan Dzagoev 15';Roman Shirokov 24';Alan Dzagoev 79' and Roman Pavlyuchenko 82' scored for Russia and
Vaclav Pilar scored for Czech Republic at the 52nd minute
Match 3 Denmark Vs Netherlands - Saturday June 09,2012
Denmark beats Netherlands 1-0 at the Metalist Stadium
Michael Krohn-Dehli scored for Denmark in the 24th minute
Match 4 Portugal Vs Germany - Saturday June 09,2012
Germany beats Portugal 1-0 at the Arena Lviv
Mario Gómez scored for Germany at the 72nd minute
Match 5 Spain Vs Italy - Sunday June 10,2012
Italy drew with Defending Champion Spain 1-1 at the PGE Arena Gdansk
Antonio Di Natale scored for Italy at the 60th minute and
Cesc Fàbregas scored for Spain at the 64th minute
Antonio Di Natale celebrates with his teammates Italy's Antonio Cassano and Emanuele Giaccherini after scoring the opening goal
Cesc Fàbregas scored the equaliser for Spain
Match 6 Ireland Vs Croatia - Sunday June 10,2012
Croatia beats Ireland 3-1 at the Stadium Poznan in Poland
Mario Mandzukic 3';Nikica Jelavic 43' and Mario Mandzukic 48' scored for Croatia and
Sean St Ledger scored for Ireland at the 19th minute
Match 7 France Vs England - Monday June 11,2012
England drew 1-1 against France in Donbass Arena,Donetsk
Joleon Lescott scored for England in the 30th minute and
Samir Nasri scored for France in the 39th minute
Match 8 Ukraine Vs Sweden - Monday June 11,2012
Ukraine Defeats Sweden 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium,Kyiv
Andriy Shevchenko scored for Ukraine in the 55 and 62nd minute
Zlatan Ibrahimović scored for Sweden in the 52nd minute
Match 9 Greece Vs Czech Republic - Tuesday June 12,2012
Czech Republic Defeats Greece 2-1 at the Municipal Stadium,Wroclaw
Petr Jiracek in the 3rd minute and Vaclav Pilar in the 6th minute scored for Czech Republic
Gekas in the 53rd minute scored for Greece
Match 10 Poland Vs Russia - Tuesday June 12,2012
Poland And Russia Match ends in 1-1 draw at the National Stadium in Warsaw
Alan Dzagoev scored for Russia in the 37th minute
Jakub Blaszczykowski scored for Poland in the 57th minute
Match 11 Denmark Vs Portugal - Wednesday June 13,2012
Portugal Defeats Denmark 3-2
Pepe Scored for Portugal in the minute
Helder Postiga Scored for Portugal in the minute
Silvestre Varela Scored for Portugal in the minute
Nicklas Bendtner scores for Denmark in the minute
Match 12 Netherlands Vs Germany - Wednesday June 13,2012
Germany Defeats Netherlands 2-1at the Metalist Stadium
Mario Gomez scored for Germany in the minute and
Van Perise scored for Netherlands in the 73rd minute
Match 13 Italy Vs Croatia - Thursday June 14,2012
The match ends in a 1-1 draw
Andrea Pirlo scored for Italy in the minute and
Mario Mandzukic scores for Croatia in the minute
Match 14 Spain Vs Ireland - Thursday June 14,2012
Spain Defeats Republic of Ireland 4-0
Fernando Torres scored in the 4th and 70th minute for Spain
David Silva scored for Spain in the minute and
Cesc Fabregas scored for Spain in the minute
Match 15 Ukraine Vs France - Friday June 15,2012
France Defeats Ukraine 2-0
Jeremy Menez scores for France in the minute and
Yohan Cabaye scores for France in the minute
Match 16 England Vs Sweden - Friday June 15,2012
England Defeats Sweden 3-2
Andy Carroll heads the opening goal for England against Sweden in the minute
Theo Walcott scored for England in the 64th minute
Danny Welbeck scored for England in the 78th minute
Johnson scored for Sweden in the 49th minute and
Mellberg scored for Sweden in the 59th minute
Match 17 Czech Republic Vs Poland - Saturday June 16,2012
Czech Republic Defeats Poland 1-0
Petr Jiracek scored for Czech in the 72nd minute
Match 18 Greece Vs Russia - Saturday June 16,2012
Greece Defeats Russia 1-0
Giorgos
Karagounis scored for Greece in the 45+2 minute
Match 19 Portugal Vs Netherlands- Sunday June 17,2012
Portugal Defeats Netherlands 2-1
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Portugal in the 28th and 74th minute and
Van der Vaart scored for Netherlands in the 11th minute
Match 20 Denmark Vs Germany- Sunday June 17,2012
Germany Defeats Denmark 2-1
Lukas Podolski in the 19th minute and Lars Bender in the 80th minute scored for Germany and
Michael Krohn-Dehli scored for Denmark in the 24th minute
Match 21 Croatia Vs Spain- Monday June 18,2012
Spain Defeats Croatia 1-0
Jesus Navas scored for Spain in the 88th minute
Match 22 Italy Vs Republic of Ireland- Monday June 18,2012
Italy Defeats Ireland 2-0
Cassano in the 35th minute and Balotelli in the 90th minute scored for Italy
Match 23 Sweden Vs France - Tuesday June 19,2012
Sweden Defeats France 2-0
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 54th minute and Sebastian Larsson in the 91st minute scored for Sweden
Match 24 England Vs Ukraine - Tuesday June 19,2012
England Defeats Ukraine 1-0
Wayne Rooney scored for England in the 48th minute
Teams that entered Quarterfinals are -
Group A P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 -1 6
Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Group B P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 9
Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6
Group C P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 7
Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 5
Group D P W D L GF GA GD Pts
England 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7
France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Quarterfinals Schedule
Match 25 Czech Republic Vs Portugal - Thursday June 21,2012
Portugak Defeats Czech Republic 1-0 and enter the Semi-finals at the National Stadium,Warsaw
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Portugal in the 79 th minute
Match 26 Germany Vs Greece - Friday June 22,2012
Germany Defeats Greece 4-2 and enter the Semi-finals
Philipp Lahm(in the 39 minute);Sami Khedira(in the 61st minute);Miroslav Klose(in the 68th minute) and Marco Reus(in the 75th minute) scored for Germany and
Georgios Samaras(in the 55 minute) and Dimitris Salpingidis (in the 89th minute through a Penalty) scored for Greece
German Supporters
Greece Supporters
Match 27 Spain Vs France - Saturday June 23,2012
Spain Defeats France 2-0 and enter the semi-finals
Xabi Alonso scored for Spain in the 19th and 90+1(penalty)
This Match was Xabi Alonso's 100th cap for Spain
Spanish Fans
Match 28 England Vs Italy - Sunday June 24,2012
Italy Defeats England 4-2 in the Penalty Shoot-Out after the two teams remain goalless in the full-time and as well as in the extra 30 minutes time
Penalty Shoot-Out Details -
Steven Gerrard scored for England
Wayne Rooney scored for England
Ashley Young missed the penalty for England(shot hit the Goal Post and re-bounded)
Ashley Cole missed the penalty for England(Italian Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved the shot)
Mario Balotelli scored for Italy
Riccardo Montolivo missed the penalty for Italy(shot outside the Goal Post)
Andrea Pirlo scored for Italy
Antonio Nocerino scored for Italy and
Alessandro Diamanti
scored for Italy
Celebrations of the Italian Squad
Italian fans watch and celebrate the team's victory as they watch the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between England and Italy on a giant screen in Rome
Teams that entered the semi-finals are -
Portugal(Group B)
Spain
Germany(Group B) and
Italy(Group C)
Semi-Final 1 on Wednesday June 27,2012 at Donbass Arena,Donetsk
Spain Defeats Portugal 4-2 in the Penalty Shoot-Out after the two teams ended Goalless in the full-time as well as the extra time of 30 minutes
and entered the finals
Penalty Shoot-Out Details -
Xabi Alonso missed the penalty shoot-out
Andres Iniesta
Pique
Sergio Ramos and
Cesc Fabregas
scored for Spain
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Joao Moutinho misses the penalty shootout for Portugal
Pepe and Nani scored for Portugal and
Alves misses the penalty shootout for Portugal as he his shot rebounded from the Goalpost
Spanish Fans Celebrate the victory
A Portugal fan
A Spain supporter
A Portugal supporter
A soccer enthusiast reacts as she watches the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Spain and Portugal
Semi-final 2 on Thursday June 28,2012 at National Stadium,Warsaw
Italy defeats Germany 2-1 and entered the finals
Mario Balotelli scored for Italy in the 20 th and 36th minute and
Mesut Ozil scored for Germany in the 90+2 minute (Penalty )
Italy young soccer fan reacts during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy at a fan zone in Warsaw, Poland
Italian Fans Celebrate the win
Road to Finals of Italy and Spain
Italy Spain
Group Stage
Italy Drew with Spain 1-1 Spain Drew with Italy 1-1
Italy Drew with Croatia 1-1 Spain Defeats Ireland 4-0
Italy Defeats Ireland 2-0 Spain Defeats Croatia 1-0
Quarterfinals
Italy Defeats England 4-2 in Penalty Shoot-Out Spain Defeats France 2-0
Semi-finals
Italy Defeats Germany 2-0 Spain Defeats Portugal 1-0
Closing Ceremony before the UEFA Euro 2012 final
The national flags of Spain and Italy are displayed in the centre of the pitch during the closing ceremony
Finals - Italy Vs Spain at Olympic Stadium,Kiev,Ukraine -July 01,2012
Italian Fan at the Finals Spanish Fan at the Finals
Spain Beats Italy 4-0 for UEFA EURO 2012 Title
David Silva 14th minute
Jordi Alba 41st minute
Fernando Torres 84th minute and
Juan Mata 88th minute
scored for Spain to clinch the title for 2nd consecutive time and becomes the 1st team to win back-to-back titles.(earlier in 2008)
Also Spain equal Germany's record of 3 EURO Titles(1964;2008 and 2012 for Spain and 1972;1980 and 1996 for Germany)
Also Spain got the biggest winning margin in a Euro final — beating West Germany’s 3-0 over the Soviet Union from 1972
Also Spain became the 1st Nation to win 3 Big Football Titles in a Row - 2008 UEFA Euro;2010 World Cup and 2012 UEFA EURO
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury, as the Spanish Team is called by its fans)game was not good in the semi-fnals against Portugal.However,in the finals the Spanish Team hailed as one of the best team ever,played the famed passing game swiftly
Spanish Team Celebrates the victory
Spanish Fans Celebrate the Victory
Fernando Torres(Spain) Wins Euro 2012 Golden Boot
Andrés Iniesta(Spain) Named as Player of Euro 2012 Tournament
Uefa said: "Andrés Iniesta has been nominated as the Euro 2012 Best Player of the Tournament by the 11-man technical team of Uefa who have been following all the matches."
The announcement came as Uefa released its list of 23 players named as the squad of the tournament.
Uefa's 23-man squad of the tournament:
Goalkeepers Buffon (Italy), Casillas (Spain), Neuer (Germany).
Defenders Piqué (Spain), Coentrao (Portugal), Lahm (Germany), Pepe (Portugal), Ramos (Spain), Alba (Spain).
Midfielders De Rossi (Italy), Gerrard (England), Xavi (Spain), Iniesta (Spain), Khedira (Germany), Busquets (Spain), Ozil (Germany), Pirlo (Italy), Xabi Alonso (Spain).
Forwards Balotelli (Italy), Fábregas (Spain), Ronaldo (Portugal), Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Silva (Spain).
Spanish Team's Celebration of the Euro 2012 Victory in Madrid
Spanish Football Team Gets Royal Reception
Captain Iker Casillas gives the Euro 2012 trophy to Spain's King Juan Carlos, watched by coach Vicente del Bosque at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid
Spain's King Juan Carlos holds a Spanish soccer shirt with his name on it that was presented to him by Spain's national soccer team players at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid
Spain's King Juan Carlos and Crown Prince Felipe watch Spain's Princess Sofia as she puts her arm into the Euro 2012 trophy next to Princess Leonor during a visit by the national soccer team members to the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid
Previous Winners of Euro Championships
2008 - 13th UEFA EURO held in Austria and Switzerland June 7-29,2008 with 16 Teams Competing
2008 - Spain Defeats Germany 1-0
2004 - 12th UEFA EURo held in Portugal June 12 - July 4,2004 with 16 Teams Competing
2004 - Greece Defeats Portugal 1-0
2000 - 11th UEFA EURO held in Belgium and Netherlands June 10- July 2,2000 with 16 Teams Competing
2000 - France Defeats Italy 2-1
1996 - 10th UEFA EURO held in England June 8-30,1996 with 16 Teams Competing
1996 - Germany Defeats Czech Republic 2-1
1992 - 9th UEFA EURO held in Sweden June 10-26,1992 with 8 Teams Competing
1992 - Denmark Defeats Germany 2-0
1988 - 8th UEFA EURO held in West Germany June 10-25,1988 with 8 Teams Competing
1988 - Netherlands Defeats USSR 2-0
Euro 88 was a rare incidence of a major football tournament ending without a single sending-off or goalless draw, nor any knockout matches going to extra time or penalties.
1984 -7th UEFA EURO held in France June 12-27,1984 with 8 Teams Competing
1984 - France Defeats Spain 2-0
1980 - 6th UEFA EURO held in Italy June 11-22,1980 with 8 Teams Competing
1980 -West Germany Defeats Belgium 2-0
1976 - 5th UEFA EURO held in Yugoslavia June 16-20,1976
with 4 Teams competing Czechoslovakia;Netherlands;West Germany and Yugoslavia
1976 - Czechoslovakia deafeats West Germany 2-2(5-3 in penalty)
1972 - 4th UEFA EURO held in Belgium Hune 14-18,1972
with 4 Teams competing -Belgium;Hungary;Soviet Union and West Germany
1972 - West Germany Defeats USSR 3-0
1968 -3rd UEFA EURO held in Italy June 5 -10,1968
with 4 Teams competing - England;Italy;Soviet Union and Yugoslavia
1968 - Italy Defeats Yugoslavia 2-0
1964 - 2nd UEFA EURO held in Spain June 17-21,1964
with 4 Teams competing Spain;Denmark;Soviet Union and Hungary
1964 - Spain Defeats USSR 2-1
1960 - 1st UEFA EURO held in France July 6-10,1960
with 4 Teams competing France;Czechoslovakia;Soviet Union and Yugoslavia
1960 - USSR Defeats Yugoslavia 2-1
