In 2000, Italy reached the final for a second time, losing 2–1 in extra time against France, while Spain also reached it in 1984, losing to France 2–0. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off. [25] Pirlo became Italy's third penalty taker, as well as Ramos, produced a penalty, similar to Panenka. Joe Hart made 22 saves at Euro 2012, five more than any other 'keeper so far (Shay Given 17). Paulo Bento’s side has conceded plenty of goals (4 in 4 matches at Euro 2012) and Spain should therefore be confident of finding the net on at least one occasion. The UEFA Euro 2012 Final was a football match that took place on 1 July 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2012. All our single Match Attax cards are sorted both by type e.g. ' [146], This article is about the sporting event. [41][42] For each refereeing team, a third assistant referee from each country was named to remain on standby until the start of the tournament to take the place of a colleague if required. UEFA Euro 2012 Football matches and results. Ricardo Santos (Portugal) The Warsaw Fan Zone occupied 120,000 square meters and accommodated 100,000 visitors. [19] The match looked like it was heading for a draw, until the 88th minute, when substitute Jesús Navas struck the winning goal, from an Iniesta assist. ... 1 /0 Spain v France: Euro 2012 match preview. [37] Chiellini was clearly struggling with a thigh injury he had picked up in the earlier rounds, and he was replaced by Federico Balzaretti after 20 minutes. Italy won the last meeting, a 2–1 friendly on 10 August 2011 at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari. All our single Match Attax cards are sorted both by type e.g. ' [30] Over 20,000 were forecast to cross the Poland–Ukraine border each day during the tournament. [99] It took its visual identity from Wycinanki or Vytynanky, a traditional form of paper cutting practised in rural areas of Poland and Ukraine. As was the case for the 2004 and 2008 finals, the sixteen finalists were divided into four seeding pots, using the UEFA national team coefficient ranking. [83] Spain, the winners of Euro 2012, were awarded a total prize of €23 million for their performance. This is where the final match of UEFA Euro 2012 will be played on July 1. [22] However, Spain managed to hold on, which required the match to go into extra time. The mascots were unveiled in December 2010,[109] and named following an online poll. In the knockout phase, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. Match stats . [20] In the semi-finals on 27 June, Spain faced Portugal, who had previously beaten the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals, courtesy of a late Cristiano Ronaldo goal. The teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the four groups progressed to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams were eliminated from the tournament. [25] The pressure was now on England, and it proved to be decisive for Italy,[25] as defender Ashley Cole stepped up to take the fourth penalty for England, which Buffon saved. [126] 150,000,000 people were expected to watch the matches each day.[127]. The knockout phase 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 Kiev, won by Spain 4–0 against Italy. Match Attax England 2012 celebrates the 2012 European Cup or ' Euro 12 '. Joe Hart made 22 saves at Euro 2012, five more than any other 'keeper so far (Shay Given 17). [41], As a result of Spain's win, Del Bosque also became the second manager, after Germany manager Helmut Schön, to lead a national side to a UEFA European Football Championship and a FIFA World Cup trophy,[42] and the first to have also won the UEFA Champions League. [22] Spain emerged victorious, and headed to the UEFA European Championship final for the fourth time, since 1964, 1984 and 2008. The Tango 12 was used as the official match ball throughout the tournament, provided by German sports equipment company Adidas. Prices varied from €30 (£25) (for a seat behind the goals at a group match) to €600 (£513) (for a seat in the main stand at the final). Euro 2012 set attendance records for the 16-team format, for the highest aggregate attendance (1,440,896) and average per game (46,481). [36] The ball is named after the original Adidas Tango family of footballs; however, the Tango 12 and its variations have a completely new design. Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[1], Assistant referees:[2] [35], The Adidas Tango 12 was the official match ball of UEFA Euro 2012. The National Stadium in the Polish capital of Warsaw has a capacity of over 58,000 and will play host to a semifinal, a quarterfinal and Group A matches. However, Casillas produced a tremendous diving save. Prior to the tournament, the two sides had previously met each other 30 times, with Italy winning ten games and Spain eight. The Euro Club Index emphasises just how close and difficult to call this match is. Fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament); Finishing in third place in a group: €1 million, This page was last edited on 13 December 2020, at 03:51. [102], The official Euro 2012 song was "Endless Summer" by the German singer Oceana. [32] Owing to this over-subscription for the matches, lotteries were carried out to allocate tickets. Its formal name was 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.It was held in 8 June to 1 July. [25] Midfielder Ashley Young stepped up to take England's third penalty, but failed to convert his goal, and instead hit the crossbar. In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. Italy, which received the remaining votes,[2] had been considered favourites to win the hosting, but incidents of fan violence and a match-fixing scandal were widely cited as factors behind their failure. [22] Spain's final penalty taker was Fàbregas, who scored Spain's fifth goal, as the ball went in via the left post. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 would apply; Superior goal difference in all group matches; Higher number of goals scored in all group matches; If two teams tie alone (according to 1–5) after having met in the last round of the group stage their ranking is determined by. A total of €196 million was given to the 16 teams competing in this tournament, an increase from the €184 million in the previous tournament. As defending champions, Spain was automatically top-seeded. Spain, who defeated Germany 1–0 to win Euro 2008, successfully defended their title with a 4–0 win over Italy, becoming the first team to win two consecutive European Championships, and the first team to win three … EURO 2012 NSK Olimpiyskiy - Kyiv. Limited Editions ' and by country Saving you a packet collecting Match Attax European Cup England Cards Tickets for the venues were sold directly by UEFA via its website, or distributed by the football associations of the 16 finalists. In Ukraine there were financial difficulties related to stadium and infrastructure renovation related to the economic crisis. [18] Fabregas scored the final goal after receiving a Silva corner and shooting from a difficult angle. [22] Defender Gerard Piqué calmly scored in the same corner of the goal as Pepe. 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After the Polish cities, the trophy visited seven Ukrainian cities: Kiev, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, and Odesa. [40] Each refereeing team consisted of five match officials from the same country: one main referee, two assistant referees, and two additional assistant referees. The official logo for the tournament was unveiled at a special event at Mykhailivska Square, Kiev, on 14 December 2009 and was designed by Portuguese group Brandia Central. Spain were drawn in Group C alongside Italy, Croatia, and Republic of Ireland, opening against Italy on 10 June 2012. [17] Three minutes later Spain found an equaliser with midfielder Andrés Iniesta assisting Cesc Fàbregas, who slotted the ball past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Gold and silver medals were awarded to the winners and runners-up, respectively, whereas both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals. Euro 2012 will kick-off at … England are favoured with a 51.2 per cent of winning and Italy on 48.8 per cent. [25] England players also rounded off chances, through England strikers Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck, midfielders Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker, and defenders Glen Johnson and Ashley Cole. [96], The Henri Delaunay Trophy began a journey through the host cities seven weeks before the start of the tournament. The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 was a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, held in Poland and Ukraine.The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 7 February 2010 in the Congress Hall of the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, with matches set to take place between August 2010 and November 2011. UEFA Euro 2012 - Fixtures and Results Italy have been the better team since the goal. and as soon as we went down to ten men it was game over. Both sides were dominant and had possession in the first half. Barcelona's Gerard Piqué joined Ramos in the centre and Jordi Alba of Valencia – played on the left. A total of 31 matches were played during Euro 2012, with Ukraine hosting 16 of them and Poland 15. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 July 2012, was co-hosted for the first time by Poland and Ukraine, and was won by Spain, who beat Italy 4–0 in the final at the Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine.[1]. With Spain and Italy having ousted the two group of death survivors Portugal and Germany, in the semi-finals. [16] Fifty-one teams entered to compete for the fourteen remaining places in the finals, alongside co-hosts Poland and Ukraine. Duarte Gomes (Portugal), After the match, the Henri Delaunay Trophy was handed to the Spanish captain Iker Casillas by UEFA president Michel Platini. After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which are to be played from 21 to 24 June 2012. Single yellow cards and suspensions for yellow card accumulations do not carry over to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament matches. Their bid received an absolute majority of votes, and was therefore announced the winner, without requiring a second round. Torres also became the first player to score in two finals.[3]. This was required due to the fact that the matches were broadcast in HD quality. Bertino Miranda (Portugal) by TalkingReckless on Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:25 am [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Euro 2012 on LiveScore Follow all the scores, results, fixtures and statistics from the 2012 European Championships with LiveScore. [22] Portugal looked to take the advantage, with midfielder João Moutinho as the next penalty taker. England and Denmark made their return to the Euro, having last participated in 2004, while Republic of Ireland returned after a twenty-four-year absence to make their second appearance at a European Championship. [31] Over 12 million applications were received, which represented a 17% increase on the 2008 finals, and an all-time record for the UEFA European Championship. [144][145], In total, four nations were fined by UEFA for racist activities by their fans (none of them were hosts): Germany, Spain, Croatia and Russia. The match, originally scheduled for 21:45 local time, was delayed 15 minutes to prevent overlap with the other Group D match between Ukraine and France, which had been delayed due to rain. Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and the hosts invested heavily in improving infrastructure such as railways and roads at UEFA's request. [33], Each team had a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. [26][27] Three of the stadiums are categorised as UEFA's highest category stadiums. [130], In the UK, there were allegations of racism in football in both host countries. The UEFA Euro 2012 was the 14th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Damien Duff earns his 100th cap as captain. [18] Their third and final group stage match against Croatia on 18 June, proved to be more difficult, and Croatia had several goalscoring chances, notably from Ivan Strinić and Ivan Perišić, which Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas had no problems dealing with.