UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

Group D of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups of competing nations at UEFA Euro 2008. The first round of matches were played on 10 June, with the final round scheduled for 18 June. All six group matches were played at venues in Austria, in Innsbruck and Salzburg. The group is composed of UEFA Euro 2004 winners and reigning Champions Greece, as well as Sweden, Spain and Russia. Greece, Spain and Russia had all been drawn together in the same group in the previous European Championship.

The beginning of the match between Sweden and Spain.

Following a 4–1 win over Russia in their first game, Spain secured top spot in the group with a 2–1 win over Sweden in their second. Their qualification for the quarter-finals was assured after Russia beat Greece later that day, condemning the title holders to the bottom position in the group. The second quarter-final spot was to be decided by the match between Sweden and Russia, with Sweden only needing to avoid defeat to go through. However, Russia scored a goal in each half to beat Sweden 2–0 and qualify for the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, despite going behind towards the end of the first half, Spain scored two second half goals, one coming three minutes before full time, to become the third team in the tournament to qualify for the quarter-finals with a 100% group stage record.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
Sweden	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
Greece	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

All times local (UTC+2)

Spain vs Russia

2008-06-10 18:00	Spain	4 – 1	Russia	Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
	Villa  20', 44', 75' Fàbregas  90+1'	(Report)	Pavlyuchenko  86'

SPAIN: GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) RB 15 Sergio Ramos CB 5 Carles Puyol CB 4 Carlos Marchena LB 11 Joan Capdevila RM 21 David Silva 77' CM 19 Marcos Senna CM 8 Xavi LM 6 Andrés Iniesta 63' CF 7 David Villa CF 9 Fernando Torres 54' Substitutions: MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas 54' MF 12 Santi Cazorla 63' MF 14 Xabi Alonso 77' Manager: Luis Aragonés

RUSSIA: GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov CB 14 Roman Shirokov CB 8 Denis Kolodin LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov DM 11 Sergei Semak (c) CM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov CM 20 Igor Semshov 58' RW 21 Dmitri Sychev 46' LW 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko Substitutions: MF 23 Vladimir Bystrov 46' 70' MF 7 Dmitri Torbinski 58' FW 6 Roman Adamov 70' Manager: Guus Hiddink

Greece vs Sweden

2008-06-10 20:45	Greece	0 – 2	Sweden	Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg Attendance: 31,063 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
		(Report)	Ibrahimović  67' Hansson  72'

GREECE: GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis 51' CB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos CB 19 Paraskevas Antzas CB 5 Traianos Dellas 70' LB 15 Vasilis Torosidis 61' RM 9 Angelos Charisteas 1' CM 6 Angelos Basinas (c) CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis LM 10 Giorgos Karagounis CF 17 Theofanis Gekas 46' Substitutions: FW 7 Georgios Samaras 46' FW 20 Ioannis Amanatidis 70' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

SWEDEN: GK 1 Andreas Isaksson RB 7 Niclas Alexandersson 74' CB 3 Olof Mellberg CB 4 Petter Hansson LB 2 Mikael Nilsson DM 8 Anders Svensson RM 21 Christian Wilhelmsson 78' LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg (c) AM 19 Daniel Andersson CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović 71' CF 17 Henrik Larsson Substitutions: FW 11 Johan Elmander 71' DF 5 Fredrik Stoor 74' FW 22 Markus Rosenberg 78' Manager: Lars Lagerbäck

Sweden vs Spain

2008-06-14 18:00	Sweden	1 – 2	Spain	Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
	Ibrahimović  34'	(Report)	Torres  15' Villa  90+2'

SWEDEN: GK 1 Andreas Isaksson RB 5 Fredrik Stoor CB 3 Olof Mellberg CB 4 Petter Hansson LB 2 Mikael Nilsson RM 11 Johan Elmander 79' CM 19 Daniel Andersson CM 8 Anders Svensson 55' LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg (c) CF 17 Henrik Larsson 87' CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović 46' Substitutions: FW 22 Markus Rosenberg 46' MF 18 Sebastian Larsson 79' MF 16 Kim Källström 87' Manager: Lars Lagerbäck

SPAIN: GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) RB 15 Sergio Ramos CB 4 Carlos Marchena 53' CB 5 Carles Puyol 24' LB 11 Joan Capdevila RM 6 Andrés Iniesta 59' CM 19 Marcos Senna CM 8 Xavi 59' LM 21 David Silva CF 7 David Villa CF 9 Fernando Torres Substitutions: DF 2 Raúl Albiol 24' MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas 59' MF 12 Santi Cazorla 59' Manager: Luis Aragonés

Greece vs Russia

2008-06-14 20:45	Greece	0 – 1	Russia	Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg Attendance: 31,063 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
		(Report)	Zyryanov  33'

GREECE: GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis 40' CB 5 Traianos Dellas CB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos LB 15 Vasilis Torosidis RM 21 Kostas Katsouranis CM 6 Angelos Basinas (c) LM 3 Christos Patsatzoglou AM 9 Angelos Charisteas AM 20 Ioannis Amanatidis 80' CF 23 Nikos Liberopoulos 58' 61' Substitutions: MF 10 Giorgos Karagounis 42' 40' FW 17 Theofanis Gekas 61' MF 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos 80' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

RUSSIA: GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov CB 8 Denis Kolodin CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov 87' DM 11 Sergei Semak (c) RM 7 Dmitri Torbinski 84' CM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov CM 20 Igor Semshov LM 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 70' CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko Substitutions: FW 9 Ivan Saenko 77' 70' DF 2 Vasili Berezutski 87' Manager: Guus Hiddink

Greece vs Spain

2008-06-18 20:45	Greece	1 – 2	Spain	Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg Attendance: 30,883 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
	Charisteas  42'	(Report)	de la Red  61' Güiza  88'

GREECE: GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis (c) RB 11 Loukas Vyntra 90+1' CB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos 62' CB 5 Traianos Dellas LB 4 Nikos Spiropoulos DM 6 Angelos Basinas 72' DM 21 Kostas Katsouranis CM 10 Giorgos Karagounis 34' 74' RW 14 Dimitrios Salpigidis 86' LW 20 Ioannis Amanatidis CF 9 Angelos Charisteas Substitutions: DF 19 Paraskevas Antzas 62' MF 22 Alexandros Tziolis 74' MF 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos 86' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

SPAIN: GK 23 José Manuel Reina RB 18 Álvaro Arbeloa 45' CB 2 Raúl Albiol CB 20 Juanito LB 3 Fernando Navarro DM 22 Rubén de la Red DM 14 Xabi Alonso (c) RW 16 Sergio García AM 10 Cesc Fàbregas LW 6 Andrés Iniesta 58' CF 17 Dani Güiza 41' Substitutions: MF 12 Santi Cazorla 58' Manager: Luis Aragonés

Russia vs Sweden

2008-06-18 20:45	Russia	2 – 0	Sweden	Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Pavlyuchenko  24' Arshavin  50'	(Report)

RUSSIA: GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich CB 8 Denis Kolodin 76' LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov DM 11 Sergei Semak (c) 57' RM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov CM 20 Igor Semshov LM 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 66' SS 10 Andrei Arshavin 65' CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko 90' Substitutions: FW 9 Ivan Saenko 66' MF 23 Vladimir Bystrov 90' Manager: Guus Hiddink

SWEDEN: GK 1 Andreas Isaksson 10' RB 5 Fredrik Stoor CB 3 Olof Mellberg CB 4 Petter Hansson LB 2 Mikael Nilsson 79' RM 11 Johan Elmander 49' CM 19 Daniel Andersson 56' CM 8 Anders Svensson LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg (c) CF 17 Henrik Larsson CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović Substitutions: MF 16 Kim Källström 56' FW 20 Marcus Allbäck 79' Manager: Lars Lagerbäck