UEFA Euro 2008 Final

UEFA Euro 2008 Final

Match programme cover
Event UEFA Euro 2008
Germany Spain
Germany Spain
0 1
Date 29 June 2008
Venue Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Man of the Match Fernando Torres (Spain)
Referee Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Attendance 51,428[1]
Weather Sunny
27°C
44% humidity[2]

The UEFA Euro 2008 Final was a football match that took place on 29 June 2008 at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria, to determine the winner of the UEFA Euro 2008. Spain defeated Germany 1–0 with a 33rd-minute goal from Fernando Torres. This was only the second time in European Championship history that the champions had won every match in the group stage; the other team to do so was France in 1984. Spain were also the first team since Germany in 1996 to win the tournament undefeated. Despite the one-goal margin of victory, it was a fairly dominant performance by Spain.[3]

The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately prior to kickoff, and featured 400 performers,[4] including Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, singing the tournament's official song, "Can You Hear Me".[5]

Route to the final

Germany Round Spain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Poland 2–0 Match 1  Russia 4–1
 Croatia 1–2 Match 2  Sweden 2–1
 Austria 1–0 Match 3  Greece 2–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 330041+39
 Germany 320142+26
 Austria 301213–21
 Poland 301214–31
 Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330083+59
 Russia 32014406
 Sweden 310234–13
 Greece 300315–40
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Portugal 3–2 Quarter-finals  Italy 0–0 (aet) (4–2 pen.)
 Turkey 3–2 Semi-finals  Russia 3–0

Match

Details

29 June 2008
20:45 CEST
Germany  0–1  Spain
Report Torres  33'
Germany[2]
Spain[2]
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17Per Mertesacker
CB 21Christoph Metzelder
LB 16Philipp Lahm  46'
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 15Thomas Hitzlsperger  58'
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 13Michael Ballack (c)  43'
LW 20Lukas Podolski
CF 11Miroslav Klose  79'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Marcell Jansen  46'
FW 22Kevin Kurányi  88'   58'
FW 9 Mario Gómez  79'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)  43'
RB 15Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11Joan Capdevila
DM 19Marcos Senna
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta
CM 8 Xavi
CM 10Cesc Fàbregas  63'
LM 21David Silva  66'
CF 9 Fernando Torres   74'   78'
Substitutions:
MF 14Xabi Alonso  63'
MF 12Santi Cazorla  66'
FW 17Dani Güiza  78'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)[1]

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)[6]
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)[6]
Fourth official:
Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)[6]

Match rules

Statistics

First half[1]
Germany Spain
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 2 6
Shots on target 1 3
Ball possession 48% 52%
Corner kicks 4 3
Fouls committed 10 9
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Second half
Germany Spain
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 2 7
Shots on target 0 4
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 0 4
Fouls committed 12 10
Offsides 5 2
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Overall[1]
Germany Spain
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 4 13
Shots on target 1 7
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 4 7
Fouls committed 22 19
Offsides 5 4
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0
UEFA Euro 2008 Final
Promotional display for the final in Vienna
Spanish celebrations were not limited to Spain, but also extended to countries where a considerable amount of Spanish supporters were present. This picture was taken in Dublin (at the Spire) a few minutes after the match.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Full-time report Germany–Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Team Line-ups – Final – Germany-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Germany 0–1 Spain". BBC Sport. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2008: Opening and closing ceremonies, fan entertainment in the stadiums" (PDF). Media Releases (euro2008.uefa.com). 28 February 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Official UEFA Euro 2008 song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias" (PDF). Media Releases (euro2008.uefa.com). 20 May 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Rosetti 'delighted' to referee final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 24 June 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

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