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.
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.
Teams
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
UEFA Rankings November 2007[nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings June 2008 |
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D1 | Greece | Group C winners | 3rd | 2004 | Winners (2004) | 9 | 8 |
D2 | Sweden | Group F runners-up | 4th | 2004 | Semi-finals (1992) | 10 | 30 |
D3 | Spain | Group F winners | 8th | 2004 | Winners (1964) | 8 | 4 |
D4 | Russia[nb 2] | Group E runners-up | 9th | 2004 | Semi-finals (2008) | 15 | 24 |
- Notes
- ↑ The UEFA rankings of November 2007 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States. If those records are included, this is their ninth finals appearance, with their previous best performance being winners in 1960.
Standings
Key to colours in group tables |
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Team progressed to the quarter-finals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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)
Matches
Spain vs Russia
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Greece vs Sweden
Greece[4]
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Sweden vs Spain
Sweden[6]
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Spain[6]
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Greece vs Russia
Greece[8]
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Russia[8]
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Greece vs Spain
Greece[10]
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Spain[10]
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Russia vs Sweden
Russia[12]
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Sweden[12]
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References
- 1 2 "Full-time Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.