Euro 2008 Semi-finals

The first semi-final will be played on 25 June at Basel

The second semi-final will be played at 26 June at Vienna

Please leave a comment about who you think the semi-finalists will be and revisit to follow our updates.

Euro 2008 Knockout Stages

Unlike previous tournaments the knockout stages of this year’s Euro cup which includes the quarter-finals and the semi-finals is somewhat different as the teams in Groups A and B will be separated from the teams in Groups C and D until the final.

This was done to give each team the same rest periods, also its the first time in the history of the competition that only two(2) stadiums in the Ernest Happel Stadion in Vienna, Austria and the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland will be used for the six(6) games to be played.

	Quarter finals				Semi finals				Final
	19 June – St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Winner Group A
					25 June – St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Runner-up Group B
					Winner of QF1
	20 June – Ernst Happel, Vienna
					Winner of QF2
	Winner Group B
									29 June – Ernst Happel, Vienna
	Runner-up Group A
									Winner of SF1
	21 June – St. Jakob-Park, Basel
									Winner of SF2
	Winner Group C
					26 June – Ernst Happel, Vienna
	Runner-up Group D
					Winner of QF3
	22 June – Ernst Happel, Vienna
					Winner of QF4
	Winner Group D
	Runner-up Group C

Euro 2008 Group Stages

The games in the group stages of this year’s tournament will be played in the two(2) host countries among eight(8) stadiums in eight(8) cities. Games played among the teams in Groups D and B will be played in Austria which is home to four(4) of the eight(8) stadiums used in the competition.

The stadiums in Austria are The Ernest Happel Stadion in the capital Vienna, the Hypo-Arena in Klagenfurt, the Wals-Siezenheim Stadion in Salzburg and the Tivoli Neu in Innsbruck.

games played among the teams in Groups A and C will be played in Switzerland which is home to the remaining four(4) stadiums being used in the competition.

The stadiums are the Stade de Suisse in Berne, the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, the Stade de Geneve in Geneva and the Letzigrund in Zurich.

Group A

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Group B

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Group C

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Group D

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0