Euro 2008 Semi-finals
June 3, 2008 by Kerron · Leave a Comment
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
June 3, 2008 by Kerron · Leave a Comment
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.
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| 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
June 3, 2008 by Richard · Leave a Comment
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.
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Portugal 
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Euro 2008: St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland
June 3, 2008 by Richard · Leave a Comment
Date |
Teams |
Championship Stage |
June 07, 2008 |
Switzerland vs Czech Republic |
Group |
June 11, 2008 |
Switzerland vs Turkey |
Group |
June 15, 2008 |
Switzerland vs Portugal |
Group |
June 19, 2008 |
Winner of Group A vs Runner up of Group B |
Quarter-final |
June 21, 2008 |
Winner of Group C vs Runner up of Group D |
Quarter-final |
June 25, 2008 |
Winner of Quarter-final 1 vs Winner of Quarter-final 2 |
Semi-final |
UEFA Euro 2008 Venues
June 3, 2008 by Kerron · Leave a Comment
Switzerland will play all of its group-stage matches at Basel, and Austria will play all of its group-stage matches at Vienna.
In 2004, the Zürich venue became a problem for the organisers. Originally, the Hardturm stadium was to be renovated and used as the city’s venue, but legal challenges delayed the plan to a point that would not have allowed the ground to be used in 2008. This created a problem, as the agreement between UEFA and the organizers stipulated that four venues would be used in each country. The problem was solved when the organizers proposed renovating Letzigrund instead; UEFA approved the revised plan in January 2005. The Letzigrund stadium hosted its first football match on 23 September 2007
| Ernst Happel Stadion Location: Vienna Date: Teams: Stage: Capacity: 53,008 Club: Austria (FK Austria Wien and SK Rapid Wien only in European competitions) |
| St. Jakob-Park Location: Basel Capacity: 42,500 Club: FC Basel |
| Hypo-Arena Location: Klagenfurt Capacity: 32,000 Club: SK Austria Kärnten |
| Stade De Suisse Wankdorf Location: Berne Capacity: 32,000 Club: BSC Young Boys |
| Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Location: Salzburg Capacity: 30,000 Club: FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Stade de Genève Location: Genève Capacity: 32,000 Club: Servette FC |
| Tivoli-Neu Stadion Location: Innsbruck Capacity: 30,000 Club: FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| Letzigrund Stadion Location: Zürich Capacity: 30,000 Club: FC Zürich & Grasshopper |
